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

Her request was just preposterous! That was

“I’m sorry.”

don’t have the habit of gifting.”

deserve it.”   Esme’s complexion turned pale as she backed off,

what you‘ve done to Eliza?” Beau said while

intimidating aura, a chill went down her

could see through all

“I don’t understand what you mean.” Beau continued smiling and

the same page with

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.”

said sternly, “Are you planning to return the ring to

told. The Lawson family could not afford to offend Mr. Valentine any further than this. Because

returned the ring

deep breath. She could feel the weight falling off her

to ask the

“Eliza.”

pulled her back into

her cheeks against his

nose, Beau held her right hand

slid the ring into her index

for her was gentle and elegant. He was so charming everyone just couldn’t get their eyes off

Eliza was stunned beyond words. “Now is the time for the bride and

voice echoed

of the sound. Less than two meters away, Demarion

surrounding police officers also gave

strangers beaming with joy while congratulating her

embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and hide in

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

chuckled as he said with a

her teeth. She knew that he was

she could use to

his body, Eliza closed her eyes and leaned

she could hear the rhythm of his heartbeat and his

the surroundings quieted down and the

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