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Natasha's words hit Lucas right in the soul.
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The people who knew the inside story all widened their eyes, their faces twisted with complicated, almost
strange expressions.
The rest of the crowd might have been clueless, but those who had witnessed the proposal in the past knew the
truth.
Lucas and Natasha were never just childhood friends. They'd been entangled for over a decade, and their
breakup was still recent. They used to be madly in love.
Now, hearing Natasha call him “brother-in-law, people felt that she was quite bold.
They couldn't quite describe it, but everyone felt that Natasha was savage.
Even Faye was left speechless by Natasha's words. She felt that Natasha switched up so fast.
But when she saw Lucas’s face, like his whole world had just collapsed, she suddenly felt a
rush of satisfaction.
She said, “Of course, | believe you. Sorry, | was being nosy. No idea who started all those rumors. Turns out a
bunch of us got played.
“So, you two never dated? He is your brother-in-law, right? | get it now.”
Faye grinned and slipped back into the crowd with her mom.
Lucas’s face was a mess of red and pale, embarrassment and anxiety battling for control.
He was about to rush over to Natasha. “Natasha, it's not like that...”
But before he could get close, his parents each grabbed an arm, holding him back.
Emmanuel gave him a cold, warning look and said in a low, stern voice, “Enough! Haven't you embarrassed us
enough today?
“You disappeared to get cozy with Olivia, and now we're stuck cleaning up your mess. What trouble are you
trying to stir up now?”
Margot spoke gently. “The engagement’s already been announced. We already swapped the bride once, we can’t
do it again.
“You need to think about the Wright family. And honestly, do you really think Natasha's going to listen to you
right now?”
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Lucas’s eyes were red with frustration. “Why?”
He looked at his parents. “You both know exactly who | want to marry.”
He'd just finished dealing with things on Olivia's end and rushed back.
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His heart was pounding with nerves since he was afraid he'd be too late for the engagement
announcement.
He thought his parents would play it by ear and maybe delay that part a little.
But on his way, he ran into a bunch of people, all smiling and saying, “Congratulations.”
He let out a sigh of relief, his smile as warm as spring sunshine.
He just assumed everything was running smoothly, even though he wasn’t there.
He believed that all he needed to do was show up, say sorry to Natasha, and that would settle everything.
But as soon as he walked into the venue, he heard Natasha's words, and it felt like a punch to the gut.
He knew that something was seriously off.
He'd only stepped out for a bit, and now it felt like the whole world had flipped upside down.
He thought, ‘What does she mean we never dated? Then what were those twenty years between us supposed to
be?’
Now the boomerang had turned around and hit him right in the heart.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEmmanuel’s face was burning with rage. He looked like he wanted to slap ssense into Lucas. “You want to
know why?
“If you're going to mess around, at least pick your moment.
“I haven't even grilled you about Olivia yet, and now you're questioninginstead?”
Lucas shot back angrily, “I didn’t do anything. There's nothing betweenand her. You both
know about her illness...”
Emmanuel said, “It doesn’t matter what we know. The point is, everyone else got the wrong idea. Haven't you
figured it out yet?
“Someone’s out to ruin this engagement. Do you even realize you and Olivia were caught on
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a livestream sneaking around at the back door?”
He didn’t believe Lucas and Olivia were completely innocent.
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They said it was all about treating her illness, but he didn’t believe that two young people who stayed that close
for so long would not cross the line.
He didn’t give a damn about Lucas’s messy love life. What really pissed him off was that they'd been set up
today.
Both the Wright and Clark families had no way to fight back and just got dragged along for
the ride.
Lucas had always been the perfect boy whom he could brag about. He didn’t expect Lucas to mess up so badly
when it cto his marriage.
“Livestream? What livestream?” Lucas whipped his head around, staring at his furious father.
At spoint, the Clark couple had brought Thomas and Natasha over to join them.
Thomas said, “No matter what the reason is, Mr. Wright, backing out of an engagement at the last minute isn’t
exactly gentlemanly.”
