Chapter 19

Jared was the only one who was still immersed in the joy and illusion of being proposed to. He wore a gloomy expression and threw a tantrum like he usually would. "I'm not accepting your proposal if that's what you're going to do!" Estelle seemed completely unbothered as she nodded. The next remark she made got everyone widening their eyes. "It doesn't matter whether you accept it or not since the person that I want to propose to isn't you anyway." Jared stared at her in utter disbelief. He started shaking all over uncontrollably. "What do you mean by that?" "What do I mean?" Estelle tossed the bouquet onto the floor and closed the ring box. "It means that you, Jared Leek, aren't the person I want to propose to." There was a deafening silence in the hall. Only the faint sound of people breathing could be heard. Estelle did not care to check what kind of expression Jared had. She turned around and bowed slightly to the guests. She spoke in a lighthearted tone. "I'm sorry, every