Chapter 152


Chapter 152:

“Get out! All of you, get out now!”

Ronald protected his wife, his sneer cutting through the tension.

“Is this your party, or does it belong to the Harpers? Who are you to order us around? If you’re so confident, have Caiden disown us!”

Katrina closed her eyes, overwhelmed by the chaos.

Joyce reappeared from the restroom, looking worse for wear. She felt dizzy, and her elegant dress was ruined, damp and clinging awkwardly. Her hair was unkempt, adding to her disheveled appearance.

“Mom, where’s Alexander?”

By then, the room had emptied, the relatives having departed in a wave of moral outrage. Katrina, left with the aftermath, slammed her hand on the table in frustration.

her meticulous arrangements had come

nausea, Caiden suggested, “She’s gained some weight, and her stomach’s upset. We should probably take

the underlying tension, he alone took Katrina’s word at face value, believing Joyce

drive home, Caiden sat upfront, the picture of oblivious contentment. Katrina, meanwhile, was a storm of thought in the

living room, fixing her with an intense, scrutinizing stare. Slowly, emphasizing each word, she demanded, “Are you

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lips and

her eyes, letting

her mother’s

the abortion, I may never be able

moment to think

the Bennett family will be

to find someone else to marry,” Katrina said,

eyes grew wide with

night at the bar—everything was a blur

to her in that

slipping out the door. She vaguely recalled a mole on the back of

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