Chapter 453

Penelope took a seat on the couch and sat across from Samantha. She explained, "Last week, Christopher visited my parents, wanting to arrange a marriage of convenience between our families. "Our families have been close friends for generations, and my dad also knew about my feelings toward Xander. Hence, he agreed to the marriage. "Today just so happened to be me and Xan's engagement ceremony, but who would have thought that…" Penelope paused as she looked at Samantha with resentment. "Who would have thought that Xan would break off the engagement publicly because of you? He had humiliated me in front of so many people. "At first, we agreed that as long as Xan apologized, we would continue with the engagement and pretend that the incident had never happened. "However, Xan was adamant on breaking off the engagement. He would rather leave the Wembley family and give up on his position as heir of the Wembley family just to be with you. "Now, he has lost everything. He has lost hi