Chapter 748

On the surface, everything seemed calm. But beneath it, no one was truly at peace. The cancellation of Terence and Lily's wedding had dealt a heavy blow to the Devereux family. Marika fell ill from anger, while Richard erupted in fury, blaming Terence for causing trouble. As punishment, Terence was forced to kneel in the family's memorial room overnight to repent. Besides them, the situation was also a heavy blow to Maryanne. She felt utterly devastated, as if she had invested so much time and effort, only to be told at the last moment that it had all been for nothing. When Terence was apologizing, Maryanne had been shut out of the room. To this day, she still didn't understand why the wedding had been called off—only that it was Terence's decision. She was worried about Lily but feared that showing up might make things worse. So instead, she secretly contacted Hayden to ask how Lily was doing. Even though Lily had explained that Terence wasn't to blame, Hayden couldn't help but