Chapter 56:

Lanny slammed his fist on the table in absolute rage. He rushed over to Mabel and demanded, “He didn’t promise you anything!”

Mabel was frightened at this point. She didn’t understand the severity of her situation. All she knew was that she had offered her virginity to Theo under the pretext of getting everything Elyse had once had. Not once had she considered the possibility that Theo would refuse to marry her.

Elyse sighed and joined them on the sofa. “How did you get involved with Theo in the first place?”

Mabel bristled. She couldn’t say that she was the one who had invited Theo; she would sound like a slut. “Why are you asking me that? Why are you so concerned about the matter between Theo and me? I’m telling you right now, he is already mine. You can never take him away.”

Elyse burst into laughter. “Oh God, you are so stupid. No way Theo will see in a fool like you.”

“What do you mean by that?” Mabel huffed.

“You’re jealous of me, aren’t you?” Elyse said.

obsession that led you to sleeping with a man who doesn’t cherish you at all,” Elyse shrugged and walked back to Jayden’s side. Her expression was perfectly detached. She was no longer interested in helping them with this mess. In fact, she wanted

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whore!” Lanny suddenly slapped

She still didn’t know what she had done wrong. Why was her father so mad? Couldn’t he tell Theo to marry her? They could just force him if he refused. The solution was very simple. Surely, her father would be able to pull it

that she herself would provoke Lanny further. She couldn’t really do anything more than look at her daughter with pity, even when Mabel was getting

given such an ignorant fool for a daughter? Did you think that Theo Ward would marry you just because you slept with him? Have you forgotten who he is, huh? Who are we compared to him? He’s way out of your league,” Lanny’s words made Mabel’s heart ache in a way that surpassed the pain she felt on

is the only way I could think of. So what if he doesn’t want to marry me now? That doesn’t mean that he won’t change his mind in the future,” Elyse

saying that Theo asked you to

“Yes. Exactly.”

he say no?” Mabel’s indignation was instantly replaced by another bout of sadness. “No, I don’t believe it. Someone must be plotting to pull us apart. He said I was a good match and that any man would be lucky to call me his wife.” And then she broke down yet again, her sobs and wails filling the room. Lanny felt the urge to hit her again, but

“Oh, my

He risked a glance at Jayden, but the man remained stoic and

she asked as soon as the door clicked shut

have surmised, your sister has fallen for Theo’s

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