Chapter 64:

Upon learning that Mabel had been withholding information, Lanny hung up and stormed to meet her with a frown.

At that moment, Mabel looked like a shadow, staring at nothing in particular. Glenda was beside her, wailing with tears streaming down her face.

“How could you have acted so stupid, Mabel? What’s there to like about Theo? If only you could be open-minded for a moment, you’d see just how mistaken you are about him,” Lanny scolded, his face dark.

Mabel, still with a faint mark on her neck, had done everything to get her parents’ support to marry Theo. Clearing her throat weakly, she pleaded, “Mom, you’ve got to understand that my heart is with Theo. There’s no way for me to be happy without him.”

Just then, Lanny entered the room, his face stern. Approaching Mabel, he asked coldly, “Tell me exactly what happened between you and Theo before you got into bed with him.”

Stunned, Mabel swallowed hard, nervousness spreading across her face. Her father had asked a question she hadn’t expected. “Nothing happened, Dad. Besides, you shouldn’t be asking me such questions when I’m feeling quite sad right now,” she replied feebly.

Why on earth would you be sad after you got what you wanted? Hey, are you really on the hook for millions to

verge of being uncovered, Mabel cringed and looked visibly distressed. Glenda stopped crying momentarily, her face showing confusion. “Who do you owe millions to? How is that even

to meet. After meeting up,

save her from this, Theo had paid for the damaged wine without asking her to return the money. Believing he had acted out of goodness, she thought he was the ideal lover

realized she hadn’t achieved what she wanted, feeling the pain of the loss

more than to be Theo’s wife. Besides, just imagine all the benefits that I will bring upon my

help but shake his head in disgust. Mabel, spoiled as she was, had acted in such a misguided way without even sparing

the Ward family. When Elyse and Theo had been on the verge of getting married, the Ward family resisted without an iota of shame. If Mabel, who was arrogant and less appealing than Elyse,

that you’ve convinced yourself that Theo is willing to marry you? Shouldn’t you have figured out by now that

he attaches any importance to getting a woman in bed with him? He’s well aware that there are a lot of women who would sleep with him without blinking an eye. Do you think he takes you as any different from those

In all but words, her dad had just called

Without allowing her to finish her words, Lanny interrupted firmly, “It’s because you’re my daughter

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