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.

up with a daughter-in-law she personally approved of. Whether Dustin and Joanne felt anything real for each other never entered into her

sidelong glance at Joanne, her expression impossible to read. “Joanne, you’re actually going to invite

no clue about any lingering ties between Dolores and Dustin. She genuinely believed the invitation made perfect

her to 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

really believe they were destined

a gentle smile. “Absolutely. We’re all friends—it would be strange

closest friend for decades. Linsey’s his

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so slightly, but he kept his thoughts

a beat, Joanne watched him carefully, catching the subtle

then, an odd suspicion began

way from the beginning. Rather than trying

notion, absurd at first, sent a glimmer of hope flickering