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Finally, he looked away and announced loudly, “I hereby announce that Jesselton Inc. has decided to work with KS Group on the racecourse hotel project!”
The KS Group? The Taylors?
After a brief shocked silence, the applause thundered across the hall as the spotlight shifted onto
Winston, who looked surprised before. putting on a relieved smile.
He gracefully went up the stage to shake hands with Ezzo. “It’s our honor to work with you.”
Since Ezzo chose the Taylors as his business partner, his demeanor underwent a significant shift, and he began heaping praises upon Winston. “You demonstrated your outstanding capability at the horseracing event. Besides, I promised to select the horseracing winner as my business partner. I’m keeping my word.”
No one except for the Jesseltons knew about the international call an hour ago between them and
Justin Walsh, who resided in Mosgravia.
“Ezzo, Zeke, as a good friend of yours, I hope you’ll take my advice and pick KS Group as your business partner,” Justin suggested.
At that time, Zeke was still reeling from Alyssa’s rejection. Ezzo frowned and asked, “Why? Wouldn’t you and your dad benefit from a partnership with us?”
Hearing that, Justin chuckled knowingly. “You and I will both benefit from a partnership with KS Group.
If you really need to know, all I’d say is I admire Ms. Alyssa’s character, and I’d hate to see her hard work go down the drain.”
Alyssa, despite her silence, looked excited and glad for Winston. All of a sudden, she felt a warm grip on her hand.
Jeremy took her hand and interlocked his fingers with hers. “
Congratulations, Lyse and Mr. Taylor. I knew you’d succeed.” His fingers gently caressed hers.
Alyssa felt a jolt of electricity through her body. Her heart raced, and a blush crept up her ears as they held hands.
While Winston was immersed in the joy of triumph, Javier and Cornelius seemed cross and disappointed, particularly Cornelius, who felt as though he’d been fooled. He coughed in frustration, and Zoe hurriedly patted him on the back.
The Schmidts, close with the Taylors, would surely benefit from the announcement. As the Jesseltons’
partner on a previous project, the Walsh’s had formed a camaraderie with the Jesseltons. Only the
Harpers were at a disadvantage. Cornelius felt as if he was nothing but a joke.
However, Javier felt similarly humiliated and framed when he witnessed the Taylors in their glory. Taking a deep breath, he put on an unbothered smile and marched up to Wiston and Ezzo. “Winston Ezzo, congratulations.”
“Same to you, Javier,” Winston remarked with a light smile.
“Winston, you’re spot on,” Javier replied with an amused raise of his brow. “I do plan to take this opportunity to announce some good news.”
At the mention of the good news, the guests cast looks of anticipation at Javier. A gleam flashed across his eyes as he turned to his son with a smile. “Jeremy, come here.”
Jeremy felt his heart sink. He frowned at Alyssa and tightened his grip on her hand, reluctant to part ways with her.
She advised him, “Go. I’ll be here waiting for you. I won’t go anywhere.”
They exchanged tender glances before she freed her hand from his grip. With no valid reason to refuse, Jeremy made his way to his father under the watchful gaze of the onlookers.
In a rare occurrence, Javier flashed a warm smile at him and patted him on the shoulder. After that,
Javier smiled and announced to the guests, “I will take advantage of the merry occasion to announce some good news in our family.
“My son, Jeremy Walsh, will be engaged to Zoe Harper, the granddaughter of Cornelius Harper. The engagement ceremony will take place in this month.”
The guests stared at him agape when they learned about Jeremy and Zoe’s engagement. Some of the guests turned toward Zoe, the future Mrs. Walsh.
At that moment, Zoe trembled so violently that it seemed like she was suffering from seizures. Her eyes shone with greed, and she teared up thinking about the effort she had put into reaching her goal.
God knew how long she had yearned for this moment and how much effort the Harpers had poured into persuading Javier to make her dream come true. This was the perfect chance to get back at Alyssa and make a joke of her.
All the humiliation and frustration Zoe suffered at the hands of Alyssa seemed to have disappeared at that moment.
