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.”

treat it as a gift to

could these people be that shameless? Her request was just

“I’m sorry.”

glanced at Presley. “I don’t

don’t deserve it.”

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

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

could see through all her secrets with his

understand what you mean.” Beau continued smiling and

she was on the same

he hates women and tortured his previous two fiances before,” Esme thought.

“Miss Lawson.”

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

was reluctant to give up the ring, she still did as told. The Lawson family could not afford to offend Mr. Valentine any further than this.

she returned the

could feel the weight falling

she planned to ask the police officer

“Eliza.”

her back into his

slammed her cheeks against

right hand before she

he slid the ring into her index

elegant. He was so charming

words. “Now is the time for the bride

a child’s 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

surrounding police officers also gave them

joy while congratulating her marriage,

wanted to dig a hole and hide in

Beau pulled her into his warm embrace.   “You should lean

said with

She knew

nothing she could use to cover her face now.

of his body, Eliza closed her

could hear the rhythm of his heartbeat and his

the surroundings quieted down and the

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