Chapter 16: You Claim To Love Me?

Everyone was shocked and turned to see who spoke. At the door, a handsome man walked into the banquet hall.

He wore a smart navy blue suit and adjusted his sleeves as he looked around the room. He walked casually, but there was something noble about him. Everyone couldn’t stop staring at him.

Even Stacey and the others in the front row were surprised by the unexpected guest.

Who was he?

With everyone watching, he walked straight to the stage.

Bianca was taken aback by his sudden arrival. Just moments ago, she had thought he wouldn’t come, believing he regretted their agreement. She had felt so down, but she had convinced herself to go through with her plan, with or without him.

But just as everyone was criticizing her, Dave appeared like a hero.

As he stepped onto the stage, he smiled at her, put his arm around her, and said softly, “Sorry for being late.”

Bianca snapped out of her daze and shook her head. “No, you came right on time.”

That’s when Mia recognized Dave, exclaiming, “It’s him! He’s the man Bianca’s having an affair with!”

The banquet hall erupted into chaos once again.

“Oh my goodness! That guy is so handsome! If he’s her sugar daddy, why bother getting married?”

“Bianca’s boyfriend doesn’t even compare to him!”

“Well, she should be loyal to her boyfriend. But I understand why she might be interested in someone else now. Why settle for less when she’s found someone better? Besides, I heard Haris’s family is poor. Maybe he’s marrying into the Scott family for money!”

Dave looked disdainfully at the cheap ring in Haris’s hand. Then, he pulled out a velvet box from his pocket and opened it in front of Bianca. Inside was a beautiful silver bracelet covered with rows of sparkling diamonds.

“Oh my goodness! It’s a limited edition Cartier bracelet!”

“I recognize that piece. It’s worth over a hundred thousand dollars!”

All eyes turned to Dave and Bianca, seeing them as a perfect match. It was as if Haris, who had just proposed, faded into the background, forgotten by everyone.

Mia, who had been so confident earlier, now clenched her fists, burning with jealousy.

Under the jealous stares of the crowd, Dave raised Bianca’s hand and carefully placed the Cartier bracelet on her wrist.

Only then did Bianca notice he was wearing an expensive Patek Philippe watch. Surprised, she looked him up and down, realizing he wasn’t wearing the suit she bought him, but a much pricier designer one.

‘What? Wasn’t this guy supposed to be short on cash? So, where did he get all these expensive things?’

Seeing her puzzled expression, Dave leaned in and whispered, “I rented these to look good.”

His warm breath made Bianca shiver, and she shyly adjusted her hair to hide her red ears. “That must have cost a lot,” she murmured.

There was a hint of guilt in Bianca’s voice. After all, Dave had spent a lot of money just to help her, which made her feel bad.

“You’ll cover my expenses, right?” Dave asked quietly, straightening up.

Bianca nodded in relief. At least she didn’t have to feel guilty anymore. Besides, the money was well spent, judging from Stacey and Haris’s furious expressions.

Now that the crucial part of the plan was in place, Bianca started her counterattack.

With a bright smile, she linked arms with Dave and announced to the guests, “Everyone, today is indeed my engagement party. But the man who has won my heart is not Haris, but this gentleman beside me. He’s the one I want to marry!”

Bianca’s bombshell announcement stunned everyone.

Mia and Carla’s faces turned dark with envy and resentment. They knew about Bianca’s affair with this man, but they never expected her to announce it publicly like this. They considered themselves more charming than Bianca, so they couldn’t understand how she had won over such an eligible bachelor.

“Bianca, what’s going on?!” Stacey stood up, distressed, her smile gone. “Haris is the man your father and I chose for you! He loves you so much that he forgave you for cheating! How could you leave him like this? And who is this man? We’ve never seen him before! You can’t marry a stranger!”

Unaffected, Bianca calmly stepped down from the stage and pulled out a stack of photos from her backpack. Returning to the stage, she smiled at Haris unsettlingly. “You claim to love me? Then tell me, who are these women?”

With a flick of her hand, she sent the photos flying above Haris’s head.

As they floated to the ground, Haris caught one and examined it closely. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock, and his face went pale.

In one photo, Haris was kissing a woman at a bar. The other photos were even worse.

Stacey grabbed one of the photos that had fallen near her. It showed Haris having sex with another woman in a bathroom.

“Is this the man you chose for me?” Bianca mocked Stacey, who looked shocked.

Stacey glared at Haris with anger in her eyes. He had promised her he only loved her, but the photo proved otherwise.

This jerk had betrayed her!

Peter, standing next to Stacey, was furious when he saw the photo. He couldn’t believe he was about to marry his daughter off to such a scumbag!

Haris quickly picked up the photos, trying to hide them. He panicked, saying, “These are fake! It’s not me in these photos!”

“Fake?” Bianca retorted instantly. “Then what about this?”

As soon as Bianca finished speaking, a video of Haris having sex with a woman appeared on the big screen behind her.

This was the final straw. Haris lost his cool and charged at Bianca, yelling, “Turn it off! Turn it off!”

Dave stepped forward to shield Bianca. He grabbed Haris’ arm and pinned it behind his back, stopping him in his tracks.

Haris stumbled, nearly falling.

“You…” Haris struggled to stand up straight, glaring fiercely at Dave. However, he didn’t dare to act recklessly again.

Bianca stepped out from behind Dave and stood in the middle of the stage. “Now you all know that it was Haris who betrayed me first. But that’s not the worst part-”

With a sharp smile, Bianca pointed at Stacey. “He even hooked up with my stepmother, Stacey Scott. They plotted against my family, using our engagement to give Haris power over me. They even planned to take the money my mother left for me!”

The banquet hall erupted in chaos. Peter, as the head of the Scott family, was not happy about this news at all.

“Bianca, don’t you dare talk about me like that!” Stacey shouted, losing her temper regardless of her status.