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Chapter 26

Derrick stood beside them, not daring to say a word. "Don't think you can get away with just saying that!" Derrick wife scolded Claire before turning the artillery on Derrick. "If you hadn't been fooling around outside, these kinds of women wouldn't come flocking to you! Even flies don't land on seamless eggs!" She said as she grabbed Derrick's ear, her face full of ferocity. "You must sever all ties with this slut in front of me today! Swear that you will never have any contact with her again!" Derrick didn't dare to get angry at being treated this way. He looked at Claire with regret in his eyes, not for her injuries, but for having to find another obedient and sensiblewoman again. "I swear I will never have any contact with Claire again. We sever all ties today, and from now on, Claire and I have nothing to do with each other!" After saying these words, he turned to his wife , his face full of flattery. "Wife, are you satisfied with this?" The onlookers looked at Derrick's appearance and couldn't help but want to laugh, but Derrick was quite powerful, so they had to hold it in. Megan stood on the side, completely unaware of what had happened. When she came to her senses, she saw her mother beaten into that state, while her father stood by and watched coldly, leaving her feeling helpless. Adrian stood beside her with his arms crossed, looking indifferent to the scene. He even breathed a sigh of relief. With Derrick no longer supporting the Anderson family, it would be easy to break the contract... His gaze slowly fell on Manon , who stood there coldly, watching everything in front of her with indifference, even with a hint of mockery in her expression. "Hmph! I'll deal with you when I get back!" Derrick wife scolded, pulling him away from the banquet, leaving this mess for Mr Anderson. As the two walked away, the previously silent banquet hall slowly filled with whispers. Mr Anderson stood in the center, his face already stiff. He slowly looked down at Claire on the ground, lifted his leg, and kicked her in the back. "Ugh~" Claire let out a muffled groan, clutching her stomach and curling up.Megan rushed forward to help her mother , tears streaming down her face. She pulled at Mr Anderson pants, "Dad, hurry, call the ambulance!"

But he just glanced at her coldly, but didn't move.

Manon watched it all, a slight smile on her lips. The ceremony was over, the show was over, and she didn't need to waste any more time here.

Manon turned to leave, but her shoulder was grabbed by someone.

Her eyes narrowed, and she grabbed the person's arm. In a lightning-fast move, she threw the person over her shoulder and onto the ground."Ouch!" Adrian lay on the ground, his face twisted in pain as he gasped for air.

Manon stood next to him, her eyes devoid of any warmth. "What do you want?"

Adrian had wanted to use the seal to control her, but he knew he couldn't get it back from her. He had no reason to be nice to her.

Feeling like his body was falling apart, Adrian was too weak to answer her question.

Seeing that he wasn't going to speak, Manon turned to leave.

Adrian panicked and, ignoring the pain, quickly got up from the ground and chased after her. "Manon , wait!"Manon stopped and turned to him, her eyes cold. "What do you want?"

"Now that the Anderson family is in this state, my engagement with Megan is off, but I still have the seal. Our engagement can still go on."

As soon as he spoke, there was an instant buzz of discussion around them, and everyone looked at him with disdain.

Megan was shocked beyond belief. She never expected that Adrian could change his mind so quickly. They had just exchanged their wedding rings an hour ago! She quickly stood up from the ground and ran to Adrian, tightly grabbing his arm. "No, Adrian, you can't do this to me,"she pleaded, tears welling up in her eyes.

But Adrian didn't care about her feelings at all. He impatiently shook off Megan's hand and said, "I never wanted to be engaged to you in the first place. My uncle has cut ties with your family, so is it really necessary for us to keep this engagement?"

Meanwhile, Claire struggled to stand up and walked over to Mr Anderson, looking disheveled and choked up. "Febian, you have to believe me. I really didn't do anything with Derrick. And Megan is really your daughter," she said.

But Mr Anderson stood still and refused to even look at her. Seeing his reaction, Claire gritted her teeth and knelt down in front of him, clutching his clothes tightly. "Febian, I've been with you for over 20 years. Even if I haven't done anything good, I've at least been loyal to you. Can't you spare me this once?" she begged, tears streaming down her face.

But his expression remained unchanged. He looked down at Claire with a cold and indifferent expression. "Misunderstanding? Do you really think I know nothing? What kind of person Derrick is, you think I'm blind or stupid?" he said.

After the incident last time, he already had trust issues with Claire. And now, with this revelation, any remaining feelings he had for her disappeared completely.

Megan watched as Adrian pushed her away, and the sounds of her parents' argument and the guests' gossip and ridicule filled her ears. Her eyes slowly turned red, and she glared at Manon with resentment.

"It's all you! It's all your fault!" Faced with the sudden accusation, Manon's expression paused for half a second, her eyes slightly open. "What evidence do you have to say it's me?"

"It must be you! There's no one else!" Megan screamed and was about to pounce on Manon.

Manon eyes turned cold, ready to fight back, when her arm was suddenly pulled and her body fell backwards.

She hit a familiar chest with her back, blinked, and was a little stunned.

"No one else?" The man's clear voice came from above.

Megan looked at the man, a little incredulous and stunned in place. "Mr. Mal..."

"How can your Anderson family be so sure it'sy wife , and Miss Anderson, do you have any evidence?" Louis looked at Megan with a cold expression.

"I..." Megan saw that he had calmed down a lot, but couldn't come up with a response for a long time.Seeing her like this, Louis eyes suddenly turned cold, "Shut up if you don't have any evidence!"

After speaking, he lowered his head to look at Manon, full of indulgence, no longer the indifference from before. "Let's go, let's go home."