Chapter 121 You Can't Leave
Erica didn't understand why Aaron left; did they have to leave too?
They are her brothers, today is such an important day for her engagement, what could be more important than her?
Now that Aaron has left, her engagement ceremony wouldn't look so desolate if her brothers were here.
If even they left, wouldn't she become a joke?
She was still thinking about waiting for Susanna to come and humiliate that bitch.
Edward looked over. "Erica, Aaron has left, I think there's no need for today's engagement, let's cancel it."
Hearing this, Erica's face turned pale instantly.
She hurriedly said, "No, the engagement cannot be canceled. Even if Aaron couldn't come due to work, our engagement can still proceed as planned."
After all, three years ago when Aaron lay unconscious in a hospital bed, Susanna also married into the Abbott family like this.
Austin's expression was tinged with mockery. "Erica, how long do you want to deceive yourself? Does Aaron really like you and want to marry you?"
Erica said in an exasperated manner. "Arthur, what are you talking about? Of course, Aaron wants to marry me, otherwise why would we have today's engagement banquet?"
Erica suddenly felt that Austin's words seemed to have some hidden meaning.
Arthur asked, "Erica, isn't the reason Aaron is marrying you because I agreed to operate on Maria?"
Erica's expression froze, realizing that Arthur knew, she explained with a stiff smile. "Arthur, whether Aaron loves me or not is my own business, anyway, I love him very much, and I want to marry him. I believe that he will see my sincerity over time."
Arthur voiced, "But Erica, lies will eventually be exposed, have you not thought about the consequences?"
Erica clenched her hands tightly. "I haven't lied either, Arthur, you also promised to come and operate on Maria, How did you say that I deceive Aaron?"
Austin was momentarily at a loss for words!
Did he have to tell Erica that he agreed to operate on Maria because of Susanna?
If he did, Erica would definitely suspect Susanna's identity.
Since Susanna didn't show up at the engagement scene today, the revelation of her identity had to be put on hold for now, so Austin didn't continue to defend it.
Edward glanced at his phone, frowning, and said, "I have to go."
He received a message from his wife, Aviana, the surveillance investigation yielded results, and he knew Susanna's whereabouts.
They couldn't afford to delay any longer!
Erica stepped forward. "Edward, what's the urgent matter?"
Edward replied, "It's about the company."
Edward made up an excuse and didn't tell Erica the truth.
Edward, Austin, and Arthur left together, leaving Erica standing alone, her eyes darkening, feeling extremely uncomfortable!
Clearly, it was because her brothers had to leave halfway on her engagement day.
Erica remembered the contract Edward handed her earlier and felt intense hatred in her heart.
After spending so many years with the Jones family, she had long considered herself the heiress of this family. How could she willingly be driven away?
She'd do whatever it took to stay with the Jones family. She was set to be their heiress for life. At this moment, Elaine walked over. "Erica, why did your brothers leave?"
Erica quickly changed her expression, saying that their company had urgent matters to attend to and had to leave first, same as Aaron, who had work matters to deal with.
Elaine found it a bit strange. "They all left even though in such an important event on your engagement? Is their work more important than your engagement?"
Erica's expression became somewhat awkward, and Maud quickly intervened. "Alright, it is good for men to prioritize their careers. Let's continue with the engagement ceremony and celebrate."
Upon hearing that the engagement would continue, Erica suddenly smiled. "AuntMaud, I'm really sorry."
Maud responded, "I should be the one apologizing to you, Aaron didn't do the right thing either."
Erica said as if she was considerate. "It's okay, I understand he's busy with work."
Although Erica's face wore a smile, it didn't reach her eyes; her chest was filled with anger.
But she couldn't give up on today's engagement banquet!
Elaine spoke up, "What about Susanna? Wasn't she supposed to come today too?"
Erica was about to vent her anger and turned to Dick. "Where is Susanna? Where is she?"
"Her phone is off, and we can't reach her now. I don't know if she's had a conflict with her foster parents." Dick replied.
Dick was also a bit worried about Susanna's situation.
Elaine sneered, "I think Susanna is too guilty to show up. She probably doesn't dare to come after designing today's engagement like this."
"Who said I dare not come?" Susanna suddenly showed up.
At this moment, Susanna walked in from outside, looking a bit disheveled, with a slight injury on her lips.
She had encountered Grace and Andrew causing trouble outside the community and ended up fighting with them on the street. Her phone was also broken by them, what a bad omen!
She endured the pain in her lips and asked Dick, "Dick, Are there any issues at the scene?"
Dick voiced, "Everything is going smoothly without any problems."
Susanna turned to Erica, "Did you hear that? No problems."
Erica was a bit displeased. "The engagement hasn't even started yet, how would I know if there are any problems?"
Susanna said, "Then let's start the ceremony."
The surroundings instantly fell silent as Susanna finished her sentences. She noticed Erica's unpleasant expression and looked around. "According to the previous schedule, the ceremony should have started by now, why hasn't it begun yet?"
It was strange indeed that not only had the engagement ceremony not started, but she hadn't even seen a trace of Aaron!
She asked with perplexity, "Where's the groom?"
Erica's expression had become very unpleasant, but she forced a smile and said, "Aaron had some urgent work and had to leave, but our engagement will continue as planned."
Maud proudly declared, "That's right, the engagement continues. It's fine that Aaron is busy and not present, as long as my family and Erica's family approve. This is what we call a match made in heaven, a marriage of equals."
Susanna remained unfazed and glanced at the family section. "What about Erica's relatives? No one showed up?"
Elaine quickly said, "Her brothers are also busy, they have some matters to attend to."
Susanna raised an eyebrow. "Aaron is gone, Erica's family didn't show up, one might think it's Maud marrying Erica."
Erica's expression instantly turned very unpleasant.
Elaine immediately said, "Erica, don't listen to her, she's clearly just jealous of you, after all, she must crave what she doesn't have."
Susanna looked at her with a half-smile. "You're quick to show up, it seems you're quite carefree."
Elaine's expression changed abruptly; she now detested anyone bringing up this matter, especially Susanna!
So she stepped forward, ready to give her a good lesson. "I've been wanting to teach you a lesson for a long time!"
