Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1113:

Then, after a beat, Collin said more seriously, “At the end of the day, Dustin’s a Wade. He’s bound to play his part in the Wade Group.”

Dustin’s lips curled into a cold, sarcastic smile as he replied, “Is that so?”

That smile told Hester everything. It was years of resentment toward Collin, and she couldn’t hide how pleased she was to see it. She thought all her pushing and advice had finally sunk in—Dustin was waking up to reality at last.

Meanwhile, Joanne, who had been watching Collin and Dustin’s silent tension all night, found her gaze drifting to Jeffery without meaning to.

It had been tough catching Jeffery over the past few days, let alone getting a good look at him like this. She was thrilled he had shown up at tonight’s banquet.

But Alicia being there put a damper on things.

Joanne’s expression darkened. When her eyes landed on Alicia’s obvious pregnancy, irritation bubbled up inside her. She knew she had to make her move before the chance disappeared.

the crowd around, Hester shifted the conversation

bit to drink,” Hester said, keeping her tone polite but edged with sharpness. “There

Mrs. Wade. I’m fine.” Dolores lowered her gaze quickly, almost

alcohol or just nerves, her heart suddenly began pounding hard in

course, Hester wasn’t truly concerned about Dolores. Her real game was testing Dustin, seeing how far he would tolerate this. She had known all along

she caught that quick flash of dark frustration in Dustin’s eyes, she

down were completely irrelevant to her. She had just gone public with Dustin and

the latest

guts or the power to push back.

smug thought, she relaxed and said smoothly,

Dolores let

hearing Hester’s name or seeing her face in the news or in photos made Dolores’ skin crawl like nothing else. Hearing that

reaching out without thinking to grab Linsey’s sleeve, desperate for something steady