Xavier followed Sophia back to the house and only then realized his parents were already waiting for him.
"Dad. Mom." He greeted them casually and dropped onto the sofa as if he didn't have a single worry in the world.
"What is this about?"
"Why are you insisting on a wedding?" his father, Joseph Donovan, demanded, slamming his hand down on the table. Joseph glared at him and went on. "Didn't you promise us there wouldn't be one? Haven't we been humiliated enough already because of Bella? Just look at what people are saying about our family now. You brought a shameless woman into this house, and now we all have to live with the fallout."
Xavier tapped his fingers against the armrest. "And I told you not to give her a hard time. Did you listen? The wedding is happening. Whatever Bella s
