Chapter 452

Penelope was standing by the door in a red dress, looking drunk whilst staring directly at Samantha. Samantha's eyes began twitching uncontrollably, and she tried to ignore the feeling of unease slowly building up in her heart. She feigned nonchalance as she asked, "Ms. Jefferson, why are you here?" Her words immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room, and they immediately turned to look at Penelope. Penelope's cheeks looked unnaturally flushed as she staggered into the room. She fixed her eyes on Xander and headed directly toward him. She only stopped when she was a few steps away from him. "Xan, why would you rather give up on your position as the heir of the Wembley family than marry me?" Everyone's expression immediately shifted when they heard her words. Samantha even turned to look at Xander in disbelief as she asked quietly, "Xander, what's going on?" Xander took a deep breath and tried to feign nonchalance. He stroked her hair, asking, "Is it alright