Chapter 178 Announcing the News
In the private room, Hollis slowly lifted her head, her face dry and tear-free.
"Just wait and see," Alice said with a confident smirk.
The only way to squash the rumors, besides breaking off the engagement, was to make it real.
Alice was sure Catherine felt the same way.
The next morning, when Donovan got to the office, he noticed Paxton looked a bit off.
"What's up?" Donovan asked, puzzled.
Paxton hesitated but couldn't help asking, "Mr. Wilder, you and Miss Sutton..."
Donovan frowned. "Me and her?"
Seeing Donovan's confusion, Paxton cautiously added, "Are you really planning to get engaged to her?"
After saying that, Paxton quickly lowered his head.
Early that morning, he'd heard rumors that Mr. Wilder was finally going to get engaged to Miss Sutton from the Sutton family.
Outsiders might not know, but Paxton had been close to Donovan lately and had seen how close Donovan was to Riley. He also knew Donovan had no feelings for Hollis.
Six years had passed without any engagement, yet now it was happening at such a critical moment.
No matter how Paxton thought about it, it seemed strange.
Donovan's face suddenly darkened. "Where did this news come from?"
Hearing his tone, Paxton understood and said seriously, "It's all over the place now, and even a few early newspapers have already published it."
After saying that, Paxton took out his phone and showed Donovan the news online.
[The Wilder Group and the Sutton Group will officially unite soon!] [The six-year engagement between the Wilder family and the Sutton family is finally happening!]
Various headlines caught Donovan's eye, and below them were tons of comments about how well-matched he and Hollis were.
After just a quick glance, Donovan's mood turned icy. "Find out immediately who spread this news!"
In just one night, such overwhelming public opinion had spread.
Donovan wanted to see who in all of H City dared to use him as a topic!
Clearly, the person behind this didn't intend to hide.
In less than an hour, Paxton found the answer and walked into the CEO's office to report.
Seeing his expression, Donovan's heart sank a bit.
"Mr. Wilder, we found out it was... an order from the chairman." Paxton's voice was very cautious.
When he found out, he was quite shocked. He also heard that the chairman's assistant had contacted major media outlets overnight, ordering them to release the news at dawn.
Because of this, several media outlets even had to delay the news they originally planned to publish today, replacing it with the news of the two families' engagement.
In just one morning, this news had already taken over the front page headlines.
Almost the entire H City was talking about it.
Donovan was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded expressionlessly. "I understand. You can go now."
Paxton nodded, sensing Donovan was in a bad mood, and left the office quietly, not daring to make a sound when closing the door.
In the office, Donovan got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside, feeling complicated.
Over the past six years, his parents had frequently mentioned his marriage to Hollis, but he had always brushed it off.
He thought they should understand his intentions.
But he didn't expect that after urging for six years, they would disregard his wishes and directly announce the news to the public.
