Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Sabrina and George followed James back to Harris Manor.

hen they left the chapel, relatives and close friends kept asking what had really happened at th

ing.

already made Carter and just wouldn’t come.

hitney was serio

eally shouldn’t b

She was sch she’d still

Sab

ily’s engagement public, so no matter how they tried to expl

I do was grit their teeth and keep quiet.

ina muttered with a scowl. “Even if she was mad at Carter like that on such an important occasion.”

son and daughter, and even if Emily was only their adopted da ince she was little.

she wanted about Emily. After all, that was her business. But why should

eason everyone was gossiping

seriously thinking about b

his head and let out a he

s over.”

se big shots show corge was fumin

issed at W

hem was all thanks to Whitney.

ompany, are you?” Sabrina asked, her

them a bone, nothing major. Just enough

family ended up losing face in front of everyone

dad, Samuel.

ow could I not be angry?‘ George thought to himself.

as he listened to George and Sabrina argue, the veins on his

yone else for this?” he snapped.

nding by her grandfather, muttered under her breath, “Obviously, they are.”

d spoke, “I’ve heard Whit say more than once that she wanted to cancel the

he told me you ken

30, her dad ev

dpa wasn’t well and she should wait. And just a

ng her home, just so she’d show up at the

e definitely told you herself,

ng like

Lena shot back, her tone sharp.

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Lena was all about what was right, not just sticking up for family. No way was she letting anyone trasl best friend right in front of her.

“Lena, you can’t just talk like that. I get that you and Whitney are close, but we’re your family, you kn Sabrina blurted out, sounding a little desperate.

Lena just pursed her lips. Her obvious look of disagreement didn’t slip past James‘ sharp eyes.

“Enough. James turned to Sabrina again, his eyes cold. “Whit wanted to cancel the wedding before. W

id you keep from me?”

“Did y

use you thought I was too sick to handle it?” he demanded.

make a scene today and drive me mad, knowing I wasn’t well?”

atisfaction James felt toward Whitney completely disappeared.

ted to come clean from the start, but they kept hiding it and trying to gloss things over, he

you think marriage is just a game?” James snapped. “If Whitney’s already given up on Carter, do yo pect me to force her to marry Carter?”

He asked, “Don’t tell me you actually threatened her and made Samuel kidnap Whitney back home?”

Sabrina rushed to defend herself, “Seriously, we’d never do something like that. Why would you think we’re that awful?”

James let out a heavy snort. “Don’t blame me for thinking that way. Just look at what your son’s been up

to!”

The more James stewed over it, the more pissed off he got, until he suddenly noticed someone was missing from the house.

“Lena, where’s Klein?” he asked.

Lena blinked her wide, sparkling eyes. “Grandpa, you asked him to take Whit to the hospital. Don’t you remember?”

It finally clicked for James

“Tomorrow

George

Patricia,” James said. “She was always closest to your mother.”

ire,” they replied in unison.

the wedding, his expression grew stormy, knuckles white on the

the dashboard beeping warnings that he was way over the speed limit.

atbelt, her face pale as a ghost. “Carter, please, slow down.”

Chapter 43

But her words just seemed to rile him up even more. With no other cars in sight, it took ten m red light before Carter finally started to cool off.

He glance just now

of the corner of his eye, his gaze softening a little. “Sorry, Emily. Did I

1. le. “No, Carter. I just knew you were upset.”

ing next to him right now, she definitely wouldn’t have said that.

just give him that gorgeous, serious look and start lecturing him about traffic laws e could get into for breaking them.

to think she was so boring, but now, for some reason, he actually missed her a little.

ou hungry? Want to grab something to eat?” Carter sounded distracted as he asked.

nily felt herself finally calming de

Even though she’d just gotten with those annoying family

She really ought to in everyone’s f

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