Chapter 206

“Is it good?” Howard asked gently.

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Gwendolyn nodded enthusiastically, her eyen lighting up with delight.

Selina’s face twisted into a sour expression while William, enjoying the show from the side, couldn’t help but chuckle.

With his face clouded with a stormy look, Ryan scooped up a plateful of shrimp, saying, “Selinia loves these, too.”

The two men wore in a veritable peeling contest at the dinner table, seeing who could amass the most shelled shrimp on their plates.

How cleldish they were.

Howard picked up the napkin, carefully cleaning his fingers. Then he served Gwendolyn, ensuring her plate with all her favorites. They whispered to each other now and then, lost in their little world.

Selina’s heart brimmed with bitterness

Even the most delicious dishes tasted bland to her at that moment.

“Selina,” William leaned in, adding fuel to the fire with his words, “If I were Howard, I’d pick Dr. Quigley, too. You’re too much and treat everyone like they’re fools.”

Selina glared at him fiercely.

William just shrugged, looking indifferent. He and Selina, his cousin, had never been close.

had a brother for me

that, William?” Selina’s voice come with grief as

you better pray the day

brunt of Selina’s manipulations to win favor

family’s eldest grandson, William was just

her jaww, her heart seething

her like she was

wavered, her

still had

bumpkin had nothing

engagement within a month from then. She and Howard were a couple made in heaven, Gwendolyn was nothing but

o’clock sharp, the fireworks by Sapphire

out, eager for the Lopez family’s prime viewing spot, a rare treat

eager to please. “Come on! You do the honors!”

handed it to Gwendolyn without missing a beat

heart swelled with a sweet

the lake, waiting for guests to light them up. Gwendolyn, who had never had the luxury of setting

light them together,

hand as they

as it caught fire, and the fireworks soared into the sky, exploding into a bouquet of dazzling colors, illuminating her joyous,

Gwendolyn sighed in wonder.

swallowed hard. The spark from the lighter didn’t just ignite the fireworks, it also kindled a growing longing

is,” he replied.

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