Chapter 914:

Hailey didn’t even flinch at the news. Briley had only herself to blame for getting caught and deserved whatever consequences awaited her. As for the chaos at the Higgins wedding, she hadn’t expected that family’s secrets to explode so publicly. A pregnant ex-girlfriend showing up in front of everyone? It must have been quite the scene.

A slow, cunning smile curled Hailey’s lips.

Meanwhile, back at the Higgins family estate, the air was thick with tension. Rodger, Jarrett, Daren, and Ophelia sat scattered across the sofas, none of them willing to break the silence. The pressure in the room was almost suffocating.

Finally, Daren snapped, slamming his hand against the armrest. “Rodger, after everything that happened today, your family owes us an explanation!”

His voice was hard, heavy with accusation. “My sister was publicly humiliated. How are we supposed to show our faces in Beversea after this scandal?”

the Johnson family, had been disgraced on what should have been the

had been utterly upstaged by a woman she didn’t even know. And to make matters worse, that woman had claimed to be

humiliation that both Ophelia

the most conciliatory smile he could manage. “Daren, please, let’s all try to calm down,” he pleaded, adopting a humble tone. “Let’s not get carried

refilled Daren’s coffee cup. “This is entirely our responsibility. We truly had no idea this would happen. I promise, we won’t let Ophelia suffer this injustice without taking

What miserable luck. Still, his priority was

clear gesture of dissatisfaction. “You’d better mean what you say, Rodger,” he replied,

was obvious he had little faith in

was still struggling to process the news about Yvonne’s pregnancy.

echoed from the hall as the family doctor descended the staircase, a report in hand. He approached Rodger and offered a small,

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