Chapter 423

Back when I only knew Emily Chancellor’s name, she already seemed to know a whole lot more about me.

I agreed to meet her.

She picked an exclusive rooftop café, the kind of hidden spot where all the stunners loved to come for their selfie sessions.

I heard they had this chocolate dessert that was to die for.

Peering through the glass, I saw groups of gorgeous girls snapping selfies, but there was one beautiful silhouette sitting quietly in the corner.

It was my first time meeting Emily Chancellor, and she made a surprisingly strong impression on me. Her looks weren’t exactly jaw–dropping, but she had this understated grace that set her apart.

The other girls nearby were all glammed up, striking poses for their selfies–their features were way more striking than hers, but none of them could match her quiet presence.

I walked up to her, and Emily gave me a quick once–over before looking me in the eye. “Wow, you really are gorgeous,” she said. “Way prettier in real life than in your pics.”

you asked to meet. Did you

her coffee with a casual air. “Such a shame,” she said, her tone dripping with

as a bee’s sting, and I shot her

of the rightful wife, her eyes sweeping over me, a faint, mocking smile

of her coffee, her smirk growing even more pronounced. “Don’t

“I’m not the other woman. When I was with Nathan, he

ago, we agreed that when I got back from studying abroad, he’d marry me. But you ruined everything for us, Victoria. I know you’re proud–even if you didn’t mean to, you’re in the middle of our relationship now. I hope you’ll have the sense to walk away, instead of doing

me. I’ll take responsibility

because the Chancellor Family backed his career, he’s supposed to pay you back

about right,” she replied. “My dad and I both believed in him,

with love, then the first person he should be grateful to

stiffened in

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