Chapter 147

“Lillian! Oh, Lillian, this is fantastic! Truly fantastic!”

Even Robert’s stern face broke into a rare smile as he nodded in satisfaction.

Lillian, trapped in Miranda’s tight embrace, struggled for comfort and looked towards Faith. Faith couldn’t contain her excitement and clutched Spencer’s arm. “Spencer, we’ll spin the video scandal to say you two were madly in love, that you knew all along Brielle wasn’t a true Haywood, and you kept it a secret because you feared Brielle couldn’t handle the truth, right? That’s our story.”

Faith was already plotting not only Brielle’s future but had the whole aftermath sketched out in her mind. First, they’d break off the engagement. The Dorseys would never accept an illegitimate child of unknown origins.

She failed to notice the troubled look on her son’s face as she made her way over to Lillian. Spencer stood among these jubilant people, feeling none of their joy.

Brielle was not a Haywood? How could she not be?

this revelation, their engagement had no grounds to continue. A bitter, numbing pain spread through his heart. He should be feeling elated because Lillian was his true desire. Why the hollowness?

around him felt alien as he caught the expression on Brielle’s face when she had left with her escorts. There was a sigh of relief, a sense of release, and a spark of excitement in

was excruciating. After all these years, she felt no attachment and regret.

of Faith’s disdain for Brielle–after all, the video scandal had embarrassed her son–eagerly proposed a new match to appease his

candidate was Tanner, a wealthy but rough–edged fifty–something whose last wife had recently passed away, rumored to have taken her own life

was quite pleased, and Miranda, without hesitation, agreed, her expression

family a fortune. They needed to recoup their losses.

doctor had offered some consolation before leaving her alone with her chaotic

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