As the hall had gone completely silent, everyone looked over.Samantha had successfully attracted everyone's attention.She loved basking in glory like this. She held her chest high and sucked in her stomach, sashaying toward the seats.Nina saw her. She pursed her lips and asked Bryce, who was next to her, "It's Gabelman Group's anniversary. Who even invited her? Was it you?"Bryce looked up and pointed at Arthur, who was talking on the stage. "I can't think of anyone else besides him."Nina scoffed. "I think it's him, too. He's the only idiot in the family."Bryce held back a laugh.Levi coughed dryly. "It was me. I invited her. Around the beginning of the year, I heard her say that she would like to attend the anniversary celebration. I invited her since the Gabelmans and the Cotts were close."Levi was Arthur and Nicole's child. Arthur had him before he married Sherry.Levi grew up with the Lowes.Nina wasn't close to him, so she said nothing.Despite the many faces in t
Thunderous applause echoed in the banquet hall for the longest time.No one expected that Bryce, who was usually reserved and aloof, would make such a romantic confession to Holly in public. He truly surprised everyone with his sudden action.The younger women within the hall started gushing over Bryce and Holly's love story. They raved about how the beautiful couple was a match made in heaven, and their faith in love was restored again.Those who had been crushing on Bryce were heartbroken by the news, but they conceded defeat to someone as stunning as Holly.On the other hand, Arthur and Samantha had a completely different mindset.Arthur had a darkened expression as he sat stiffly throughout the speech in silence.There weren't many that dared to defy him all these years, even Richard had to cut him some slack.But Bryce had defied him time and again. Not only did he refuse to divorce Holly, he even got her pregnant. Now, he was even announcing their marriage to everyone.Br
Samantha's gaze lit up with renewed hope when she heard Levi's words. But she recalled the way Bryce had been giving her the cold shoulder for the past few days.She said dejectedly, "I've lost all confidence since Bryce hates me now."Levi dug his phone out and started typing: "Give him a taste test."Samantha stared at the words in his phone, puzzled. She looked up and asked, "Can you just be straightforward and tell me what you're trying to say, Levi?"Levi smiled intriguingly and replied, "Give him a taste of yourself, and he'll get hooked on you. How naive of you not to understand such simple truths."Samantha widened her eyes as she looked at him in disbelief, asking, "You're telling me to sleep with Bryce?"Levi hurriedly pressed his finger against her lips and whispered, "Keep your voice down."He looked around and was relieved to find everyone still focused on Bryce and Holly on the stage.Levi scooted close and whispered to Samantha, "Trust me on this. You'll definite
Bryce had similar reactions whenever he got drunk in the past. As such, he wrote it off as consuming too much alcohol and soft drinks at the same time.He lowered his hand under the table and pinched his thigh hard to sober himself up.Bryce then turned around and instructed Tobin, "Head downstairs and get me a room. I'll get some rest and sober up before heading home."He would've had to wake Holly up if he were to head back drunk. She would even have to take care of him.More importantly, he would become extremely clingy and horny when he was drunk. He couldn't do that to her now that she was pregnant.Tobin replied, "Alright, Mr. Gabelman."He then helped Bryce to his feet and informed the crowd of their departure before taking the elevator downstairs.…After the room was ready, Bryce took off his shoes and lay on the bed.Tobin got him some warm water and placed it on the bedside table. He then said, "I'll head upstairs now, Mr. Gabelman. Just call me if you need anything
Bryce recoiled from her touch and shook her hand off. His aversion toward Samantha remained unchanged despite being intoxicated and delirious. He opened the door and pushed her out indifferently. Everything went quiet at once.Bryce tightly gripped the door handle as his body continued to burn up. There was an intense itch beneath his skin, and his blood vessels felt as if they were about to explode.He slowly made his way to the bathroom and turned the tap on. He then splashed his face with cold water to lower his body temperature.The doorbell rang again after what seemed like a long time. Bryce walked out and opened the door while thinking that it was Samantha again. He shouted without even looking at the person. "Leave!"Tobin was stunned before saying, "It's me, Mr. Gabelman. I'm here to take you to the hospital."Bryce felt relieved and let go of his hand when he heard that it was Tobin. He then let Tobin help him into the elevator.Samantha was hiding in a corner of th
The person Levi had hired was efficient. The news of Bryce's affair was spreading everywhere on the Internet like wildfire within an hour.It was especially so on X. It didn't take long for the topic to be trending after spending some money to buy a spot on the trending chart and getting some marketing accounts to help spread it.The netizens were most interested in the rich's melodrama. They were extremely excited to dig up more detailed news everywhere.Even though the eyes of the involved parties were censored, it wasn't enough to deter the eagle-eyed netizens. Soon enough, someone managed to dig out photos of Samantha and Holly.It was easier to find Samantha's photos as she was verified on X and loved to be in the limelight. A bunch of her photos showed up as soon as her name was searched.Holly was more low profile. It took the netizens some effort to find her photos. It was a commemorative photo taken together with the other veteran experts when she helped restore Stanley W
Holly's heart was beating erratically, and her hand that was holding onto her phone was trembling slightly. She found it difficult to breathe as if she was being strangled.Never had she thought that she would one day become the protagonist of such melodramatic news—and it was even one about two women vying for a man!The more she thought about it, the more she felt heartbroken. Just two hours ago, she even thought she was the happiest woman in the world. She didn't expect reality to hit her hard so soon.Holly finally managed to calm down after a long while. She took in a deep breath before picking her phone up to call Bryce again. She couldn't accept it until she got an explanation from him.After the call was connected, Tobin replied apologetically, "Mr. Gabelman really can't take your call now, Mrs. Gabelman. Is it okay if I get him to call you back later?"Bryce was currently undergoing gastric lavage in the hospital ward. It was an uncomfortable procedure. As such, he couldn
Holly felt a bitter pang in her heart. She slowly reached over to caress Bryce's pale cheek, asking, "Why didn't you let Tobin be honest with me?"Bryce held onto her cold fingers and said, "I don't want you to worry. I'll be able to go home after some rest."Holly said, "I'll be even more worried if you don't tell me anything."Bryce took her hand over and kissed it. "You're sensitive when you're pregnant, so you can't be stressed. I didn't expect that someone would secretly take photos and blow things out of proportion."Holly fell silent. She then asked, "Why did Samantha enter your room?"Disgust flashed in Bryce's eyes as he replied, "She's crazy. I kicked her out within the two minutes she's in."Holly asked, "Who spiked your drinks?"Bryce's gaze darkened. "I've already got Tobin to arrange for someone to check the hotel's surveillance cameras. No matter who plotted against me, it's definitely linked to Samantha."Holly was hit with a strong wave of disgust. She never ex