, and everyo
ny pride, thinking it wo
om our engagement party, turn
osed decepti
f crossed an ocean to see me
n shock, his conf
d's hand and walk
, went pale. "Audrey, d
, Jeff ran off with Van
whispers, their eyes on me f
quet, her gaze accusing as she glared at Jeff.
aw her, my hea
he one Jeff had secr
e appeared, his ey
lder with every
d off in anger, the crowd cr
my hand to ch
tinctively, pleading,
ace cold and sharp, his pierci
and. "If you leave now, what happens to us? A
. "When you begged me to marry you, yo
ned and ran strai
his retreating figure, never once looking back,
nded abruptly, and my
. He left her in front of everyone to run off with so
rtant today is. If he ran off, it must be for something urgen
k with anger. "Brody, your son is twenty-five,
don't be upset. We've known each other forever. You know the kind
and spoke. "Brody, let's j
ay that? I've seen how much you care for Jeff all these years. You can't le
bitter smile. "I love him
o admit it, I could no
he girl who showed up