“Mr. Pendleton,” Esther said, her voice filled with fury.

Had she made a mistake trusting Jolene’s words about Chadwick? Could he really be this cold, lacking empathy for others’ misfortune?

Would Chadwick go to such lengths to save Jolene, who was desperate? Or did he have hidden motives from the start?

Was that why he had reacted so strongly when he found out Jolene was pregnant?

Chadwick removed Esther’s veil and taunted her, “Already playing the dutiful wife, trying to control me?”

“Mr. Pendleton, you don’t have to pity the accident, but—”

“Pity? Why should I?” he icily interrupted her. “The world is full of suffering. If I pitied everyone, would it ever end? Enough of this nonsense. Let’s not ruin my happy day!”

Esther took a deep breath, suppressing her anger.

tapped the

to clear the way. It’s my big

helicopter if he had known

“Understood, Mr. Pendleton.”

to Chadwick’s influence, the intersection cleared quickly. They arrived at the

Mandy to the bridal suite. Mandy

her veil neatly and set

some water, Mandy offered, “Would

fine,” Esther replied, filling her

was making her restless, intensifying her anxiety. She found herself gulping down a glass

beside

hadn’t noticed the weight of her solid gold and

easier without all

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