“Enough with all this ridiculousness!” Daniel could not take it anymore. “No one can take Ava’s place in m y heart. No woman, no matter how good she is, has anything to do with me because the only woman! want to marry is Ava!”
“…” Mrs. Mendez initially wanted to defend Naya, but she did not expect Daniel to say such a thing.
There was nothing Naya could do now. She looked even more embarrassed. She was furious as well, but she had no way of venting it now.
As for Ava, what Daniel said was the most heavenly and moving words.
She suddenly felt that it did not matter what outsiders thought as long as Daniel was committed to her. It was enough.
While Ava was thinking about that, Daniel decisively placed the ring on her left ring finger and took Ava’s hand before gently planting a kiss on it.
“No matter how others see you, in my eyes, you’re still the best.” When Daniel said that to Ava, before she could react to all the emotions she was feeling, he lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the lips.
“Wow!” Maisie applauded and was genuinely happy for Ava.
Ava’s birth mother, Raegan Xander, looked at the scene and felt relieved.
However, Naya could not take it any longer. She clenched her fists violently, and all her emotions broke free!
She suddenly rushed forward and did not care about her image any longer. She reached out to pull Ava away.
“You’ve gone too far this time, Ava! How dare you steal my fiance in front of so many people?! Have you n o shame?!”
Naya could not restrain her anger. She scolded Ava angrily and fiercely.
“Did you not learn any manners because you had no parents growing up?!”
“That’s enough!” Raegan initially wanted to follow Ava’s wishes and not interfere, but Naya, Mrs. Graham, and Mrs. Mendez were being so intolerable that she could not stand it anymore.
“Ms. Mendez, please show some respect. Even though Ms. Long’s parents were not with her when she was very young, she knows how to behave. On the contrary, you grew up with your parents around you, yet it seems that your parents have never taught you basic manners or decency!”
Naya was furious and did not even care who Raegan was at that moment.
“Mrs. Xander, please stop meddling in our family’s matter! Your business isn’t the only business my family is surviving on, okay?! So what if you’re the richest person in Y Country?! I’m teaching this vixen a lesson! It’s none of your business,” Slap!
Before Nava could finish her sentence, Raegan immediately gave her a slap across her face.
Naya let out a painful cry. Surprised, she held her cheek as her head jerked up to look at Raegan
“H-How dare you hit my daughter?!” Mrs. Mendez hurriedly stepped forward to defend Naya as she glared angrily at Raegan. “Did my daughter say something wrong? Ava is a vixen! Who do you think you are to interfere -”
“Because I’m Ava’s mother. Because as a mother, it’s my instinct to defend my daughter!”
After Raegan said those words, the entire banquet hall fell into a moment of silence.
After a few seconds, everyone started to chatter among themselves.
“What? The person Daniel proposed to is actually the daughter of the richest person in Y Country?”
“No way! I didn’t expect Ava to come from such a family.”
“No wonder she said that it was the Grahams who would benefit from Ava marrying into their family! That’s what she meant!”
The crowd murmured, expressing their overwhelming shock over the situation.
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Mendez were dumbfounded. Their eyes were wide open because they could not believe what they had just heard.
Ava did not want everyone to find out about who she was like this, but she knew that her mother had no choice but to do so.
“Ava, is this true?” Daniel was equally shocked and confused.
At that moment, Mrs. Graham and the rest also looked at Ava fixedly, waiting for Ava’s answer.
Ava did not want to lie to Daniel, so she just nodded her head gently.
When Mrs. Graham saw Ava confirming her relationship with Raegan Xander, she felt as if she was on a roller coaster ride. ‘Am I supposed to be happy? Yes, I think so!’
Ava’s mother was the richest person in Y Country, and Daniel had successfully proposed to Ava! That would mean that she would have a daughter-in-law who was the daughter of the richest person in Y Country!
Naya’s status was instantly overshadowed by Ava’s..
On the other hand, Raegan was not happy about it at all. She looked at the people in front of her with a grave and serious expression.
“I didn’t want to embarrass anyone here, but all of you have all gone too far,” Raegan rebuked bluntly,” Especially you, Ms. Mendez.”
Naya’s face went pale as she covered the right side of her cheek, which was still burning hot. “The group of you conspired a fake engagement yet you still had the audacity to say that my daughter stole your fiance? I believe everyone here can see the truth for themselves clearly.”
After being rebuked by Raegan, Naya and her mother were so embarrassed that they could not say anything,
“As Ava’s mother, I’m warning you, Naya. If you ever dare to harass my daughter and my future son-in- law again, I promise to make your family pay a heavy price.”
