New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 77

Chapter 77 Broken wedding?

Clasps reverberated through the room as Lisa's eyes widened, her mangaping spen in struck.

She turned to Alex, her voice trembling, "What do you mean bythan?

Alex looked at her with a misture of sadness and confusion "It's not that I don't want to marry you, but......" ins vol

Da's firows Turmwed in frustration. "But what, Alex? Hease, just tell me!"

Alextook a deep breath, his woods coming out softly. "It's postings harroniplicated lately,"

Lisa's disbelief turned Jute anger, "Complicated? How can you say that? Do you even love mer

Alexaradintout to touch her hand pestly. "ot course, Hove you, Lisa 11'JAL."

"Why didn't you want to marry the tra?" Lisa Istringteil, her votor rising. "Why didn't you say yes" the canted, her voice alt a yell "What d

Alexgland wound at the guests, who weerstating to whisper among themselves, sensing the tension. He tried to sinflar Lisa, frilling her to calm down and mit to yell. "I don't know how to explain it. It's not about love." Meanslille, Alex's parents, Michael and pan, watched the scene un

sene unfold with a mix of surpulse e and concern. Michael's town deepened as he observed the tension between Alexand Lisa. He had neverbeen fond of Usa and didn't like the wedding from the s Michard leaned over to joan and whispraed, "I knew this would happen. That ghilis troulide."

Up on the second floor of the venue, Claire watched with a smink on her fare. Matthew, sitting beside her, couldn't help but ask, "Is this your doing, Claire ?

Claire shrugged nonchalantly, still smirking. "I may have had a small role to play.".

Matthew shock his head, a mixture of amusement anal disbelief. "You fevererase to surprise me.!

Lisa's bridesmaids rushed to her side, trying to calm her down. Lisa poshed them away, hre anger palpable as she held onto her bouquet tightly.

not fair!* 1 Lis exclaimed, her voice echoing in the room. "Altereverything we've been

watching." Despite sa probing her away, Clody still went to her side and whispered

cried out, her voice

out, unable to contain his

"W-whatd-do you mea

regain his composure. "You lied

wide with shock Without another word, she burned and ran out of

withinhim. He looked to his parents,

home or to the reception venue," he instructed them, his voice tim but strained. "or

the gravity of the situation. Before they could respond

sat alone in her room, her earlier joy shattered like the bouquet she threw to the floor in frustration. Tears streaked down her cheeks, mixing with

stared at herself in the mirror, her reflection a stark contrast to the radiant bride she had envisioned bring just

room cautiously. "Hey, Lisa, are you

surface as she turned towards them, her eyes blazing with hurt. "Do look okay?" she exclaimed, her voice cracking with emotion. Alexdoesn't want to marry

her, her words a mix of reassurance and defiance. "So what? It's his loss, Lisa. You deserve

clenched, her frustration evident. "No one is better for me than Alex,"

Lisa dismissed her friends, unable to bear their well-meaning but inadequate

I'm not in the mood," she demanded, her

Lisa's need for space but also ferling helpless in the face of her

hearing Lisa yelling and quickly walked

so disastrous and couldn't believe this was actually occurring. She wondered if Alexhadmanaged to fully umavel the web of

her emotions, the door creaked open again, and she

not bothering to tum and see

voice out theough the tension, kodi yet filled

tumed to face him, heceses still blazing with anger. "What do you want?"

stepped closer, his expression paired. "I want to talk," he said simply, his eyes searching

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