Saskia tore open the wedding invitation, her eyes immediately drawn to the smiling face of Jonathan in the photo. The sight of his grin turned her face an ashen shade of green. Her stomach churned violently, and she found herself hunched over the edge of the bed, retching uncontrollably.
After the wave of nausea passed, Saskia crumpled the invitation and clenched her fists in fury.
...
Brittany also received Ophelia's wedding invite.
Upon the announcement, the Joyner Group's stock soared.
Sitting down with Ophelia over coffee, Brittany said, "You and Jonathan are a match made in heaven."
Aside from being a bit of a lovesick puppy, Jonathan was flawless.
Now, with his heart set on Ophelia, it seemed like a match destined for happiness.
Ophelia rubbed her temples. "Jonathan can be a handful."
He wanted to be with her constantly and was dead set on starting a family. It was more than Ophelia felt she could handle.
"He and Saskia's thing…"
"Mrs. Metzger didn't say a word; as if it never happened," Ophelia interjected, refusing to meddle. "I warned him, but he's chosen to marry. He's got to own up to it."
Brittany offered her sincere congratulations.
Ophelia's last marriage had been a grand spectacle that ended in disaster. This time, she learned her lesson and only invited close friends, keeping the media at bay. She wasn't about to let history repeat itself.
As her bestie, Brittany had been caught up in the whirlwind of preparations.
With Yuri's divorce, the socialites were circling, eager to snag his affections. Some even asked Dylan to play matchmaker.
Dylan, still smarting from being snubbed by Yuri, played a prank by parading a series of unsuitable candidates before him, just to rile him up.
Yuri, aware of Dylan's intentions, simply turned a deaf ear.
Meanwhile, Julie Russell-Dustin's ashes had been transported from Imperial City, and Yuri reached out to Brittany at the first opportunity.
He had already arranged for Julie to be interred in the Lynette Family Cemetery—prime real estate.
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