Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87 A Stain

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“It doesn’t matter what we know. The point is–everyone else misunderstood. Haven’t you figured it out yet? Someone deliberately sabotaged the engagement today. Do you even know that your little rendezvous with Lydia at the back door was being live–streamed?!”

Deep down, he didn’t really believe his son and Lydia were completely innocent.

They said it was for treatment, but with young men and women tangled up for so long, how could they not cross the line?

Being a jerk was one thing. What truly infuriated him was how neatly they had been set up today. Trap after trap, leaving both families powerless and pushed along with no way to fight back.

His son had always been a competent heir, someone to be proud of. He never imagined he would stumble so badly in a matter as important as marriage.

“Live–stream? What live–stream?” Jasper’s head whipped around, staring at his furious father.

“No matter the reason, Mr. Fenton, backing out of an engagement at the last minute is not the act of a gentleman.” At some point, Wilson and Lottie had arrived with Clarence and Claudia in

tow.

The one who spoke coldly was Clarence.

To him, it all came down to Jasper’s shady behavior and wavering feelings. If not for Jasper, their families wouldn’t be facing such humiliation, and he wouldn’t hurt Claudia tonight.

Anger twisted inside him, and so he refused to even call him Jasper. He addressed him coldly as “Mr. Fenton.”

But Jasper had no mind for Clarence. His eyes locked only on Claudia, who stood behind them all, watching the scene nonchalantly.

Pushing past the Lancasters, he stopped in front of her, voice urgent. “Claudia, listen to me—”

“You just went out, didn’t you?” Claudia cut him off, her gaze sharp as if piercing straight into his soul. “What was our bet again?”

His lips trembled, but no words came.

Of course, he remembered. As long as he had stayed in the venue tonight, waiting until their parents announced the engagement, he would have been her rightful fiance.

But he had taken that one wrong step.

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“It’s fine.” Her eyes curved slightly, her smile light and effortless. “I should thank you.”

Her last words were whispered so softly that only the two of them could hear. “Thank you for clearing the stain in my life.”

From now on, she could cast off the past openly, without guilt. It was an unexpected gift.

A stain?

She was calling their past a stain?

Jasper’s heart sank into bitterness.

“Claudia. Please “His voice shook, his eyes full of pain as he begged her.

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But Claudia only brushed away the hand he reached out.

Then she slowly and firmly took a step back.

It was just one step, but it felt like the Milky Way lay between them.

The rejection shattered what little reason Jasper had left. His regret and rage exploded inside him all at once.

More and more people were glancing their way.

But Jasper had only one thought.

No.

If my engagement to Lydia is confirmed tonight, then from that moment on, Claudia and I wouldn’t have any chance whether the marriage goes through or not.

His gaze hardened. Ignoring the warning glares from both sets of parents, he raised his voice.

“I need to explain to everyone, I‘

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