Furious, Mabel grabbed everything from her plate and hurled it at me. A mix of jam and soup splattered across my clothes, staining them instantly."Celia, am I supposed to thank you now? Are you saying my fiancé isn't even good enough for you? Let me tell you something. Harland's family has deep roots in Yorkdale City. "This is a power match—a merging of strengths. Even if you stripped naked and threw yourself at him, he still wouldn't want you!"Oh, so, that was what this was about. I had been wondering why someone as stunning as Mabel would settle for a slob like Harland. Turned out, it was about business interests.She was panting heavily, her chest rising and falling with rage. Harland, looking a little uneasy, stepped forward to calm her down, gently rubbing her stomach. "Sweetheart, don't get upset. Think about our baby."I raised an eyebrow. Pregnant? That was why they were rushing into an engagement, huh?After soothing Mabel, Harland turned to me with a dark expressio
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