The man everyone had been waiting for was already standing beside me. Nathan Brooks was the founder of Brooks Land & Capital, the private investment group Chelsea\u2019s new father-in-law had spent months trying to secure funding from. Nathan\u2019s family still owned working farmland, and he genuinely spent much of his time there, which was why my relatives had decided \u201cfarmhand\u201d was the only explanation they needed. When Chelsea\u2019s father-in-law hurried across the ballroom and warmly shook Nathan\u2019s hand, my mother\u2019s expression collapsed. \u201cMr. Brooks, we didn\u2019t realize you had arrived,\u201d he said. Nathan glanced toward the wet table beside the catering entrance. \u201cI\u2019ve been here awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n
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