Reckless Marriage Unyielding Love

Chapter 8

Logan's voice held a hint of pride when he mentioned the Lindstroms had invited them over, a subtle show-off move.

In the hack of her mind, Mikayla guessed, "Jaxon must have invited Winona's family to dinner as a part of the deal 1 suggested after he blew his chance to make things right with me earlier today."

As

they escorted Logan's crew out, Winona lagged behind and tossed a loaded question Mikayla's way. "You're cool with all this, right?"

Mikayla shot back, unfazed, "Winona, just drop the act."

The more composed Mikayla was, the more it got under Winona's skin. Since they were kids, Mikayla had this knack for outshining her, snagging the spotlight without even trying. It killed Winona that even Jaxon had fallen hard for Mikayla while barely glancing her way.

"You can't be this chill. Jaxon's going to be my husband in two days, not yours!" Winona provoked.

Catching Winona's smug face, Mikayla just gave an indifferent smile. It was the same old story. Winona could never stand to see Mikayla with something she didn't have. Sure, Mikayla had been taught to share, especially with families. But now, Winona and her family had taken Mikayla's goodwill too far. And the scare of the car incident that day was still fresh in Mikayla's mind.

"You were only able to snatch him away because I didn't even bother to compete with you" Mikayla stood her ground. locking eyes with Winona

town," Winona said, her tone dripping with contempt. Jaxon was the local sweetheart, a true gentleman through and through. There

around and faced Winona. They were almost the same height, but Winona felt pressured. She was shocked, for Mikayla had never come

said, "I don't think a man who can't keep his urges in check

pretending to be

I'll make sure to return the favor at yours. Just

convinced him to have one last fling with me on that bed, all while knowing Mikayla would walk into her new house every afternoon and catch us. It's just too bad that a car accident didn't take her out. But who cares! What can a weak woman like her possibly do to me! This is just round one. Mikayla

Sylvia returned to the living room to see a strange man standing beside their

he?" Jorge

said, keeping it simple. She didn't feel like giving away

way, have you talked to Jaxon?" Since they

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squared away Mikayla took the glass of juice Sylvia handed her and took a sip, looking at Jorge. "Dad, I'm

taken aback.

are you interested in the company?

had hoped she'd avoid