###Chapter 5
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Only Ramona herself seemed oblivious.
How could a woman like her ever become the future Mrs. Bauer?
Even this engagement party was only happening because Elaine had forced it.
To them, only Tamera deserved to be the Bauer family's future hostess.
When Ramona didn't respond, the bodyguard assumed she would meekly accept their bullying as usual."Ms. Mahoney," he warned,"if you don't leave now, I'll have to remove you by force."
Manhandling her at her own engagement party would be the ultimate insult, a public humiliation.
If it were in the past, Ramona would have obediently retreated at such threats.
But this time, she only laughed coldly,"Since when have Jermaine's bodyguards been so undisciplined?"
The bodyguard was stunned.
"I may not become Mrs. Bauer, but I'm still the Mahoney family's heiress. Even Jermaine wouldn't dare speak to me this way. How dare a bodyguard like you threaten me? The Bauer family really impresses me."
The bodyguard's face darkened instantly.
Though not yet Mrs. Bauer, Ramona remained the Mahoney family's legitimate heiress.
"Ms. Mahoney, that wasn't my intention," the bodyguard stammered, his tone softening.
In the past, Ramona never spoke harshly to them to maintain her good image in front of Jermaine.
She used to be an easy target, but today her words were surprisingly sharp.
"Apparently, the Bauer family never sincerely wants this alliance. Maybe we should just call off this engagement," Ramona declared.
As soon as she finished speaking, a round of applause sounded.
Jermaine emerged, having overheard their exchange. His gaze first landed on Ramona's empty hands before he remarked with a jeer,"Finally drop the act, Ramona?"
He'd expected her to dive into the pool for that lost ring, yet it turned out to be just a pretense.
For three months she'd played the innocent when all along she'd been this sharp-tongued socialite.
Ramona met his disdainful stare unflinchingly.
In her past life, she had foolishly dedicated herself to Jermaine wholeheartedly, studying to become the perfect wife, exhausting herself with company affairs, and even caring for Elaine.
She'd imagined such devotion might win her over.
Yet when kidnappers demanded one million dollars during their wedding, he refused to pay.
How pathetic!
All those efforts to become Mrs. Bauer had only fooled herself.
Smiling at Jermaine now, she said simply,"Yes, the act's over. Let's call off this engagement. We're both busy people."
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