The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 947

Brittany sensed the underlying implications.

So, they thought she was the one to blame for this? How amusing.

Even if she hadn’t come back, Saskia was still the adopted one, and she wouldn’t get the Metzger family’s seal of approval.

Not wanting any bad blood, Brittany got up and left the room.

Jonathan’s fallout with the Metzger family over Saskia was the talk of Craneville, stirring up quite the hornet’s nest.

Ophelia found herself smack in the middle of the gossip mill, again. People were throwing shade left and right, insinuating that Ophelia couldn’t keep her man on a tight leash.

Ophelia just flashed her pearly whites and brushed it off. With a flick of her wrist, she squashed the collaboration, leaving those wagging tongues without a leg to stand on.

After a few were taught a lesson, the chatter died down.

Ophelia had a meeting with a client and picked a swanky restaurant for the occasion. She was always fierce in business, never giving an inch.

The other party, an old hand, tried to probe her limits during the chat. But Ophelia stood her ground, leaving him with no advantage and nearly at a loss.

grudgingly made concessions, with a hint of resentment. “Ms. Joyner, you’re

effort, and not a single

sweetly. “Pleasure doing business.”

the

had spilled soup on a customer, who

with an idea, and he strutted back to the booth. “Ms. Joyner, is your fiancé working here?”

Fiancé?

pressed her temples, feeling the headache he always

followed by the

an arrogant customer. Clad in a uniform, Jonathan’s usual charm was replaced by a look

and again. And all because he wouldn’t return to the Metzger family.

for Saskia was genuine.

felt like a villain disrupting true love, ruining a perfect

Ophelia. His face turned pale, and in the next second, he stepped away from the customer and made a

behind, was fuming, threatening

manager to handle the situation and followed Jonathan.

gone far and was crouched

eyes looking down at Jonathan. “Do you despise me that much?” Was this his way