Page 129 of Stuck with the Billionaire Celebrity

he should be locked away for life.”

Grace breathes out, her shoulders slumping in relief. “Good. It’s what he deserves. What we all deserve.”

“It’s been a long time coming.”

We sit in silence for a moment, letting the weight of Devon’s words settle. Finally, Grace looks up, her expression softening just a fraction. “What about Alexia? Any updates on her?”

“Alexia’s been charged with a laundry list of crimes, as well.

The most severe being embezzlement and blackmailing.

She’s not getting out, either.

Between the evidence we found and the testimonies from people she manipulated, she’ll be going away for life, too.”

Grace closes her eyes, her lips curving into a small, relieved smile. “Thank God.”

I reach across the table, taking her hand in mine. It’s over—finally over.

Devon leans forward. “I’d say you two deserve to celebrate. The crazies are going away, and you can finally breathe again.”

Grace squeezes my hand, her eyes meeting mine. “We’ll definitely celebrate. But first, I think we owe you a drink, Devon. For everything.”

He chuckles, standing and stretching. “I won’t say no to that.”

As she gets up to grab a bottle of wine, I lean back in my chair, the tension in my chest slowly unraveling. It’s a happyending—the kind I wasn’t sure we’d get. But here it is, and I’m not letting it slip away.

Devon shoots me a funny look before nodding at Grace as she pours two glasses of wine and then gets water for herself. I chuckle to myself and make a face back at him.

I clear my throat, pushing back the sudden nervous energy that bubbles up. “Grace.”

“Yeah?”

“Now that all the craziness is over…” I pause. Her brow furrows slightly, and I press on. “Can we get married?”

Her lips part in surprise, and then she giggles. “Absolutely. We can start planning right away!”

I shake my head, a grin tugging at my lips. “About that. I wanted to take the stress off you. I already have it planned.”

Her eyes widen. “You already planned it?”

“You can veto, of course,” I say quickly, holding up a hand. “But with everything going on, I was hoping you’d agree to something simple. Here, in the garden, with just a few friends and family.”

She blinks, and then her face lights up in the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen. “That’s a lovely idea. I love it.”

I lean back, relieved. “Really?”

She nods enthusiastically. “Really. Did you plan the date, too?”

“Why do you think I’m here?” Devon laughs. “You didn’t really think I flew over here just to tell you something that I could have told you over the phone, did you?”

Grace turns to me, her eyes wide and sparkling. “You didn’t!”

I shrug, trying to play it cool. “I might have.”

She giggles, jumping out of her chair and into my arms. I catch her easily, laughing as she wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me softly.

“This is amazing,” she murmurs against my lips. “I can’t believe you did all of this for me. It’s perfect. I’m so thrilled.”

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