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

All he could do was beg Kona for forgiveness. If she called off the engagement, he'd lose his chance at the Clem Group shares

Barbara from the crowd. Barbara had tried to sneak away when the video played, but Ava stopped her. Mona slapped Barbara hard across the face, and the loud smack echoed

painful memories from her past life. If she could, she'd slap Barbara a few more times just to

what happened with Teddy?'

a fuss. Why sneak around behind my back?" Mona's eyes shimmered with unshed

a smirk. "Like mother, like daughter, huh? You really can't be surprised. Poor Mona, though-losing her fiancé like this

this? How could your daughter go after Mona's fiancé? Do you think just because Emily's gone, you can push her daughter

Years

held a special place in Emily's heart. Since Beatrice was an orphan, the Clem family took her in, raising

husband turned out to be a jerk who often beat her when he drank. With nowhere else to go, she returned to the Clem family with her child. At

Clem and Jane poured all their

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