Chapter 1056


    At the banquet venue, Sophia was listening to Cooper and Linus talk about announcing their


    engagement and turning the banquet into their engagement banquet as well. After all, they were all


    present and members of the Michel Family had alsoe tonight.


    Furthermore, marriage and divorce among celebrities were amon urrence. For the time being,


    Sophia would be engaged to Linus. After some time, when the opportunity came, they could break off


    their engagement, and she and Michael could remarry. It was all the same. In the end, she would only


    have two marriage certificates.


    As for Linus, this marriage was his chance to be a real member of the Michel Family.


    When she watched Cooper and Linus discuss the details, however, she was suddenly seized with terror.


    Is marrying Linus this publicly the right thing to do? How are we going to have fun eating skewers and


    ying mahjong together from now on?


    She would have felt less burdened if they had just signed the papers, but they were making their


    engagement public now. It was not the same anymore!


    She was the main subject at the banquet tonight. Those that came today were all people that she invited


    and a lot of them were business partners she met through Michael.


    She felt so ashamed.


    People were whispering and giving strange looks from every corner of the venue. Sophia took a look


    around and saw that everyone was pointing at her.


    With the Michel Family present, however, she could not oppose on the spot and could only force a smile.


    What should I do? What should I do?


    They were going to make the announcement soon, but she still felt conflicted.


    No! I can’t do this!


    She wanted to take it back.


    Having a fake marriage was fine, but making it public was not!


    After making her decision, she slipped away quietly. I have to stop Cooper and Linus from making the


    announcement!


    At the same time, she could not let Linus find out that she was unwilling to make it public. They had a


    close rtionship, so it was harder to reject him.


    She snuck off toward the lounge room where she saw Joel bring Stanley earlier.


    Close the door and let the stupid dog out so he can ruin this engagement banquet!


    But, before she reached the lounge area, she saw a spiteful pair of eyes ring at her from the corner.


    She looked in that direction and found Sandra sitting there. Her cold and deadly eyes were staring at


    Sophia, tantly expressing her jealousy and anger. She looked like she was just itching to pounce on


    Sophia.


    Sophia came to a halt and a light shed across her eyes. Shortly after, she was smiling brightly and


    skipping over to Sandra with an air of confidence.


    “Miss Mitchell, what are you doing here by yourself? I’m going to announce my engagement with Linus


    soon. Aren’t you going to watch?”


    She hugged her arms and lifted her chin slightly with a smug smile on her face.


    Sandra tightened her grip on the wine ss so much that the red wine inside of it started to form ripples


    from the quiver in her hand. Her threatening eyes were red, making her look like a mad beast. Her teeth


    were clenched and she looked like she wanted to drink Sophia’s blood.


    Once Sophia was done unting, she intentionally swayed as she left and even seductively twisted her


    small waist. She could not get any more arrogant.


    Sandra’s burning jealousy had taken over her rationality.


    Why does she get to be engaged to Linus? He’s mine!


    Linus can only belong to me.


    Marrying Linus was not just marrying him alone. It was getting the power and influence of the Michel


    Family too. Linus was the Vice President of the Michel Group. If nothing out of the ordinary happened, he


    would be the sole head of the Michel Family and Michel Group!


    All of that would belong to Sandra. She was not going to allow Sophia to take away everything that


    belonged to her!


    The tears in her eyes quivered as she clenched her teeth.


    I can’t let Sophia and Linus get engaged! I have to stop this engagement banquet!


    Suddenly, she thought of an idea. Standing up without making a sound, she grabbed a bottle of wine and


    walked toward the lounge.


    Seeing Sandrae in, Sophia smiled. She went into the restroom and did note out for a long time,


    waiting for Sandra to make a move.


    On the other side, Linus and Cooper had finished discussing the details for the engagement banquet.


    This was supposed to be a celebratory banquet, but now it was changed into an engagement banquet.


    Hence, they did not have a lot of things prepared. Fortunately, the hotel management was experienced in


    that aspect, and they quickly prepared everything. They also found engagement rings in time. They


    rushed to get it prepared then used what they had. After all, it was just a formality.


    Once Linus got everything in order, however, the whole venue was suddenly filled with smoke. The fire


    rm rang, and the waiters ran out in a panic. “Fire! Fire! Someone is stuck in the hotel room!”


    There was amotion in the venue when they heard that a fire had broken out. Cooper was busy


    directing people to control the venue and evacuate the guests to the swimming pool while he went to


    check on the situation.


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    He saw that on the second floor of the hotel where the banquet was being held, there was smokeing


    out and a fire had started. The people staying there that night were all guests who hade to


    participate in the banquet. The hotel immediately evacuated the guests and sent people into the room


    that was on fire to save Sandra who was stuck inside.


    Sandra was in great shock. The moment she was saved, she started to weep as she rushed into Linus’


    arms.


    “Linus, I was scared to death… I thought I was going to die!”


    She looked pitiful as she shivered from head to toe in his arms. She had a death grip on his clothes. He


    tried to tear her away from him, but she wouldn’t budge. She just cried in a miserable and aggrieved


    state.


    Under the audiences’ gazes, Linus could not just kick her away, so he could only let her hug him for now.


    When Linus did not reject Sandra, everyone grew curious. They whispered among themselves, making


    guesses about their rtionship. Meanwhile, Sophia, Linus’ soon-to-be fiancée, was just watching


    everything from the side without saying anything.


    The three people’s rtionship was slightly unusual.


    Leaning in Linus’ arms, Sandra looked in Sophia’s direction. Her tear-filled eyes hid a smug look.


    Sophia smiled, then turned to leave.


    The sudden fire led to a temporary pause in the banquet’s processions. Nheless, they were a trained


    seven-star hotel. They quickly put out the fire and returned order back to the banquet, but the


    announcement was still on pause for now.


    They were just dying it for a moment. By the time Cooper was done settling everything, he was going


    to return and continue the affair with the engagement.


    Sophia looked around and found Cooper. “Dad, I checked the calendar and it’s not a good day to get


    engaged today. Look; something bad will happen. Let’s change to a different day.”


    Cooper looked at the fortune-telling app that he had created. It could even find an auspicious date.


    Today was not a good day for an engagement. Rather, it was an exceptionally good day for finding his


    son.


    “Okay. Everyone was quite shocked today. We can do it another day,” he said.


    But, Annabel immediately said, “It’s only a small matter. That fire shows that today is a fiery day! Since


    we already have the banquet, it would be a waste not to get engaged now. How troublesome would it be


    to have to find another date to have their engagement banquet.


    Annabel still did not know that it was a fake wedding, so she kept egging them on.


    Cooper pondered on it. Since it was a fake wedding, they could set any date they wanted. Hence, he


    decided to continue.


    Sophia was in a panic, and her mind was searching for a solution. Suddenly, she turned around and saw


    the people in an uproar.


    She looked over at the source of themotion. Unexpectedly, she saw a face that she knew like the


    back of her hand.


    Hale and Justin escorted Michael over with haste. He was still dressed in his ck suit. The pure white


    shirt on the inside and the ck color created a shocking contrast. He looked cool and ravishing. Every


    step he took with his long legs was firm and strong, and he was enveloped in an ambiguous fragrance.


    He came in from a distance and appeared before Sophia in a blink of an eye.


    “I’m back.”


    The color drained from Linus’ face when he saw Michael and Justin appear at the same time.