Chapter 73 – Divorced! Now What to Do?

The audience erupted into an uproar. Brettley’s wife did not die six years ago!

This was enough news to make the headlines the next day!

That man continued asking, “Mr. Morrison, since if your wife is not dead and she even gave birth to such a pretty daughter… where is she? Did she attend the banquet tonight?”

“No.” Brettley shook his head bitterly. “She might still have a misunderstanding with me. She’s unwilling to show herself. It’s fine. I will slowly wait for her.”

“What about your marriage with Ms. Peterson…” “There is no marriage.”

Brettley, on the stage, enunciated every single word. “ The marriage is off.”

His words caused a wave of uproar.

The crowd was still discussing among themselves in hushed tones a moment ago, at thatf moment, they could no longer care about their volume.

This was a dramatic turn of events!

Two minutes ago, Granny Morrison and Cynthal were still announcing the marriage date, two minutes later, Brettley came in carrying his daughter announcing the canceling of their marriage!

“Why would he cancel the marriage?“ Malcolm smiled faintly. He looked at Brettley on the stage. “ Hasn’t he liked Cynthal for many years already?“

“A person would have a change of heart.“ Bethan sneered and looked at Brettley on stage.

“I have been with him for three years. He hated me so much he tried to kill me. Cynthal has been with him for almost five years, perhaps he’s gotten sick of her.“

Actually, no matter what Brettley or Cynthal announced that day, Bethan was not surprised.

They were heartless people. No matter what they did, it was understandable.

“It’s such a good show though.“

Malcolm stretched his arms out and rested them on the head of the couch behind Bethan. He continued watching the events unfolding on stage.

On stage, Cynthal’s face turned pale, then blushed, then pale once more. She bit her lips and said in hushed tones, “Brettley, are you not going to save me from the embarrassment? I am a public figure after all.

You…“

Brettley chuckled lightly, “Since you’re a public figure, you should not have played these dirty tricks.“

He bent down and whispered in her ears, “You’re betting that I would save Granny from embarrassment, that’s why you did all this behind my back. Do you think I’ll accept it? I’m sorry, you were wrong, Cynthal.“

Then, Brettley lifted his head and looked at the crowd arrogantly.

“Five years ago, I got engaged to Ms. Peterson. I’m sure everyone should be confused as to why I want to get engaged to my wife’s sister after her passing.

“Since I’m calling off the engagement today, I’ll explain it to all of you, to save you the trouble of speculating.“

Brettley held onto the microphone and said in a low voice, “Back then, when I was still with my wife, she loved her sister, Cynthal, the most. Even if she did not earn much money, she still insisted on paying for Cynthal to attend the most prestigious performing arts school.

“The first thing once she got married and came to Banyan City was to buy an apartment for Cynthal so that she could stay in the city. Even when my wife didn’t have a job, she still let Cynthal, who was still studying, become my assistant.

“I do understand how close she was to Cynthal. Even when she left me, she left me a letter asking me to marry her sister and take good care of her.“

Brettley was looking at the crowd, but his eyes were looking past them into the distance.

“I initially, I felt that her suggestion was absurd, but after a year of her passing, I saw how when Cynthal became a celebrity, she was starting to be poached by several directors wanting to sleep with her.

“So, in the end, I agreed to get engaged with her, for her to live in Banyan City as my fiancée. It was highly effective, soon, no one dared to poach or harass her anymore. Back then, we agreed that the engagement was just a fake one. If she finds someone she likes in the future, we’ll call off the engagement. This was my way of taking care of my late wife’s sister. All these years, never have I touched her once.

“I am calling off the engagement today because my daughter has come back. My wife is not dead yet. I think I have not wronged my wife, nor have I done anything to Cynthal.“

Then, Brettley swept a cold glance at everyone. “I have explained myself clearly. If anyone still dares to spread rumors, I will let them experience the power of the Morrison Group.“

The once noisy venue instantly quieted down upon his words.

Everyone looked at each other in silence. Bethan was sitting on the sofa sneering.

Brettley was amazing. Not only did he perfectly explain his reasons for the marriage and canceling it, but he also cleared himself and Cynthal of any wrongdoings.

That way, the two of them were completely innocent. Not only did they not have an affair, but he also forbade anyone from mentioning it.

This lie that he created was of an extremely high level.

However, even if he could lie to everyone, she would not be tricked.

If Brettley and Cynthal were innocent, why did they kill her back then?

Back then, when she was pregnant, Cynthal was also pregnant with his child at the same time.

She heard them talking clearly outside his bedroom.

He sent someone to crash Bethan at Bay Bridge, all because of Cynthal’s child.

He has done such terrible things, yet he dared to shamelessly claim that he and Cynthal were innocent.

When she used to like him back then, how did she not know that his bottom line was so low?

Bethan condescendingly lifted her head and met with Brettley’s cold gaze. Their eyes met. His gaze got colder.

He was on stage busy explaining his marriage with Cynthal, yet he did not notice that Bethan was sitting together with the Quinn family’s Young Master, Malcolm Quinn!

Her petite body was next to Malcolm on the sofa. He had his hand stretch out behind her.

From Brettley’s angle, it looked like Malcolm was hugging Bethan!

Brettley narrowed his eyes. He never knew that Bethan was friends with his business rival.

Also, looking at how intimate they were sitting together…

Brettley sneered.

He has always tried to wonder what was this woman’s intention. He never expected that it had to do with Malcolm Quinn.

Yes. Not long ago, that night when he was in the hospital, only Bethan, her son, and Nellie were at Blue Bay Villa.

After that night, the butler noticed that a few hours of the surveillance footage in the study had been destroyed.

Before that, he did not care because the Blue Bay Villa’s security was pretty perfect.

At that moment, seeing how Malcolm was hugging Bethan, he instantly understood.

Bethan was right. Her intention was never him. She had no inappropriate thoughts toward him either.

From the start, she was Malcolm’s spy!

At that thought, he was inexplicably annoyed.

He did not know whether it was because he found out that she betrayed him, or because he realized that she did not like him.

Brettley frigidly returned the microphone back to the emcee, carried Nellie, and walked off the stage.

“Everyone.“ Granny Morrison was still on stage awkwardly because of Brettley. She cleared her throat. “I’m so sorry, this must be a joke to all of you.“

Brettley did not save her from embarrassment, exposing them. She had to find herself a way to end this.

“I must be old and confused. Brettley and Cynthal did not tell me their decisions. They only told me that they had an important thing to announce tonight before the banquet. I was under the impression that they were about to announce their marriage, so I urgently wanted to announce this before Brettley arrived.“

Granny Morrison sighed and bowed at the crowd. “I’m so sorry to disappoint you. I have to blame Cynthal for being too kind to me.“

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