Chapter 1850 Engagement Party
The location of the engagement party had been decorated luxuriously.
The brilliant lights cast a light golden veil across the floor. Every decoration in the venue, be it the champagne, red carpet, and roses in every corner, seemed to sing in joy.
From the lavish decoration to the distinguished guests from all over the world, it was clear to everyone how much the Simpson family valued the engagement party.
Wanting to know what kind of things Wilbur would do, both Maya and Nina headed to the venue as promised.
The merry atmosphere of the engagement ceremony caused misery to seep into Maya’s heart. She was jealous, and it was obvious from the gloomy look on her face. Nevertheless, she was certain that Wilbur had his own reason for inviting her there.
Hence, she had to be patient while waiting for the show to unfold.
Nina also exhorted her to hold on for a while longer, telling her that the party might not proceed smoothly and that a farce might even break out.
“Nina, I’m not sad. I’m sure Wilbur hasn’t asked me to come and watch him get engaged to Janice.”
“Mmh. Still, I’m curious as to what Wilbur is trying to do.”
The two sisters patiently waited, but they saw no signs of the couple even after a long time. By then, the guests were starting to chatter among themselves about their absence.
Little did they know that tension was brewing between the Simpsons behind the curtains.
Wilbur’s father, Rodney Simpson, had a terrible scowl on his face. At that moment, he looked like a lion about to fly into a rage. The aura he exuded was downright menacing.
As for Wilbur’s stepmother, Mabel Quinn, she was staring at Wilbur in incredulity.
Previously, Wilbur had agreed to get engaged to Janice. He had been attentive to the arrangements of the engagement party and had been satisfied with its progress.
Her stepson had always been like her own son. To repay her kindness, he had been willing to be considerate of her feelings, shared her worries, and was even ready to do anything for her.
Yet, something like that had happened.
Considering that Emmanuel Baker revealed something as shocking as that at such a juncture, Wilbur was surely involved. After all, the two of them were as close as blood brothers. Therefore, the mastermind behind the incident was very likely to be Wilbur.
It seemed like he had lied when he agreed to be betrothed to Janice. Everything he told her about how he would heed her words to repay her kindness was all fake. He had long planned to reveal the truth through someone else.
Mabel had genuinely thought that she was the best deceiver in the Simpson family. Yet, the one who truly had an ace up their sleeve was Wilbur.
In the meantime, Nicholas was fearfully standing in front of Rodney. The color had completely drained from his face as his heart was in his mouth. He, too, never expected his relationship with Janice would be revealed during such a critical juncture.
“Dad, t-that’s not true. I have nothing to do with Janice. She…” he stammered out, not knowing what to say.
Rodney slammed his hand on the table before snapping, “It’s true when they say that people don’t fear death until they have one foot in the grave. Are you still refusing to admit to it when the photos are right here?”
He then grabbed the stack of photos on the table and threw them at him. “Open your eyes and take a good look. Are you the man inside the photos?”
“I…” Stumped for words, Nicholas turned to look at his mother, Mabel.
As everything had happened too suddenly, Mabel was caught off guard as well.
The first thing she did was put on an angry look and berated Nicholas. Afterward, she pushed all of the blame onto Janice, saying that the latter must have schemed against Nicholas and about how Janice, a woman pregnant with Wilbur’s child, was cheating with Nicholas.
However, she did not end there, voicing that a woman like Janice had no right to marry into the Simpson family, so it was best for them to cancel the engagement party at once.
Wilbur had predicted Mabel to make that move. Finding it a pity for the engagement party to be canceled just like that, he shot his cousin, Emmanuel, a look, and the latter instantly stood up to continue revealing more shocking matters.
