“It’s just gossip,” Amelia said with a smile. “Doesn’t sound like good gossip, though.”
Scarface clicked his tongue. “That’s how it is in this circle.”
“Oh? And how is it?” Amelia’s lips curved.
Seeing that she didn’t seem to mind, Scarface decided to give her a heads-up. “The version I heard is that you were brought back from some village. People think you weren’t raised well and aren’t worthy of Young Mr. Jenkins. They say he rejected you long ago, but you clung to him shamelessly, which is why the engagement wasn’t annulled.”
“Pretty much what I expected.” Amelia’s tone was playful, but her dark eyes grew deeper under the lights.
The rumors that had ruined her in her dreams… were now unfolding one by one in reality.
Scarface was dumbfounded. “You expected this? Why would you even
