Beyond the Divorce

The people in the hall suddenly fell silent as we waited for Arthur's speech.

Like us, everyone here was speculating about the purpose of the Morgan family's invitation.

Arthur cheerfully said, "Everyone here at this Morgan family gathering today are my dear friends and relatives. Perhaps you're curious about why I invited you all here today?"

We all looked at each other, and someone loudly said, "Yes! Stop keeping us in suspense, Mr. Arthur! We've been trying to guess what this is all about!"

Arthur laughed heartily. He was clearly very happy.

Then he loudly declared, "I have some good news to announce! This is the engagement banquet of my daughter Mia Morgan and the son of the President of the Monora Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Leonard's son, Ernest Tomlinson!" There was instantly an uproar, with people complaining, "This isn't right, Mr. Arthur! You should have told us this was such a big event. Look, we..."

"That's right, Mr. Arthur, you were wrong to do this!"

should have brought gifts! This is a big

the crowd, "Thank you all! This is the first happy event for the

I wanted everyone to share in my joy, so I held this little banquet for my friends and relatives to witness and share the Morgan family's happiness!" "Those who are here are my trusted confidants and family members. We won't accept any gifts, of course. Let's

nodded in admiration, praising Arthur's

glanced at Lauren and said, "So that's why we

"Now,

wouldn't have personally presided over such an occasion. At this moment, he was a kind and respectable patriarch, and

planning a small, low-key engagement dinner, treating it like a private party,

and sophisticated. Although he seemed low-key,

peered up at the staircase with great anticipation, waiting for the newly engaged couple to

"Not just anyone