Chapter 187: Biggest Joke

Since both Ivan and Shreya had spoken, it was impossible for George not to respect their wishes. He swallowed his displeasure, forcing a smile. “All right, then. Why don’t you guys send her a message and ask when she’ll be arriving? If our families were just having a private ceremony, that would be fine. But today, the head of the Xiques family is here. We can’t just leave them hanging, can we?”

Ivan quickly nodded in agreement. “Absolutely. I noticed that the head of the Xiques family has been waiting for quite some time. Their time is far more valuable than ours. We mustn’t keep them waiting anxiously.”

He pulled out his phone and sent a message to Raquel. However, his message seemed to have sunk like a stone into the ocean, and there was no response for a long time. Despite sending over a dozen messages, he did not receive a single response.

Ivan was growing increasingly anxious. Disregarding any hesitation, he made over a dozen phone calls continuously. However, there was still no sign of Raquel, as if she had simply vanished from the face of the earth.

Finally, Ivan could no longer remain seated. He abruptly stood up from his chair. George asked with concern, “What happened? Was there an accident on the road? I can send someone to pick her up.”

Ivan said awkwardly, “I don’t think so. She is just too slow. I know where she is. I’ll go and find her.” In reality, he was unsure. However, just sitting here waiting wasn’t a solution either. Everyone at the venue was looking at him, and he truly had nowhere to hide his face.

Shreya also stood up. “I’ll go with you. If she has any difficulties with her makeup, I can help her.”

After speaking, the two of them didn’t wait to see how George would react and walked out. The guests noticed the bride’s parents preparing to leave and couldn’t help but voice their confusion. “What’s going on? Is the wedding not happening? Why are the bride’s family leaving?”

“Yeah! We’ve been waiting here for ages. Give us an explanation, at least!”

“Mr. Quixall, is this wedding happening or not? We need an answer!”

The guests were making a ruckus, but Ivan and Shreya turned a deaf ear. They maintained an air of calm and continued to walk toward the entrance.

Harris Xiques glanced at his watch. 17:51 Fri, May 2. He was likely going to miss it. Manny Ferlito respectfully asked, “Mr. Xiques, are we leaving now? I’ll inform Mr. Quíxall.”

Harris raised a hand, stopping him. “No need. Let’s wait another five minutes. If the bride doesn’t show up within that timeframe, we’ll leave.”

“U–Understood.” Manny was actually somewhat taken aback. Harris was known for his decisive and swift actions, rarely making concessions for others. Why is he…

On stage, Jesse surveyed the guests below, who were already beginning to show signs of discontent. At that moment, he felt like he was the biggest fool in the world. Despite facing criticism from the online community, he proceeded with the wedding. However, the bride was nowhere to be found on the day, leaving him in an embarrassing situation.

All the families and socialites were watching him, standing alone on the stage. Their eyes were filled with sympathy and pity. This was the greatest insult to a man. Ironically, his bride didn’t care about any of this. She left him alone, only concerned with enjoying her own carefree life.

Suddenly, his icy gaze was fixed on Joseph. The individual who had once threatened his bride was sitting there, casting him a sympathetic gaze.