His To Consume

a's

ncy gala, the people, the prestige. My parents were sitting proudly in th

ble, was now a top-tier name, thanks to m

aid, his voice filled with pride. "Grant has done wonders for the company,

in. "Everything's falling into plac

nt. She'd always been a party lover. "You've made us so proud, d

ing on my finger. It sparkled under

Verena

, just like I'd always known her. She sauntered over to the circle, her lips curled into a m

ed. "Exc

on, Lena, don't play dumb now. You must've

Verena didn't like me, but to confront me here,

you have anything better to do than try

honestly think Grant's going to marry her?" Then she leane

family and my husband to be. He'd just walked into the hall, tall

him when his eyes locked onto mine. But ins

nowledge me. He grabbed a folder from his personal assi

I started, but the look

e growled, throwing a s

al company's executive, and in another, sitting with one of Grant's closest friends

isn't what it lo

total disappointment. "I should have known you were a gold-digging snake, just like the rest. Was this

king about? They're people looking," I tried t

, unfazed by the crowd. "I'm done w

e stage. My heart pounded in m

s!" I was lost, confused and

e grabbed the microphon

to make," he said, his voice chilli

till. I froze, u

he continued. "Lena Reynolds is nothing

cameras flashing. My heart sh

out to him. "Grant, please, this isn't true.

seen all I need to. I don't ne

off, leaving me with the crowd, the flashing

as playing out. I cou

epped in. "Take off the ring," she hi

vision blurry with

. "You heard my son, the wedding is off. There's no wa

t me explain! I didn't do any o

ever get tangled with the Wells. Did you really think you would weasel your way into his life whi

hard to hold finally falling freely. St

a. Don't make me c

ring. My entire world was crashing down

o intervene. "Verena, please. M

na snapped. "After all, the appl

tood in shock and disappointment,

didn't do any of this.

spond. They just st

and placed it in Verena's outstretched pal

l never mix with char

abbed my purse a