Lauren flinched at Jayden's yell, staggering back in shock with her heart racing all of a sudden. His whole body was trembling from anger and she couldn't pinpoint why.
First, he barged into her house and now he thought he could question and yell at anyone? How did she ever overlook his bad attitude?
"Are you... Marrying her? Why? Uncle, why?" But it was the pain in his voice as he spoke each word that calmed her down. He wasn't angry, he was... Hurt. He was hurt and he felt betrayed.
She looked at Leo who stood still by her side and was unsure of what to do. Of course anyone would react this way if they found out their uncle was marrying their ex-wife, right?
She hadn't even agreed to the proposal yet. Her father and his loud mouth! Why couldn't he just keep certain things to himself?
