Chapter 11

Joshua had gone insane. Following his family's bankruptcy and Isabel's imprisonment for attempted murder, he had a complete breakdown.Somehow, he managed to find out where Mom's grave was. He started hanging around there like a ghost haunting the place, convinced that I would show up at some point.It rained heavily on the anniversary of Mom's death. Austin and I visited her grave together.The car had just stopped when we saw a figure kneeling in front of the headstone.It was Joshua.He'd lost so much weight that I could hardly recognize him. His eyes were now sunken deep into his face, and he gave off a sour, moldy stench. Not a single trace of the erstwhile sophisticated scion remained.When he saw me disembark from the car, his dull eyes became alarmingly bright. He scrambled over like a drowning man grabbing onto a lifeline."Ellie! Ellie!"The bodyguards instantly stepped forward to keep him back. He was forced to stay ten feet away from me. Falling to his knees, he cri

Chapter 12

Austin held my hand and led me off the private jet. A silk scarf covered my eyes, turning my vision completely dark, but all my other senses were heightened to the extreme.The salty sea breeze brushed across my cheeks, carrying an overwhelming scent of white roses.Finally, he untied the blindfold.The moment the light hit my eyes, I was stunned. Before me was a private island, and a sea of white roses stretched on as far as my eyes could see.White roses were my favorite.Austin wrapped his arms around me from behind and rested his chin lightly on my shoulder, his voice low and gentle as he spoke, "The moment we got engaged, I had my people buy this island. You said you didn't like weddings. I figured you simply didn't like a marriage centered on schemes and an exchange of benefits, as if it were a business transaction."He led me forward, step by step, into the center of the sea of roses. There were no guests or officiant, only a floral arch woven from roses and vines.Under

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Chapter 11

Chapter 12