Chapter 5
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Mona didn't take Teddy's hand. Instead, she looked at him like he was a total idiot, her eyes cold and distant. For a moment, Teddy was completely confused.
Just as Teddy was about to push for her to take his hand, Mona took a step back, covering her mouth as if in shock. "Teddy... you... you..." Before Mona could even finish her sentence, Teddy started hearing whispers from the guests. "The Powers family was already out of their league with the Clems, and now there's a cheating scandal? Do they even want this engagement?" "Exactly! And to cheat with his fiancée's cousin? That's outrageous!"
"Is Ms. Clem still going through with the engagement today? If so, I'm free. At least I wouldn't cheat!"
"Look at that-they're even in school uniforms. How much worse can this get for Ms. Clem?"
stood frozen, staring at screen that showed pictures and Barbara kissing, a video them in bed. The private parts were blurred, but it was still
the video get out. All he could do was beg Kona for forgiveness. If she called off the engagement, he'd lose his chance at
the video played, but Ava stopped
If she could, she'd slap Barbara a few more times just to
slaps me in public over what happened with Teddy?' she thought. Mona shoved Barbara into Teddy's arms, which he
handed him over without a fuss. Why sneak around behind my back?" Mona's eyes shimmered with unshed tears, making her look genuinely heartbroken. The guests watched her with sympathy. Meanwhile,
"Like mother, like daughter, huh? You really can't be surprised. Poor Mona, though-losing her fiancé like this must be a
livid. "Beatrice. ice, what is this? How could your daughter go after Mona's
Years
moment, Beatrice held a special place in Emily's heart. Since Beatrice was an orphan, the Clem family took her in, raising
the Clem family's second daughter, but her husband turned out to be a jerk who often beat her when he drank. With nowhere else to go, she returned to the
later, when Mona was in middle school, Emily passed away in a car accident, leaving Mona and her brother Albert behind. Bernard Clem and Jane poured
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