When Two Winters Met (Henrietta and Yosef) novel Chapter 30

Today was supposed to be their engagement day? The Sargents hadn't said anything! Oh, maybe this was all planned? A dramatic, romantic proposal?

Henrietta's parents and brother had initially held back, waiting for her to react. But now Matteo was kneeling with the ring, and Henrietta still hadn't moved…

Quinton crooked a finger at a bodyguard behind him. “Throw him out.”

“Yes, sir,” the bodyguard said, bowing his head.

But Henrietta finally stood up. “Quinton, no need.”

Quinton looked at her for a moment, then nodded.

Henrietta started towards the stage. Winona and Charlotte stood as well. “We're coming with you.”

Matteo stared at her, raising the ring higher. “Henrietta, I know you wanted me to say it myself, so I'm saying it!”

Henrietta was silent. So were Winona and Charlotte.

He was truly skilled at twisting the narrative. Who had asked him to say anything?

Before Henrietta could speak, Matteo continued, “I picked out this ring for you myself. Take a look, do you like it? If you don't, I'll buy you another one.”

What a wonderful, devoted man, some people thought. So much better than a loveless arranged marriage.

Winona glanced at it, smiled, and picked up one of the rings. “I recognize this brand. This whole set costs, what, a hundred and fifty thousand dollars? Matteo, you're an award-winning actor worth tens of millions. You're seriously proposing with this?”

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