Natalie froze on the spot . Her eyes widened in disbelief . She snapped , " What do you mean he's marrying Yvonne ? What are you talking about ? " The other Shaw sisters , who had just arrived , lookedly confused . " What's going on ? " " Why did Dad say Cole was marrying Yvonne ? " " There must be some mistake . Cole has been in love with Natalie since forever . Why would he be getting engaged to Yvonne ? " When no one answered , Natalie turned to look at the parents of both families . " Dad , Mom , Mr. and Mrs. Franklin , say something ! " At that point , she crossed the line and spoke rudely . Frank said in a tone of barely restrained anger , " Natalie , your mother and I may be getting old , think we'd get something this important wrong ? " but we're no My parents nodded . Their faces were cold and firm . " Cole chose Yvonne as his fiancee at his birthday party . " Natalie's hands , hanging at her sides , suddenly trembled . Without realizing it , she clenched them into fists . She was clearly losing control of her emotions . She quickly turned to me with tear - filled eyes . "Cole , how could you choose Yvonne as your fiancee ?! You made a mistake , right ? It's okay . There's still time to fix it . admit you made a mistake , and I'll still marry you . " She still did not seem to get it . I frowned . Then , I reached out and took Yvonne's hand in front of everyone . "I chose Yvonne , and I'm not changing my mind . " Yvonne looked down at our joined hands in stunned silence . Then , her gaze softened . She gently tightened her grip . Natalie finally registered what was happening . Her eyes burned with fury . Just " Cole , what are you doing ?! The whole city knows how hopelessly in love you are with me ! Yvonne ? She doesn't have long to live . Why would you choose her ? Let's just forget this whole mess . Let go of her , and let's get engaged like we're supposed to . "