novelraw Chapter 245: Going Along with the Mistake
Chapter 245: Going Along with the Mistake
"What’s going on? Is Evan Hughes planning to execute Mason Monroe on the spot?"
"He doesn’t look like it from his expression."
"Oh my, I’m glad I arrived just in time for the juicy gossip."
"Am I the only one who finds it strange? It’s Coralie Hughes’s birthday banquet, and not a single person from the Quinn Family showed up. Even if they were busy, surely they’d send someone over to celebrate, right?"
"Could it be that the Quinn Family has long known that Coralie Hughes is a shameless woman who can’t be trusted?"
The crowd was heatedly discussing, while Summer Monroe quietly lowered her eyes, having guessed what Evan Hughes was planning.
However, she had a backup plan.
Coralie Hughes wanted to see her fall from grace. She wasn’t some saint who could forgive everything; she was just someone who was clear about her likes and dislikes. She believed in settling scores and repaying grievances, and she was determined to make Coralie Hughes pay an equivalent price.
But Damian Knight hadn’t returned yet. Could he have encountered some obstacle?
Over there, Evan Hughes, under the gaze of countless people, led Mason Monroe to the stage where he had spoken earlier.
Standing on this stage again, Evan Hughes’s mood was completely different.
The first time he stood here, he was happily celebrating his daughter’s birthday. Now, he could only speak some insincere lies.
Evan Hughes took a deep breath and took the microphone handed to him by a servant.
Facing the crowd of onlookers below, Evan Hughes really wanted to drive them all away.
But he couldn’t do that, as the Hughes Family still had a reputation to uphold. Driving them away would only offend many people and confirm that Coralie Hughes was a promiscuous woman who accepted any man.
He had to give a reasonable explanation.
Evan Hughes tried to muster a smile, pulling Mason Monroe close with one hand and holding the microphone with the other, saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, something has happened today that leaves me too ashamed to face you all... As an apology, after everyone leaves later, I have prepared souvenirs for each of you, and I ask for your understanding. Lastly, there are two matters I want to share with you."
People stretched their necks, waiting for Evan Hughes to give an explanation.
But they believed that no matter what he said, Evan Hughes couldn’t cover up the scandal of Coralie Hughes being involved with her cousin despite being engaged.
The next second, they heard Evan Hughes say: "In fact, one of the things, I intended to tell everyone from the start, but because of an unexpected fainting incident, it was left unresolved. Now it’s time to inform you all."
The crowd’s curiosity was piqued, and they repeatedly asked, "What is it?"
Evan Hughes calmly said: "Our family, our Coralie, had already dissolved the engagement with the Quinn Family some time ago."
A short sentence, yet it was like a muffled thunder that exploded in the hall.
"So the Hughes Family and the Quinn Family had already called off the engagement? No wonder there was such a commotion online, yet the Quinn Family had no reaction."
"I knew it! No wonder Coralie Hughes wouldn’t even want someone as wonderful as Ryder Quinn and went to be with Mason Monroe."
At this moment, someone said: "Even if the engagement was dissolved, it’s still not right for a girl like Coralie Hughes to be with her cousin, right?"
However, in the next moment, Evan Hughes spoke again: "The first thing I want to announce is that my Coralie is now engaged to Mason Monroe."
"What?!" The crowd was once again shocked.
Evan Hughes continued: "Originally, I planned to inform everyone after they got their marriage certificate tomorrow, but this incident happened... However, I believe none of you are prudish people. When two people already have an engagement, it’s understandable for them to be overwhelmed by their emotions in their own home."