Which friend gave you this present?”
Bethan frowned; his attitude made her slightly unhappy. “When were you such a gossip, Mr. Morrison?”
Brettley smiled. “I’m just curious. Why would you, who grew up in Sea City, be inextricably linked to Sea City?”
Bethan narrowed her eyes and was about to say something when the host’s voice rang out on stage, his tone lively and filled with laughter. “Dear friends, dear family, welcome to the wedding of Mr. Ben Zeller and Ms. Clover Bailey! Let us welcome the groom “
Accompanied by the melodious music, Ben walked elegantly to the middle of the stage, dressed in a white suit.
Bethan could not help but sneer, he definitely did not have the personality to match his looks. She had to admit, after experiencing a jerk like Brettley, her tolerance had increased by a fair bit. Otherwise, she would surely puke at what a two-faced hypocrite he was.
But…
She instinctively glanced at the man sitting in front of her with a cold expression on his face. Under his influence, she could even tolerate an idiot like Ben Zeller.
Very soon, the bride, Clover Bailey entered the hall on her father’s arm. Previously, she had only seen her name and the welcoming photos outside, she had never seen her in person. Only that she saw her in person…
Bethan finally understood why she found her familiar when she saw the welcoming posters outside.
This woman… was the woman that followed Ben home the last time she accompanied Gwen back to the villa to back her belongings. Previously, she thought Clover sent Gwen the invitation without knowing about Gwen’s relationship with Ben. But if this Clover Bailey was the Clover that Ben brough home that night, then she must have known.
So… she sent the invitation to Gwen on purpose. She was flaunting the fact that Ben was now hers.
Bethan laughed coldly. It seemed like Ben and Clover shared true love.
After all, Clover could still marry him happily even though she knew he was a jerk. Plus, she even invited Ben’s ex-wife under the name that they were virtual friends, to show off the fact that she married a jerk. She was a rare breed indeed.
The wedding continued without a hitch. Finally, after the bride and groom exchanged rings, Ben lifted the microphone excitedly. “Everyone present is a witness to the love Clover and I share. Today, I would like to announce another piece of good news! Clover is pregnant! The baby is going to have a heartbeat soon! “
The moment Ben’s words left his mouth, claps and the guests’ well-wishes rang out in the hall, making the atmosphere bright and lively.
Instead, Bethan frowned, somehow feeling a wave of disgust. Her reaction was not mental, but physical.
She was going to be sick. And she did indeed get sick. She snatched the paper towels from the table and could not help but lean on the table and retched.
She did not eat anything from morning till now and yet her stomach was constantly churning, as if something was about to rush out of her stomach.
Brettley frowned, initially thinking that she did this on purpose to throw shade at Ben. But after retching for a while, she looked more and more sickly. Only then did he realize she was not faking her discomfort. He held a cup of water and patted her back softly. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fi…”
Bethan tried her best to repress the churning in her stomach, but could not stop herself from retching once more. Even though the sounds of her dry retch were not loud, the noise stood out in stark contrast in the wedding hall. Not long after, almost everyone turned their eyes to her.
On stage, Ben, who was busy picturing his beautiful future with Clover was also forced to stop. He frowned and glanced at the center of the commotion. With just a look, his eyes instantly turned ice -cold.
Bethan Peterson? What was she doing here? He did not remember inviting her. Besides, this woman purposely leaned on the table and retched after he announced Clover was pregnant. What was she trying to do?! She was definitely doing this on purpose!
Standing on stage, flames almost burst out of Ben’s eyes that were glaring at Bethan.
“Miss, you can leave if you’re not feeling well. Even though we did not invite you, since you’re here, you’re also a guest. But if you’re sick, you should get your sickness treated, don’t stay here and spoil the atmosphere, please?”
The moment these words left Ben’s mouth, everyone around her instantly turned to look at her.
“Why would she come for a free meal if they didn’t even invite her?”
“It’s fine if she’s just here for a free meal, but she’s dry-retching in the hall. It’s so disgusting…”
“She’s so rude. Her face is so pretty but who would’ve thought her actions were so despicable… “
The murmurs of the crowd around her turned uglier and uglier.
Bethan frowned, but before she could speak, Brettley crossed his arms over his chest, leaned back coldly in his chair, and laughed, “Actually, you can’t blame Ms. Bethan for falling sick. After all, watching two such disgusting people say they’re very happy… even I feel like vomiting.”
The moment the words left Brettley’s words, the crowd exploded in an uproar. Everyone stared at Brettley, busy discussing the man’s identity.
