Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie) novel Chapter 198

If it weren't for the crowd, Hanley would have thrown a full-blown tantrum.

"Auntie Marie, what do we do? I don't want to be embarrassed!"

Marie was about to lose her mind. He didn't want to be embarrassed?

She was the one who was truly humiliated!

But who knew they'd run into someone so unreasonable? If he weren't a researcher, she would have thought there was something wrong with his head. Did he not understand that she was threatening him?

Darren's face had also turned dark. Whatever the issue was, they couldn't lose face in front of everyone.

He stepped forward. "Mr. Mercer, my son is still young, with a limitless future ahead of him. Since you came to his birthday party, you're here to give him your blessings. Can't this wait until after the party is over?"

"No. I despise dragging things out, and I have no time to play along with your charade."

Mr. Mercer showed no mercy. Darren, a veteran of the business world, had never been so publicly rebuffed.

Marie, seeing her plan fall apart, snapped, "I paid you a million dollars to be here. Did you just come to crash the party?"

She was furious and utterly humiliated.

She had never met someone so difficult.

"Are you sure you paid me a million dollars to be here? Why don't you check your accounts?"

"What do you mean?"

Marie quickly called her assistant, who confirmed that the million dollars sent to Mr. Mercer had been returned in full.

Marie frowned. If he wasn't here for the money, then why had he come?

"Mr. Mercer, if you didn't come for the million dollars, then why are you here?"

Hanley was stunned. Patrick had come because of his mother?

How was that possible? His mom was just a housewife. How could she know someone as important as Patrick, let alone have him come to an event for her?

A million dollars couldn't get Mr. Mercer to show up.

But he had come for Natalie.

Darren frowned. What was going on?

The children in the audience were just as surprised. Patrick came because of Hanley's mom? Was she someone special? More special than Marie?

Marie gritted her teeth. This man claimed he came for Natalie? Who the hell was Natalie?

"The preliminary results for the International Math Competition have just been released. The first-place winner is from Aurelis. I came today to meet the winner."