Chapter 644
Ophelia instinctively wanted to say no, but Mrs. Fletcher seemed to anticipate her refusal. “It’s been so long since I last saw you, sweetheart.”
She added, “I still remember when you were just a tiny thing. Now look at you—all grown up. Don’t tell me you’re trying to distance yourself from your aunt?”
After all that, if Ophelia still declined, it would come off as heartless. So, she reluctantly agreed.
After hanging up, she felt annoyed that she hadn’t thought to ask whether Emilio would be attending too.
She really didn’t want to see him.
But if she backed out now, it would seem intentional.
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