I cradled my scraped, bleeding palm and looked up at him in utter disbelief. "Mom and Dad flew back from abroad just for this, and all our friends and relatives have already been notified. How could you just call off the wedding on a whim, Nicholas?"Nicholas, burning with rage at being lied to, clamped his hand over my chin and snarled, "You're really that desperate to marry me, huh? "Did Clara hit the nail on the head about you being nothing but a disgusting, trashy gold digger? It makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about the fact that I actually slept with you, Lillian!"He roughly shoved me aside and walked away, with the others following him. He hadn't gotten very far when I heard him say, "Go help me book an appointment for an HIV screening at the hospital."I instantly felt a pang in my chest after hearing that, and I wept from the injustice of it all. I had gone as far as to bring in another 14 billion dollars in revenue for Naughton Group just to convince Mom and
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