Semua Bab You Left Me for Your Secretary, so Why Are You Begging at My Wedding?: Bab 281 - Bab 290

Liz frowned and turned, impatience flickering in her eyes. “Mrs. Smith, if you have something to say, you can say it right here. Or is it so shameful that you need to drag me somewhere private?”Her voice was calm but loud enough for the four or five people nearby to hear. Instantly, their attention shifted toward her and Kimberly.A flicker of embarrassment crossed Kimberly’s face. She forced her anger down and managed a strained smile. “What nonsense are you talking about? It’s just a personal matter. Since it concerns you, I can’t exactly bring it up in front of everyone.”Her false air of concern almost made Liz laugh. To anyone else, it might have looked like Kimberly was being considerate.“If it’s about me, then say it here. There’s nothing you can’t say in front of others.”If she followed Kimberly out now, the rumors would spread before she even returned.Kimberly’s smile slipped, her expression hardening. “Liz, I’m doing this for your own good. Don’t be so ungrateful.”

After exchanging pleasantries with Xena and swapping contact information, Mandy moved on to mingle with other guests.Across the room, Jane’s face flushed red with anger when she saw Kimberly introducing Xena to Mandy.“Has your mom completely lost her mind? She knows Xena was the homewrecker who stole Zac from you, and she’s still introducing her to Mandy?”Liz’s expression stayed cool. “To her, Xena is just a connection to Zac and a way into Voyager Tech. What Xena did before doesn’t matter to her.”Jane was seething. “Even if she wants Mandy to make connections, couldn’t she at least be a little selective? Since when do you scoop up trash and treat it like treasure?”The thought of that woman walking proudly on Zac’s arm, attending parties, and rubbing shoulders with society’s elite made Jane’s blood boil. A woman who had clawed her way up by destroying someone else’s relationship should have been shamed, not celebrated.Liz’s eyes turned cold. “As long as it benefits Mandy, s

Jane arched a brow. “I think you like him too. Aren’t you going to make a move?”Liz shook her head. “Not yet. I’ll wait until things settle down. Right now, I don’t have the energy to think about it.”She still wanted to watch a little longer, to see how William handled things with Riley. If he couldn’t keep his distance from her, Liz wasn’t planning to start anything with him.“Fair enough,” Jane said.Liz had only just come out of her last relationship. Expecting her to dive straight into another one would be rushing it.Before long, Jane’s car pulled up near Crestwood Heights. As they waited at the last stoplight before the building, Jane peered ahead. “That guy standing by the gate—don’t tell me that’s William?”Liz followed her line of sight. She couldn’t make out his face clearly, but something in her gut told her it was him.“It looks like him,” she said softly.“He came all the way here just to wait for you?”“Maybe.”Liz hadn’t expected William to actually wait for

Liz shook her head. “Dinner should definitely be on me as a thank-you. But the money for the modifications is still yours.”When she saw William about to refuse, she added quickly, “I know that amount may not mean much to you, but I don’t want to owe you too much.”From the car he drove, and from the fact that Riley was his childhood friend, Liz already knew he couldn’t be just an ordinary doctor. The Hendersons were one of the most prominent families in Halston. Anyone who grew up alongside them could hardly be ordinary.The only possibility she could think of was the Sanders family, the most powerful family in Halston.She didn’t know much about them, but Michael had once mentioned that compared to the Sanders, all the prominent families in Stanley City put together barely measured up. That was one of the reasons she hesitated about getting involved with him.Just as the Smiths had looked down on Zac, a family empire like the Sanders would almost certainly look down on the Smith

Liz smiled as she pulled out her phone and snapped a quick picture of William, bent over the meat counter. She wasted no time posting it to her feed.“Dr. Sanders being so serious about picking out meat—how adorable is that?”Almost immediately, Jane liked the post and dropped a comment.“Well, well. You’re not even official yet and already showing off?”A small smile flickered in Liz’s eyes as she typed back.“I’m just sharing my day.”Jane shot back at once.“Sure, sure. We get it—you're at the grocery store with Dr. Sanders. Go enjoy your domestic bliss.”Liz replied with a laugh.“Yes ma'am.”While the two of them bantered in the comments, a new notification popped up. Jeff had liked her post. Liz frowned, suddenly remembering she still had him on her contacts list. Without hesitation, she blocked him.Back when Zac had betrayed her, Jeff hadn’t missed a chance to mock her, pushing her to give up and sneering behind her back. None of it had ever been for her sake. It had