Agnes' Awakening: From Zero to His Whole World novel Chapter 319

The Ruells didn't want to push him too hard either. They were afraid something bad might happen, so they chose to look the other way for now.

By then, many guests had already arrived, and the birthday party officially began.

Neal slowly walked over to Agnes. His eyes were full of love as he looked at her. Without giving her a chance to react, he took her hand.

Ignoring the shocked stares around them, he led her straight to the center of the hall.

Agnes looked at him in confusion and whispered softly, "Hey, Neal, what are you doing?"

As she spoke, she tried to pull her hand back.

But Neal only looked at her gently and said, "I want to do something crazy for once."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Agnes looked at him, completely confused.

He only smiled faintly, his eyes soft but determined.

Standing in the middle of the hall with Agnes beside him, Neal picked up the microphone and smiled at the guests.

"Thank you all for coming to my birthday party tonight. I'm truly honored.

"But today isn't just my birthday party. There's also something important I want to announce."

Neal held Agnes's hand tightly and looked at her with deep affection.

Raising his voice, he said, "And that is... I want to tell Ms. Sin—"

Before Neal could finish speaking, Kenneth suddenly walked over and snatched the microphone from his hand.

With a bright smile on his face, Kenneth looked at the crowd and loudly announced, "That's right, today is a double celebration for the Ruells!

"Not only is it my son's birthday party, but it's also his engagement party!"

The crowd exploded into shock. Gasps and excited whispers filled the hall.

Neal froze. He had no idea why Kenneth suddenly stepped in and announced that today was his engagement party.

Could it be that they're even more impatient than I am?

Kenneth and Emily had never mentioned any of this to him before.

Besides, his original plan today was only to announce to everyone that he wanted to pursue Agnes officially.

Now it had suddenly turned into an engagement party. He was afraid Agnes wasn't ready for something like this. She would probably panic and reject him on the spot.

"Dad, what are you doing?!"

Neal tried to stop Kenneth, but Kenneth acted like he hadn't heard him and continued speaking.

"Now, let me introduce Neal's fiancée—Miss Vivian Brogdon!"

"But... If tonight is Mr. Ruell's engagement party, why is she even here? His fiancée is right there. Don't tell me she came to cause trouble?"

"Maybe Mr. Newton dumped her, so now she has become Mr. Ruell's mistress and came here to show off!"

"That's disgusting. What a schemer. She's openly going against the Brogdons. Does she even know how powerful they are in Grandridge?"

"Hah, she probably thought Mr. Ruell would protect her. Look how smug she is."

"The Ruells are one of the top families, too. There's no way they'd let someone like her do whatever she wants. Just wait, she's definitely going to suffer for this. We should just sit back and enjoy the drama."

Vivian walked gracefully to Neal's side. Holding the microphone, she smiled calmly and said to the crowd, "Hello, everyone. I'm Vivian Brogdon.

"It's such an honor to have all of you here tonight to celebrate Neal's and my engagement and witness this happy moment with us."

As she spoke, she looked lovingly at Neal, whose face had already turned dark with anger, and continued, "In the days ahead, Neal and I will support each other and walk through life hand in hand together.

"Here, on behalf of the Brogdons and the Ruells, I sincerely wish everyone happiness, peace, and success in all things."

After speaking, she gave a small, graceful bow. The hall instantly filled with loud applause.

At that moment, pink rose petals drifted down from above, making the whole place look dreamy and romantic.

The Ruells' servants moved at lightning speed, quickly changing the decorations from a birthday party setup into an engagement party setup, as if everything had been prepared in advance.

"Wow, as expected of the Brogdons' daughter. So elegant and classy. That's what a real high-society lady looks like. Totally different from the woman standing next to them."