Chapter 202 The Truth Revealed, Did Darian Regret?
The moment the words were spoken, Ophelia froze in place.
Wha...what?
What did he say?
"You're blocking me?"
Ophelia stood there like a statue, forgetting to put down her hand that was raised to receive the gift.
Evander bypassed her and walked toward Cecily, who stood behind her.
Finally snapping out of her shock, Ophelia turned her head abruptly to look behind her.
She saw the man confidently walking toward Cecily, wearing a gentle smile. "Cecily, happy birthday," he said, his voice low but clearly audible due to the sudden silence surrounding them.
Ophelia widened her eyes.
Everyone was looking at them.
Evander raised his hand and presented the gift to Cecily.
Cecily seemed surprised by Evander's arrival and whispered, "Aren't you very busy to come?"
"I'm here to surprise you," Evander raised an eyebrow. "Quickly accept the gift. If you don't, I'll keep holding it, which would be quite awkward."
Their voices were not loud, but due to the silence, everyone could hear them.
Including Ophelia.
Suddenly, a wave of murmurs broke out from the surrounding crowd.
Evander came to attend Cecily's birthday banquet?
He even specially left just to prepare a surprise for her and begged her to accept his gift?
What was going on?
Evander seemed very familiar with Cecily, and how he looked at her differed from how he looked at others.
He said, "Happy birthday."
So, Cecily wasn't lying, she really was hosting her birthday banquet here?
After a while, someone in the crowd suddenly laughed out loud.
"What's so funny?" someone asked.
Aurelie stood among the crowd and exclaimed, "Didn't anyone notice how embarrassed Ophelia was? She confidently reached out to accept the gift, but he told her to move aside. Haha, it's quite hilarious."
Aurelie's voice was clear, and her mocking tone was evident.
Everyone's attention suddenly shifted to Ophelia, whose face had turned pale.
Ophelia gritted her teeth in frustration and glared at Aurelie.
Aurelie raised an eyebrow, provoking her even more.
Ophelia wished she could find a hole to hide in at this moment due to the embarrassment.
Evander's gaze also shifted to Ophelia, scanning her with his eyes. "What's the situation? This is clearly Cecily's birthday banquet. Why are you here? And dressed so extravagantly, trying to steal the limelight?"
Only then did Ophelia realize that Evander and Cecily were accomplices.
He had just made that false move of giving her the gift deliberately to make her misunderstand and embarrass herself.
Ophelia clenched her molars tightly, almost grinding them to a pulp.
Ophelia took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, concealing all her emotions. Ophelia looked at Evander, regaining her composure, and said, "Evander, I think Cecily has used you. This is not her birthday party, but the engagement party between me and Darian."
Ophelia deliberately mentioned Darian to warn Evander not to oppose Fitzgerald's Family.
Unfortunately, Evander couldn't understand the threat. He retorted, "I think you are mistaken. This is Cecily's birthday party. You are intruding on someone else's party and trying to be the center of attention. Step aside and stop embarrassing yourself."
"You!" Ophelia gritted her teeth in anger.
"Fine, since you choose to believe her, let's call the manager out and have him clarify who booked this banquet hall."
Ophelia had the confidence to have the matter settled, as she had already taken care of everything with money.
The manager had been waiting nearby and quickly approached, answering Ophelia's question.
"It is indeed Miss Ophelia who booked this banquet hall. There is no mistake. Miss Cecily, we do not have any reservations under your name. You must have gotten confused."
After hearing the manager's statement, those who had doubted the truth earlier now believed Ophelia.
They cast disdainful glances at Cecily.
The manager's statement was a subtle way of saying that Cecily had made a deliberate appearance here to cause trouble. How could she make a mistake even with her own banquet hall? Everyone believed that Evander had also been deceived by Cecily and became even more furious with her actions.
"Cecily, stop making a scene. What's the point of causing a ruckus at someone else's engagement party? It only makes you look ridiculous."
"You even deceived Evander to celebrate your birthday. You are shameless. Get off the stage immediately."
"Get off the stage and return the position to its rightful owner."
The more they spoke, the angrier everyone became. Evander heard these words, and his face darkened.
Just as he was about to speak, Cecily raised her hand to stop him, shaking her head slightly to indicate that he shouldn't hurry.
Blaise, who was in the upstairs side hall, watched this scene and narrowed his dangerous eyes. He picked up his phone and dialed a number, saying, "Come over right away."
"Mr. Blaise, that's Fitzgerald's Family. I really don't dare to offend anyone from Fitzgerald's Family."
"Do you dare offend me, then? Whose fault is this? Believe it or not, I can make it so you won't be able to operate anymore."
The boss shivered and hesitated but ultimately had to compromise. "I'll come over right away."
