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.

“Miss, just to remind you, even if Vincent didn’t marry me, he’s not going to marry you either. If he truly loved you,

ex behind closed

power and advantage gained from aligning with her Joyner family.

woman was fuming.

her phone and

up immediately. “Ophelia, have you decided to

face drained of color.

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

He packed up

until Vincent arrived. Her eyes lit up as she moved

bother you,” Vincent said, guilt swimming in his eyes. He’d been miserable, the talk of Craneville, a

“Take your woman and leave. I don’t want

escorted the woman

she

shook her off. “Shut up. Ophelia

“If the engagement is

gaze turned

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