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.

to rid her mind of

had left was her rationality and determination.

myself clear. I have someone I

“Who is he?”

of

is he? Are you

it’s none of

couldn’t take it anymore and suddenly confronted him with reddened

there was a moment

and didn’t say anything, while

eyes.

away. “Sorry, Mr. Dunphy. I got

was my fault for being too forward.”

into his pocket and pulled out

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

what I said was sincere. I love you and have never lied to you. If it’s because of your family situation that you’re using an excuse to reject me, you don’t have to. I’m willing to swear that I’ll spend the rest

someone else, then I’m just being presumptuous and should have kept my mouth shut. Here,

was resting in his palm

and hadn’t yet fully calmed down from his words. He knew? He knew about her

slowly breaking down the wall she had built in her

heart.

eventually reached out to take

said, life was already hard

and raised by her grandmother, she had faced

luckily, there were still many good people

and even met him in college, where

a great benefactor in her life, and she didn’t dare to

the candy filled her mouth, and Wanda decided

Jaquan when a sharp female voice interrupted her.

“Hey, Jaquan!”

soft, but she made a conscious. effort to sound cute and girlish, which

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

are you doing here?” he asked.

can’t I be here? This is my aunt’s house, and I’m her niece. It’s strange that you’re even asking

glanced over at Wanda and rolled her eyes without

can she show up here,

language.” Jaquan’s

any

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