Ophelia regained her composure and continued to glare at Cecily with a condescending attitude. This time, her tone was also much sharper.
"Cecily, have you not caused enough trouble? Do you really want to ruin my engagement party? I demand that you leave my engagement party immediately, along with your guests. My engagement party is not welcoming to any of you."
"This is where the birthday banquet is being held, right?" Hayden's voice sounded.
Hayden and Declan walked in one after the other, and upon seeing Cecily standing in front, they immediately walked over-enthusiastically.
Hayden smirked, "Cecily, happy birthday."
Declan handed over the gift in his hand, "We're sorry for being late. This is our gift for you."
Both of them stuffed the gift boxes in their hands into Cecily's arms.
Hayden and Declan came to wish Cecily a happy birthday?
It should be noted that Hayden and Declan had a good relationship with Darian. They unexpectedly came not for the engagement party but for Cecily's birthday banquet.
What did this signify?
"Hayden, Declan, what are you two up to? Don't you know what occasion it is today?" Owen was furious.
His grandson didn't come, but his friends did, and on top of that, they were causing a scene.
Hayden looked at Owen with surprise, "Oh, Grandpa Owen, you're here too. Are you here to celebrate Cecily's birthday?"
Celebrated her birthday?
Ha!
He didn’t believe that they didn't know what day it was. He didn't expect them to actually be on Cecily's side.
Ophelia was on the verge of tears.
"Mr. Declan, Mr. Hayden, this is not her birthday banquet at all. It is mine and Darian's engagement party."
"Engagement party?" Hayden raised an eyebrow. "We didn't know. Darian didn't tell us. He probably doesn't know either."
With the statement that Darian didn't tell us, he probably doesn't know either. They directly denied the existence of the engagement party.
"Declan, did Darian tell you?"
Declan casually put his hands in his pockets and shook his head in ignorance.
"He never mentioned it. We only knew that Cecily was having her birthday banquet here, so we came."
Their words infuriated Ophelia even more.
The guests below were at a loss, one by one.
"So the rumors are true? Mr. Fitzgerald really doesn't want to marry Miss Ophelia. This engagement dinner is quite a joke."
"It's also ridiculous to have an engagement dinner without a fiancé."
Ophelia was furious and quickly rushed over to snatch the microphone from Cecily's hand and shouted at everyone,
"That's not true. Darian will come. He's just been held up with work. He'll be here soon. And the problem now is that Cecily is intentionally causing trouble at my party. The banquet hall was clearly booked by me, but she insists it was booked by her. What are you all waiting for? Kick her out."
Ophelia was filled with anger at this moment.
Why were so many people taking Cecily's side?
What was so good about Cecily?
If she didn't suppress her anger, Ophelia would go insane.
"Grandpa Owen..."
Owen looked at Ophelia's pitiful expression and thought about his grandson, who hadn’t arrived yet. He felt sorry for her, and his gaze became tenderer.
Then he looked at Cecily and snorted in anger, no longer giving her face. "Someone, go and kick her out. How dare she cause a scene here?"
"Stop!"
A cool and thin voice slowly drifted in from the entrance.
The entire banquet hall fell into silence instantly.
Everyone turned their heads to look at where the sound came from.
They saw a man calmly walking in from the outside, his tall figure shining against the light. He exuded an air of nobility that gradually caught everyone's attention.
The man wore a neatly pressed dark suit, his facial features were handsome, his nose was prominent, and his deep black eyes were cold and profound.
Bright lights cast shadows on his sharp and handsome face, causing everyone to gasp in awe.
It was Darian.
Darian had arrived.
He furrowed his brows and scanned the people on the stage, his gaze finally landing on Cecily.
Cecily's eyes also fell on him, and her heart trembled slightly before quickly returning to calmness.
She glanced at Ophelia, who was looking at Darian absentmindedly and smiled faintly.
'Ophelia, the real show is about to begin!' Cecily thought to herself.
Ophelia stared closely at the man walking toward them, her heart feeling like it had been struck fiercely, almost jumping out of her chest.
He finally came.
Ophelia was excited, her eyes brimming with tears.
She knew Darian wouldn't abandon her, no matter what.
As Darian walked through, everyone made way for him, getting a close look at his face. Besides being shocked, they were even more amazed.
"Mr. Fitzgerald arrived. It seems that the rumors were false. Whoever said that Mr. Fitzgerald wasn't in Silver Frost Capital and wouldn't come to the engagement banquet, well, here he is attending."
"Rumors really can't be trusted. Maybe Mr. Fitzgerald was just delayed by something and arrived late, but he was portrayed as not wanting to get engaged to Miss Ophelia. Miss Ophelia is also upset about being talked about like this by all of you."
