Who would have thought she'd run off abroad for a vacation to clear her head? Now, things were out of her hands.
Elliot Sheridan fiddled with his left ring finger, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Joanne Donovan and I have called off our engagement due to incompatible personalities. I'm making a point of announcing it here, just to make sure there's no confusion."
As he spoke the last sentence, the smile vanished from his eyes, replaced by a harsh, cold glint.
The surrounding reporters were taken aback. They wore terrified smiles, wanting to ask questions but not daring to.
'Just because of incompatible personalities? We heard they've known each other for almost twenty years. It's impossible they're only just now discovering their personalities don't match.'
'There has to be another reason.'
Elliot Sheridan had always been clean-living and disciplined. The number of women he had associated with over the years could be counted on one hand.
