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Tabitha had no idea what she was doing. She knew that if Beverly pulled strings to bail Evan out of police custody, the chances of them reconciling would be higher than before. Yet she simply couldn't stand the thought of Evan suffering behind bars."Tabby, I can't help him," Beverly said in a hushed, restrained voice."Yes, you can! Don't you know how much you mean to James? All you have to do is ask him to go easy on Evan, and he'd do it in a heartbeat!" Desperation got the better of Tabitha. "Evan fully understands he's in the wrong, and he gave me his word that he'd leave you alone for good."See, he even chose to part with this wedding band!" She lifted the wedding band hanging on the thin chain around her neck. "Please, Beverly. This is the first time I've ever loved anyone as much as I love Evan. Can't you do me a favor?"The diamond on the wedding band dazzled under the lights. There was even blood lining its girdle.Beverly didn't want to let Tabitha down, but memories of

Marcus had been asked to wait outside."Well, if it isn't Tabby!" Priscilla Patton teased Tabitha. She was married into the Cantrell family, who happened to be friendly with the Bronsons. "Are you here as a date to one of the young, handsome elites across the room, or have you come to keep an eye on your sister-in-law for James?"Beverly and Tabitha hadn't parted on good terms earlier, and seeing each other again was awkward."I'm not seeing anyone at the moment, ma'am. Naturally, I've come to speak with Beverly," Tabitha replied courteously, greeting Priscilla in the process. After that, she approached Beverly."It's good to be single. There are a couple of bachelors over there. Since we're all here, you may as well get to know them," Priscilla drawled with amusement."Oh, I wouldn't dare interrupt their very important discussion." Tabitha had been to enough social events to know how to turn down Priscilla's suggestion without offending her. She added smoothly, "I can always get

For a moment, none of the other ladies could decide whether they should criticize Beverly for preparing to marry James before ending things with Evan, or envy her for having a fine man like Evan pining after her despite being a mother of two.Evan's words were like a dagger that lodged itself in the cracks of Beverly's heart. Her face turned pale, more with rage than unease, and she snapped, "She is not your daughter!"Evan approached her and said with quiet certainty, "Whose daughter is she then, if not mine?"Tabitha was stunned speechless, her chest tightening to the point of pain.Carly, on the other hand, was emboldened by her apparent victory as she drawled, "Mr. Gray, you must be deeply in love with her for you to stay quiet about her cheating on you just so you can protect her reputation."Evan frowned in displeasure but didn't deny it.Carly turned to Beverly and asked acerbically, "Why are you still clinging to James when you have such a devoted ex-husband pining over y

James took his seat on the other end of the long table and met Remus' gaze. He stared down his mentor and said, "You would have picked Sheldon's proposal no matter what, so it makes no difference if I was away for a few minutes."He wouldn't sit by while others insulted Beverly. "Unfortunately, Sheldon's proposal will not be approved by the other end."Wendell immediately produced a folder. James picked it up and tossed it onto the table. "The situation was already taken care of and stabilized before I got here. In any case, we won't need a strategy because it would be a waste of effort."If that hadn't been the case, he wouldn't have stayed in this room and argued with the rest of them.Remus picked up the folder and flipped through it, his eyes widening with surprise. The rest of the crowd immediately burst into a frenzied discussion."I can't believe you'd pull a trick like this, James. If you knew the situation had been taken care of, why didn't you say anything instead of wor

"What happened to Evan is the consequence of his own choices," Beverly stated calmly."He got discharged because of you! He heard from the property staff that Marvin had abducted you—that's why he left the hospital. He was sued by Marvin and ended up in detention because of you."He even went to Rosewood Manor tonight because of you. Beverly, how can you be so heartless?" Tabitha's eyes blazed with fury as she pulled Harold close to her side.Beverly refused to back down. "That's just his wishful thinking. Tell him that no matter what he's done for me, I will never forgive him. And he'd better not appear before me again."She took James' hand, the coldness in her expression melting away as her beautiful eyes softened with tenderness. "Let's go home," she said gently.James felt a faint tremor in his heart. Without a word, he shielded her and began to lead her away."Mom!"No matter how desperately Harold called out, Beverly never once looked back.Wendell blocked the others. "M