Divorced but Delighted

Chapter 247 The Esteemed Guest

Although they weren’t standing particularly close, Jaquan lowered his head as if he were pulling Wanda into his arms.

Feeling oppressed, Wanda dared not look up at him.

“Mr. Dunphy, as you said, you are handsome and come from a good family. There are countless good women in this world who are more suitable for you. We are not at match,” she said stubbornly, taking a step back.

Marriage had always been about matching social status, and they simply didn’t fit the

bill.

But Jaquan didn’t feel upset by her words.

He lowered his gaze and looked at her seriously.

“Wanda, you can’t tell if we are a match or not until you live with me. And if you don’t believe me, you can try. I will protect you, and so will my family.”

The Dunphy family had started from scratch with his father’s generation, and strictly speaking, his father Charle wasn’t even good enough for Sarah.

The Chester family had dominated Los Angeles with their restaurant business, and their Sapidity franchise had a long history in the city.

When Charle married Sarah, he faced a lot of ridicule and criticism, Many people thought Sarah couldn’t handle the hardships and that marrying Charlie was a mistake. They even assumed that she would go back to her family soon after.

But all these years later, Sapidity was struggling while the Dunphy family was thriving. The Chester family even had to come and talk to the Dunphy family about a potential

partnership.

The neighboring L’Opera Restaurant in New York had become a shining star in New York, while Sapidity was laying off employees and closing stores, revealing the gap

between them.

While some big families did follow the traditional rule of marrying within their own social circles, Jaquan was certain that the Dunphy family did not.

After all, his own family had climbed their way up from controversy and criticism. How could he make others experience the same bitterness as his father had experienced?

When he then thought of his parents, who were still as loving as ever, Jaquan’s eyes

softened even more.

“Wanda, can you give me a chance?”

His extreme tenderness was more difficult to resist than the pressure he had put on her, especially since he was standing in front of her.

eyes and tried to rid her mind of the

all she had left was her rationality

have already made myself clear. I have someone I love and cannot

“Who is he?”

of

is he? Are

said it’s none of your

suddenly confronted him with reddened eyes.

was

his gaze and didn’t say anything, while Wanda

eyes.

she realized her mistake and looked away. “Sorry, Mr. Dunphy. I got a little too emotional and acted out

my fault for being too

pocket and pulled out a piece of candy.

too impatient and pushed you for an answer. You have every right to refuse to answer, so

your family situation that you’re using an excuse to reject

if you have feelings for someone else, then I’m just being presumptuous and should have kept my mouth shut. Here, have a candy.

that was resting in his

from his words. He knew? He knew about

felt like a small hammer, slowly breaking

heart.

and eventually reached out to

hard enough, and she deserved

abandoned at birth and raised by her grandmother, she had faced many obstacles just to get an education.

luckily, there were still many good people in

finish her studies and even met him in

benefactor in her life, and

her mouth,

looked up to speak to Jaquan when a sharp female

“Hey, Jaquan!”

had a distinct tone to it. It wasn’t exactly soft, but she made a conscious. effort to

about to say something when she heard Cherry’s voice, and her

irritated. “What are you doing here?”

pouted. “Why can’t I be here? This is my aunt’s house, and I’m her niece. It’s

then glanced over at Wanda and rolled her eyes without hesitation.

show up here, but I can’t?”

Jaquan’s expression grew stern.

any

best to win Wanda’s heart, but Cherry had the audacity to speak so rudely in front