After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142 A Proposal

The lobby still remained hustling and bustling when Hannah returned.
She couldn't help looking around the lobby. Then she saw Oscar chatting with Theodore, who seemed to notice her gaze. So he literally turned his back on her.
Hannah was rendered speechless by his childish act.
She somehow felt irritated because of his attitude.
So she simply ignored him. Instead, she walked over to her father.
Suddenly, all lights were off. In the midst of everyone's surprise, a spotlight appeared, under which a man in suit stood.
Soon, he turned to be the focus of all.
Not until then did Hannah recall that Henry was going to propose to Susan tonight.
It had been such a long time that she almost forgot about it.
What was more, back into her previous life, she had never attended a banquet like that, after which she only got noticed from the news. That was why she hardly recalled it.
"Susan." Standing under the spotlight with a mic and a bouquet in his hands, Henry uttered her name.
Surrounded by darkness, Susan stared at him with her heartbeat running wild.
The rest of the world all fixed their eyes on this humble-looking and reserved man.
None of them had expected that he had planned such an impressive proposal tonight.
"We have been in relationship for six years while I had never showed courage to propose to you before. Because I was afraid I couldn't be capable enough to offer you a nice marriage. I was afraid I might fail your expectation or you would regret it. There was so much that made me flinch…Sorry, Susan, but I can't cover myself up. I can't pretend that I don't love you that much. I can't pretend to be indifferent while facing your disappointment. I can't wait to marry you…" while he was speaking, tears appeared within his eyes.
Everyone around knew exactly about Henry's background. They were all moved after hearing his sincere love confession.
But only Hannah was an exception. She saw Henry's acting from the beginning to the end with an emotionless face.
What a perfect acting! Just like what Charles did before.
All playboys did the same thing!
For Hannah, she never felt bothered to have one more target to retaliate against.
"Susan, will you marry me?" said Henry straightforwardly in a warm voice to the lady standing in darkness.
With tears pouring down her face, Susan had never expected such a high-key proposal.
She had only expected a low-key wedding with Henry. But the fact was that Henry offered her a great surprise.
Without hesitation, she ran over in her high heels and threw herself into Henry's arms.
Henry held her tight and spun around with her.
Not until quite a while later did he let go of Susan reluctantly.
But the eye contact between them remained still.
"Susan, even though I still humble with few possessions, I swear to god I will spare no endeavor to offer you the greatest well-being." Said Henry.
"I trust you!" Susan replied firmly with tearful eyes.
With a smile, Henry got down on one knee and placed the bouquet and mic on the ground. Then he took out a delicate box from his pocket.
As soon as he opened it, a shining diamond ring appeared.
Though it was medium-sized, it looked elaborate.
Once again, Henry proposed to her seriously, "Susan, will you marry me?"
"Yes!" answered Susan without hesitation.
A greater smile spread on his face. He took her hand and put the ring on her ring finger, which exactly fit in.
Thundering applause sounded around to express their best wish to the couple.
Henry stood up and slightly held her face. Then a kiss fell on her lips.
The affectionate kiss seemed to indicate the long-lasting romance between them.
While simply staring, Manuel lost in thought with a smile. But then, his smile grew bitter.
He thought he had lived up to himself.
When he left the city, he told himself he would never return until he totally forgot about Susan.
Four years had passed. He thought he had forgotten about her. While his mom was threatening with her own life to ask for his return, he came back.
Meanwhile, he kept telling himself to face Susan with absolute composure. Besides that, no other feelings were permitted.
But obviously, he overestimated himself.
The moment when his attention was captured by her from beginning to end at that night and the pain triggered when he witnessed the romantic kiss between them right now were both reminding him of the fact that he failed to let go of Susan.
So he turned around to leave. He found himself hard to stand still to express his blessing at the corner. So he chose to keep her away from his own sight.
He literally fled uneasily.
But no one noticed Manuel leaving.
After all, all the guests were paying full attention to the couple, except for Hannah.
Meanwhile, Hannah found it uneasy to fix her eyes on them. But it wouldn't be likely for her to step upfront to break them apart. So she literally shifted her eyes off them.
As soon as she looked away, she saw Manuel. She silently watched him walking away.
She moved her lips a bit and felt like talking to him. But eventually, she held it back.
But she inadvertently noticed that there were two men leaving the lobby after Manuel walked away.
When all lights were on, she finally recognized them-they were Oscar and Theodore.
She was rendered a bit surprised, wondering how the three of them made acquaintance with each other.
The banquet was coming to an end after the proposal finished.
Being too old to stay up late, Miguel soon left.
Being aware that Susan was drowning into the romance with Henry tonight, Hannah didn't intend to interrupt. So she followed the crowd to leave.
Jimmy was waiting for her at the gate.
Surprised, Hannah just assumed that Oscar had asked Jimmy to leave first.
After all, there was such an annoying dissension happening between them tonight. Oscar would have probably done that if driven by childish tantrum.
So she got into the back seat. Then Jimmy drove away.
The night view outside Kensbury City had been marvelously amazing.
Hannah fixed her eyes outside the window, looking blank.
Meanwhile, she was wondering if Oscar had returned home or stayed with Manuel, for which she somehow believed the latter.
"Madam." Said Jimmy seriously.
Hannah got startled by his sudden voice.
Every time she thought about Oscar, she somehow felt guilty.
"What's the matter?" Hannah wore a common expression.
"We got a tail." Jimmy stressed out his words one by one.
Her face soon turned serious.
Her heart started beating nervously.
She knew whenever Jimmy got nervous, something serious was gonna happen.
So…someone was gonna kill her?
Actually, the answer was obvious-it must be Charles who stayed behind all these.