Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 276

Silas was thrilled. Right then and there, he pulled a silk ribbon off a flower arrangement, dropped to one knee beside Summer, and took her hand.

Summer wanted to pull away, but catching sight of Xavier and Lily nearby, she suppressed the urge—she couldn't embarrass Silas now.

After all, Silas was doing this entirely to defend her pride.

The red silk ribbon was tied into a beautiful, romantic bow around Summer's slender, pale ring finger.

"Summer, I didn't want to rush this, but I couldn't let you misunderstand that I was just playing around. This is a temporary substitute for an engagement ring. Once the ring I designed myself arrives, I'll make it up to you with a truly grand proposal. Okay?"

Silas looked up at Summer, his deep eyes shimmering with starry, undeniable affection.

Summer's scalp prickled with tension, but right now, in this situation, all she could do was nod woodenly.

Silas lowered his head and pressed a kiss to the ribbon bow.

The warm breath cascading over the back of her hand made it feel as though he were claiming her fingers—a sensation both ticklish and electric.

Thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue, and waves of congratulations poured in, completely overshadowing Xavier's proposal from just moments before.

Lily's smile completely vanished as she dug her nails fiercely into her palms.

That bitch!!!!!!!

This was supposed to be the shining highlight of her proposal.

Yet now, Summer had stolen all the thunder.

Silas addressed the crowd. "Thank you all for the blessings. Please wait just a moment. I've also prepared a small gift for everyone, and it's being brought up right now."

Within moments, several managers from luxury boutiques downstairs arrived, hauling up mountains of gifts.

Necklaces, bracelets, designer bags, luxury belts... the variety was staggering.

More importantly, every single item cost more than the gift Xavier had handed out.

This didn't just infuriate Lily—Xavier was absolutely livid as well.

After all, this was the proposal he had painstakingly planned.

Xavier's expression turned frigid. "Silas, what is the meaning of this? Proposing to Summer just to spite me?"

Silas was in a fantastic mood today and laughed easily. "Xavier, sometimes you shouldn't take yourself so seriously. To spite you? You're overthinking it. I truly love Summer."

At this point, Summer had no idea what expression to make.

Honestly, she also thought Silas was doing this partly to support her and partly to stick it to Xavier.

Before the gifts were even fully distributed, a massive drone light show commenced outside. A staggering 131,420 drones formed an epic, world-class spectacle in the night sky.

The highly coordinated drones shifted and rearranged, painting various breathtaking scenes across the heavens.

At the same time, the giant LED screens on all the surrounding skyscrapers lit up simultaneously, flashing an endless array of romantic congratulatory messages.

Summer stared at Silas in utter shock.

How on earth did he manage all this in such a short time?

Only Silas knew he had been preparing this for ages. From the very second he found out Summer was getting a divorce, he had been waiting for this moment.

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