Miranda was rooted to the spot in shock. On the other hand, Clayton wore a long face. He calmly ordered his secretary to shut down the projector connected to the LED screen.
Sebastian and Judy were also very surprised. They both wondered who the woman in the photos was. Of course, it couldn't be Alina.
With a gloomy expression, James stared at one of the photos. It was taken when he was on a business trip in P City. It was when Maria ran to him and hugged him tightly.
In a trembling voice, Alina whispered to his ear, "James, Maria..." 'Damn you, Maria Song!' she cursed inwardly. If only she could, she wanted to chop Maria into pieces.
James withdrew his gaze from the photo and scanned the hall to look for Summer. When he couldn't find her, he asked another secretary, "Where is Summer?"
"Mr. Xi, Summer has just left to go to the bathroom. If you need anything, please let me know."
With a darkened expression, James ordered coldly, "Shut down the LED screen!"
He had never expected that Maria could still make some trouble after having her being guarded carefully.
However, no one could stop him from getting engaged to Alina tonight.
"Yes, Mr. Xi," the secretary answered before he hurriedly went to the control booth.
When the secretary left, James called John. "Where is she?"
"Ms. Song said that she has a private pilot license, so she flew the helicopter by herself and went to see the night view," John answered truthfully.
James sneered. Maria was really something. He didn't even know that she could fly a helicopter. And now, she managed to flee out of his manor.
The banquet hall was still in chaos. Fortunately, the LED screen on the stage switched to standby mode after five minutes. The banners on both sides had also been pulled down.
But the discussion in the crowd continued. "Mr. Xi has always been a man who looks aloof and keeps distance from women. It turns out that he is just pretending. He even has a mistress."
"I didn't expect that the man I have been idolizing is a scumbag. He even forced his woman to have an abortion. I'm so disappointed!"
"Who is that woman? She has hugged and kissed Mr. Xi freely. I envy her so much!"
Guests, especially the women, were whispering to each other.
A few moments later, the crowd became quiet again. They all thought that it was over. However, the black LED screen lit up again.
This time, it was a video. A woman wearing a wedding dress was standing on the rooftop of a building. With her back to the camera, the hem of her wedding dress and her long hair were fluttering in the wind.
James recognized the wedding dress at once. It was exactly the one that Maria tried on last night.
The woman looked like Maria both in figure and hairstyle.
She lifted the hem of the wedding dress and walked to the edge of the roof. Everyone gasped and their heartbeats went abnormally fast as they continued to watch. They were worried that she would fall down unexpectedly.
Finally, Clayton came back to his senses. He rushed to the backstage where the projector was and roared, "What is going on? Didn't I tell you to turn it off?"
The employee was at a loss. "Sorry, Mr. Tang. The computer is not working properly."
"Not working properly?" Clayton asked in disbelief. He took over the mouse and moved it twice, but it did not respond. He was so angry that he slammed the mouse to the floor. "Then shut it down!"
The man answered in a weak voice, "I've tried several times but it didn't work either." They were not computer experts, so they only knew basic computer operations.
With his trembling fingers, Clayton pointed at the computer and ordered, "Smash it!"
"Yes, Mr. Tang," the staff answered, lifted the computer, and smashed it on the floor.
Finally, the video on the screen disappeared. But it was too late. Everyone had already seen enough information to gossip.
In the video, the woman on the rooftop sat down on the edge, which scared everyone watching. She then turned around.
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