Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 970

Audrey Williams also craned her neck, looking around the ballroom with a puzzled expression. "Where's Dennis? Did something hold him up?" Hearing their exchange, Camila's heart tightened, and her eyes scanned the crowd. When Dennis had called last night, he'd only said they hadn't found Larry yet. A whole day had passed. Could it be that he was still missing? As anxiety gnawed at her, Camila noticed the Lee family watching them from a distance. When Cynthia Lee saw Camila standing so comfortably with the Williams family, her nails dug into her palms. The woman was utterly shameless! She had told her personally that she was Dennis Williams's fiancée. How could she be so brazen as to repeatedly appear before the Williams family? The Lee family wasn't the only one who noticed. Nearby guests were already whispering about it. "Looks like the Lee family's daughter is really out of the running." "Isn't it obvious? Just look who the Williams family brought with them." "The elder Mr. Williams has accepted Ms. Davis from Harrisburg. I doubt he'll be changing his mind about his granddaughter-in-law." "It's hilarious. Cynthia Lee was parading around as the future Mrs. Williams, and now it turns out she's nothing. What a slap in the face!" "Exactly! She always acted so high and mighty, demanding respect everywhere she went. Now she's the laughingstock of Cabinda." "I can't believe she still has the nerve to show up at this party. Isn't she embarrassed seeing this?" "If I were her, I wouldn't have the courage to stay. I'd have run out the door by now." The mocking whispers reached Cynthia's ears, and she felt her face contort with rage. She would never forget the humiliation of slinking away from the research institute the day before. Dennis Williams and Camila Davis were to blame for that! The Williams family had made it sound nice, saying they'd give her a chance, but with Dennis, she just kept hitting a wall. Charlotte Kelly must have known this would happen, which is why she agreed so readily! After her father had called her home last night and analyzed the situation, she realized they were in the wrong. Worse, she had been outmaneuvered by the shrewd Charlotte. It was clear now that Dennis would never accept her, and if they couldn't work it out themselves, it couldn't be escalated to a family matter. The Lees could no longer righteously claim that the Williams family had broken off the engagement. After all, it was the Lees who had broadcasted it in the first place. The Williams family had given her a chance, and now everyone would just say Cynthia Lee wasn't good enough to win Dennis's heart. Leaving the party now would only invite more ridicule. They gave her an opportunity, and she failed! Cynthia gritted her teeth in hatred, her anger intensifying as she watched Camila blend so seamlessly with the Williams family. It felt like her own dignity was being trampled into the dirt. "Bitch!" she seethed, unable to swallow her anger. "Sooner or later, I will get my revenge!" Nicholas Lee, noticing his daughter's escalating emotions, leaned in and whispered, "What's the use of revenge? In a situation like this, the best solution is to make her disappear. Only then can you completely sever Dennis's attachment."