His chief secretary, Hester Pruitt, deliberately bumped into me as she passed, her voice dripping acid.
"Elise, you didn't actually think Mr. Delgado would marry a woman like you, did you? No background. No connections. Nothing useful to offer."
I narrowed my eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Hester just smiled and said nothing. I pulled out my phone and called Scott.
"Scott, you missed the ceremony time. Everyone's waiting for you."
His voice came back clipped and irritated.
"What's the rush? I found a stray dog on the road. Can't make it back yet. Let Hester handle everything at the venue."
Before I could get another word in, the line went dead.
Hester's smirk widened the moment she heard. She didn't even bother hiding the mockery in her eyes.
"Well, since Mr. Delgado has entrusted me with running this wedding, let's carry on, shall we?"
Carry on? Without the groom?
My identity was sensitive. I couldn't afford to reveal too much. If it weren't for my parents telling me I'd been betrothed to Scott since childhood and asking me to honor the arrangement, I probably never would have agreed to marry anyone at all.
If Scott thought so little of this wedding, then there was no wedding to have.