Page 36 of Faking it With A Grumpy Billionaire

“Oh, what a shame!”

I immediately turned to face Jecintha, confused by the statement she had just uttered.

“Excuse me?” I asked.

“I thought she was going to stay. I was going to ask how the wedding preparations were going.”

“Well, you can as well ask me. It’s going well, thank you for asking.”

“Well, you know if you need any help, you can let me know.”

“Of course,” I said as I turned to look out for Elizabeth.

As I stood there, not so far off from the ladies, I could overhear them talking.

“I can’t believe he’s actually getting married to that woman. She isn’t even pretty.”

“I know, right? He could have done better. Let’s not even mention the fact that she’s a nobody!”

“I know, right? He could have at least managed a politician’s daughter and not a nobody.”

“You know, I hear he’s trying to build up the business for her.”

“Oh, so sad. I wish he could open his eyes to see that she might as well be a gold digger, just doing all of this for his money.”

At that point, I lost it. I turned to face them immediately, surprising them as they had forgotten I was still nearby.

“Really? Is that all you guys can do? Talk and gossip?”

“Who are you to call my fiancée a gold digger? No, tell me, what gives you the right?”

“Look, Will, I know the truth can be hard, but we’re only looking out for you. You can have any other woman in the world, so why does it have to be her?”

“I don’t see how that is any of your business, to start with, and I choose to date whoever I want to date.”

“Just so you know, I will choose her a hundred times over any of you here.”

“Now, there is no need for us to be rude now, is there?”

“Last I checked, Jecintha, you started it,” I said in pure annoyance at their audacity.

I couldn’t help but wonder what gave them the audacity to speak as they did.

“She might not have all of the money, but at least she has the values and the discipline. And she’s way prettier than any of you here, so I will appreciate it if you refrain from insulting my fiancée,” I said before turning, only to be met with Elizabeth behind me.

Oh no! How long has she been there? Did she overhear the entire conversation? I couldn’t help but wonder how much she had heard.

As I was about to ask, she immediately put on a smile before speaking. “What did I miss?” Elizabeth asked innocently, as though she was oblivious to everything the ladies had said.

“Umm, nothing much. We were just discussing some work stuff,” I lied to her face, even though I could tell she knew I was lying.

“Oh, I see. Good thing I didn’t miss out on much then.”

The expression on her face that she was trying so hard to hide beneath her smile told me all I needed to know. She had heard it all.

We spent the rest of the evening communicating with a whole lot of other people, with Elizabeth glued to my side—of course, there was no other way I was going to have it.

After hearing what those ladies said, I now felt a strong desire to have her by my side every minute and second to protect her from meeting such people again.

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