The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call (Wynter Quinnell) novel Chapter 307

Chapter 307 The Shepherds’ Disgrace

The Shepherds grimaced at the Vanderwoods’ taunting, but they dared not retort. In the end, they fled the hall in shame.

Much like the rumors suggested, the Shepherds had resorted to underhanded ways to call off Charlie’s engagement to Wynter.

They had chosen Yvette as the ideal wife for Charlie, believing that only an heiress who was both learned and cultured could be good enough to marry into the Shepherd family. As such, the betrothal was made very early on with the Shepherd’s future glory in mind.

However, the Shepherds never expected Charlie to be betrothed to an imposter, or for that imposter to have come from such a powerful

background.

To make matters worse, the Shepherds hadn’t discovered the latter part until after the engagement had been called off.

Safe to say, none of them were happy about this. They were fumin by the time they came out of the hall.

Their foul moods worsened when Charlie began to pelt his uncles with inane questions. “Uncle Jonah, Uncle Vance, why do you both

look so grim?”

“What do you think? This is all your fault!” Jonah Shepherd growled as he patted his chest. “You embarrassed our entire family today! How am I supposed to show my face in public after this?

“Nelson, keep an eye on your son if you want to stay the head of the family. I can always have you replaced!”

Charlie had been coddled his entire life. His family praised him, and he was popular in school and at work.

Being the most talented child in the family, he had never once been admonished by his uncle, much less so harshly. Even his second uncle, Denzel Shepherd, didn’t bother to spare him a second glance.

Upset, Charlie turned to his father helplessly. “Dad, what happened?”

“Shut it,” Nelson snarled in a low voice. He wanted nothing more than

to get out of there.

Charlie trudged after his father to the car, feeling the passers-by’s contemptuous gaze on him.

When he got into the car, Nelson slapped him on the face and roared, I told you to be smart in choosing women, and this is what you did?”

“Dad!” Charlie gaped at his father in shock. “What’s wrong with the woman I chose? Yvette’s doing well in Kingbourne, and that’s a territory that we can only dream of setting foot in!”

“There’s nothing wrong with Kingbourne. But at the end of the day, roots are in Southdale,” Nelson snapped, clenching his fists. “Thing would be easier if we had power in Kingbourne, but you’ve made a mess of our lives here in Southdale just because you couldn’t handle

a woman!”