Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Renee kept staring in that direction, feeling an uncomfortable knot in her heart. Her white pearl handbag was a gift from Lina, but what about Lena's?

Who was she to use something just like hers?

Renee bit her lip, swiftly slipping her handbag under a certain table and covering it with the tablecloth.

"Renee?" Toph handed her a glass of champagne, noticing her distracted look. "What's wrong?"

Renee gently shook her head, not looking too good.

"Let me take you to see my mom." Toph grinned. "My mom's been wanting to see you! Perfect timing that you're wearing the ring today. Let's show it to her!"

Renee was startled and pulled her hand away the instant Toph held her hand.

Le Fari was slightly too big on her finger, almost slipping off onto the floor.

"Renee, w-what's wrong?" Toph watched her expression cautiously.

"Nothing." Renee took a deep breath. "I saw Lena."

"Oh." Toph tried hard to keep her happy and hugged her. "It's fine. If you'd rather not deal with her, we won't. But she's here with Chris, so I should at least be civil to Chris for our brotherhood's sake. Also, it's my mom's birthday today, and I wouldn't want..."

a warm smile. "Where are your

was puzzled and

end up with Chris eventually, we'll all be connected as a family. We're bound to cross paths. There's no need for me to

really come to

at him. There always seemed to be a hint of complexity in her

for your sake, I'm

his arms, her faint fragrance lingering around his nose. At that moment, he felt like the once innocent, introverted, and slightly naive Renee had

Once the two explained

remembered that Renee was once an upright and kind girl. Her current change was probably just

go attend to other guests while Renee said she

accompany her, so she turned her gaze to Lena. "Could

seen Renee this gentle for a long

'You're an adult now. Can't you

swallowed them back.

their eyes met, she noticed a

rejoined Chris. Meanwhile, Toph took Renee elsewhere to

Lena's troubled expression, Chris inquired, "Is there

forced a smile. "Maybe there are just too many

Zephyr and Aunt Cordelia. We can leave a bit earlier!" Chris patted her head. "You probably haven't eaten enough. I'll take you to have

nodded with a