If that happened, she would officially be part of the Nash family, forging an unbreakable link to Yosef.
After making the call, Calvert reported back. "Mr. Nash, I've asked them to come over. They should be here in about forty minutes. But, sir..." He hesitated, but pressed on. "Are you absolutely sure about this?"
Yosef looked at Jethro. "I'll let you get married. And after you're married, you'd better be prepared to bear the consequences."
"You got married on a whim, so can I," Jethro retorted.
Yosef's lips curled into a cold smile. "Don't compare that piece of trash to my wife."
Jethro took a deep breath, clenched his jaw, and said nothing.
Calvert felt a massive headache coming on.
Yosef stood up and looked at Calvert. "We'll start the meeting. Let me know when the registry officials arrive. Also, contact the media. Prepare for a public announcement in three days regarding his disownment."
Calvert froze for a second before finally acknowledging the order. "Yes, sir."
Yosef strode out of the office and toward the conference room. Calvert didn't follow immediately. He couldn't stop himself from making one last plea. "Mr. Jethro, please... don't be so impulsive. You know Mr. Nash better than anyone. Would he ever do anything to harm you? If Ms. Harmon..."
"That's enough," Jethro cut him off.
Calvert had no choice but to nod and leave.
Artina, meanwhile, was a whirlwind of excitement and fear. "Jethro, are you really going to marry me? Can I really be your wife?"
"Of course," Jethro affirmed.
"But..." she said worriedly, "Yosef said... he's going to publicly disown you in three days."
Jethro looked at her. "Are you scared?"
"Of course not!" Artina threw her arms around him, tears streaming down her face. "Jethro, you're so good to me," she choked out. She was genuinely moved. To have a man stand up for her so forcefully, to defy the world for her, she felt it was all worth it.
Calvert couldn't help but call Henrietta and tell her what had happened. Henrietta was stunned into silence for a long moment before finally saying, "I understand."
Then came the overwhelming wave of anger and conflict. Artina... she hadn't even had the surgery yet! She was going to get a marriage certificate with Jethro while carrying another man's child? No. Absolutely not.
Henrietta immediately called Yosef. He paused his meeting to take the call. "We absolutely cannot let them get married!" she said urgently.
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