Chapter 291
Dr. Evans's gaze locked onto mine, his face draining to a ghostly white. "Your... fiancé?"
"Yes," I confirmed.
He took a staggered step back. "But you never told me that."
"I know, and I'm sorry," I replied, holding my voice steady. "Given all the recent chaos, I haven't had a moment to share my personal life. But it's true, we're engaged."
Dr. Evans opened his mouth. Closed it. Opened it again. He looked at me, then at Dafa. The realization of what he had said, the accusations, the jealousy seemed to crash over him like a wave..
"I... I didn't know." His voice was barely a whisper.
"Now you do." Dafa stepped forward, his voice calm but firm. "I'm her fiancé. We'll be getting married this week."
The words hung in the air like a thunderclap.
"This week?" Dr. Evans's face went pale. His eyes darted between us, searching for some sign that this was a joke. A misunderstanding. Anything but the truth. "But that's... that's so soon. You've only just—"
