Skipped at the altar, Taken by his uncle Novel

Chapter 185 Chapter 185 William Boone smacked his nephew right across the face. E55 vouchers "Are you nuts? I'm the chief judge, not some miracle worker. You're scheming against women and now even your own family!" William snapped. The Boone family had three siblings. William, the eldest, was a civil servant. The second, Carl, worked at the Resource Bureau. And the youngest, Laura, was still locked up in prison. Back when Laura married the successful businessman Samuel Moore, she had held a high status in her family. Samuel had scored plenty of projects thanks to his brother-in-law Carl.

Last time, when Laura tried to scheme against Whitney, she sent her nephew Kevin to do the dirty work, but the whole plan. blew up in their faces. Whitney had made them apologize to her online, in front of everyone. That was when Kevin started holding a grudge against Laura. After Laura was sent to prison, Klein banished Tina to the countryside to farm for a whole year. When Tina finally came back, her father Samuel had died. Tina moved in with the Boone family. Kevin welcomed her home with open arms.

"You can stay at my place for as long as you want." But Tina had never imagined her cousin was a monster hiding behind a friendly face. One night, after getting wasted, he forced himself on her. Kevin had some cash to throw around. With his father and uncle living off government paychecks, he got even bolder, thinking he could get away with anything. He started treating Tina like his personal prisoner. He was scared of getting caught anyway. He would've kept Tina hidden forever if Emily hadn't come looking for her.

Emily felt sick to her stomach, just thinking about what that bastard had done to Tina. Honestly, who else could she blame? Tina had brought this on herself. She had everything going for her, but she'd managed to screw it all up. If only she'd stayed in her father's good graces, she wouldn't be suck in this nightmare. Emily tried to comfort her. "Tina, I've got an apartment you can crash at for now. Would you like to stay there?" Tina just nodded, totally numb, not having a clue what to do with her life anymore. "Tina, you used to have it all.

Samuel spoiled you rotten, and your mom was always there to bail you out," Emily said. "If it hadn't been for her, your life would've been smooth sailing Seeing Tina still lost in thought, Emily kept pushing her. "Women like us are born at a disadvantage. Unless we're willing to risk it all, they'll just keep taking advantage of us." "Risk it all..." Tina muttered under her breath. 1/4 10:13 Fri, Dec 26 Chapter 185 Emily's eyes flashed. "Exactly, risk it all!

Tina, do you have the gs to risk it all?" 72% 255 vouchers Since Lena was heavily pregnant, Whitney decided to have the girls' get-together at Lena's place. She specifically told Klein to head out and not come back too early. Klein wasn't too happy about it, but he understood that Whitney and her friends needed their own space. "Dustin, now that you're back, why don't you call up some friends and have a get-together?" Whitney suggested. So, each group ended up having their own get-together.

Joanne had a packed year, filming three dramas one after another, two as the second female lead, and finally landing the starring role in a female-centric show. She scored that lead part purely on her acting skills, no shortcut no handouts. Whitney thought Joanne would keep hustling next year, but out of nowhere, Joanne suddenly said, "Whit, Lena, I'm going home." Both Whitney and Lena froze. "Going home? Which home do you mean, Joanne?" Whitney blunted out. Joanne had defied her family to join the entertainment industry. By now, she'd gotten a taste of almost every kind of role out there.

She'd been totally unknown, had a bit of fame, and felt like she'd seen it all. "My parents are living abroad. Honestly, they weren't really on board with me acting. I told them I'd give myself a few years to make it on my own. Now that time's up, so I guess it's time to head home," Joanne said. Whitney hesitated. "So... you're really not coming back?" She hadn't expected it. She'd just returned, but now Joanne was leaving. Even though she and Joanne hadn't known each other for that long, Whitney truly cherished their friendship. Lena pursed her lips.

