Chapter 40
Maybelle wasn’t keen on announcing her engagement to Oscar just yet. For one, he had a special identity, and for another, it would be too dull
“She preferred to keep her enemies in the dark, allowing them to believe they had a shot at defeating her. She enjoyed watching them fall apar
their own.
With a cold stare at Manhew, Maybelle said. “Who are you to demand who my fiancé is?
Turning to Dale and Beatrice, she continued, “You’ve kept my identity a secret for years. Why shouldn’t I do the same with my engagement?”
Dale and Beatrice were left speechless,
Calvin had personally arranged her engagement. They had no right to dictate her life or tell her what to do.
Rhea pondered. Why does everyone call her Maybelle! Her father must be someone important. The man she’s supposed to marry must be spe too. If only I could have met him earlier.
It’s all because of the man behind Mabel. If I can get him on my side, I can turn things around and beat Mabel!
Aileen felt her world crumbling when she heard Maybelle had a fiance. If she couldn’t reclaim her daughter–in–law, what was the point?
She missed Calvin, but God had given her a chance with the Barrett family, and now it seemed her son would miss out on Calvin’s daughter as
Sering Maybelle’s reluctance to reveal her fiancé, Matthew scoffed. “You’re lying You are so into me to give me up for some shady guy. Mom’s ri You’re just playing hard to get.”
Maybelle responded dryly, “Hallucinations are a symptom of mental illness. Don’t hide your condition from the doctors. You need a brain check urgently
Matthew’s face turned livid with anger. Maybelle had changed. She was able to insult without using foul language.
“Call him over, or I won’t buy it. It was his final act of defiancé.
“Want to
to see him” Maybelle replied. “You’re not worthy”
Just then, the door was pushed open again, and another group of people walked in.
They were dressed in a suit, each carrying something in their hands.
The guests tonight were no strangers to surprises. Maybelle’s status had already blown everyone away, so they thought they’d seen the best. But soon, they were shocked once again.
The man leading the group was tall, broad–shouldered, and exuded an unapproachable
aura.
Wheat heart rated she saw the suited man in front. She wondered, ‘Is he Maybelle’s fiancé He is quite handsome”
soon rodized her mistake when he approached Maybelle and bowed respectfully, “Happy birthday, Miss Barrett. Today’s your eighteenth, and Mr. Bühop asked me to give you eighteen gilts. He wants your day to be special”
Maybelle nodded at hun. Thank you, Marion”
The guests raclianged glances, curious about Marion and the man he mentioned.
Before they could guess, the first gilt was revealed
Everyone’s attention was furused on this
“You’re making a big fuss over a gift. Don’t just give something cheap and embarrassing”
Of coune, no one paid attention to him.
were dressed and spoke, it was clear that their boss was someon
Judging from the way Marion and the group behind him i How could someone like him give Maybelle something cheap! Everyone was just dying to see how generous he could be.
was someone of high status
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time, so the first gift is the car.
Under all the eager eyes, Marion opened the first box. “You mentioned the Bentley in the garage was gorgeous Mr. Bishop got for you
Before he could finish, Matthew chimed in with a jealous tone. “Really Giving a woman a used car from his garage! That’s just gross.”
Maybelle just rolled her eyes. I know who’s gross here.”
Marion didn’t let Matthew’s comment faze him. He went on. “It just so happens that the latest model from this brand came out this year. There are only a hundred of these cars worldwide
“Mr. Bishop remembered you saying your lucky number was seven, so he bought all the cars with that number
Sure enough, the keys to 19 Bentleys were neatly arranged in the box
Everyone gasped in disbelief.
“19 limited edition Bentleys? That’s way too generous, isn’t it?
“Let me count: 7, 17, 27. 70, 71, 72 87, 97. Oh my gosh! It
It’s actually 15 of them”
“It’s so romantic! She just casually mentioned it was beautiful, and he immediately thought to send her the cars” “And lic
even remembers her lucky number. How thoughtful
“The new limited edition alus year… Could it be the Savile Row
available even if you have the money
Bentley? I heard it’s hard to get your hands on this cart It’s not always
“Who on earth is this guy! He easily got 19 cars, all with the numbers he wanted?”
“I checked, and the base model of this series starts at around 2 million dollars. This person gave Maybelle 19 cars as a gift… Oh, my Gosh! The rich too!”
Why can’t
Hurry
urry up and tell
tell me. What sleeping position can I use to have the same dreame
Rhea was stunned, wondering, 19 cars!
Did I hear that right Mabel, that little brat, got 19 luxury cars on her birthday! How can she drive them all alone? As her sister, it only makes sense to share with me seven or eight of those luxury cars later on.
Matthew was n
no longer calm. His love rival had just given away 19 luxury cars! How w
was he supposed to compete w
with that
Yet, he couldn’t help
continue to grumble. “Humph, so the so–called 18 gifts are just a bunch of junk cars, which is too half–hearted?”
willing to address him. He coldly raised his eyes and said. “Of course not. These 19 cars are just the first gift for M
This time, Marion was finally w Barnett. The next gift is…
