The manager of the hotel hurried over, and with an air of respect asked Wendy, "Ms. Alonso, do you need to book any other banquet halls?"
That's when it hit everyone.
"Right! Isn't this the venue for Ms. Chloe's engagement party?!"
The manager gave an awkward nod. "Yes, the engagement ceremony is about to start. You see..."
The news online was creating quite a buzz.
The lady of the Alonso family, the CEO of the Harper Group...
The mere introduction of their backgrounds online was enough to blow people's minds, not to mention what happened if these two families merged. Just thinking about it was enough to give you a thrill.
For this hotel to have hosted the engagement party of these two was a marketing opportunity of a lifetime.
"Ms. Alonso, where's your banquet hall?"
"Will Damon be rushing back?"
Wendy's grin grew wider. "If he can't make it back, it can't be helped. As for the banquet hall..."
"As for the banquet hall, we'll take this one."
Grace's sudden announcement left everyone in stunned silence. People gave each other puzzled looks, not knowing what to make of it.
The hotel manager was the first to panic. "I'm sorry, Ms. Alonso, but that might not be possible. Ms. Chloe booked this place long ago, and her engagement ceremony is about to begin."
A hint of mischief sparkled in Wendy's eyes, but she put on a sorry expression. "Didn't she cancel her engagement today? I'm sorry, I misunderstood, I thought..."
"What?! Why would Ms. Chloe cancel her engagement?"
Like they were on the brink of finding out some juicy scoop, people couldn't help but ask. "Why would Ms. Chloe cancel her engagement? Is she breaking off the engagement?"
"Ms. Alonso, how did you know Ms. Chloe was cancelling her engagement ceremony?"
"So, you must know who Ms. Chloe's fiancé is, right?"
Wendy simply shook her head. "I'm sorry, I don't know. I might have gotten it wrong... If Ms. Chloe hasn't canceled her engagement, I'll just book another banquet hall..."
Canceled the wedding... Her casual remark set the whole banquet hall buzzing again.
Almost immediately, headlines like "Ms. Chloe is canceling her engagement! Tonight's star of the show at Emerald Palace will be Ms. Alonso!" started popping up online.
"Cancel the wedding?! What's going on? Hmph... I knew it, she was bound to stir up trouble sooner or later!"
A sharp voice rang out, and everyone turned to see Carolina, who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. Jonah and Nick were also there.
Everyone took a few steps back, not knowing how to deal with Carolina. She was unreformed, increasingly outrageous, greedy as hell, and shameless. For an elder to stoop so low, it was really embarrassing.
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