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.

man grudgingly made concessions, with a hint of resentment. “Ms. Joyner, you’re as uncompromising as ever.”

that effort, and not a single step back.

smiled sweetly. “Pleasure doing business.”

out to the restroom, he stumbled

new employee had spilled soup on a customer, who was now clamoring for compensation.

with an idea, and

Fiancé?

Jonathan crossed Ophelia’s mind, and she pressed

stepped out of the booth, followed by the man eager for drama.

Clad in a

and again. And all because he

love for Saskia was genuine.

like a villain disrupting true love,

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

left behind, was fuming,

to handle the situation and

crouched in

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

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