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Chapter 3 I'm Your Fiancé

  • "You're Alice?" Robin pushed through the gathering crowd and took a good look at Alice.
  • Alice frowned, struggling to understand the intentions of this unfamiliar person, and responded coolly, "Who are you?
  • "This is the Miller Group's New Year's party. How dare you make a scene here!
  • "I suggest you leave now before you really upset the Millers!"
  • Robin was momentarily surprised. She seems quite assertive, but there's something compelling about her icy attitude.
  • "Alice, I'm your fiancé. I've come to honor our engagement today. So, when can we go to City Hall to finalize the marriage?"
  • Laughter erupted throughout the previously silent hall.
  • This guy is seriously amusing.
  • "What are you talking about? If you keep making absurd claims here, I'll kick you out!" Alice retorted sharply.
  • A man standing next to her stepped forward and declared sternly, "Who is this fool? How dare he sully Alice's reputation!"
  • "Step aside!" Robin pushed past the man and moved closer to Alice.
  • "Alice, I really am your fiancé. Here's the marriage contract that my grandfather and your grandfather signed."
  • Robin presented a yellowed parchment to Alice.
  • The guests at the party gasped in astonishment.
  • "Wow! A marriage contract?"
  • "This guy has some nerve. He must be desperate!"
  • "Trying to attach himself to a powerful family with such an outdated approach?"
  • Alice's eyes narrowed as she examined the contract in Robin's hand.
  • She could feel her hands trembling slightly.
  • The handwriting and signature were unmistakably her grandfather's!
  • Zachary Gill, the man beside Alice, scrutinized the old paper with a shift in his expression.
  • A scruffy kid daring to compete for a woman with me?
  • He must be out of his mind!
  • "A marriage contract? Do you really think such an antiquated document has any relevance in today's world?"
  • "Haha, kid, do you think you can deceive Alice with a fake marriage contract?"
  • Zachary gestured to a few of the Gills' bodyguards. "Throw him out!"
  • "Wait, Mr. Gill!" Alice interjected, taking the contract from Robin.
  • She examined it carefully, her brow furrowing in concentration.
  • She had indeed heard from her grandfather about an engagement.
  • She hadn't believed it was real!
  • Looking at Robin, he didn't appear wealthy or influential at all.
  • "What do you do for a living? Where's your family?" Alice inquired and probed.
  • Robin shrugged. "I'm currently unemployed. My family is probably no longer around."
  • Laughter and derisive comments filled the hall. "A jobless drifter, huh? Haha ... "
  • Alice's eyes flashed with disdain.
  • How could a man like this, from the lower echelons of society, ever be worthy of me, Alice!
  • I'm destined to be a queen-like figure, akin to Daphne West from Alphacrest Group!
  • "This talk of marriage contracts is pure nonsense!"
  • A middle-aged man stepped forward to stand in front of Alice. He spoke harshly.
  • "Kid, get out of here immediately. We don't welcome you!"
  • This man was Alice's father, Jeffrey Miller.
  • "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Miller!" Zachary greeted them with a friendly smile.
  • Jeffrey's wife, Juliet Miller, returned the smile with genuine warmth. "Oh, Mr. Gill, I'm so sorry you had to see this."
  • Her pleasant expression quickly faded as she shifted her gaze sharply toward Robin. "A marriage contract? How dare you try to fool us!"
  • "Do you even know your position? Do you think you're good enough for my daughter?"