Chapter 12 All According To Plan

“It had nothing to do with Lucille, Dad,” Zack said.

Unable to stop Lucille’s departure, the only thing he could do was cast his fear aside and appeal to his father.

Although he had resented Lucille for putting him in such a compromising situation, witnessing Lucille’s desperate attempt to defend him ultimately inspired his masculine instincts to protect her.

“Shut your mouth and remain on your knees!”

Zack relented under his father’s furious gaze by doing as he was told without further protests.

 

of the impending wedding made Jacob anxious and the Xander family embarrassed. Only Hannah and Michaela remained so impassive that their

to Michaela and

 

“Cancel the wedding!”

voice was full of certainty, and her determined expression made her declaration impossible to

everybody was aware that it was Zack’s fault. Despite the impossibility of going through with the wedding in the face of such a scandal, Jacob was not ready to concede

proclamation made him anxious. He hurriedly approached Michaela and said cautiously, “All men are like

forced to get in bed with my sister? I didn’t know you were so unprincipled, Dad.” Michaela’s

to remain patient. “I want you to think carefully, Mich. Marriage is a serious commitment. Zack has already

except a violation of principles,” Michaela said flatly. The resolve

tolerate my marriage being nothing more than a business deal of my father’s, but I cannot accept Zack’s infidelity. It’s sad enough that I can’t live the way I want. But if he couldn’t even stay loyal to me before our wedding, there would

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