Winner Takes All

Candlelight dinner, fine wine, beauty-everything was like on the right track, making the fantastic atmosphere to its extreme.

Half drunk, Shirley felt warmer when she was kissing and touching Jack.

Under the dim lights, Shirley in black tulle dress was particularly seductive.

Jack couldn't help squinting, and his disdainful smile became obvious.

Just as she was close enough, Jack suddenly said, "We are just trade partners."

Shirley slightly trembled and her long eyelashes fluttered. She said with a drunken smile, "Yeah, we're just doing a trade."

Jack's smile faded, "What I mean is, I pay you money, and you do me a favor. That's it."

After he finished his words, he put his hand on Shirley's slender waist and pushed her away. Then, he stood up to tell her about the whole plan again and turned away. His attitude changed so fast that she was totally blank, even less drunk.

What did he mean?

It was already like this, so why did he still want to leave?

She didn't know Jack was worried about his mother. He gave her five million yuan for revenge for his mother. At that time, he really didn't think anything else. What was more, Jack knew what kind of person Shirley was!

Smash!

Shirley threw the wine glass in her hand to the floor, and scratched her hair violently.

She made a lot of preparations tonight, but her efforts were all in vain.

She was very frustrated.

Ding-dong!

The doorbell rang.

Shirley said irritably, "Who is it?"

"Shirley, I'm Tommy's elder sister. Can I talk to you for a minute?" Katherine's voice sounded outside the door.

Shirley frowned as she was a little pissed.

But she soon got up to put on her coat, placed Jack's plate and wine glass into the kitchen, and cleaned up the shattered glass on the floor.

After she turned on the lights and slightly tidied up her clothes, she opened the door.

When she heard Katherine's plea, she was less worried for it is an opportunity to talk straight to Katherine.

So Shirley did not hesitate to open the door.

Katherine almost cried on the spot for it was also an opportunity for her to talk to Jack to settle Tommy's issue. She felt so guilty to have taken that two hundred thousand yuan from Jack to support Tommy.

Even if she went on a blind date with Ben, she didn't care anymore as she thought Tommy could marry Shirley. After all, they were of the same family.

When she returned home, she told her parents and Tommy about it.

The entire family was extremely happy.

"Oh, Tommy found himself a good woman. Shirley is really considerate," Elissa smiled joyfully.

Tommy nodded proudly, "Now, mom, don't you see who your son is?"

"You brat, after you get married, you must treat Shirley well. Shirley is a well-educated woman and she works in a bank. She is willing to defer a part of the bride price just for your engagement. A woman like her is your blessing."

Elissa said seriously and grinned subconsciously, 'But if our family has a daughter-in-law like Shirley, I can boast about my daughter-in-law in front of our relatives and friends whenever I go out."

Then, she frowned and said to Katherine, "And look at you, Katherine. What kind of man you have found? You married a man with a humble background. In the end, he still wanted to have a divorce. Because of you, I am too embarrassed to go out."

Katherine stiffened her smile and lowered her head dismally.

Tomorrow would be Tommy's engagement ceremony, so she didn't want to tell them what she knew and made them unhappy.

"What are you talking about on such a big day? We should be happy!"

Anyhow, Kieran was still the head of the family. He gave his wife a short glare and changed the topic, "Oh, by the way, have you invited our relatives and friends? I'll call them to confirm again."

"Oh, right. I still need to call the hotel for inquiry. We can't mistreat Shirley, so we have to make sure nothing goes wrong." Then, Elissa started to work enthusiastically.

That night, the Parry family was no longer chaotic as they immersed themselves in the joyful atmosphere.

In the hospital, Jack sat next to his mother's bed.

Looking at his mother sound asleep, he realized that her face became pale again.

He felt a bit heartache.

He rubbed his face, looked out of the window and muttered, "The Parry family, are you still happy right now? Have you ever felt a little guilt about my mother?"

He laughed sarcastically and felt that he was thinking too much. After all, the Parry family wasn't a great deal.

If the Parry family really felt guilty, Katherine wouldn't even touch his mother's life-saving money to help Tommy.

