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I didnât spare him another glance
Standing before me, Lilliana seemed even more formidable than Margaret ever was. I certainly didnât want to bump heads
âMaybe you should get a DNA test too.â
*Jane, answer me.â
âPlaying hooky again?â
The atmosphere in the hall maintained a superficial lightness as my phone kept buzzing with one message after another
I frowned, setting Gregory Fordâs chat to Do Not Disturb.
With the very much alive Lilliana standing right here, he still thought maybe I was the one.
âMs. Webster, fresh off your divorce and your phoneâs buzzing nonâstop.â
Susan, ever observant of my situation, chimed in with a snide remark, âYouâre quick to jump back in the dating pool, arenât you?
Gregory clicked his tongue, ready to blow up on the spot.
I didnât want to get entangled with him at this crucial moment, so I replied first, âAverage at best, canât top Dorothy Myers. Tve just gotten a divorce, and sheâs already been engaged and broken it off with my ex!â
Susan glared at me fiercely. She did it on purpose, intending to embarrass me in front of all these people.
But again, who doesnât know how to hit a nerve?
Adah seemed to catch the underlying tension and frowned, âJane, was your exâhusband Bryant Ferguson from the Ferguson family of RiverCity?â
âYes, thatâs him. Tadmitted openly.
Having loved someone and been married isnât something to be ashamed of.
Adah looked disapprovingly at Ramona, âYour familyâs handling of this matter seems rather underhanded!â
It was clear the two elder ladies were close. Ramona didnât take offense but glanced at Susan. âDonât lump me in with them; that was all their doing!â
âMomâ¦â
Susan was displeased, but given the company of either elders or those she couldnât afford to provoke, she could only vent her frustration at me.
âYou think your exâhusband is some kind of treasure? Now that RF has bought him out, all heâs probably got left is some share sale money!â
I just smiled.
Susan scoffed, âAnd to think he wanted to marry our Dorothy, dream on! And just so you donât get too jealous, do you know who Dorothyâs seeing now? The CEO of RF Group!â
I was speechless.
So, was Dorothy trying her old tricks again, aiming to marry into the Carlson family?
As we spoke, Susanâs phone suddenly rang, and she answered with joy all over her face, âWhat? Mr. Carlson said their big BOSS is also coming? Great, great, donât worry, Iâll make sure everything is perfect. Okay, message me when you pick him up, and I go to the entrance with your dad personally!â
She was all smiles.
After hanging up, she looked at me as if to gloat, âJane, youâre the only one who treasures your exâhusband like heâs some kind of gem. Our Dorothy might just become the lady of RF Group, or at the very least, a CEOâs wife.*
York probably never thought heâd go from being Bryantâs underling to his backup plan.
Couldnât marry Bryant? Marry him instead?
I couldnât help but laugh, looking at Susan, âWell then⦠congratulations to Ms. Myers in advance, once again.â
âStop being so sarcastic.â
Susan and I never got along, she scoffed, âYouâre just jealous of Dorothy. After all, itâs her first marriage â sheâs leagues ahead of you!* âSusan,â Gregory suddenly spoke up with a smirk, âOnly the worthless compare first marriages to second ones. Besides being her first
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