Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 28

This was a gift from Wiona, a thank you from the heart. It was precious, thoughtful, and filled with sincerity. Grandma Grace felt a wave of emotion sweep through her. Wiona was always this genuine. Show her a little kindness and she’d give you everything she had in return.

“Wiona, this is the most beautiful, most thoughtful, and my absolute favorite gift of the night,” Grandma Grace said, her voice gentle.

“Thank you.”

Wiona’s smile was bright and real. “I’m so happy you like it.”

Nothing else was important. Not the price, not the fame. Those things didn’t matter to either of them. Both women looked completely content.

But the rest of the room felt the opposite.

People were dying to know. Was the jewelry real or fake? Was it actually a genuine Vivian original?

Everyone was practically buzzing with curiosity, but the person at the center of it all hadn’t said a word.

Kellen felt restless, a bitter jealousy gnawing at her. She turned to Jace, hoping for some comfort, but he wasn’t even looking at her. He was watching Wiona, caught up in something she’d said. It was as if, only now, he realized Wiona carried herself with a kind of quiet elegance that only time could bring.

Kellen let out a heavy, frustrated sigh.

“Well, I guess I am the punchline tonight,” she muttered. “I can’t keep up with you rich folks. I’m out.”

She turned and stormed off, her head held high, but her pride wounded.

Jace snapped out of his daze. He almost called after her but stopped himself just in time. He shot a quick look at Wiona. “I’ll see her out.”

Then he hurried after Kellen.

“Kellen, wait up!” he called, chasing her all the way to the front gates of Rosewood Garden. He finally caught up and pulled her into his arms.

“Kellen, you can’t just run off like that. Do you want to drive me crazy?” he asked, his voice tight with worry.

Kellen fought him off, pushing him away. “Let go! Why did you even follow me?”

Jace watched her, confused and a little hurt. “I didn’t even know you were coming tonight. If you’d told me, I never would have let you bring that tea set.”

He took a breath. “I know you got hurt tonight, but this isn’t the time to go public. I can’t tell everyone you’re the one I love. Not yet.

“Kellen, please don’t be mad, okay?”

Kellen’s voice broke as she cried out, “Jace, I’m not crying because of tonight, or your grandma’s insults, or even Wiona always pressing me. It’s you…

“You’re falling for Wiona, aren’t you?”

Jace felt a wave of frustration wash over him. “Can you not make a scene? I left her behind and came running after you. Isn’t that enough to show you where my heart is?

“Kellen, I’ve told you, you are my whole life.”

He hugged her tightly, refusing to let go no matter how she struggled.

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