His words shocked everyone.
Guinevere helplessly let go of her hand that clutched Westonâs and looked at her father in dismay. âNo, I wonât agree with thisâ¦â
She put in an insurmountable amount of effort to get engaged. How could it be canceled so easily?
âYou should look at your face. How absurd!â Mr. Cohen glanced at her in disdain and turned his head away, disgruntled.
Mrs. Cohen helped her to her feet. âStand up! Donât act like a joke in front of everyone. Itâs he who wronged you first. Why are you crying and whining?â
Guinevere was always the child they were least worried about. She was always the daughter they were proud of, but now she had totally lost her poise and disgraced her family with the Weston debacle.
âWhatâs the use of him being good if he doesnât care about you?â Guinevere looked at Weston and stubbornly argued, âI only believe what he says!â
She walked to Weston. âYou can stop seeing Bella for my sake, so you can also get rid of Ella for me, right?â
She was still harboring a last glimmer of hope. âElla is just a stand â in. Sheâs not the one you really want to be compensating!â Weston frowned and looked at Guinevere . âYour father and mother are right. You really shouldnât waste your time on me.â
Since he said that, Mr. Cohensâ words were no longer that of anger but a decision.
âIn that case, thereâs no need to bring up this marriage between the two families in the future!â Mr.
Cohen marched away in anger.
Warren wanted to redeem the situation at first, but seeing Westonâs inaction, he knew that there would be no use even if he took a stand. He sighed heavily and said, â How could a nice birthday party turn into this?â
Mrs. Cohen naturally wouldnât stay on as her husband had already left. She helped Guinevere up and gave Weston a look. âThe birthday party will still go on to not let us become a laughing stock. As for your marriage with Guinevere, letâs not mention it again.â Weston nodded lightly. âIâve caused you trouble.â
Seeing that he still looked calm, Mrs. Cohen was a little annoyed. âI have really misjudged you. I thought you were a responsible man, but I didnât expect you to be no different from the others!â
Weston remained quiet and let her taunt him.
But the more he acted that way, the more it seemed that he didnât care the least.
Mrs. Cohen sulked and took Guinevere away despite her pleading Only three Fords were left in the study.
Xavier was watching all this while. Then, just as he was about to speak, Warren said to him coldly, âGet out!â
âWhat does it have to do with me? Itâs not like I caused the troubleâ¦â
âIf it is not you who always fool around and bring bad influence to the family, this will not happen!â
âBah!â Xavier somewhat understood that he would always be the one to blame after making even a single mistake. âAlright! I will close the door for you.â
After saying that, he stood up and left.
When he closed the door, he glanced back, and his eyes flashed with uncertainty. It seemed like he had made an error in judgment. Weston was really unreadable.
He previously thought Weston didnât think Guinevere was important, but he gave the lionâs share of the benefits to the Cohen family, making it seem like he valued his fiancée and Zachary. He had also been exceedingly generous to her family as well. However, in the blink of an eye, it seemed like he did not care about them at all.
What was he thinking?
What exactly did he want?
What Xavier knew, though, was that he could no longer sit and wait.