Chapter 776

If that really happened, rumors would start to spread about the Thompsons trying to break up the marriage alliance between the Newmans and Hoopers and ruin the two families' longtime friendship. If those rumors took root, the Newmans and Hoopers—especially the Hoopers—wouldn't let the Thompsons off the hook. The Lennoxes and Thompsons were relatives. If the Hoopers wanted to go after the Thompsons, Patrick's plan to have Celeste marry Vincent would go down the drain. In fact, the Lennoxes would go down with the Thompsons. That was why Celeste had swooped in to save the day earlier. She didn't want the worst-case scenario to happen. Whether or not she married Vincent was a small matter—if the Lennoxes were to get into trouble because of Janice, she would no longer be able to enjoy life as the heiress of the Lennox family. Queenie understood all of this, but she just couldn't control her emotions. She didn't get what was wrong with her that month. The predicted date for her period ha