Chapter 48

Giselle sat frozen in her chair, staring blankly at the staircase where Donovan had disappeared. His words echoed in her mind, leaving her head buzzing and her body stiff. For a moment, she couldn't react at all. "Giselle?" Zachary gently called, noticing her dazed expression. "Yeah?" She snapped out of it and quietly took a deep breath. While Giselle wrestled with complicated emotions, Grace continued her discussion with Dorothea. "Did you hear that, Dorothea? Even Don doesn't want to call off the marriage. So there's nothing left to argue, right?" Dorothea could only nod. "Technically, this incident has damaged our family's reputation, and I did consider canceling the marriage. But then I remembered... Don's not getting any younger. It wouldn't be wise to delay this any further." "Exactly. Don is already 34. He'll be in his 40s before long. Even though I'm just his sister-in-law, I've been worried sick about him! "Didn't you cry a few years ago when he said he wanted to stay