Chapter 15

Evelyn turned back to face the crowd, her voice calm but firm. "The reason I called off the engagement? I'm done being used and set up." "Nonsense, Evelyn! Haven't you caused enough drama?" Nathaniel strode toward her, clearly upset. His nerves were fraying. Nathaniel had a gut feeling Evelyn had found something out, and he had to stop her before she exposed it. Just as he approached, Evelyn subtly took a few steps back, her tone sharp: "Nathaniel, stay back—I don't need your disgusting presence near me." Her disgust was undisguised. Nathaniel ignored her warning, in fact, he advanced more aggressively, his face twisted with fury. Evelyn squinted slightly, then let out a cold laugh. "Hiring someone to kidnap your own fiancée on the wedding day just to cook up a cheating scandal?" "Wow, Nathaniel, I don't think there's another man in all of Lichester who'd pull something this ridiculous." Her words lit a fire under the crowd, reporters immediately shifted their lenses toward Evelyn as s