Chapter 13 - Nathan Delays The Wedding On Purpose
Everyone expected Nathan and Emma to marry immediately.
They did not.
Nathan surprised both families by suggesting a delay.
Emma asked:
“Are you having doubts?”
“Yes.”
Her face fell.
He continued.
“About getting married while everything around us is still on fire.”
That made sense.
They spent six months in couples counseling.
Not because their relationship was broken.
Because Nathan had just discovered how deeply family power could distort
intimacy.
Emma did not want to become the new center of his decisions simply
because Victoria had been the old one.
They reviewed a prenuptial agreement with separate lawyers.
They discussed money.
Family access.
Board roles.
Future children.
Caregiving.
Privacy.
Boring things.
Essential things.
When they finally chose a new wedding date, it belonged to them.
Not to the trust trigger.
Nathan had already arranged for the marriage-based voting provision to
be independently reviewed and, where legally permissible, restructured
so personal relationship status no longer served as a governance
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Emma liked that more than any grand gesture.
