Chapter 217 A Man Whose Words and Heart Do Not Match!
William asked, "What's up with Fiona?"
Fiona looked a bit apologetic. "William, tomorrow's the big signing ceremony for joining the Merchants' Guild of Shadows. I'm really sorry, but there aren't any extra spots for you."
Jasmine and the others shot William smug looks.
Their expressions practically screamed, "Don't even think about it, you're not good enough to be there!"
"Fiona, it's cool. I didn't really want to go anyway," William said, heading upstairs.
Jasmine immediately got angry.
What a liar. He clearly wanted to go but was pretending not to care.
The Watson family was so excited that they barely slept all night!
Fiona was in charge of organizing the signing ceremony, which was to be held at the Hope Pharmaceuticals Building.
Early in the morning, over a hundred media outlets from Starlight City were in place.
Fiona and her team arrived two hours early to check all the arrangements.
The entire Starlight City was focused on this signing ceremony.
"Why hasn't anyone from the Merchants' Guild of Shadows shown up? Where's Mr. Brown and the others?" Jasmine asked, puzzled.
She furrowed her brows, sensing something was off.
It was a signing ceremony between two parties, yet no one from the Merchants' Guild of Shadows had arrived?
Logically, the Merchants' Guild of Shadows should be very keen on Hope Pharmaceuticals joining, so it would be normal for their representatives to arrive early.
With that reminder, everyone else started to feel something was wrong, too.
It didn't make sense for none of them to come early.
Eugene explained, "It's normal. Think about who they are. The richest people don't need to come early. They don't care that much about us."
"That's true! Let's wait a bit longer. The time hasn't come yet."
Everyone began to wait and check the arrangements.
Eugene curiously asked Fiona, "Is the owner of Hope Pharmaceuticals still not showing up?"
They were quite interested in the person behind the scenes.
Fiona smiled awkwardly. "I'm handling everything."
Eugene chuckled. "Seems like the person behind Hope Pharmaceuticals doesn't care much about it. Otherwise, they wouldn't agree to join the Merchants' Guild of Shadows."
Time slowly passed.
With just an hour left before the ceremony, still no one had arrived.
Fiona and her team remained calm.
But the media and other guests were getting anxious.
A signing ceremony involves both parties, requiring preparation and communication.
No matter how high and mighty the Merchants' Guild of Shadows is, they wouldn't wait until the last hour to show up.
It's fine for the richest people to arrive on time, but other members of the Merchants' Guild of Shadows should come early.
Something was definitely off!
But Eugene and the others were confident.
This signing ceremony had caused quite a stir in the city; the Merchants' Guild of Shadows wouldn't back out.
They continued to wait.
After all, the contract was already signed; they just needed a ceremony!
"William, what are you doing here?"
At that moment, Jasmine saw William arrive, looking surprised.
Of course!
A man who says one thing but means another!
Last night, he acted indifferent about the ceremony, saying he didn't want to come.
And now?
Here he was!
I knew you wouldn't miss this chance!
You'd definitely cling to this opportunity to show off!
You want the whole Starlight City to know you're Fiona's godson and my fiancé...
Jasmine thought she had William all figured out.
You think you can match up to me with such petty tricks?
"William, you need real skills to be at events like this, not just clever tricks!" Jasmine said mercilessly.
"William, what are you doing here?" Eugene and the others rushed over, scolding him.
"Go back! This event isn't for you! You don't belong here!"
All he would do is embarrass them, nothing else!
Fiona also walked over. "William, why are you here?"
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