The engagement is canceled

Gracefully linking arms with Cole as she stepped outside, Margaret wore a gentle, sweet smile on her face at all times. She walked toward Henry’s parents and bowed her head in greeting.

“Margaret, have you seen Henry? Hasn’t he finished getting ready yet?”

Henry’s mother, Mrs. Aurora Clark, asked anxiously, her tone impatient. After all, the engagement ceremony was about to begin, and delaying something this important was far from acceptable.

“Hasn’t Henry finished changing yet? Should I go to the groom’s room to look for him?”

Margaret’s voice remained soft, though concern was evident on her face. Both of Henry’s parents nodded, and Margaret quickly turned to leave.

After taking just two steps, she suddenly paused.

“Ah, on second thought, perhaps there’s no need to go up there. I think I already know what he’s busy with.”

As if she had just remembered something, Margaret let out a soft exclamation, deliberately emphasizing the word busy. Aurora hurried over to her.

“You know, Margaret? What is Henry busy with? Is it something related to the company?”

Aurora’s tone carried a hint of reproach.

“He really is... no matter what, the engagement party should be more important than work...”

She clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, though it was also meant to reassure the guests around them. Margaret understood this perfectly, yet she did not go along with it.

“Aunt, Henry isn’t busy with company matters. I mean, he’s busy with something else.”

She let out a soft laugh, then clapped her hands gracefully. The large screen in the banquet hall, which had been displaying sweet moments of Margaret and Henry, suddenly went dark.

After that, the screen lit up again, but the video had changed.

It showed a man and a woman inside the groom’s room, engaged in the most intimate act. They were completely naked, bodies entwined in a frenzy.

And the sounds of moaning and flesh colliding echoed throughout the banquet hall, leaving everyone stunned.

“What is going on? Is that Henry?”

“And who is that woman? That’s the groom’s room on the top floor, right?”

“How could Henry do something so disgusting like that on the day of his engagement? That’s revolting.”

“...”

A storm of whispers and exclamations crashed over the room like exploding bombs, turning both of Henry’s parents’ faces deathly pale. Their mouths opened and closed several times, yet no words came out.

Their eyes remained wide, still frozen in shock.

Margaret looked at them and smiled gently, deliberately raising her voice.

“Aunt, Uncle, as you can see, on the very day of my engagement to Henry, he is openly sleeping with another woman.”

“That woman is none other than Rose Carter, his childhood best friend.”

“Rose was also the one who sent me this live video from the groom’s room, and I thought such a 'spectacular' scene should be shared with everyone, so that you all can see what kind of person Henry truly is.”

Margaret calmly swept her gaze across the hall, taking in the stunned faces of the guests. Then she walked toward the stage with composed steps, lifting her chin slightly.

“And there’s more. This isn’t even the first time he has cheated.”

Margaret took the microphone from a staff member beside her, and the screen changed once again.

“These are a series of intimate photos of Rose and Henry, personally sent to me by Rose to provoke me.”

As she spoke, a sequence of intimate photos and videos of Rose and Henry appeared on the screen, from the two of them kissing passionately to lying together in the same bed, their clothes scattered in disarray around them.

“There are even more explicit videos, but to avoid offending everyone’s eyes, I suppose there’s no need to play them.”

“But if anyone thinks I’m making this up, of course, I’m more than willing to send them the videos.”

Margaret’s words landed like a bomb in the banquet hall.

The expressions on the guests’ faces were, needless to say, a spectacle. After all, they had come to attend Margaret and Henry’s engagement party. No one had expected things to escalate to this extent.

“Margaret, what the f*ck are you saying? Stop this stupid nonsense right now!”

“If there’s anything to discuss, we can talk privately between the two families. Why make such a scene?”

Henry’s parents had completely lost their earlier composure and elegance, rushing onto the stage like madmen in an attempt to shut off the projector. However, it was already too late.

The staff quickly held them back, and security stepped in to assist. They shouted hysterically, demanding that Margaret shut up, but she merely looked at them with calm indifference.

“Aunt, Uncle, when your son’s shameless infidelity is exposed, the first thing you do is criticize me for making it public."

"I suppose now I understand why Henry turned out so brazen and disgusting.”

Margaret curled her lips into a meaningful smile, stirring even more commotion among the guests. The whispers reached Henry’s parents, draining the color from their faces.

“That’s right. He does something so revolting, and they still try to cover it up. No wonder he cheats so openly, even sleeping with his mistress on the day of his engagement.”

“His mistress is just as shameless, even sending those intimate proofs to Margaret and threatening her. Absolutely disgusting.”

“What kind of upbringing does the Sebastian family have? Didn’t Henry’s parents always act so superior because they’re part of high society? What kind of so-called elite family is this...”

Having achieved her initial goal, Margaret had no intention of dragging things out any further. She shrugged lightly.

“Alright, since everyone now knows what kind of disgusting person Henry is, I, Margaret Walker, will make an announcement as well.”

“The engagement is canceled, because I have no intention of being with a man as filthy as a public restroom, someone anyone can sleep with.”

She let out a cold, mocking laugh.

“And one more thing. ”

“From this day forward, the Walker family and the Sebastian family have no relationship whatsoever.”

Her final words were emphasized, causing the entire banquet hall to erupt instantly.