Chapter 876
Leon seized the opportunity to invite them.
“Oh, is that so? Congratulations! I promise I’ll be there!” Vincent replied, grinning.
“Engaged?” The smile froze on Snow’s face as a strange feeling seeped into her heart.
She and Leon went through so much over the last few months and even went through life and death. together.
During this process, she began to develop feelings for Leon, but because he was her brother, Fane’s best friend,
she always refrained from acting on her feelings and always thought of him as a little brother.
On top of that, she knew from the start that Leon was close with the Shears, especially Cynthia. Therefore, it made
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“Leon, Cynthia, you guys are a match made in heaven. I wish you a lifetime of happiness!” Snow said, stifling the
strange feeling in her heart.
With that, she and her father left Shear Mansion, while Cynthia wheeled Leon back to his room to rest.
Dragonbay Villa.
After leaving Shear Mansion, Iris returned home rather desolately, followed closely behind by a concerned Louisa
and Ariel.
“Iris, how did your reconciliation with Leon go? Did he say yes?” Gilbert asked nonchalantly.
“No,” Iris replied as she swept past him, making a beeline straight to her room.
“I knew it. That’s great!” an expression of delight crossed Gilbert’s face as he felt a weight lift off his shoulders.
The truth was, he favored Anson even more, and considering the financial benefit and status this union would bring
the family, he longed for his daughter to get married to Anson instead.
Therefore, he was overjoyed that Iris and Leon’s reconciliation did not work out!
“Uncle Gilbert, how can you say that? Iris is devastated at this, and it’s bad enough that you didn’t try to console
her, now you’re rubbing salt in her wound!” Louisa said rather indignantly.
“I’m not. I’m just saying what a pity it is that Leon rejected her reconciliation,” Gilbert let out an awkward cough as
he stifled his grin, but the truth was, he was absolutely over the moon about this news.
“Whatever!” Louisa scoffed. Then, she and Ariel both followed Iris into her room, intending to console her broken
heart.
Inside the room, Iris could not hold herself together anymore. She crumpled onto her bed in a heap, her tears
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One would only cherish something after it’s been lost.
She took Leon for granted when she was still with him, and even chased him out of the house just based on her
father and grandfather’s persuasion.
Now that she lost Leon for good, she finally realized just how important he was to her. without him, it was as though
she lost her soul. The pain she felt was so excruciating that it was as though her entire world lost its color!
At this moment, she regretted how badly she treated Leon and distrusted him in the beginning. If she showed him
even an ounce of trust, things would not have progressed to this state!
Unfortunately, she realized this too late!