Chapter 885

**Cancel the wedding?**

Marguerite stared in shock.

She never expected to hear that answer.

Why would the wedding be called off?

Could it be because of Silas...?

Before her half-formed suspicion could take shape, Marguerite shook her head, forcing herself to stop spiraling.

She took a long, steadying breath before finally asking, "Was it Silas who called it off, or was it Violet?"

"Does it really matter?" her friend replied. "The story the Reed family put out is that Violet's mother, Hazel, had a sudden heart attack and collapsed at the ceremony. That's why they had to cancel everything at the last minute.

But it's been days now, and Mr. Ward hasn't made a single public statement."

Marguerite's thoughts settled, a subtle wave of disappointment passing through

her.

So it was because of family.

moment, she'd wondered if it

out, she was just

at the time, gathered a stack of folders, and stood up. "Let's head

"Yeah, okay."

office. By the time she walked in, nearly everyone

strict hierarchy in Marguerite's company; people just took

he could, a shadowy figure reached out, long arm draping casually over the back of the

need this

Marguerite blinked in confusion.

imagined that? Was she just hearing

sworn

sure enough, there he was: the familiar man standing behind her, a medical mask covering

It really was Silas.

unusually sharp

grinned and walked off with Ike to

felt her cheeks grow warm and her heart

while'? What's that supposed to mean?"

mean he'd be coming to the office

Why?

given up on her

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