Chapter 10

The next day, a bored Mikayla sat on the couch watching TV. The Lindstrom family was having a press conference. Hugo held the mic, with Jaxon by his side, though Hugo did most of the talking. He announced that Jaxon was set to marry Winona tomorrow, not Mikayla. He tossed out an apology to Mikayla and quickly pivoted to singing Winona's praises as the family's future daughter-in-law, steering the narrative away from Mikayla and dodging any negative press. He wrapped up with an invite to all the reporters for the wedding and asked for the public's well-wishes for the happy couple.

Mikayla clicked the TV off and stared out the window. She had to admit, the Lindstrom family's diplomacy was impressive. They always managed to turn things to their advantage.

Suddenly, her phone rang. Mikayla saw the familiar number on the screen, swiped on the screen to answer it, only to bet greeted by silence that lasted for a minute. She almost hung up when finally Jaxon's voice filtered through. "Mikayla"

"What's up?" she asked.

Hearing her detached tone, Jaxon felt something he couldn't quite explain. "Mikayla, about what happened that day..."

y was she

"Chill. If I wanted to cause a scene, I would've done it already. Just don't let there be a next time, okay? No way playing the forgiving saint with someone who'd double-crossed her.

"Is it really over for us?" Jaxon pressed.

to her

didn't expect the aloof Carlos to say such sweet nothings. She texted back in a flash: [Waiting for you to come back.] Hitting send, she felt a warmth bloom in her cheeks. She

when she noticed her daughter's

faintly when he saw the message on

hotel in Xosa, Known for combining entertainment and hospitality, the Prairie Hotel was

such an opportunity Jaxon and Mikayla had announced their marriage in front of all of Xosa, only for the bride to change right before the wedding. The presence of the ex-fiancée at the ceremony, appearing so composed, was headline- worthy news the reporters couldn't ignore. However, Jorge stepped in front of Mikayla, shielding her from

gal pals. Mikayla took the moment to scope out the scene. A bittersweet memory flickered-Jaxon had once promised to plan their wedding to every last detail.

and Jaxon's families. At that moment, Jaxon also noticed her and looked her way. She quickly avoided his gaze, only

Mikayla would have the nerve to come to her wedding with Jaxon. Winona had believed that being with Jaxon would ruin Mikayla, but things didn't turn out that way. She

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when she spied a camera lens slewing her way. She

back and spotted Juliet. The Klein family, as

down her bright red dress. Mikayla was amused by Juliet's fiery temper, thinking

the room and couldn't help grumbling. "I always said, watch out for that

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