Chapter 309

“Lia woke up in time and made those people pay the price. Wasn’t that something to be proud of?”

Ophelia looked into his gentle and tolerant eyes, her throat tightened, and she hugged him, softly saying, “Husband, you are really wonderful!”

Winford’s warm palm stroked her hair. “Do you feel better now?”

“Mm-hmm!” Ophelia nodded twice. Her emotions came quickly and left just as fast. Although she felt sad, it wasn’t too deep. She had already been given a chance to start over, and this time she would definitely change the fate of her past life. Therefore, there was no need to dwell on the past; she had just been a bit caught up in her own thoughts for a moment. Her mood calmed down a bit, and she was planning in her mind how to make Xander see Bessie’s true colors.

The next day happened to be the weekend, so I didn’t go back to the apartment that night.

In the morning, Ophelia got up and was about to go out when she happened to run into Graham, who was coming in from outside.

Graham saw her and hesitated to speak to her.

Ophelia looked at him strangely and asked, “What happened?”

Graham hesitated for a moment, then spoke up: “Did Mrs. know that Mr. Whitaker was going to propose to Bessie?”

“What?” Ophelia was astonished. “Engaged? My cousin and Bessie?!”

“Yes, the upper circles of Minston had already spread the word that Mr. Whitaker had made it clear that it had to be Bessie…”

Ophelia immediately changed her expression and quickly called Lenora to ask about the matter.

“…Did you know, cousin?” Lenora’s tone was somewhat weak, as if she hadn’t rested well.

“What on earth was going on?!”

How did it happen that Xander was going to get engaged to Bessie?

“It was something that happened last night. As soon as my brother came back, he went to tell Grandpa that he wanted to get engaged to Bessie.”

“Grandpa disagreed, and he knelt in Grandpa’s study, saying he would kneel there until Grandpa agreed to let him get up…”

“Grandpa was almost so angry that he fainted. Later, my parents forcibly pulled him away, but he was very determined. I heard him say that he was going to go through with the marriage no matter what, and if the family didn’t agree, he would cut ties with the Whitaker family!”

“I didn’t dare to tell you, afraid that you would get angry. After all, Bessie knew what kind of terrible person she was, and she was aware of how incompatible her cousin and the other person were.”

“Cousin, what should we do?” Lenora’s voice was low, helpless, and anxious. Last night, she witnessed her brother’s stubborn demeanor with her own eyes and felt very powerless. A person who was originally so smart and outstanding, what kind of enchantment had Bessie cast on him?

Ophelia maintained a calm expression and first asked, “How were Grandpa and Grandma?”

The two elderly people were so old, especially my grandfather, whose health had always been poor…

Hearing the tension and worry in her tone, Lenora quickly said, “It’s okay, Grandpa was a bit upset just now, but he has calmed down. Grandma has been comforting my brother, so you don’t need to worry, cousin.”

Ophelia’s heart, which she had been holding tightly, finally relaxed a little. She looked coldly and said, “I will handle this matter.”

After hanging up the phone, she immediately went to find Xander.

In just one night, Xander had a falling out with his family and moved out.