“Who is he, why is he so blatantly rude and arrogant “You don’t know, right? He’s Mr. Brettley Morrison from Banyan City, the man who destroyed the Walter family! He acquired the Larson Group, now the Larson Group is his… And the groom, Ben Zeller’s ex-wife, is the daughter of the Larson Group…”
“He must be here to cause trouble, right?” “Who would’ve thought this president is quite humane, he would even avenge the daughter of the Morrison Group after acquiring it…”
“Ben is doomed…”
In the wedding hall, the murmurs of the crowd rose like waves.
Seeing as everyone’s attention switched from his wedding to Brettley’s identity, Ben stood on stage, so furious that his face flushed red then purple.
“Mr. Morrison.”
Standing beside Ben, Clover raised her lips in a faint smile. “I know you’re powerful, I also know you did not attend our wedding to wish us well. But…”
Clover tugged at the pure-white wedding gown on her frame, and elegantly looked at Brettley who remained seated in his chair. “You said we’re disgusting, then you and your friend are not disgusting? “
With that, she arrogantly hooked her arm through Ben’s.
“Ben and I only got together after his divorce. Freedom to love, without any ugly affairs or betrayal. But what about Gwen? Not only did she cheat on her husband, but she also had affairs with so many different men… After Ben found out, he divorced her, and still, she thinks he’s a jerk? Previously I sent an invitation to her under the name of her virtual friend, because I was hoping she would come and personally witness our wedding, to quench all her hopes of rekindling her relationship with Ben.”
Clover raised her lips, then glanced coldly at Bethan sitting beside Brettley. “Sure enough, she doesn’t have the guts to attend an event like this.”
Finally suppressing her nausea, Bethan frowned and raised her eyes, glaring coldly at Clover. “Gwen had no idea you were the woman who was in a relationship with Ben! If she did, she would never accept your invitation, let alone ask me to come here!”
This morning when Gwen called, she even asked her whether the bride was beautiful, whether the groom was handsome. At the thought of Gwen being fooled, and even smiled, wishing them well… Bethan found Clover exceptionally repulsive.
“She didn’t know? “
Clover laughed, “I don’t know whether to label you stupid, or innocent. Do you think Gwen really doesn’t know my name?”
Bethan paused violently at the woman’s words. She narrowed her eyes. “What… do you mean?”
“I mean, Gwen actually knew me a long time ago.”
Clover laughed coldly, “Before she and Ben got married, I was already his secretary. She knew my name was Clover Bailey and not just Clover. The name printed on the invitation I gave her was also Clover Bailey…”
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Bethan. “You still don’t get it? Your good friend knew I sent her the invitation, she knew Ben and I were getting married, but still, she agreed to come. I thought she was really brave enough to appear in our wedding hall. But I never expected, she would not have the guts to attend and instead sent you as fodder.”
Bethan was stunned.
She was right… If Clover was Ben’s secretary, then it was impossible that Gwen did not know her name, that she did not know that the virtual friend who sent her the invitation, was actually Ben’s fiancé.
But still, she smiled and said she wished she could attend, that she wanted to see the bride and groom complete their wedding ceremony happily.
Bethan closed her eyes.
At this moment, she did not know whether she should be sympathetic to Gwen, or reprimand her.
It was true that Gwen could not move on from Ben after all.
She had been in love with him since high school, which was almost ten years ago now. How could she possibly have moved on from him so quickly?
“Maybe Gwen didn’t come today so that you two would have a peaceful and pleasant wedding ceremony. She’s just looking out for the two of you.”
Brettley could not help but sneer when he saw that Bethan had fallen silent. “Miss Bailey, don’t forget that Gwen and Ben have been together for almost ten years.
“Ten years is a very long time. Gwen clearly hasn’t moved on from Ben yet, but how are you certain that he has moved on from her?”
Clover clenched her teeth. “Of course he has! He and I have such a strong relationship! “
Brettley snickered, “Since you’re so sure that Ben has forgotten all about her in three months’ time, even though they’ve been together for almost ten years… How are you so certain that your relationship with him can last? Considering you’ve been together for barely three months.”
Clover was enraged by his words and snarled, “What do you mean, we’ve been together for barely three months? Ben and I have been sleeping together since last year! We’ve been together for one and a half years now! Not three months, like what you think! “
Ben’s eyes widened as soon as he heard this. He immediately reached out and clamped his hand on Clover’s mouth. “Don’t listen to her! Clover and I got together only after I divorced Gwen! “
However, it was too late. No one was listening to him anymore.
The guests started murmuring and whispering amongst themselves.
“I never thought this was the wedding between an unfaithful scumbag and his mistress! “
“I can’t believe they had the audacity to claim that they got together after the divorce, and there wasn’t any cheating or adultery… tsk…”
“No wonder Mr. Morrison called them disgusting. They slept together even though he was married to his wife. That’s absolutely revolting! “
Ben’s expression darkened when he heard the murmurs of the wedding guests.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.