Talia's face flushed violently red. "Are you insulting me on purpose?"
The playful charm had completely vanished from Manley's face, replaced by a terrifying indifference. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. "Take the mirror I gave you and get the hell out."
Anyone stupid enough to challenge Estelle definitely needed a mirror at home.
Talia was enraged by the humiliation. "You set me up!"
Her mind raced as she processed Manley's words. Suddenly, she gasped. "Wait... do you have feelings for Jonathan Lamont too?"
That was it. He dragged her away from the party just to keep her away from Jonathan!
"Cough!" Manley choked on his smoke. He shot the woman a freezing glare. "I'll say it one more time. Get out."
What kind of brain-dead logic was that?
When Talia threw a tantrum and refused to move, Manley simply opened her door and practically kicked her out.
The man waiting outside, afraid Talia might get seriously hurt, reached out and caught her. Talia flailed wildly. "Get off me, you filthy creep! How dare you touch me!"
The man's expression darkened, and he immediately let go.
With a heavy thud, Talia crashed onto the pavement. She grimaced in agony, but before she could even catch her breath, the sports car roared to life, blasting her face with exhaust fumes as it sped off.
*
Back at the banquet, Estelle was chatting with Emily when she received a text from Manley: [Estelle, for you, I even took the fall of being accused of liking men!]
He followed it up with a sticker of a baby pouting in a corner.
Estelle understood instantly and couldn't help but feel speechless. [She was never a threat to me. Why did you even bother?]
Manley: [Not acceptable. I won't let anyone make you even slightly unhappy.]
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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
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Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
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Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....
Thank you for the updates of Emily and Charlie. It seem that Orval may knows of Amelia and may be helping Emily get around her,...