The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 22 Aren’t You Going to Apologize On Your Knees?

Regardless of whether it was Richard or Marion, throughout the entire dinner, both of them addressed the Royces with considerable distance in their tone.

Jameson’s heart sank little by little. Joseph and his wife could not even swallow their food, but Janice seemed indifferent to these tensions, enjoying her meal with relish.

After half an hour, under Bernadette’s nudging, Janice put down her chopsticks. The waitstaff came in, cleared the table, and brought in fruits and desserts.

Joseph had prepared some wine, but Richard stated that tonight was for serious discussions, and he was not in the mood for drinks.

Now that the meal was over, it was time to address the real issues.

Joseph sighed, “Old friend, I know we, the Royces, owe you, the Cartiers, and especially apologize to you, Marion. It’s my fault for not guiding my son properly, leading him to commit such hurtful

actions.”

“Rochard, Marion, I owe you an apology.”

bottle of Moutai, filling his glass to the brim. He downed it in one go and refilled

reaching out to stop him. “Joseph, you…”

my responsibility; I

took another drink.

further. Jameson’s runaway wedding had caused Marion’s severe car accident; a few

the glass when she saw Joseph about to pour a third one.

he should bear the consequences of his actions

in, “Marion

she added, “Go, apologize to

he had to do. The Royces had set the stage for all this, just to give

sorry for my impulsiveness and lack of consideration, causing the Cartiers and Marion to endure so much disdain.”

his apology, there was no improvement in his expression. “The person you owe an apology to isn’t me; it’s Marion! I was never fully in favor of your marriage to her. You’ve been together for three years, and because of that Miss Reagan,

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