The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1258

Even though she tried to convince herself not to care about those around her, those scattered words still left scars of varying depths in her already struggling heart. Chloe slightly clenched the hem of her dress, suppressing the bitterness in her heart. Her long eyelashes quivered slightly as she continued to move forward.

Whenever she passed by and her silhouette drifted through, the crowd's murmuring would decrease a tad.

"Ms. Chloe is truly beautiful."

"Yeah, she's so stunning that people are too intimidated to approach her."

Not until Chloe stepped onto the stage and stood in the center, her frosty yet dazzling aura instantly overshadowed Wendy from the Alonso family.

A wave of awe and praise totally sidelined Wendy!

At this point, people realized that what Royce had said earlier, about making a fool of oneself, was indeed true.

"Although she's the lady from the Alonso family, compared to Ms. Chloe, she seems pretty insignificant."

"Exactly, when you compare, Ms. Chloe' aura is unignorable."

"Yeah, no wonder she attracted the viscount from Y Country..."

Standing aside, Wendy felt extremely embarrassed.

Presley and Wendy both were glaring at her. Chloe could feel the hateful gazes behind her and knew that all eyes were on her at that moment. However, she calmly picked up the microphone, let her gaze fall on the crowd below, and slowly said,

"Tonight is my engagement ceremony. Although you were initially my guests, I heard some of you are here for Ms. Alonso's engagement ceremony..."

Her frosty voice clearly echoed throughout the banquet hall. She paused, her eyes slowly sweeping over the crowd below, and said coldly. "Please leave."

Those who had just flattered Wendy were awkward. Some even felt insulted and couldn't help but say, "We came out of genuine goodwill to congratulate you, isn't this a bit too much?"

"We came to support you. It's not up to you who we attend the engagement party for."

Chloe gave a faint smile. "Of course. As long as you're not here for my engagement party, that’s fine."

"Who cares..."

"Ungrateful!"

"Even the fiancé doesn’t show up at the engagement party, huh..."

"Let's go. Compared to watching this joke of an engagement party, the engagement party of Miss Alonso and the CEO of the Harper Group is more worthwhile."

Although the grumbling voices below the stage were intentionally low, they still reached the stage. Chloe stood silently in the center of the stage, one hand holding the microphone, the other lightly holding the hem of her dress.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds, five seconds...

She stood at the forefront of the stage, emotionless. The hand clutching her dress was cold and slightly trembling.

She waited quietly... As if she was waiting for even one more second for her Damon to show up the next second.

Waiting, anticipating...

The palm of her hand grew colder, and her lips couldn’t help but tremble. Seeing Chloe standing alone on stage, feeling abandoned by the world, Ned in the corner couldn't help but speak up. "Sir..."