My engagement party was about to start when Natalie rushed into the lounge, her face pale. Not a single member of the Westbrook family had shown up.
A knot of worry tightened in my chest—had something happened to them?—when Mason’s friend, Tyler, let out a laugh.
“Rebecca, we made a bet a month ago. Mason would pretend to propose, and we’d see if you’d actually fall for it. We never thought you’d not only believe him, but actually book the venue.”
“Guess you were in a real hurry to become Mrs. Westbrook.”
Everyone laughed. Mason Westbrook reached over and ruffled my hair.
“We’re not even married, and you’re already this attached. If we didn’t give you some space to cool off, you might actually start thinking you’re already a Westbrook.”
I turned to Natalie Reed, who was standing off to the side.
“You knew about this?”
Color drained from Natalie’s face, and she immediately looked away.
“Becca, they were just messing around. They didn’t mean to hurt you.”
I shoved Mason’s hand away and sent Julian Cavendish a text.
You told me once that you wanted to be with me. You have half an hour. Come to Beacon House. Get engaged to me.Â
His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 29 Patricia gave a cold laugh. “You’re already married to Julian. How much further do you want to ruin Mason?” “This has nothing to do with my marriage.” “How could it not?” At last, her patience snapped. “The Whitfield family is reevaluating Westbrook’s investment proposal.
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 28 The Westbrooks didn’t sue. Three days later, Patricia asked to meet me at a hotel. She chose a private lounge on the top floor, as if she still believed I should have to look up to her. When I arrived, there were two cups
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 27 Tyler saw it and pretended he didn’t. He kept talking. “Rebecca hit me twice. Why isn’t anyone talking about that?” Before the livestream ended, Natalie publicly released the metadata for the original files. She didn’t defend herself. She only wrote: *I saved the recording.
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 26 *All original materials should be evaluated based on the version she releases.* I looked up at him. “When did you write this?” “Last night.” “How did you know I wouldn’t want your family to handle this for me?” “I didn’t.” He set a pen
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 25 The next morning, Tyler’s video was trending locally. My mother called me at six. “Becca, don’t you worry about me.” Her voice was soft. She clearly hadn’t slept. “Someone just asked me if I knew all along that you were going to switch men.
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 24 After my mother came in, he had used that same impatient tone to say, “We’ll talk about it later.” When Tyler insulted my mother, there had been laughter in the room, too. Then came the sound of my slap, and the harsh scrape of
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 23 “I know,” he said. “But the soup’s getting cold.” I took a sip before scrolling on. In the month before the fake proposal, they had changed the guest list three times in the group chat. Each time, Tyler had made a game of guessing
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 22 The soup simmered on the stove, sending up a gentle steam. I sat at the dining table but didn’t open the attachments right away. Julian turned down the heat and came over. “Do you want me to look through them with you?” “Yes.” He
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 21 “Liking you was my choice. Who you liked was your right.” I didn’t answer. I just turned my face toward the window. Streetlights passed one after another, laying stripes of light across my knees. The car was warm. Later, I realized that a healthy
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 20 On the first page, in Julian’s handwriting, it said: *Maple-glazed ribs: one-to-one ratio of syrup and apple cider vinegar. Don’t use too much heat. If they burn, that’s okay. I’ll eat them.* I laughed out loud in the empty kitchen, though my nose stung
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