The screen showed no one offering congratulations, only a blood-red background, and there was no accompanying background music. It was eerie and unusual.
As soon as this footage appeared, an instant hush fell over the crowd, and everyone’s attention was fixed on the screen. They thought there might be some technical issue with the video.
Even Oscar furrowed his brow, squinting at the screen on the stage.
Then, against the blood-red backdrop, bold white letters appeared, ‘Emmeline Louise, disciple of the Adelmar Clan, wishes Oscar Ryker a happy birthday.
Once these words appeared, whether people knew the insider information or not, they found the situation odd and somewhat creepy.
Why use such glaring white letters for birthday wishes? How disrespectful.
And the music that followed only made everyone erupt in shock-it was a mournful tune!
Oscar abruptly stood up, his expression tense. “What is going on? Why is an Adelmar Clan disciple here? Isn’t Emmeline Abel’s wife? How did she become an Adelmar Clan disciple?”
The video operator, realizing that something was wrong, immediately stopped the playback, but it was too late. Oscar was already fuming.
“Yes, it worked!” Michaela and Sonia exchanged glances, a mixture of nervousness and excitement.
Judging by Oscar’s reaction, it seemed that he and the Adelmar Clan had a deep-seated and bitter enmity!
Emmeline was also dumbfounded. She couldn’t believe someone would reveal this secret on such an occasion. Whoever did it, they clearly wanted to make her look bad and also kick her out of the Ryker family!
Abel grabbed Emmeline’s hand and reassured her, “Emma, don’t worry. You’ve got me. But what’s going on?”
“I don’t know either!” Emmeline frowned. “Other than Mom and Dad, Adam is the only other person who knows I’m a disciple of the Adelmar Clan. Who would reveal this now?”
Conversely, Lewis and Rosaline were equally shocked and worried when they saw the text. This is bad’ Who’d cause such a major problem to our family?!
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