“You! You were in the bar that day! You’re the one who took that video!” He grabbed Lydia’s arm and all but snarled, “You conspired with Hannah Moore and set me up! Isn’t that right?”
Lydia shook him off and scoffed, “Please, you did those things yourself. Why are you pinning the blame on Hannah?”
With the microphone still in hand, she addressed the crowd.
“I’m sorry, everyone, but I hereby announce that this engagement is officially cancelled.”
“No!” Jaylin jumped to his feet, his face pale, his forehead dotted with sweat.
“For all we know, that video might be fake! Let’s talk about this properly once the engagement ceremony is over!”
Lydia sneered at him.
“Do you seriously still want to proceed with the engagement, Dad?”
Adolf rushed to Jaylin’s side to echo his sentiments. After all, if the video was confirmed to be true, the stock prices of the Shaw Group would also fall drastically.
“Lydia, please calm down! I’m sure it’s all just a misunderstanding.
Someone is deliberately trying to ruin your engagement! Let’s deal with the important bits first and talk about this later, okay?”
No sooner had Adolf finished speaking than an ear-piercing scream vibrated through the hall.
“Ahh! Help! Somebody, help me! He is going to kill me!”
It was followed by the sound of something smashing into the floor, as well as the sound of breaking glass.
ALL eyes turned toward the back of the hall, to where Declan and Eliana stood. He had her throat in a vise grip, his eyes burning with fury as he glared at her.
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“What did I ever do wrong to you, huh?! How dare you cheat on me, you bitch!”
Eliana tried to claw at his arm, her legs thrashing around as he held her up from the floor. Her face was turning an alarming shade of red.
The other guests quickly kept their distance, afraid that they might get roped into the violent altercation.
Eliana made gurgling sounds before her head drooped to the side. The rise and fall of her chest was getting weaker.
ALL of a sudden, Declan was pulled backward by the collar, and a hand clamped around his wrist.
Before he could react, Hannah twisted his arm.
Crack! Declan screamed in pain, and fell back, effectively letting go of Eliana.
Hannah kicked him aside and stared down at Eliana, who was crouched on the floor and taking in large gulps of breath.
“Call the police!” Someone from the crowd cried out.
“Call the police, right now!”