"I hope you all don't regret it tomorrow," Jack sneered coldly with a fixed stare, "This is the price you should be paying for."

Early next morning, Jack consulted Dr. Hale to make sure his mother was all right. Then, he rushed to Tyson Hotel and booked a presidential suite that was able to look through the hall. He opened a bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild and waited for the 'show' to begin.

In front of the hotel, Elissa and Kieran dressed to the nines to greet their relatives and friends.All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

The couple smiled brightly and exchanged greetings with the guests.

"Elissa, you and your husband are blessed. Not only your children are both intelligent and grit, now your son is about to get married too. You are going to be grandparents soon."

Elissa grinned with delight, "Hahaha... what's that have to do with it? Tommy has just been engaged to Shirley today. It's still too soon for me to have grandchildren."

"Today's engagement banquet seems grand enough. How many tables did you book?"

Elissa unconsciously straightened her spine and said proudly, "Not much actually, only thirty tables. All our relatives and friends are here to see Shirley."

"So many?" The relatives were surprised. Thirty tables just for the engagement, did they invite everyone they knew to the ceremony

"No, not at all! Shirley is well-educated and even has a decent job. She is like my own daughter, so I can't treat her badly."

Elissa said with a smile, "If it isn't because Shirley's hometown is too far away from here and her parents aren't in a good health, I would definitely invite her family and friends as well and make it to sixty tables."

After some greetings, the relatives walked into the hotel.

When they walked into the hotel, the smile on their faces disappeared.

"Heh! What's the matter with her? Tommy is just lucky that a good woman is willing to marry him. Look at her daughter who had just divorced recently."

When Kieran and Elissa overheard their conversation, the smile on their faces stiffened up.

Kieran pulled Elissa and whispered, "Aren't you showing off too much?"

"I just want to show off! Tommy has found a good daughter in law for us. They're just jealous of us because their sons can't find one," Elissa said with a proud face.

At this moment, Katherine in a red dress walked towards them with a smile, "Dad, mom, all our relatives and friends have arrived. Let's go in."

Kieran and Elissa nodded with a smile. Elissa bitterly said to Katherine, "Katherine, you've been working really hard to help your brother these days."

"I'm fine, mom. I'm Tommy's sister after all." Looking at the lively atmosphere in the hall, Katherine felt moved as if her suffering was worth it. The engagement ceremony had begun.

Elissa hired an emcee to host the engagement ceremony too.

The hall was bustling with noise and excitement, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

But as the aesthetic music sounded and the stage lighting dimmed, every ambient light in the hall was turned on.

The lively hall became quiet.

The emcee introduced them in a soft and loving tone.

Tommy dressed up in suit and tie. With a bouquet of flowers in his hand, he slowly walked up to the stage.

Shirley also dressed exquisitely in a white tulle dress, and strolled up to the stage.

Shirley was gorgeous. Under the lights, she caught everyone's attention as they marveled at her appearance.

Tommy stared at Shirley and chuckled unwittingly.

Under the stage, Elissa snuggled in Kieran's arm. The couple looked at the stage with a smile on their faces. Katherine held her hands together. She looked at the stage with her sparkly eyes and grinned happily.

"Shirley, please marry me!"

The joy in the atmosphere is reinforced to its fullest. Tommy knelt down on one knee, delivered the bouquet of flowers in his hand to Shirley and said loudly.

But Shirley did not take the flowers in his hand. Instead, she looked at Tommy with a cold face.

The atmosphere stiffened up in an instant.

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

Then, Shirley said coldly, "I'm sorry, Tommy. I don't think I can marry you yet. You don't love me at all!" Everyone was dumbfounded by her words and started discussing.

This woman suddenly changed her mind in the engagement ceremony. What was all this about? Elissa couldn't hold her face. She stood up to question Shirley, but Kieran and Katherine stopped her. "Why?" Tommy was confused.

The next second, Shirley's eyes suddenly became red and tears started streaming down her cheeks.

She took out the bank card and threw it on Tommy's face. She cried and said, "Because, you lied to me!"

What!

Their relatives and friends exclaimed with shock at the same time.

The engagement ceremony was ruined!0000000