The words took many by surprise
especially those who knew Cathie and had been present at the previous event when Jake had called off the wedding. Mouths fell open in stunned disbelief, followed by murmurs and hushed whispers rippling through the crowd in confused daze.
But none of them mattered as much as one man.
Mr. Dylan Valente.
From where he stood among the guests, he noticed the disturbance immediately. He hadn’t intended to intervene... celebrations were always noisy, but then the words reached him. Not once. Twice.
Fiancé.
Soon to be his wife.
His steps slowed down a bit.
No one announced an engagement at an event like this. Not after that humiliation. If anyone would dare to do so, there was only one name that made sense. Jake.
But that wasn’t Jake’s voice.
A chill ran d
