The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 248

Camille rolled her eyes. "You really think she's going to walk away from the Locke family's wealth? Does she think billionaires just grow on trees?"

"She's been spending a lot of time with Stefan. I'm worried she's going to leave me for him."

Before, he wouldn't have believed she'd ever look at another man, but now, he was terrified of the possibility.

Camille pulled out her phone, tapped open an article, and tossed it onto the coffee table in front of him. She gave a mocking laugh. "Stefan and Ophelia are getting engaged. If Winona thinks being friendly with Stefan means she actually has a shot with him, she's delusional. The second she hits reality, she'll realize that no other prominent family is going to be stupid enough to accept a woman with her background."

"But—"

"No 'buts,' Yulen. Don't forget, her grandmother is incredibly sick. The surgery and aftercare will cost a fortune. As long as she has half a brain, she won't dare leave you. Stefan's mother is notoriously ruthless; she'd never let Stefan get tangled up with someone like Winona. Just wait. Winona will come crawling back to you eventually."

Hearing his sister lay it out like that, Yulen felt a wave of relief.

She was right. Who else but him would ever offer Winona a real commitment?

*

At noon, Winona sat in the breakroom with her colleagues.

They were buzzing about the latest celebrity gossip.

Noticing Winona's silence, Corin assumed she hadn't seen the news and forwarded her a link.

"Winona, look! It seems Mr. Goddard and Ms. Powell are officially tying the knot."

Winona tapped the link.

The night before, a fire had broken out at Unity Medical Center. The article featured dramatic photos of Stefan carrying Ophelia out through a fire exit.

The press waxed poetic about Stefan's deep devotion to Ophelia, claiming the two were set to be married by the end of the year.

Winona read the article, her expression remaining perfectly neutral.

"Mr. Goddard is usually so cold to everyone, but he treats Ms. Powell entirely differently," Corin sighed dreamily. "Usually, these high-society marriages are just business, but maybe they're the exception. Maybe it's true love."

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