Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1134:

A quiet sense of relief spread through the room. Negotiating felt far better than arguing endlessly.

Linsey chimed in without hesitation, “What’s your condition?”

A cunning light flashed in Joanne’s eyes as she answered, “I want to be recognized as a Wade, the one and only daughter of the Wade family.”

“No way!” Hester shot down the idea at once, her face set and serious. “News of your engagement to Dustin just broke tonight. If you suddenly became my daughter right now, it would cause a huge uproar. That’s completely out of the question.”

Hester’s concerns were genuine. She could no longer bring herself to trust Joanne. Until tonight, she had always thought of Joanne as polite and sensible—the perfect match for Dustin. But after everything that had happened, Hester realized Joanne was unpredictable, and a sense of unease settled over her. There was no chance she would accept Joanne as a Wade, much less as her own daughter, unless she lost all sense of reason.

looked at Joanne with a frown. “Joanne, I get that you

me this simple request. Maybe you’re not that eager to end this engagement after all.” She let the words hang in the air, then continued, sounding almost relaxed. “It makes sense now. Earlier you said that even if you couldn’t marry Dolores, you’d still keep her around forever. You just want her to

anymore. “Joanne, do you have to keep saying things just to upset everyone? We’ve all

She looked around the room, her voice matter-of-fact. “I have to make you all feel miserable to feel even a little

flared, and he nearly stepped forward to argue

been trying to stir up trouble between us this whole time? She just wants to see us rattled by her words. If you get angry, that’s

a sweet smile appearing on her lips as if the bitter, angry side of

“If Hester and Dustin don’t want me as part of the Wade family, maybe

I’m not interested in surprise relatives. For me, Linsey is the only one I’ll ever consider