"Mr. Fitzgerald has come to support his fiancée. Cecily, the troublesome ex-wife, should leave."
"Cecily is done for. Let's watch the show."
Everyone had an attitude of watching the show.
Ophelia listened to the voices around her, and the smile on her face became even more alluring.
No one knew how excited she was at this moment. Even her breathing became rapid, with her chest rising and falling with each breath.
Owen, seeing Darian arrive, nodded with satisfaction.
Sawyer also smiled and said to Owen, "Sir, Mr. Fitzgerald has arrived. Now you can rest assured."
Owen nodded.
He knew that Darian had a sense of propriety.
Ophelia eagerly reached out to hold Darian's hand, with her eyes turning red as if there were countless grievances she wanted to confess to the man.
"Darian, you finally came," her voice trembled.
Darian's deep gaze swept over Ophelia without any warmth in his eyes.
Ophelia trembled under such a gaze, feeling a bit lost. "Darian, what's wrong?"
"Why are you making a scene here?" Darian said in a deep voice.
Ophelia didn't immediately react, and the smile on her face froze. "Darian, what...what do you mean?"
"Literal meaning."
"I didn't cause a scene. It was Cecily who caused a scene at our engagement banquet. She wanted to cause trouble at our engagement banquet."
"Who made the reservation for this banquet hall first? You should know better than I do."
"I... " Ophelia's voice abruptly stopped, her face filled with panic.
Tabitha saw that people around them had started whispering and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade, "Darian, since you're here, why don't you quickly proceed with the engagement. Everyone is watching, don't let them see a joke."
Darian didn't even look at Tabitha, his voice as cold as frost. "Isn't it you who wanted to make this joke for others to see?"
"This..." Tabitha was lost for words, looking to Owen for help.
Owen frowned, his voice becoming serious. "Darian, what are you doing? Finish the engagement banquet first before discussing any matters."
"I am not here to attend any engagement banquet," Darian said, his gaze sweeping toward Cecily. "I am here to attend her birthday banquet."
There was a loud bang.
Darian's words were like a drop of water falling into a sizzling hot oil pan.
Ophelia's face turned completely ugly.
"Darian!" Owen sternly admonished.
Darian's gaze finally turned to Owen below, and he calmly said, "My grandpa is getting senile. Someone, take my grandpa back to rest."
"Get lost!" Owen was angered to the point where his veins were popping out, his anger uncontrollable. "Darian, are you going to blur right from wrong for this woman, Cecily?"
"Grandfather, the one who blurs right from wrong is clearly you."
"I... I..." Owen was so angry that he couldn't even complete a full sentence.
"Sorry, everyone. We've made a mistake."
A loud voice resounded, and the hotel owner seemed to have suddenly appeared from nowhere. He looked very anxious, with sweat on his face.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the owner of the hotel.
The owner had actually been there earlier; he was also an astute person who had hidden in the shadows to observe Darian's attitude toward this matter. It was clear that Darian clearly sided with Cecily, and he didn't hesitate to step forward.
"This banquet hall was indeed reserved by Miss Cecily for her birthday banquet. As for what happened with Miss Ophelia... we will investigate later."
Ophelia widened her eyes, looking at the owner in disbelief.
At this moment, the hotel owner was completely caught in a dilemma. He didn't want to offend either side, and he also didn't dare to meet Ophelia's gaze.
Once the owner's voice fell, a wave of sighs instantly broke out.
The owner wanted to brush this matter aside simply, but how could Cecily give him that opportunity?
"I need an explanation for this. Why did my birthday banquet end up becoming someone else's engagement banquet? Why should I, a paying customer, be kicked out?" Cecily demanded.
The owner broke out in a cold sweat.
With all eyes on him, Cecily directly posed this question, forcing him to come up with an explanation.
The owner wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I need to investigate this matter first."
Cecily gave him the time, saying, "Fine."
The owner hurriedly came and pulled the hotel staff, rushing off in a hurry.
Everyone, having witnessed this whole spectacle, was discussing today's events.
Darian had personally stated that he would not get engaged to Ophelia.
And now, Ophelia stood here like a joke.
Ophelia hated to the point where her whole body was trembling, her eyes glaring fiercely at Cecily.
Cecily stood still.
'Does Ophelia think this is over? How could it be possible?'
Soon, Larkin walked in briskly as if he had something urgent to do, holding a yellow leather paper bag in his hand.
"Mr. Fitzgerald," Larkin approached Darian, "here is a file for you."
Darian frowned and hesitated for a moment.
Cecily watched as Darian took the file wrapped in the leather paper bag. Cecily tightened her grip on her hand, a cold smile crossing her mind.
'Darian, I wonder if you will regret it when you see the truth.'
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