The guests stared at Alyssa in shock. All colors drained from her face as she quivered. Her warm and tender moments with Jeremy meant nothing to her as her blood turned cold-a sharp pain shot through her heart, leaving it in tatters.
While her mind went blank, Zoe stared at her and cackled, reveling in Alyssa’s dejected expression.
The guests started gossiping. “Why has no one heard about the arranged marriage between the
Walsh’s and the Harpers? That’s really odd.”
“Well, that’s just how the Walsh’s roll. They only made public the relationship between Alyssa and
Jeremy after they divorced. Not one word to the public in their three years of marriage! It’s the same this time around with the Harpers.”
“What are Jeremy Walsh’s feelings for Alyssa Taylor if he’s gettin married to Zoe Harper?”
“Maybe Javier disapproved of their relationship. To be honest, I never thought they’d end up together after she got Madam Sophia behind bars. She’s brought humiliation to the Walsh family.
“No matter how pretty or capable she is, I wouldn’t approve of a daughter-in-law like that if I were Javier
Walsh. It’s not like I’d gain anything from the marriage.”
The gossip inflicted pain upon Alyssa. Winston, upon learning of the engagement, appeared incredulous and incensed.
His beloved daughter had faced humiliation during her divorce from Jeremy. Why, then, would Javier announce Jeremy’s engagement to Zoe just when Jeremy and Alyssa had reconciled, proudly displaying
Winston refused to believe that Javier genuinely sought an arranged marriage with the Harpers. If anything, he suspected Javier was using his son to exact revenge against the Taylors.
He seethed at Javier’s pettiness.
Ezzo blinked in surprise. “Gosh, that’s some wonderful news! Congratulations to the both of you, Javier and Jeremy.”
“Are you kidding me?” Jeremy addressed Javier with clenched fists.
Consumed by rage and panic, Jeremy’s eyes looked bloodshot. He acted like a beast who wanted to break free. “Everyone knows that I’m in love with Alyssa Taylor. Are you seriously asking me to marry
Zoe
Harper?
“I have no idea what deal you struck with the Harpers under the table, but I’ll make it clear now. Even if you threaten me with your life, I will never marry Zoe Harper!”
The guests were astonished by Jeremy’s outburst. Even the Jesseltons, who had seen their fair share of conflicts, were taken aback by Jeremy’s overt confrontation.
Zeke, who had never taken Jeremy seriously, admired Jaspe courage in speaking up against his father in front of the high guests. He muttered under his breath, “That’s some cool shit.”
“Oh, my God! What did Jeremy just say? Did I mishear? That’s son breaking news!”
“The battle between father and son is about to unfold!”
“If I were Javier Walsh, I would be having a stroke right now. His son just made it clear that he doesn’t care if Javier dies. Nothing will stop him from dating Alyssa Taylor! It seems Alyssa means more to him than his dad.”
Alyssa glanced at Jeremy through tears, feeling touched by the man. No one else could attract her other than Jeremy.
The guests began to pass judgment on the Harpers.
“What’s going on? Jeremy Walsh seems to be out of it. It feels like his dad is selling him out.”
“I agree. Forcing the breakup of a loving couple is just not right.”
“The Harpers are even more wretched. How could they force Zoe Harper upon Jeremy Walsh when they knew he was dating Alyssa Taylor? They’re only making things difficult for both families. I wouldn’t have agreed to it if I were Zoe Harper. It’s so sickening.”
“Zoe Harper has no shame. Why else would she have slapped herself to frame Alyssa? I bet she’s over the moon now.”
Zoe’s face reddened when she overheard the discussions about her. Cornelius was equally embarrassed, his face a shade of beetroot red.
Before this, he was aware of the risks that would come with an arranged marriage. Even if Javier agreed to it, Jeremy might openly protest against it.
However, he took the gamble, thinking Jeremy wouldn’t protes front of all the guests out of consideration for Javier’s reputatio Even if Jeremy opposed the marriage, he’d wait until the event’s el confront his father.
By then, it would be too late for Jeremy to retract his words after the engagement news broke, or he’d risk his reputation. If Jeremy insisted, the Harpers would bribe the media to tarnish Jeremy’s image.