Female Novel
Chapter 797
Chapter 797
After Blake punched Luke, he started bleeding from the corner of his mouth, which sent the party intochaos. Blake quickly grabbed Mya, pulled the ring off her finger, and threw it at Luke, but it bounced offand landed somewhere else.
“This cheap ring’s your idea of love?” Blake snapped. “Luke, you and your freeloading family shouldjust leave.”
Seeing the guests’ shocked reactions, Luke said, “Blake, enough! Don’t cause a bigger scene.”
“What if I want to make a scene? What’re you going to do about it? Try and hit me?” Blake challenged.
Mya tugged at her arm. “Enough, Blake.”
“Don’t worry about him, Mya,” Blake said. “Madelyn’s on her way. And once she’s here, all thesecheaters will have to answer for what they’ve done. They’ll give back every penny they took from theHarper family.”
“Is she really coming?”
“Yes.”
“Ridiculous! Even if someone important were here, this proposal is happening,” a woman in a poorlyfitting dress interrupted. She was Luke’s aunt. “Get her out. Why’s she yelling? We’re here to have agood time.”
Blake smirked. “Think you’re going to enjoy this feast? Think again!” With that, she dashed off thestage, toppling a food table on her way.
Luke’s aunt, her face filled with shock, exclaimed, “Can you believe that? That table cost $600! That’slike a whole month’s wages for some.”
Luke’s cousin, the event’s MC, approached looking concerned. “Dude, you need to sort this out. Ourplans are in jeopardy. I was hoping to use the Harper inheritance to buy my girlfriend a house. I alreadypromised her.”
Luke clenched his fists, his mind racing. Blake had mentioned that someone from Jardin Corporationwould be attending today. All he needed was for Mya to accept his proposal. Once the party was over,they could obtain their marriage certificate. By marrying into the Harper family, he would gainownership of all their assets because of their prior agreement. The thought of Mya having powerfulallies worried him. If his actions were discovered, he could be in serious trouble, possibly even facingjail time. He had secured a stable government job, and the prospect of the Harper family’s wealth wastantalizingly close. He had envisioned a luxurious and prestigious life for himself. But now, everythingseemed uncertain.
Facing Mya, Luke asked, “Did you set this up?”
Mya replied, “I had nothing to do with it. But Luke, just remember: when Madelyn gets here, you’regoing to wish you hadn’t done any of this.” She took off a bracelet from her wrist and threw it to theground where it broke into pieces. Mya stood up straight, looking very sure of herself.
Luke’s panic grew. He tried to reassure himself: if anyone intended to confront them, they would behere by now. He wondered if Blake was truly upset or just acting. Taking Mya’s hand,
he addressed the crowd, “I get that you don’t approve of Mya and me, Blake. But this is about theHarpers. Why bring in someone not part of our family? Think of Mya’s father. He’s in the hospital.Wouldn’t he be disappointed by what you’re doing?”novelbin
Luke emphasized “Mya’s father”, his gaze cold and distant.
Blake shot back, “That’s a low blow, even for you.” She then recalled that her uncle, Simon Harper,remained at Luke’s mercy.