Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 350

Chapter 350: Chapter 350 Beneath the Surface

Behind the ballroom, hidden from the guests, the staff made their final preparations.

The private garden had been transformed into a breathtaking display of roses.

Thousands of blooms stretched across the lawn, their rich crimson petals glowing beneath carefully placed lights.

Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.

The banquet manager walked beside Trevor with a broad smile.

"Mr. Robinson," he said, "this is one of the most romantic proposals we’ve ever helped organize."

He gestured toward the sea of flowers.

"You and Miss Bennett are such a wonderful couple. And your daughter is helping you propose? That’s absolutely priceless."

Trevor acknowledged the compliment with a polite nod but showed little interest in the praise itself.

Instead, he focused on the schedule.

"After the cake cutting," he said, "the doors open immediately."

"The flowers come in first."

"The spotlight follows."

He glanced toward the velvet box containing the engagement ring.

"And Ariel brings Rose the ring."

The manager quickly made another note.

"Understood."

Trevor looked around one last time.

"The roses arrived this morning?"

"Yes."

"They were flown in from Ecuador exactly as requested."

Trevor nodded with quiet satisfaction.

If he was asking Rose to spend the rest of her life with him...

Then every detail mattered.

She had been the one to propose marriage first.

He couldn’t allow her wedding memories to feel incomplete because of that.

Every woman deserved to feel cherished.

Even if they had already agreed to marry...

He still wanted to give her a proposal worthy of remembering.

"Make sure everything stays on schedule," Trevor said.

"I don’t want any mistakes."

"We’ll make sure it’s perfect," the manager promised.

******

Outside the curtained entrance...

Ryan stood silently in the hallway.

He hadn’t intended to overhear any of it.

It had simply been coincidence.

Through the narrow opening in the curtain, he could see endless roses filling the room.

A proposal.

A public declaration.

A celebration witnessed by everyone they knew.

Rose would become Trevor’s wife.

They would become the family everyone admired.

Ryan’s eyes rested on the flowers for several quiet moments.

Then...

Almost imperceptibly...

The corner of his mouth lifted into a faint, unreadable smile.

******

"Trevor?"

Rose’s voice echoed down the hallway.

Trevor immediately stepped through the curtain, letting it fall closed behind him before she could glimpse what lay inside.

"I’m here."

Rose glanced past him instinctively.

The curtain blocked everything.

She frowned slightly.

"Were you hiding something?"

Trevor smiled.

"I was making sure everything’s ready."

He changed the subject naturally.

"Should we go find Ariel’s classmates?"

Rose nodded.

Then checked the time on her phone.

"Ariel’s been looking everywhere for you."

Trevor raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

Rose folded her arms.

"She said she has something important to tell you."

"And apparently I’m not allowed to hear it."

She sighed dramatically.

"You two have secrets now?"

A rare smile reached Trevor’s eyes.

"I suppose we do."

Rose narrowed her eyes.

"So you’re not going to tell me?"

"I’m afraid not."

He shook his head.

"At least not yet."

Rose let out an exaggerated sigh.

"My own daughter is keeping secrets from me."

"I don’t know how I feel about that."

Trevor chuckled softly.

"We’ll make it up to you later."

The conversation flowed naturally between them.

Comfortably.

Their shared affection for Ariel created an effortless closeness neither of them had needed to force.

Several yards away...

Ryan heard every word.

His eyes lingered briefly on Rose’s playful expression.

Then he quietly looked away.

Without interrupting them...

He walked off alone.

******

Rose turned toward the ballroom.

The moment she took a step...

Something glittered as it slipped from her dress.

A soft metallic click echoed against the marble floor.

She looked down.

"My brooch..."

The sapphire butterfly brooch had fallen onto the floor.

She instinctively touched the neckline of her gown.

"Did the clasp come loose?"

Before she could bend down, Trevor had already picked it up.

"I’ll take a look."

He turned the brooch over in his hand.

His thumb brushed across the back.

Then...

His movement stopped.

A barely noticeable change crossed his face.

Rose noticed immediately.

"What is it?"

Trevor looked up.

His expression had already returned to normal.

"The clasp’s bent."

He gently closed the pin again.

"I don’t think it’ll stay on tonight."

Rose accepted the brooch.

"I’ll take it to be repaired."

She smiled apologetically.

"I’m sorry."

"It was your gift."

"I must’ve damaged it without realizing."

"I’ll have it restored."

Trevor watched her quietly.

"It’s only jewelry."

"If you like..."

"I’ll buy you another one."

Rose laughed softly.

"That isn’t the point."

She carefully slipped the brooch into her clutch.

"I’d rather fix this one."

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