Georgia Lane couldn’t figure out what was happening, so she immediately asked.
“If you have any questions, just ask me…”
“That time at Jason Murphy’s family banquet, I saw Emilia Powell came over. A man who was your
colleague stood beside her. At that time, Emilia said that he was her husband… But I accidentally saw
them today. I heard Emilia call him brother, so I especially investigated for his identity. It turns out that
they’re both Powell’s. How are they related?”
Georgia felt she was put in a difficult position for a while. She helped them lie before, but the person
who was involved knew the truth now. He was even Robert Simpson’s younger brother. He just
operated on Annie a while ago, so Georgia was too ashamed to continue lying.
“I’m sorry. They’re cousins. Aston Powell is my colleague, and Emilia is Aston’s younger cousin. I
already knew about this before. It’s just that when you just met back then, Emilia wanted to intentionally
mislead you. After you got angry and left, Emilia asked me not to tell you the truth. I’m really sorry that I
lied to you about this.”
After Georgia said that, Ivan Simpson’s face turned pale.
He had already guessed that Emilia had been lying to him all along. At first, she pretended to be a poor
woman. Then, she pretended that she already married someone. She seemed to be intentionally
distancing her relationship with him. She seemed like she was dying to stay away from him forever.
Was he that disgusting? Ivan bitterly and angrily thought.
He was extremely popular and sought after by women outside. Women would all cling on him wherever
he went. Emilia was the only one who kept on avoiding him. Was there any blood feud between them?
Even if he was sincere back then and even if he was a little angry and couldn’t let go now, he didn’t
need to cling onto her.
“Georgia, I don’t blame you on this matter. I just wanted to ask you if Emilia has a boyfriend or fiancé
right now. Or is she married already?”
To be honest, Georgia didn’t really know the answer to this question yet. She explained to Ivan.
“I only have a guess. I think Emilia don’t have a boyfriend right now. She’s probably also not yet
married, but I only met her a few times. We haven’t talked about personal matters like this yet, so I’m
not sure if my guess is right.”
After Georgia finished talking, Jason patted Ivan’s shoulder.
“There are plenty of other girls out there. It’s just one woman anyway. Why do you need to get so
angry? You should learn from Jasper Holland. He even dared to be engaged to Jennifer Johnson…
When it comes to things like love, you don’t need to care too much about what you can’t get. Be more
carefree.”
Ivan glared at Jason.
“Who said that I care for her? I’m just angry at her. So many years had already passed, yet she’s still
lying at me. Did she think that I’ll keep clinging onto her? Did she think that she’s a heartthrob? This is
hilarious!”
Robert and Georgia looked at each other. They helplessly and bitterly smiled together.
Anyone could tell that you still cared a little for Emilia. However, they couldn’t say that as it was. They
could only stay silent on the side.
Several people were talking and discussing Jasper and Jennifer’s engagement at the side.
At around eight in the evening, almost everyone had already arrived. Jasper’s parents, Elliot and Bailey
Holland spoke in front and thanked everyone for coming.
After that, Jasper and Jennifer each also said some words of formality and thanked everyone for
coming to their engagement party in front of the stage.
Jennifer was actually a beautiful woman. Jasper was very handsome as well. In fact, they looked like
the perfect pair of couple when they stood together.
If she didn’t know what Jennifer had done in the past, Georgia would think that they were the perfect
couple.
Engagement parties in the upper class society like this were mainly used to announce the union of two
families. Then, the banquet was for everyone to have a chance to socialize and talk about business.
It was just an engagement only, so they wouldn’t let the masters of the two families talk too much on
stage. Afterward, the host occasionally livened up the atmosphere on the stage.
Most of the time, the people in the banquet hall just walked among the crowd and talked about
business and reminisced with the interested people they found.
What Georgia didn’t expect was that Jasper was already walking toward them with Jennifer before they
went to congratulate him.
“You brat, you finally settled down today. Congratulations on your engagement.”
Jason congratulated first, then Robert and Georgia congratulated them together.
“Congratulations on your engagement.”
Regardless of what he thought of Jennifer, Ivan also subtly congratulated them since everyone was
being polite to each other.
Jasper gently smiled, and Jennifer talked to everyone.
“Thank you everyone for attending my engagement party with Jasper. Our wedding day is next month,
so we hope everyone can attend it by then.”
Jennifer looked extremely gentle and demure. Georgia was a little bit confused by the smile in her
eyes.
Was Jennifer really the bratty and arrogant woman in her memory? Or did the soul of the woman in
front of her already change?
“You keep on saying your wedding is next month. What day did you really set it on? You didn’t even
send out the invitation cards yet.”
Jason curiously asked from the side. Jasper helpless laughed.
“The twentieth of next month. The invitations will be done soon. I’ll send them to you by then.”
