His Heart Is Now Elsewhere

Chapter 20

The scene was silent, with only a dead silence.

Lennon and Kiara, sitting at the front, had darkened faces. Their canes thudded heavily on the

ground, capturing everyone’s attention.

“Branden, Braxton, Deven, the three of you better explain to me what exactly happened?!”

With a bang, Sir Marquez threw the teacup he was holding onto the ground, instantly shattering it into pieces.

The three of them immediately knelt down upon hearing the sound, their faces turning pale one

after another, clearly indicating that their condition was not good.

“Grandfather, it’s my fault. I did something wrong, but I really didn’t want to marry Violet!”

“She deceived us, that’s why we said we liked her, treated her well, and refused to marry Lilyana… my cousin. But now I have realized, I want to be free from the engagement, spare me from marrying someone of low character!”

Branden spoke decisively, with a determined expression.

Braxton then added, “Just like Branden, I never liked Violet, and I never will. I won’t marry her in the future, and it’s impossible. Please, grandparents, cancel this marriage arrangement!”

no meaning for me. If I have to spend my whole life with someone I don’t love, then I would rather

come back.”

Deven also persisted.

to their words, Kiara

this what you thought?”

three of them

disappointed,” Kiara sighed deeply and shook

weren’t for Graham, when would you have found

If it were solely up to you, I’m afraid you would still be in the

them hard, their faces turned pale as paper, and they

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back at all.

what she said was

Uncle hadn’t handed over the evidence to them, they might have

they hurt

beg for Lilyana’s

all

of the Marquez family were

those little tricks of Violet’s, only those three boys couldn’t figure them out. I