Chapter 38\u00a0<\/p>\n
The neighbor saw that Logan genuinely looked like someone who knew nothing; her face tightened with a disdain she didn\u2019t bother to hide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cYou don\u2019t even know about something this big? What kind of boyfriend are you? You\u2019re the boss of a company, and you couldn\u2019t even bear to pay some money for the funeral? Figures that rich men are always the stingiest. No wonder Vivian doesn\u2019t want to marry you\u00a0<\/p>\n
anymore\u2026\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian had other arrangements on the day of the wedding, so she had informed the neighbors in advance not to attend, saying the wedding had been canceled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleanor cared a great deal about appearances, and Vivian didn\u2019t want them coming to watch a spectacle. She wanted Eleanor to at least be able to rest in peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since her neighbor had brought it up, Vivian hurried out, not wanting too much to be revealed\u00a0<\/p>\n
to Logan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened the front door and stepped outside, cutting the neighbor off apologetically, \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0<\/p>\n
sorry\u00a0<\/p>\n
for disturbing you, Willow. I\u2019ll handle this myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Willow Thompson nodded and shot Logan a guarded glance. Then, she turned slightly toward Vivian and said, \u201cIf you need any help, just holler.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Willow went back inside, Logan looked at Vivian with a face full of guilt and remorse. Vivian, why didn\u2019t you tell me about something this important? If you had just said the word, I would have rushed back immediately to be with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at him calmly, her gaze not betraying any emotion. \u201cWouldn\u2019t that have ruined your fun? You finally got some time to relax amid your busy schedule. How could I bear to interrupt your good mood?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan\u2019s expression went pale, and a flicker of guilt flashed through his eyes. \u201cVivian, I didn\u2019t go on that trip for Sloane. I was accompanying a client from a partner company. I just brought her along to broaden her horizons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at him quietly. \u201cI see. Mr. Whitfield, you truly have the heart of a saint.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even an intern from a partner company could receive such attentive care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan was left speechless by her sarcasm. He didn\u2019t know how much Vivian had already learned, so he was forced to probe carefully. \u201cVivian, we\u2019ve been together for so many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
11\u00a0<\/p>\n
Y CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 38\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never done anything out of line. I hope you can trust me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian merely scoffed and said nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan did not know what to say. He took a deep breath, and his gaze was serious as he studied Vivian\u2019s expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he saw no trace of anger in her eyes, he relaxed a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian probably didn\u2019t know much. It was perhaps some hearsay and vague rumors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she had solid proof, there was no way she would still be tolerating him. She would have confronted him outright. \u201cVivi, I\u2019m really sorry. I wasn\u2019t by your side when your grandmother passed away. I\u2019ve realized my mistake, and I\u2019ll do everything I can to make it up to you for the rest of my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked up at him and smiled faintly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was he going to make it up to her by secretly setting up a family with another woman? Was he going to secretly have an illegitimate child who would one day compete with her for assets as a form of apology?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan didn\u2019t see the mockery in her eyes. Thinking his apology had earned her forgiveness, he stepped toward her and reached out to pull her into his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian deftly avoided him, her gaze turning cool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan awkwardly withdrew his hand, which had been hanging mid\u2013air. \u201cVivian, I know you\u2019re still angry with me, but we\u2019re about to get married. I don\u2019t want you to marry me while carrying any resentment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words sounded sincere, and his gaze was filled with deep remorse and self\u2013blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at his face in silence, then said slowly, \u201cSo for these last few days, we\u2019d better not see each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan was suddenly on alert. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could it be that, just like Willow had said, she really didn\u2019t want to marry him anymore?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 38\u00a0 The neighbor saw that Logan genuinely looked like someone who knew nothing; her face tightened with a disdain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-cancel-the-engagement-and-level-way-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}