Chapter 117
Agnes felt her heart leap in her chest, but she didn’t stop. Instead, she quickened her pace, pulling Justin along with her.
The people behind them fell silent. Mamie turned to Jared, “Who were you calling out to?”
Jared shrugged, “Must’ve mistaken someone for someone else”
Agnes and Justin took a detour to the rooftop It was quiet up there, like a separate world away from the chaos and noise down below.
Agnes‘ heart was still pounding as she sank weakly into one of the swing chairs on the balcony.
She was clearly rattled. She had no idea Mamie and Jared would show up.
Justin didn’t know what to say to comfort her. “You okay?”
But Agnes was filled with pain, her suspicions confirmed, just as bad as she had feared.
*Justin, I need some alone time,” Agnes said.
“I can’t let you be alone. I won’t say anything, just sit with you, Justin replied.
Agnes stayed on the rooftop for a while. Eventually, she got up and said, “Justin, I want to go back.”
Justin’s face was stern. “Okay, I’ll go with you”
Without another word, they re–entered the banquet hall.
The noise of the banquet hit them instantly. It was even busier than when they’d left.
People were gathered in groups, screams and cheers echoing around them.
Something big was going down. Agnes had no intention of getting involved, but the crowd around them was growing.
Agnes vaguely heard them talking as they walked
“Mamie’s proposing. Oh my god, that guy’s so lucky. This will be all over the news tomorrow.”
“Heard hes the youngest CEO of the Tim Group, the leader of the Big Four, the Whitfield family, Jared”
“So he’s the mysterious man behind Mamie. Well, he’s pretty good–looking, they do make a nice couple.”
Agnes didn’t plan on stopping, but hearing this made her pause.
She changed direction and headed into the crowd.
She pushed her way through, the crowd cheering wildly.
Finally, she made it to the front. Mamie was on one knee, a diamond ring box in one hand. “Jared, will you marry me?”
The chandelier above cast shadows on Jared’s face, making it hard to read his expression.
But he was still, not responding.
The cheers grew louder. To them, Mamie was every man’s dream.
He must be overwhelmed with happiness, Agnes thought, her heart pounding in her chest.
She too, was waiting for an answer she didn’t even know.
The cheering slowly died down as Jared remained silent. The excited atmosphere began to be filled with confusion.
Then, Mamie stood up. She tiptoed and planted a kiss on Jared’s lips.
The cheers erupted again, louder than ever.
But Agnes was frozen in place. Everything around her disappeared, the noise, the people, all she could see were the two people kissing.
Tears slipped down Agnes‘ cheeks. Suddenly, she was pulled into a warm hug.
Justin rested her head on his shoulder. “Silly girl, stop looking”
Her tears fell freely now.
Without a second thought, Justm took her hand and lead her away…
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