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!”

same way. A loveless marriage holds 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.

words, Kiara simply

what you

three of them said in unison.

disappointed,” Kiara sighed deeply and

when would you have found

Lilyana’s explanation? None of you have! If it were solely

of them hard, their faces turned

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at

said was all

over the evidence to them,

instigation, they hurt Lilyana too

trying to salvage and beg

were all done

Marquez family were whispering and pointing.

those little tricks of Violet’s, only those three boys couldn’t figure them out. I advised them so many times, but they didn’t listen, stubbornly