His face was set in a frosty expression.
He felt that it was all Lucas’s fault since he couldn’t make up his mind.
If it weren't for him, the Clark family wouldn't be a laughingstock, and Thomas wouldn't have had to hurt
Natasha all over again today.
Because of that anger, Thomas didn’t even bother calling him by his nanymore. He just called him “Mr.
Wright.”
But Lucas didn’t care about Thomas. His eyes locked onto Natasha, who was standing behind them and watching
the with an unfazed expression.
He pushed past the Clark family and rushed up to her, blurting out urgently, “Natasha, hear
Natasha suddenly spoke up, her gaze cutting straight through him. “You left the hall just now, didn’t you?
Remind me, what was our bet again, brother-in-law?”
Lucas opened his mouth, but the words just wouldn’t come.
He remembered it.
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If only he'd stayed at the venue tonight and waited for their parents to announce the engagement, he could
have rightfully becthe fiancé of the woman he loved.
But he still made that mistake and walked out anyway.
“I'm sorry...” he finally managed to say.
“It’s alright.” Natasha's eyes curved in a faint, almost careless smile. “I should really be thanking you, brother-
in-law.”
Her last words were barely above a whisper, meant for his ears alone. “Thanks for helping clear my name,
brother-in-law.”
From now on, she could walk away from the past with her head held high, completely free of any burden. It was a
relief she hadn't expected.”
Lucas thought, ‘Does she think our past is so unbearable?
She really sees everything we had as just a stain on her record?’
Lucas felt a deep ache settle in his heart.
‘Don’t callthat, Natasha. I'm begging you...” His voice shook with pain, and he looked at her with desperate,
pleading eyes.
But Natasha just brushed his hand away, slow and steady, not a hint of hesitation.
She took a step back.
it felt like a whole galaxy had opened up between them.
Laicas snapped at her rejection. His mind was a storm of regret, pain, and desperation, all
reason gone.
More and more people started turning their heads, glancing in their direction.
But Lucas had only one thought.
He thought, ‘Nul
If my engagement with Olivia is locked in today, then no matter what happens next, even if the wedding never
happens. Natasha and | would be over for good.
His gaze turned sharp and desperate, completely ignoring the warning glares from both families as he raised his
voice so everyone could hear him
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He said, “I need to make this clear to everyone. I...”
Suddenly, the sound of something heavy crashing down from above.
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Lucas didn’t even get a chance to speak. Everyone's attention snapped to the second-floor window of the
building by the back garden.
A person said, “Holy shit!”
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In front of him, a familiar naked man was sprawled over him, disoriented and delirious, his head covered in
blood.
Olivia was standing right behind them. She just threw a bottle to the ground, which caused a heavy sound.
The whole scene was so scandalous and bloody, it looked like something straight out of a cr, sending
a wave of screams through the crowd.
The Clark family instantly sensed that things were about to go south.
Madeline recognized the boy dangling from the window, then spotted Olivia in scattered clothes. Her face was
deadly pale.
With a crowd gathering all around, Olivia shrieked and bolted inside the building.
Andrew and Thomas didn’t hesitate for a second. They immediately started ushering the
guests out.
Andrew said, “Everyone, thanks for coming to tonight's party. We've got sfamily business to handle, so we'll
have to end things here tonight.”
Nobody really knew what had just happened upstairs, but they knew that this couldn't be allowed to leak out.
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Since they were still supposed to be future in-laws, they had no choice but to swallow their
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frustration and help see the guests out.
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But in the very next second, right in the middle of all that chaos, the pitch-black sky was suddenly filled with
massive fireworks.
Bursts of color and light in every shape imaginable lit up the night, dazzling and brilliant, turning the whole
venue into a sea of shimmering fireworks.
Under that jaw-dropping spectacle, a tall, broad-shouldered figure strode in from the darkness, every step
steady and unhurried.
His presence was impossible to ignore, and his low but authoritative voice rang out.
He said, “The birthday party isn’t over yet. Who said you could leave?”
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