Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1052:

The quiet realization dawned on Dolores that both Dustin and Hester must have willingly granted Joanne such authority.

Hester would likely announce Joanne as Dustin’s fiancée at the upcoming banquet.

That coveted title, once the subject of her deepest dreams, now seemed forever beyond her reach.

A bitter smile tugged at Dolores’ lips. She no longer possessed the strength to plan any surprises for Dustin.

Exhaustion had claimed her completely.

Hester had been ready to interrogate Joanne further about her conversation with Dolores. But seeing Dustin and Joanne standing so intimately together, arms intertwined, made her abandon all other concerns in that instant.

with a daughter-in-law she personally approved of. Whether Dustin and Joanne felt anything real for each other

jewelry shop, Hester cast a sidelong glance at Joanne, her expression impossible to read. “Joanne, you’re actually going

had no clue about any lingering ties between Dolores and Dustin. She

step aside, perhaps even sooner than expected. Hester doubted Dolores had any deep attachment to Dustin, and she couldn’t imagine Dustin being unable to move on without Dolores. To her, it was all just youthful infatuation—nothing more than a temporary

two really believe they were

smile. “Absolutely. We’re all friends—it would be strange not

to Dustin and continued, “Besides, Collin has been Dustin’s closest friend for decades. Linsey’s his wife, so it only

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stoic demeanor faltered ever so slightly, but he

missing a beat, Joanne watched him carefully,

began

had been going about this the wrong way from the beginning. Rather than trying to separate Linsey and Dolores, should her efforts have been directed at

sent a glimmer of hope flickering through Joanne’s otherwise