Female Novel
Chapter 162: There Will Be No Engagement Ceremony Tonight.
Chapter 162: There Will Be No Engagement Ceremony Tonight.
Jane's eyes flashed with complexity, carrying a hint of sadness and determination as she lookeddeeply at Patrick before turning and leaving. Her steps were unusually heavy, each one seeming tobe a struggle.
Jane walked out of the door in a daze, Nana was walking towards her, panting and saying: "Jane,I've searched over there. I didn't see Patrick..."
"No need to look." Jane said coldly as she dug her nails deep into her flesh.
The pain from her fingers spread throughout her body but Jane didn't feel it because the pain in herheart was thousands of times worse!
Seeing that Jane's face was not good-looking, Nana asked with concern: "Jane, what happened?"
"Nana, let's go!" Jane snapped back to reality and pulled Nana towards the road.
The taxi from earlier was still there; the driver had just come back from using the restroom. Just ashe was about to start driving again, Jane opened the car door and got in before saying sternly: "Goto Emperor Hotel."
Emperor Hotel is owned by Pansy Group which is where tonight's engagement ceremony will beheld.
"Jane what happened? Did you find Patrick?" Seeing that something wasn't right with Jane'sappearance, Nana asked anxiously.novelbin
With an icy expression on her face, Jane nodded while biting down on her lip.
"Where is he? Why isn't he here with you? Did he go directly to Emperor Hotel?"Nana worriedlyquestioned.
After knowing each other for so long, Nana had never seen their boss like this before. She musthave been through something terrible.
Closing her eyes, Jane lifted up a sarcastic smile,"There won't be any engagement ceremonytonight."
"What?"Nana exclaimed in shock.
"I decided to break off my engagement with Patrick because his white moonlight has returned. Hedisappeared all day today because he spent it together with Candy."
"White moonlight? You mean Candy came back? How could this happen!" Nanas voice filled updisbelief.
She had heard about Candy from Jane before, knowing that Patrick once loved a girl named Candy.But when she fell off a cliff years ago, everyone thought she had already passed away. Now, on theday when Patrick and Janes' engagement would take place, Candy suddenly appeared out ofnowhere?
Nana didn't know how to comfort Jane. "Even if Candy comes back, Patrick may not choose her.Jane, don't be like this. You need to talk to him."
"Patrick's actions have already said it all. Why bother?" Jane squinted her beautiful eyes, with a hintof bitterness in her tone.
"But..." Nana knew her boss's personality well. Jane was a determined, self-respecting and proudwoman who made up her mind and no one could change it.
Nana wanted to say more but Jane interrupted her. "Nana, let me be alone for a while."
Jane leaned back against the seat and the scene of Patrick hugging Candy just now appeared inher mind again and again, unable to drive away.
Her heart sank bit by bit until it reached the deepest part of the lake.
The coldness was so intense that she felt pain she had never experienced before.
It was very uncomfortable; painful enough almost suffocating.
But even if it hurt so much, she had to endure it.
At this moment, she must be strong.
Since Candy came back and Patrick chose Candy instead of herself, there was no need fortonight's engagement ceremony anymore
She would rather propose first than wait for Patrick do so later on.
Empire Grand Hotel
In the most luxurious banquet hall on the first floor where guests gathered excitedly,
Today is Pansy Group's head honcho Patrick's grand engagement ceremony where all Guavo'sbigwigs are present at this grand event
Many reporters also arrived early for fear of missing out on breaking news at any time.
Everyone is looking forward to this feast except Florence,
She glared hatefully at the stage in front of banquet hall where soon enough Patrick will hold anengagement ceremony with Jane receiving everyone's blessings.
Why? Why did he choose Jane?
"Florence don't get angry; It's just an engagement party not a wedding." Erica sensed Florence'sanger beside him and quickly comforted him.
Florence took a deep breath,"You're right - just an engagement party."
"Yeah! We'll find ways later on how we can get rid of that bitch!" Erica said as he looked towardsOsborn with his own thoughts running through his head
Jane and Patrick were engaged but would they still pursue Osborn?
Time passed by every minute but tonight's main characters -Patrick &Jane- were nowhere in sightyet
Old Pansy was puzzled. He had called Patrick, but his phone was off, and no one answered Jane'sphone either.
"Maurice, have someone go look for Patrick," Old Pansy furrowed his brow, feeling a bit uneasy.
He knew his grandson well; Patrick wasn't someone who was always late. Moreover, on such animportant day like today, he should have arrived early. Why couldn't he be reached by phone orseen anywhere?
"Old Pansy, don't worry. Mr. Patrick might be delayed with something," Mr. Maurice comforted him.
Just then Beatrice and Melissa walked over in their high heels.
"Dad, what is Patrick up to?" Beatrice looked displeased.
Since the day Winston held a press conference and Beatrice spoke up for him on behalf of thePansy family's status plummeted drastically. Patrick simply moved out and hadn't returned home formany days now.
Old Pansy gave her a cold glance and said lightly: "He's your own son; why are you asking me?"
Beatrice choked back her words while Melissa sweetly spoke up: "Grandpa, Cousin isn't someonewho doesn't know how to weigh things properly; I think he must be rushing over."
"But Jane too," she added while smearing black paint on Jane's name: "Why didn't she answerCousin's call when his phone ran out of battery? She has no sense of propriety at all."
Just as Old Pansy opened his mouth to say something else suddenly they heard someone shout:"Here comes!"
Everyone turned their gaze towards the door where they saw Jane wearing a red dress getting outof the taxi heading towards the banquet hall entrance alone.
Seeing Jane from afar finally made Old Pansy breathe a sigh of relief but then he realized thatsomething wasn't quite right – where was Patrick?