He Chose Her Over Me—Again

Emily always thought she’d be the Howell bride, until Chris shattered her trust—sacrificing her happiness for his mentor’s orphaned daughter. Humiliated, overlooked, and expected to give up everything for Lily, Emily finally refuses to play the gracious loser. When Chris announces his own engagement to Lily out of duty, Emily must decide: will she keep living in someone else’s shadow, or claim her own future—even if it means breaking every rule of Chicago high society?