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

frowned. How could these people be that shameless? Her request was just preposterous! That was a

“I’m sorry.”

glanced at Presley. “I don’t have the habit of

my wife.” He looked calmly at Esme. “And…” “You don’t deserve it.”   Esme’s complexion

don’t you think about what you‘ve

eyes. Facing his intimidating aura, a chill went

was as if he could see through all her secrets with his penetrating

understand what you mean.” Beau continued smiling and said, “I thought Matthew has

was on the same page

was teaching her a lesson after what she did to Eliza yesterday. “I thought he hates women and tortured his

“Miss Lawson.”

“Are you planning to

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

she returned the ring

breath. She could feel the weight falling off her

around as she planned to ask the police officer for Demarion’s

“Eliza.”

her back into

against his chest

nose, Beau held her right hand before she could say anything

the ring into her

was gentle and elegant. He was so charming everyone just couldn’t

words. “Now is the time for the

child’s voice echoed

to her senses and looked for the source of the sound. Less than two meters away, Demarion was taking pictures of them

surrounding police officers also gave them a round of

beaming with joy while congratulating her

embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and

  “You should lean on me, or else others will notice that you’re

said with a

She

was nothing she could use to cover her

of his body, Eliza closed her eyes and

were so close that she could hear the

down and

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