Chapter 534

"Oh, Don's finally home!" Dorothea was the first to stand. She walked over to him with a bright smile. "We've been waiting for you. Our home has an honored guest tonight. Someone I'd like you to meet!" she said. An honored guest? Donovan cast a casual glance at the beautiful stranger sitting on the couch. "What do you mean?" he asked, his brows lifting slightly in confusion. "That's Ms. Sterling," Dorothea warmly explained. "She's the heiress to Concord Pharmaceuticals. Her mother and I are old friends. They just returned to Valanthea a few days ago for a visit. When she heard about what happened, I decided to invite Ms. Sterling over to meet you." Hearing that, Donovan understood the implications well enough. He coolly countered, "What exactly have they heard about?" "About you being widowed, of course," Grace chimed in, smiling as she joined the conversation. "Don, Ms. Sterling is in a similar situation. She was engaged once, but the engagement was called off for certain reason