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 19 The following autumn, I received a package. There was no sender’s name. Inside the cardboard box were a thousand gold favor boxes, folded neatly and packed in rows. At the bottom was a note. It had only one sentence on it. *This time I
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 18 Eleanor patted me on the shoulder. “Julian’s waiting outside. Take your time. Come out when you’re ready.” Then she left, the sound of her heels clicking on the marble floor. I looked at myself in the mirror. This time, the fingers holding the lipstick
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 17 She cut the woman off, her voice steady. “My son was fond of her for four years. He only pursued her after her previous relationship was over.” “So if that’s what you call pulling strings, then yes—we welcomed her, and only then was she
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 16 A few months later, the Cavendish family hosted a pre-wedding dinner. I was touching up my makeup in the restroom when I heard two women talking outside the door. “So that’s Rebecca Walker? I heard she was supposed to get engaged to Mason Westbrook,
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 15 “Three.” Mason opened his mouth, but no sound came out. “Three minutes are up.” I turned to leave. “Wait!” He said in a rush, “I know I was wrong.” “Okay. And?” “I cut off Tyler and the others. All of them.” “And?” “I apologized
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 14 “But you watched for four years.” “So we can’t be friends anymore. Don’t contact me again.” Her lips trembled. She lowered her head and gently set the favor box on the floor. “I’m sorry.” She left with her head bowed. I picked up the
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 13 I don’t know when Mason left. The second half of the party went smoothly. After the guests had gone, Natalie stepped out from the shadows of the hallway. “Becca, can I talk to you for a minute?” I stopped, but I didn’t turn around.
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 12 Mrs. Westbrook turned toward Mason and shrieked, “Mason! Are you just going to let her speak to me like this?” Mason had always thought I didn’t know. I had only stayed silent because I loved him. Standing at the side of the stage, Mason’s
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 11 “You spent four years and still couldn’t get through our front door. Now you’ve found another man to put on a show with? You’re only making yourself look worse.” My mother rose from her seat again, her hand catching on the tablecloth. I pressed
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His Fake Proposal Led Me To My Real Husband Chapter 10 The man went on. “If you couldn’t stand to lose her, you shouldn’t have let us treat her that way in the first place.” “You’re the one who kept saying she had no standards. You said no matter what we did, she’d always come
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