The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 916

“I never thought I’d break off my engagement with the Lynettes, only to learn that you’ve become their darling daughter,” Ophelia said with a raised eyebrow.

Brittany stirred her coffee, looking as calm as the eye of a storm. “Life’s full of surprises. Didn’t see this one coming either.”

Ophelia leaned in closer, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. “I’ve met a few of the Lynettes before. Leila is a piece of work. Watch your back.”

“Ophelia?” A frigid voice cut through the café chatter.

Ophelia’s smile vanished. It was her-the woman who had thrown a wrench in her wedding.

“What do you want?”

The woman strode over, looking down her nose at Ophelia, one hand cradling her protruding belly. “I suggest you keep your distance from Vincent Lynette. I’m pregnant. Be a good girl, will you?”

Ophelia couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Vincent and I called off our engagement a long time ago. If you have a problem, take it up with him.”

She didn’t need this-her prancing around, a living, breathing annoyance.

wouldn’t he come see me? It must be you, keeping him from calling me. That’s downright immoral. Why can’t you just let us be happy? I’m carrying his

to remind you, even if Vincent didn’t marry me, he’s not going to marry you either.

yet entangled with his ex behind closed doors, all the while professing his love for her?

her Joyner family. And this woman before her was nothing more than a consolation prize-a sad realization indeed.

was fuming.

Ophelia whipped out her

“Ophelia, have you decided to forgive

drained of color.

woman in check and out of my sight,” Ophelia said, dropping

packed up his things

daggers at Ophelia until Vincent arrived. Her eyes lit up as she moved to embrace him, only to

bother you,” Vincent said, guilt swimming in his

unmoved. “Take your woman and leave. I don’t want to see her again.”

the

you?” she

Ophelia ended things a long time

woman was oblivious to the gravity of the situation. “If the engagement

turned colder.