After Jasper said that, Jennifer looked and smiled at Robert and Georgia.
“I heard that you’re also preparing the wedding. When will the wedding be?”
“The twenty-fifth of next month. I hope you’ll be able to attend too by then.”
Georgia spoke to Jennifer.
Jennifer gently smiled.
“Of course, I’ll attend. Don’t worry.”
Everything that happened seemed weird yet normal. This was extremely different from Jennifer’s past
behavior.
Georgia subconsciously felt anxious because Jennifer’s personality wasn’t like this. Even if she really
decided to marry Jasper, she would never be friendly to Georgia.
Her politeness and gentleness now seemed like the calm before the storm.
After Jasper and Jennifer greeted them, they walked toward other people and continued having small
talks. Jason curiously asked about them.
“I was spooked when Jennifer smiled at me. When did she become so polite and gentle?”
Ivan agreed and nodded from the side.
“You’re right. Old habits die hard! I always felt that she wouldn’t marry Jasper so easily. I don’t believe
that she fell in love with Jasper so soon.”
Georgia and Robert also had doubts, but they didn’t say much.
When the engagement party was about to end, Georgia already planned to go home with Robert in a
car. However, all of the lights in the banquet hall suddenly went off.
The darkness caused the entire crowd to panic. Many people were scurrying around when the gunfire
was blasted.
There were all kinds of screams and noises. Everything became extremely chaotic.
Georgia wanted to grab Robert’s hand. She kept on screaming Robert’s name, but many people were
also screaming around them. So Georgia couldn’t hear Robert’s voice.
Robert was sitting on the wheelchair, and Georgia was extremely worried about Robert’s condition.
However, before she was able to pass through the spaces for a few seconds in the dark, Georgia
suddenly felt that someone grabbed her.
The next second, she felt that her mouth was covered. Then, Georgia fainted.
The entire process only lasted for a few minutes. When the lights in the banquet hall turned on again,
everyone looked around. There weren’t any terrorists. They couldn’t see who fired the gun, and there
weren’t any casualties as well.
Everything seemed to happen and end so bizarrely.
It was as if the lights just went off a while ago, but the screams, panic, and gunfire never happened.
Jasper and his parents’ faces darkened. They began instructing people to investigate what really
happened a while ago.
However, Robert was extremely worried.
“Gigi and Jason are missing. Ivan, you’re also beside them a while ago. Did you feel where they
actually went?”
Ivan shook his head.
“It was completely dark back then. How could I see where Georgia and Jason went? What do we do
now? Who the hell did this thing?”
“Let’s not worry about who did it first. The most important thing right now is to find Gigi and Jason.”
After Robert spoke, Jasper hurried over.
“What happened to you guys here? Why are Georgia and Jason missing?”
“The two of them disappeared a while ago right at the moment the lights went out. How about other
people? Were there other missing people?”
“Nobody told me that somebody else is missing for now. Don’t you worry. The Holland family is in
charge of the security tonight. I’ll immediately send everyone out to investigate.”
Jasper’s face darkened. He held his phone and instructed a lot of things through the phone call.
Then, he directly walked towards Jennifer.
“I’m suspecting that you’re the one who did what happened tonight. I don’t have any evidence right
now, but this is your last warning from me. If I find any evidence that you’re the one who did it, don’t
assume that I would forgive you. Don’t think that you’re safe just because you’re pregnant.”
Jennifer immediately showed an aggrieved expression.
“Why did you think that I’m the one who did it? What does this have to do with me? I was so scared
when the lights went off during those few minutes. I’m pregnant. What am I going to do if someone
bumped into me and caused me to have a miscarriage?”
Jennifer cried as she felt aggrieved.
Elliot advised from the side.
“Listen to what you’re saying. How can you talk such nonsense without any evidences? Jennifer, the
situation is complicated right now. Go find a place to rest. We’ll deal with the other things. We need to
give everyone an explanation for what happened tonight. You should go home with your parents and
take a rest.”
Jennifer gently nodded from the side.
“Thank you for understanding me, Mrs. Holland. My tummy feels a little uncomfortable after standing
for so long tonight. I want to take a rest now.”
Elliot nodded at Jennifer. Since it was her grandson who was in her tummy, she was naturally
concerned and attentive.
However, before they could send Jennifer away, Ivan pushed Robert’s wheelchair in front of
Jennifer.
“Thank you for understanding me, Mrs. Holland. My tummy feels a little uncomfortable after standing
for so long tonight. | want to take a rest now.”
Elliot nodded at Jennifer. Since it was her grandson who was in her tummy, she was naturally
concerned and attentive.
However, before they could send Jennifer away, lvan pushed Robert's wheelchair in front of
Jennifer.
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