Juliana seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief. In a very soft voice, she muttered, “That's good to hear. Otherwise, the world will go topsy-turvy if the disciple becomes the sister-in-law.”

“What are you muttering about?”

“Huh? Nothing, Master. You can't become Zeke's younger sister. Otherwise, it will be the end of the world.”

Bailey was at a loss for words.

The buzzing sound of an engine was heard in the distance. It was the private jet getting ready to take off.

Two bodyguards in black approached them and urged Juliana to hurry. They wanted her to board the jet quickly.

Bailey reached out to pat Juliana's shoulder. “Remember what I told you. Your journey onward is long. You're the only one who can protect yourself.”

Juliana did not say anything.

A look of sadness flashed across Bailey's face as she watched the private jet hover in the air for a while before flying into the clouds.

I'm destined to be stuck in Hallsbay. But there's still so much to see in the world. It's good that Juliana will be exploring it on my behalf.

At Century Hotel, the engagement party between the children of the Shurmer and the Gourd families was proceeding as scheduled.

Standing in the corner, Zayron pointed to the center of the stage before turning to Maxton and asked, “Dummy, are you willing to let the woman become our aunt?”

Maxton followed the direction of his brother's finger, and his gaze landed on Shirley. Then, he shook his head earnestly. “A phony woman like her is an eyesore. There's no way I'm willing to let her become my aunt. Is she even qualified to be my aunt?”

Once those words fell from his lips, he tilted his head to look at Zayron. With sparkling eyes, he asked, “Are you planning to create a commotion?”

A mischievous smile played about Zayron's lips. At the same time, a cunning glint flashed across his eyes.

“The engagement ceremony will start in twenty minutes. If we don't want her to become our aunt, we must think of a way to ruin this engagement party.”

Maxton looked at him with excitement.

Are we going to wreak havoc? I'm so in!

“What are you going to do?” he asked.

Zayron leaned in and whispered in his ears.

Upon hearing his plans, Maxton stared at him with shock. “W-Will it be okay? If we're not careful, the whole hotel might be destroyed.”

“What are you afraid of? The hotel is a property of Luther Group. The public will only think of us as wastrels if it's destroyed. We won't be hurt. As of now, the most important thing is to save our uncle.”

Maxton gritted his teeth. With much determination, he nodded in agreement.

Fifteen minutes later, the emcee announced that the engagement ceremony had officially begun.

The guests stopped their conversations and proceeded to circle around the stage.

The first person to appear on stage was an elder from the family of the groom-to-be.

Steven stood on the stage and gave a short speech of pleasantries. Then, as the groom-to-be's father, he gave the couple his blessing.

A round of applause resounded through the hall.

At that moment, a speaker inside the banquet hall sounded all of a sudden.

“This is an emergency. I repeat, this is an emergency. There's a fire on the third floor of the hotel. The fire is raging and starting to spread rapidly to the upper floors. All guests on every floor are requested to stop their activities at once and leave using the emergency exit quickly.”

Three seconds of silence passed in the banquet hall. Then, chaos erupted.

Those who were near the floor-to-length windows quickly peered outside. Sure enough, they were able to see the raging fire on the third floor. Licks of flame burst out of the windows. It was both spectacular and terrifying.

“Oh my goodness! It's true. There's a fire. Look at it. It will only take a few minutes before it spreads to the sixth floor.”

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