Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 274

What followed was an outpour of outrage on Janice's behalf.

A woman this talented had stood by her boyfriend's side, helping him build his career, only to be heartlessly discarded.

More and more people sympathized with her. Even neutral bystanders, after looking into the full story, felt she had been deeply wronged.

But what fueled the backlash even more was that she had never spoken ill of her ex in public.

Every video and photo that surfaced showed him yelling and insulting her, being a bitter, angry mess.

Within two hours, Simon's social media exploded. And it didn't stop there. People quickly dug up Legacy Twine, the new company he had registered. This meant his business partner-the Appleton family-was dragged into the firestorm as well.

The results? Online harassment, phone calls at all hours, and hate comments flooding their websites. Customers placed orders with the Appletons only to cancel them immediately, over and over again.

By the time Elsie finally got wind of the situation, the banquet was already wrapping up.

Janice had been drinking quite a bit. Throughout the evening, she had exchanged contacts with multiple companies she had never worked with before, laying the groundwork for future partnerships. She was surrounded by people, practically adored by the crowd.

There was no trace left of the woman Simon had once belittled and suppressed. And yet, Simon dared to keep inching closer.

With shamelessness that knew no bounds, he spoke to her like they were still close. "Janice, don't drink so much. You'll aggravate your stomach problems. Have some warm water, okay? Be good."

them watched with nothing

with

to drink it right there in front of witnesses. That way, if she fell sick later,

night. Who

deeper than just completing the task Louis had given him. He wanted to

happened, Janice would have no choice but to come back to him. There

would make sure to have

they made perfect sense. That was why he

he turned to the crowd and said, "Apologies,

"Mr. Fitzgerald."

drunk. She was still effortlessly carrying conversations, casually discussing

amusement as she turned to Simon. At that moment, Simon thought he

naturally emotional. Surely, she was reminiscing about their past struggles and feeling nostalgic, maybe

I'll take you home so that you can rest," he said smoothly. Then, he reached out,

Janice easily

hung awkwardly in the air, frozen. The laughter around them became

had already lowered himself. He had swallowed his pride. He had publicly fawned over

more did Janice

still embarrassing him like