The first reaction of the people in the room was shared gasps of surprise which were followed by even bigger gasps as those that saw Phoebe's thoughts realized her thoughts were true.
After getting over the initial shock, some people in the room burst out laughing. Finally, it made sense why the Mortimer's were so determined to see the betrothal through, they were desperate.
"I knew there was a hidden intention, they were after the Saxon wealth." Grandma Mayfair clicked her tongue continuously.
"Everyone knows betrothals are not legally binding contracts, we all knew that something was fishy. What a good family you are Mortimer's?" Robert derisively stared down at the Jericho and Ocean.
In a moment of anger, Rufus yanked the old betrothal document from Jericho Mortimer's hands and tore it into as many pieces as he could. "How dare you?" He fixed a glare upon the Mortimer's. "You must have come here planning to blackmail us into filling the hole you dug yourselves in.
