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Chapter 72 May the Games Begin
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Briana and Luana walked through the interior of the Rocha Event Hall, amazed at the production involved in the wedding party.

"Bri, your cousin seemed pretty desperate, huh?" Luana teased. "It looks like she was afraid of losing the bet."

"It doesn't just look like it; she was really scared." Briana smiled, feeling confident.

So, Mark is a broke failure? How did they spend so much on the preparations, decorations, food, and drinks?

Why so many important people from the most exclusive circle of Aurélia?

Briana and Luana reached the area where more people were gathered, the main hall where the ceremony would take place.

Upholstered chairs were arranged in two sections: one for the bride and one for the groom.

At the altar, the priest was already in place, being served soda by a waiter.

Sandro and Nadir interacted with each other as if nothing had happened. At another point, Gilson and Claudia were radiant, talking with journalists and columnists.

Briana began to worry. Did Mark manage t
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