Rejected By My Ex, Desired By His Father

ed, "After all, it was originally made to fi

departing figure, her fist tightening until the diamond ring

, the luxurious life tied to it... all o

he had foolishly listened when her mother and stepfather

wandering from place to place for years, the only

at was supposed to belong to her and enj

ldn't acc

anged their reunion. Just as she expected, Bran

forget the woman they couldn

he frustration rising inside her. Then she sm

n's love had never been what she truly wanted. Wh

ee cafeteria buzzed

n her favor while she enjoyed the attention. On purp

Brandon gave it to you, didn'

light. "He chose it himself. Honestly, I told him it was too

"He said nothing less would suit

romantic," another coworker quickly chimed in.

s drifting toward Joslyn, who sat alon

he scrolled through her phone as though she hadn'

and. The collar shifted slightly, revealing severa

hed through Clare's eyes

he acted cold and above everyone else while looking down on others, yet she was n

before taking the seat directly across from Josl

ed up at her. "Sit

. Then she suddenly let out a soft gasp, her voice carefully pitch

allergic reaction or something?" Her brows drew to

s and dabbed the corner of her lip

"Those don't really look like mosquito bites

nt quiet as several people

ns' untouchable beauty. She was stunning, capable, and intensely priva

tes on her neck immediately t

oncealed provocation in Clare's eyes, Jos

ay entertained by t

ested in other peopl

hough she had no bad intentions at all. "You must be seeing someone no

ed to tear apart the cold, untouchable image Jos

lightly in her chair before meeting Clare's eyes

stiffened instantly. For the first

n and Brandon broke up? And she was a

ely spread throug

osed herself as he

ndom man on impulse after breaking

, Clare relaxed completely. A sense of superi

t once. "Congratulat

ngering on Joslyn's bare left hand. "Why aren't you weari

and, the huge diamond flashing bri

ng is a symbol of marriage, after all. Somethin

lly shouldn't lower our standards too much. Even if you can't afford a large diamond, a

n the surface, yet each sen

gradually shifted. Sympathy, curiosity, speculation

ally marry som

't even have a

and doesn't hav

spread through

, her expression remaining calm. If a

vered who she had actually married, the look o

it still wasn't

moment that breathtaking smile appeared, the n

lm and clear, yet somehow carried the feeling

ke my time picking

o clear reason. Still, she refused to show it, convincing h

than before. "If you haven't, I know a few wedding planners who are pretty good. Even if your husband's cir

ut to marry into the wealthy Newman family while Joslyn had supposedly married an ordinary man n

Her movements were unhurried, her back straight and c

away, satisfaction almos

ried to some poor man who could

Brandon still had for Joslyn w

elonged to her alone, and so d

ook out her phone and open

ly didn't see that coming... but strangely, she doesn't even seem to have a wed

ppily cut herself another piece of

slyn stepped out of Skyline Building