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.”

it as a gift to Esme

that shameless? Her request was just preposterous! That was a ten-karat

“I’m sorry.”

glanced at Presley. “I don’t

this ring for my wife.” He looked calmly at Esme. “And…” “You don’t deserve it.”   Esme’s complexion turned pale as she backed off, “Why do

don’t you think about what you‘ve done to Eliza?”

into Beau’s eyes. Facing his intimidating aura, a

was as if he could see through

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

on the same

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

“Miss Lawson.”

sternly, “Are you planning to

not afford to offend Mr. Valentine any further than this. Because of what Esme did, Valentine’s Group had already reduced

the ring

deep breath. She could feel the weight falling

to ask the police officer

“Eliza.”

her back into

slammed her cheeks against his

nose, Beau held her right hand before she could

the ring

the ring for her was gentle and elegant.

was stunned beyond words. “Now is

voice echoed from

came to her senses and looked for the source of the sound. Less than two meters away, Demarion was taking pictures of them with his phone while smiling

gave them a

at the strangers beaming with joy while congratulating

was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a

into his warm embrace.   “You should lean on me, or else

as he said with a

her teeth. She knew that he was laughing

could use to

of his body, Eliza closed her eyes and

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

down and the air

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