Chapter 544 You Must Marry Edwin!
“B-But, Nana doesn’t want to see me…” Edwin said, feeling perplexed.
“That’s not important anymore.” David closed his eyes and sighed helplessly. “All the guests know what both of you have done. Are you trying to further embarrass yourselves?!”
Both Edwin and Celina’s mouth widened in surprise.
Celina sobbed, “Why would those people pay attention to us?”
Exasperated, David rolled his eyes. “Why do you think so? Before the birthday party, you asked me to install surveillance cameras in the whole house so that all guests could appreciate the decor of our house. I don’t know if anyone noticed the decor, but the people below clearly saw what both of you were doing!”
“No!” Celina broke down and grabbed her hair, refusing to accept this reality. Her stomach was still churning, and her heart felt as if it was being gripped so hard that she couldn’t breathe. She would rather die right away than face reality.
If she and Kenneth were the ones involved, she wouldn’t be so concerned. But, he wasn’t. He was Edwin—the ugly man who made her sick just by looking at him!
Wait! Celina’s expression froze, and she looked as if she had just thought of something she had overlooked.
When she was downstairs, she had just taken a few sips of champagne, so there was no reason for her to get drunk enough to confuse the personable Kenneth with the disgusting Edwin. She stumbled to the TV cabinet, only to find that more than half of the liquid part of the electronic aromatherapy was hidden under the table. At this moment, it was considered to be completely burned.
In other words, when she and Edwin were going at it just now, it was when the effect of the drug was at its peak! She shook her head in disbelief. The red light that signified the device was functioning was flickering frantically like the tail of a rattlesnake.
Obviously, when Elise left, the liquid should have been burned completely. Why did it continue to burn until she entered? Could it be that Elise did something to it?
But, in the next second, Celina shook her head again, thinking that this wasn’t plausible. Gabriel said that he had personally concocted this drug, and it wasn’t available in the market yet. Not to mention, Elise wouldn’t have been able to detect it at all. Even if she did, there was nothing in this room. How could she delay the volatilization period of the drug?
Then, the only problem left was Gabriel. He must’ve miscalculated the volatilization period of the drug, causing her to suffer its effects when she went in. This time, it was truly a double whammy!
At this thought, Celina didn’t even have the strength to voice a single complaint.
In order to destroy Elise, she implicated herself, but she couldn’t tell anyone. She could only suffer silently. Otherwise, she would be telling everyone how she tried to harm others but ultimately harmed herself. However, how was she supposed to face the public now? Kenneth would definitely not treat her with affection anymore.
David couldn’t bear to see Celina so desolate, but in order to protect her and the reputation of the Saunders Family, he had to be ruthless to the end.
“Edwin!” David grabbed him by the collar. “Do you swear that you’ll be devoted to Celina, always love her, take care of her, and always guard her with your life?”
Edwin kneeled down without even thinking about it, then raised his right hand and made a gesture of pledge. “I, Edwin Haymond, swear that I will only love Celina Saunders for the rest of my life, and I will never give up on her. I will always be devoted to her. If I don’t, I’d get struck by lightning!”
David stopped his internal struggle and gave in to him, so he whispered, “But you have to remember what you said today.”
“Daddy… what do you mean by that?” Celina had a bad feeling.
“What do you think I mean?” David’s attitude was firm. “Everyone knows that you two slept together, so if I give you two a proper status, then will you or the Saunders Family still have the dignity to face other people?”
Celina helplessly shook her head, then said in disbelief, “You would never be so heartless to me…”
“It’s too late.” David closed his eyes and made the final decision. “You must marry Edwin!”
Edwin was ecstatic, but it didn’t even take Celina one breath before she fell straight to the ground, losing consciousness. Before she fainted completely, she was still muttering to herself, “I want to be Mrs. Bailey. I don’t want to be Mrs. Haymond. I want to be Mrs. Bailey…”
Coincidentally, Edwin heard it all. He stared at the unconscious beauty on the ground, wondering what went wrong. Celina said that she loved me, but just now… Have I misheard?
But, David didn’t give him a chance to react at all, as he said solemnly, “The doctor probably hasn’t left yet, so I’ll ask him to come and have a look. Also, ask Mary to help Celina change her clothes. Edwin, go down with me. I’ll give the guests an explanation. You don’t have to say anything. Just be there!”
Edwin nodded blankly.
In the lobby, almost all the guests had crowded into the villa. Where there was gossip, there would always be nosy people. The moment David and Edwin appeared together, there was a wave of discussions.
“Do you think David will break Edwin’s leg in public?”
“I don’t think so. Lynching is illegal.”
“Tsk, tsk. The female lead didn’t show up. That makes it less interesting!”
Amidst the endless chatter, only Elise was exceptionally calm. She already knew what David’s next move was going to be. However, she wouldn’t be helpless.
Celina had made up her mind to defame her, so she would simply be degrading herself if she could forgive even this. This was Elise’s personality. If a person didn’t offend her, then she wouldn’t offend them, but if a person offended her, she would let them pay a more severe price. If Celina dared to take the first step, she would make the following few steps breaking news!
She quietly retreated and moved a little bit toward the projector.
David stood at the bottom of the stairs, then took the microphone handed to him by a servant as he tried to make himself look calm. “Everyone, I’m sorry about today’s incident. I wasn’t strict enough in my teachings and ended up embarrassing the family. The Saunders Family have specially prepared a small gift. I’ve arranged for someone to place them at the entrance. When everyone leaves later, you can each take one. Consider it a token of my apology. Also, I want to announce something: The thing is, Nana was engaged to Edwin last month. They are an engaged couple!”
The guests were in an uproar. “What!”
David stood firm and continued, “Yes, you heard me right. Originally, they planned to register their marriage after today’s birthday banquet, but at today’s banquet, they were too happy and had too much to drink. For a moment, they couldn’t help themselves. People nowadays are more open-minded, and they’re a young couple. When they’re in love, some things will naturally happen…”
People who were used to seeing such things expressed their understanding. “That’s true. It’s completely normal for something like this to happen between a beautiful lady and a handsome gentleman!”