When the three Mendezes heard Raegan’s warning, they were petrified.
After Raegan finished what she wanted to say calmly and with composure, she turned to face Ava. She looked at her lovingly and with heartbreak.
“Ava, I know that you don’t want to disclose my relationship with you because you don’t want to be in my light, but child, you’re my daughter and I’m your mother. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, I’ll make sure that the person will never see the light of day.”
Raegan had just warned them loftily and powerfully, yet she looked at Ava with eyes full of love.
Daniel did not expect to meet Ava’s mother on an occasion like this. At that moment, the joy he felt was pot from finding out Ava’s status but from the fact that his future mother-in-law approved of their relationship
Naya covered her cheek and clenched her teeth in anger. She had become the clown of the show!
Her family’s business had gone down the drain, her future wedding was canceled, and she was sure that Mrs. Graham would be delighted to have Ava as a daughter-in-law!
After the fake engagement ceremony ended and Mrs. Graham and her lot had gone back home, they were still reeling from the surprise of it all.
“l-Is it true Ava, that wild girl, is actually the daughter of the richest person in Y Country?” Mrs. Graham exclaimed, asking her husband.
“How can you still be doubting it? That was Raegan Xander, a very capable and powerful woman. She’s someone who has been featured many times before in financial papers.” Mr. Graham complimented Raegan, confirming the status of Ava’s mother.
When Mrs. Graham heard what he said, she looked even more pleased. “If that’s true, that’s wonderful news!”
Mr. Graham laughed in disbelief. “You used to hate Ava but now you’re switching your narrative. Aren’t you afraid that the Mendez family will call you an opportunistic parasite?”
“Why should I be afraid of the Mendez family? I mean, you saw what happened. Daniel has no interest in Naya at all even though I’ve been kind enough to give Naya chances throughout the years.”
Mrs. Graham was completely nonchalant when she turned around to see Old Master Graham sitting on the sofa with a solemn expression. He did not say a word.
“Dad, you didn’t think Ava was good enough for Daniel last time but look, now we know that her mother is the richest person in Y Country. She’s worthy of Daniel now.”
“Hmph.” Old Master Graham suddenly let out a muffled snort. “I’ll never allow her to join our family even if she’s worthy!”
Mrs. Graham and Mr. Graham did not understand why Old Master Graham was insisting on that. “Dad, why is that?”
“You’re asking why?” Old Master Graham was furious. “I was just embarrassed at the hotel just now. Now, everyone will know me as the old man who conspired with everyone to force my grandson to marry the Mendez family’s daughter. I won’t be able to recover from this event ever again!”
“We…” Mr. Graham and Mrs. Graham did not know what to say because they did not expect that Old Master Graham actually minded what had happened.
Even so, they felt that Daniel would not change his decision.
After checking the time, Mrs. Graham decided to call Daniel to find out what was going on now, but Daniel did not answer his phone. That was why the only thing Mrs. Graham could do now was to wait until Daniel returned. 1
Meanwhile, after Daniel brought Ava out of the hotel, he wanted to talk to Ava’s mother. However, he sensed that Ava seemed a bit resistant to Raegan, so he did not force them to talk. He ended up following Ava back to her apartment.
Ava was still in a state of shock because everything that had happened tonight was nothing that she could have ever imagined.
After having a glass of water to ease her mood, she sent a quick message to Maisie to thank her.
Maisie quickly replied, saying that it was no big deal and that she loved it when justice was served.
While Ava was feeling grateful for a friend like Maisie, she received a call from Niamh.
“Ava, I just read about what happened in the hotel in an article online. Are you okay?” Niamh was worried that Ava would be emotionally drained from all of that. She was worried as she did not know that Daniel and Naya actually went through with the fake engagement.
She clearly remembered Ava telling her that they were not going to go through with it.
It was just that she did not expect Old Master Graham to fake his illness and that everyone was in on it.
After sighing helplessly, Ava began to tell Niamh the whole story.
It seemed that everything had happened because the Grahams did not think Ava was good enough, so the two families came up with a plan and set up the whole thing.
Niamh expressed her sorrow after hearing the whole story but she still felt happy for Ava.
“That Maisie girl is such a nice person. She sounds very resourceful and justice-minded. She wasn’t even scared when she stood up for you.”
Ava smiled cheerfully. “Yeah, Maisie is very brave and justice-minded. And she’s really good to me too.”
“Mm-hmm…” Niamh responded before continuing with a hint. “And there’s someone else who’s also very, very good to you.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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