The crystal chandelier above the banquet hall emitted dazzling light, making the whole space as bright as day. The agreement between Maggie Jiang and Bella Yang was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples that spread rapidly. The guests murmured among themselves, praising Maggie Jiang's actions.
"Miss Jiang is truly the pride of Tianhai!"
"Her grace and composure surpass even many men!"
"Miss Jiang is absolutely right—she'll make her admit defeat without any room to argue!"
"They look down on our Tianhai experts? Let's see what the masters in the capital can say!"
"Miss Jiang, you should keep an eye on those vases. With how valuable they are, we'll need to make sure no one tries to steal them!"
The comments came one after another like sharp knives, stabbing right into Bella Yang's heart. She let out an angry snort, her eyes blazing as she scanned the crowd. "You blind fools! I'll make sure you all see the truth! Just wait!" With that, she flicked her sleeves dramatically and stormed out of the banquet hall.
At this moment, Bella Yang's rage was close to consuming her. As the esteemed heir to the Dragon Gate organization, when had she ever suffered such humiliation? Being accused of using fakes as gifts was an absolute insult! "If it weren't for still being in my probation period and unable to use Dragon Gate's resources, I would have taken all of you down by now!" Bella Yang mentally raged.
The situation had completely exceeded Maggie Jiang's expectations. The female lead, who should have been the center of attention, stormed off in anger, while Maggie Jiang, after mocking her so arrogantly, didn't get slapped in the face. Instead, she was met with praise. What was going on here? Maggie Jiang was speechless; the script had totally collapsed!
She knew very well that if her performance didn't hit at least 50%, the mission would fail. Although she wasn't entirely sure what the consequences of failure would be, she couldn't afford to take the risk. Up until now, Maggie Jiang had been playing the villain role carefully, never once thinking about changing the plot. But now, the plot was spiraling out of control, and she was left unsure of what to do.
[Calm down, stay steady! Don't panic…]
[Let me think this through…]
[The female lead didn't manage to act all high and mighty, but at least she wasn't exposed right away.]
[Hmm… there's still a chance to get the plot back on track.]
[Bella Yang might be a bit of a fool, but she's good at enduring humiliation, after all, it's her "specialty."]
[So, she won't give up on marrying into the Su family easily.]
[This means the Su family's attitude is crucial! If they don't break off the engagement, the main plot won't change!]
[I need to come up with a way to keep the Su family on track.]
Chase Jiang, who had been listening from the sidelines, now had a new perspective on Maggie Jiang. "This Maggie Jiang is more impressive than I thought. She's quick to adapt. Didn't expect her to turn a situation that was all but doomed into something salvageable. She's much better than that so-called female lead, Bella Yang. Bella Yang is just a naive fool, humph, there's no way I'd marry her."
However, when it came to the Su family's attitude, Chase Jiang wasn't sure. Everyone else present also had doubts. After all, the Su family was an influential household in Tianhai, and they had just lost face in front of everyone. Their carefully chosen future daughter-in-law had been humiliated by Maggie Jiang, and now she'd walked off in disgrace. Could the Su family handle this pressure? No one believed Ethan Su's marriage would proceed as planned.
Just then, Maggie Jiang stood up, her voice loud and clear. "Since things have escalated this much, isn't it time for the Su family to give us an explanation? Bringing fake gifts to the birthday banquet and showing that Bella Yang is both stupid and malicious—how could someone like her possibly be worthy of Ethan Su? Tear up the marriage contract right now! Ethan Su is mine!"
Maggie Jiang slammed her hand on the table, the loud noise making everyone in the room jump. Her words were blunt, filled with a sense of authority, as if she was giving orders. This tone didn't sit well with the Su family.
But this was exactly what Maggie Jiang had intended. She wanted to anger the Su family, pushing them into a tough spot. If the Su family really tore up the engagement, it would mean they were being dominated by Maggie Jiang's wild antics. For an ambitious family like the Su family, such a loss of face would be unacceptable. Without reputation, what use was power? If they bowed to Maggie Jiang now, how could the Su family maintain their status in Tianhai?
As soon as Maggie Jiang finished speaking, Nathan Su and the matriarch, Madam Su, both had darkened expressions. After the earlier events, their opinion of Bella Yang had already sunk to rock bottom, and they had been looking for a way to send her away. But they hadn't expected Maggie Jiang to make such a bold statement—now, the Su family was essentially being forced into a corner.
"Such an arrogant and reckless spoiled brat! Her emotional intelligence and intelligence are both woefully lacking!" Nathan Su was so angry he couldn't stop shaking his head.
Madam Su furrowed her brow and said slowly, "This is a matter of the Su family, so there's no need for Miss Jiang to worry. We'll decide how to handle this after we have a family meeting. There's been too much commotion today, and I'm sure everyone is laughing at us. I'm old, and I'm tired now. Please excuse me." She then motioned for Ethan Su to help her leave, and with his assistance, Madam Su slowly exited the banquet hall.
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