Chapter 6

This wedding had turned into a complete farce. Some guests, including those few, were preparing to leave.

Brandon, however, raised his hand and waved, loudly announcing, "Everyone, please don't leave just yet. I hope you can all stay and witness an even more important event for me."

Everyone looked at him, puzzled.

Brandon picked up the bouquet of fresh flowers, which was originally meant for Amber, and walked towards me.

Brandon came up to me, staring at the young man who had just presented me with flowers. "May I ask who you are?"

His gaze was extremely aggressive.

The young man smiled, extending his hand. "Hello, my name is Kevin."

Brandon didn't shake his hand. He snorted. "Kevin? Never heard of you. I don't recall you being invited to this wedding today, do I?"

Kevin looked a little awkward. "I'm not here for the wedding. I'm here to see Ms. Valerie…"

Brandon waved his hand, cutting him off. "Alright, you're not welcome here. Now, leave."

Kevin's face turned crimson. He gritted his teeth, then turned and slunk away, utterly humiliated.

Truth be told, I didn't know Kevin very well either, but he had been relentlessly pursuing me.

His showing up here today was because I had someone discreetly tip him off that I'd be attending a wedding here.

His arrival provided crucial assistance, pushing Brandon over the edge and making him publicly annul the wedding.

Watching Kevin leave, Brandon smirked triumphantly, spitting. "What a complete nobody, trying to pursue our Ms. Valerie."

Then, he suddenly put on a fawning smile, presenting the bouquet to me with both hands. "Ms. Valerie, these flowers are for you, to express my most sincere… heartfelt intentions."

The crowd gasped again.

Many people couldn't help but show their disdain.

"Brandon, what the hell are you doing?!" Amber erupted again, rushing over and pushing Brandon hard.

Brandon replied impatiently, "It's none of your business!"

"None of my business?! You just called off our wedding, then turned around and declared your feelings to another woman! How is that none of my business?!" Amber's eyes were practically spitting fire.

Brandon's eyes widened. "Don't talk nonsense! While Ms. Valerie and I do have an instant connection, I'm a man of boundaries. I'm simply expressing my respect to Ms. Valerie, and offering myself to be the CEO of her corporation."

"CEO?" Amber looked confused.

"Exactly." Brandon shook his head proudly. "Ms. Valerie's company is looking for a new CEO, and I think I'm quite suitable."

"Oh, so you were trying to hook up with Valerie, and that's why you wanted to dump me, right?!" Amber yelled furiously.

"Hook up? We just weren't compatible, so let's part ways amicably!" Brandon snorted.

Amber then turned her angry gaze on me. "Valerie, what is going on? Are you deliberately trying to break us up? Are you seducing Brandon, aren't you?!"

"You bitch, can you stop talking nonsense?!" Brandon shoved Amber hard.

Amber glared at me aggressively. "Alright, Brandon, both of you step aside for a moment. I need to talk to Valerie."

Brandon immediately looked wary. "What do you want to talk to her about?"

Amber spoke with some seriousness. "Just move aside, okay? Valerie is my best friend. If you really want to be CEO, you'd better be polite to me, otherwise, one word from me and you're out of the running."

Brandon scoffed, unconvinced. "You're really full of yourself. Ms. Valerie has to listen to you? Ms. Valerie and I are good friends with an instant connection. You can't drive a wedge between us."

"Then move aside!" Amber yelled.