Chapter 22

The surroundings quieted down instantly.

Esme and Presley looked at the couple in shock. Then, they stared at each other in disbelief.

“Are… are you Mr. Valentine?”

Esme mustered up her courage and asked.

Beau smiled and placed his hand on Eliza’s shoulder, “Yes, that’s me.”

Presley was so shocked she couldn’t even speak!

“How is this possible?” she thought.

The whole reason Presley forced Eliza to get married in Esme’s stead was that Mr. Valentine was a cruel and ugly monster!

Rumors had it that the fire had wrecked him, both inside and out.

Now, the monster was standing before them, but he was nothing as the rumors described. Beau had incredibly handsome looks which radiated his intimidating aura.

“Honey, let me introduce you to my family.”

Eliza wrapped her arm around Beau and smiled proudly. “This person here is my stepmother, Presley Stafford. The other one is my stepsister, Esme Lawson.”

Beau raised his eyebrows and smiled. “Oh, my apologies. I didn’t know they are your family.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you.” He shifted his gaze to the ring on Esme’s finger. “However, you still have to return that ring to me. It’s a wedding gift I prepared for my wife.”

Esme gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in anger.

That ring should have belonged to her!

She should’ve been the one married to Beau.

“Eliza, that b*tch! How dare she snatch my man away!” Esme thought. 2

“Since were a family, we shouldn’t be that hard on each other right?”

Presley walked towards Beau and laughed sheepishly, “Mr. Valentine, you’re a rich man. I’m sure a ten karat ring means nothing to you.”

as

How could these people be that shameless? Her request was just preposterous! That was a ten-karat ring! It

“I’m sorry.”

“I don’t

He looked calmly at Esme. “And…” “You don’t deserve it.”   Esme’s complexion turned pale as she backed off, “Why do you have to

about what you‘ve done

looked into Beau’s eyes. Facing his intimidating

if he could see through all

“I don’t understand what you mean.” Beau continued smiling and said, “I thought Matthew has made things clear with you today.” Esme trembled with

on the same

was teaching her a lesson after what she did to Eliza yesterday. “I thought he hates women and tortured his previous two fiances before,” Esme

“Miss Lawson.”

you planning

reluctant to give up the ring, she still did as told. The Lawson family could not afford to

the ring

could feel the weight falling off

around as she planned to ask the

“Eliza.”

back into

cheeks against his chest almost

her painful nose, Beau held her right hand before she

slid the ring into her index finger.

gentle and elegant. He was

was stunned beyond words. “Now is

child’s voice echoed

of the sound. Less than two meters away, Demarion was taking pictures of

gave them a

joy while

was so embarrassed that she wanted to

her into his warm embrace.   “You should lean on me, or else others will notice that

as he said with a low

her teeth. She knew that he was

nothing she could use to cover her

Eliza closed her eyes

two of them were so close that she could hear the rhythm of his heartbeat and his

a long time, the surroundings quieted down and the air seemed fresher

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