Chapter 220: An Awkward Dinner
Emmeline had chosen her prettiest white dress. It had always been one of her favorites, a dress she and Kelsie had picked out together while they were out shopping in Paris a year ago.
A year ago.
One year ago, there was no Amelia Kentwood. Matteo Montgomery was on the way to becoming her fiancé and soon-to-be husband, and she was still the prized jewel and sole successor of the Hawthorne fortune.
Everything was perfect one year ago. That all changed when Amelia arrived in their lives. Her marriage plans were ruined, she was kicked out of the family by the grandfather who had doted on her since young, and she had to resort to such dirty tactics in order to get the man she was always promised.
Her hand landed on her belly. A small bump had already formed, and maybe in a month or so, this bump would no longer be hidden behind puffy dresses and long skirts. Tenderly, she ran her hand down the surface.
This child was her ticket back to the Hawthorne family home, albeit that was not the first thing on her agenda when she chose to conceive. It was only meant to tie Matteo down. While there wasn’t much progress on her grandfather’s end of things, at least she had managed to win the Montgomerys over.
Matteo Montgomery had no choice but to show up for dinner with her tonight in the Montgomery mansion. And best of all, Aiden was not anywhere near the estate.
She picked up her phone from her bed, her fingers keying in the words with a smile on her face.
’Your idea is brilliant. Everything is going perfectly. Matteo is coming for dinner, and my guess is that his parents will insist he takes me as his bride.’