Fiancé...?!
Bella's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened, staring directly at Wyatt.
Justin's eyes brimmed with infinite tension and concern, his body tense like a drawn bow, as if he might
dash forward any second to grab Bella's hand and leave, disregarding everything else.
Gregory and members of the Hoffman family also looked extremely pale, especially Zoe. Her heart was
beating so fast that it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.
Zoe stared anxiously and maliciously at Bella, her mouth dripping with contempt as she said, "Oh my,
Ms. Thompson actually has a fiancé?! I wonder which young master is so lucky to marry into the
Thompson family."
Gregory gritted his teeth fiercely. "Regardless of who she is betrothed to, it will never be someone from
my family!"
Zoe smirked upon hearing this.
Wilson Jr.'s expression visibly darkened. He felt that Wyatt was just trying to save her from this
situation and looking for excuses to placate her.
On the racecourse, he could see that Bella and Justin were close, but back in Meridan's upper-class
society, he had seen too many of these romantic affairs. They were merely having an affair.
If Justin was really her fiancé, Wyatt would have long made it public after that incident at the
racecourse. Why wait until now to bring it up?
Wilson, on the other hand, remained composed, smiling as he asked, "Ms. Thompson, you already
have a fiancé? That's truly delightful news. I wonder who the lucky man is." Curiosity surged among the
onlookers.
Wyatt smiled lightly, his gaze suddenly drifting toward Justin.
Following his line of sight, Wilson Jr. also looked over, knowing whom he was looking at. His gums
were sore from clenching his teeth.
"OMG! Justin! Am I seeing things? Or is Chairman Thompson looking at you?!" Ryan pinched his
throat, shaking Justin's arm wildly like an over-caffeinated groundhog.
Justin felt his breathing quicken. Fine beads of sweat formed on his forehead, and his voice was low as
he said, "Don't read too much into it. Chairman Thompson may just be using this as an excuse to reject
Wilson Jr.'s advances."
"Then why is Chairman Thompson looking over here? Why not just lie?" Ryan remained excited and
optimistic. "There are only two of us here. Chairman Thompson must be looking at you. He surely
wouldn't be looking at me!"
Justin's heart fluttered violently as he tried to control his breathing. Bella was the focus of his piercing
gaze.
"The Thompson family has always been discreet, including my daughter. We are not the type to expose
our private lives to the public for attention. Tonight is a business banquet meticulously prepared by you,
Mr. Reed. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to steal the spotlight with personal matters. Both Bella and I
believe that now is not the right time to announce the engagement. When the time is right, we will
naturally make it public."
Wyatt looked away from Justin and said, "When the time comes, Mr. Reed, I will personally send you
an invitation to come to Hatchbay for the ceremony."
"Haha! Coincidentally, I've never been to Hatchbay myself. I've heard it's a great place with deep blue
waters and fine white sands. You must make sure to let me know when the time comes!" Wilson was
diplomatic.
Bella's heart was in turmoil. Seeing that Wyatt smoothly diverted the topic, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Lately, Wyatt seemed to be on some sort of medication rollercoaster, sometimes behaving bizarrely
and other times surprisingly sensible, like he had a split personality.
Everyone couldn't get enough of the drama and started gossiping.
"Who exactly is Bella's fiancé? I remember that Christopher Iverson had a close relationship with
Chairman Thompson before. Both Chairman Thompson and Chairman Iverson are also like brothers. I
bet the fiancé is Mr. Christopher, right?"
"If it's him, will he show up tonight? I doubt there's a strong connection between Ms. Thompson and Mr.
Iverson. I bet it's definitely Mr. Salvador!"
"I think so too. Wasn't it obvious enough at the racecourse? When Ms. Thompson was injured, who
was the man by her side? If the fiancé was Mr. Iverson, how could he not show up? That would be too
inhumane!"
Amelia looked at Bella's blushing face with envy, tiny drops of tears swirling in her eyes.
Her father's intentions were clear-her sister's fiancé could only be Justin Salvador.
How wonderful it was to have the approval of their parents and to be able to stay with the one she
loved.
Amelia did not harbor any hatred toward her sister or toward her father or mother.
Hunter Lovett aided Bella's and Justin's enemies to get away with their crimes. It was true that the
Lovett family was not of any help to the Thompsons.