"Does he know about this?" Joanne paused for a moment, and then smiled. "He doesn't know He doesn't need to." Over the past year, there was this sleazy producer who had tried to pull the usual casting couch crap on Joanne, but Oliver stepped in and shut it down for her. That night, one thing led to another and they ended up in bed again, barely even thinking about it. Joanne had zero complaints about Oliver in bed, and she was tolly fine with their arrangement. They never officially got back together. But whenever she wrapped up a show and came home, she'd hook up with Oliver for some fun.

She had always been careful about protection. No way was she ging to settle for less or let herself get hurt. It was just two consenting adults having a good time, no strings tached. Joanne had grown up abroad, so she was even more chill about it than Oliver. Whitney and Lena exchanged a glance, trying to steer the conversation away. 2/4 10:13 Fri, Dec 26 RO 72% Chapter 185 "Joanne, that means you won't even get to meet my baby when he's born!" Lena said, sounding a little upset. 65 vouchers Joanne laughed sofily. "I've got about a month or two left here.

There's just one last promo I need to do, and then my contract with the company is up. If you ever miss me, you can always come visit me." As for coming back, she didn't think she'd be back. Lena pouted. "Alright then. Joanne, we're really going to miss you!" Now that they were adults, goodbyes had become a regular part of life. But being apart didn't mean their friendship was over. Their group chat was still alive and kicking. Dustin, now that he was about to be a dad, instantly became everyone's favorite target for jokes. He was just way too happy, flaunting it and making everyone jealous.

"Dustin, think you're having a boy this time?" Oliver teased, a little envy in his voice. "No way! Come on, trust me, I'm a doctor! I know what's up," Dustin shot back. Eric, who was about to get married himself, snorted. "Dude, your eyes aren't some kind of gender radar. You're not an ultrasound machine." "Exactly!" Oliver chimed in. "Klein, why aren't you drinking?" Oliver asked. Klein shook his head. "Trying for a baby, so no booze for me. You wouldn't get it. You're not even married yet." Oliver was speechless. 'Damn, that was savage,' he thought. Eric shot Oliver a teasing look.

"So, you and your girl are back together, huh? When are you finally getting married?" Oliver flashed a smug grin. "Yep, we patched things up. Probably next month, just waiting on my custom ring, and then I'm gonna pop the question." "Klein, I'll have to ask Whitney for a favor when the time comes, Oliver said. Klein nodded casually. "Sure, as long as it's not too much trouble I don't want my wife getting worn out." Oliver was speechless. 'Man, after a whole year, he's still as cocky and sharp-tongued as ever,' Oliver thought.

"No trouble at all, I just need Whitney to help me set up a casual meet-up so Joanne won't suspect a thing," Oliver said. "I want to pull off a surprise for Joanne," he added. Oliver was totally clueless about Joanne leaving. Klein glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. I'm heading home." Dustin stood up at the same time. "Yeah, I need to go pick up my wife." 3/4 10:13 Fri, Dec 26 R Chapter 185 Oliver chimed in. "Me too" Before he knew it, Eric was the only one left in the private room 'Wow, so I'm just the odd man out now? Eric thought, feeling tolly abandoned.

72% 1 55 vouchers After seeing her friends off, Whitney noticed a friend request or her phone. "Who's trying to add me now?" she muttered to herself. Klein glanced over. "Oliver," Whitney frowned. "Why is he trying to add me?" "Probably because he's planning to propose to your friend," Klein said, just casually spilling the beans on Oliver. Whitney narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Propose? To Joanne? 'But Joanne is planning to move abroad, and she never even told any of us that she and Oliver were back together, she thought. Whitney was baffled.

How did things even get to the point of a proposal? Klein shrugged. "Hey, what can he do? He's the last one still unattached. If he doesn't make a move soon, we'll all have kids of our own and he'll be totally out of the loop when we start swapping parenting stories." Whitney raised her eyebrows. "Wait, are they back together?" Klein cocked his head. "Aren't they?" Now that would be some real drama if they weren't actually back together. Klein could hardly wait to see Oliver try and pull off that proposal.

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