Inside the private room, Aubree raised her head slowly. There were no signs of tears on her face.

"Just you wait!" Gina announced smugly.

Besides calling off the engagement, the only other way to quell the rumors was to arrange a wedding!

She was confident that Sonya shared her sentiments.

The next morning, Lucian arrived at his office and noticed Cavaden was acting strangely.

"What's wrong?" Lucian asked.

Cavaden hesitated for a moment before blurting out, "Mr. Farwell, you and Ms. Pearson"

"What about me and her?" Lucian's brows furrowed.

Sensing his confusion, Cavaden added cautiously, "Are you really going to get engaged to her?"

After saying that, Cavaden lowered his gaze hastily. Early that morning, he had heard rumors that his employer was finally going to get engaged to Aubree.

The public was kept out of the loop, but Cayden had been working for Lucian for some time. He saw firsthand how close Lucian and Roxanne were. He also knew that Lucian didn't harbor any feelings for Aubree. Even to an outsider like him, it was obvious that Aubree's feelings were one-sided.

For the past six years, Lucian had refused to get engaged to Aubree, but suddenly, the engagement was announced without warning.

Naturally, this struck Cayden as strange.

Lucian's expression turned dark instantly. "Where did you hear that?"

Hearing his employer's fury, Cayden promptly knew what was going on. He replied solemnly, "Everyone's talking about it. It was also published in a few morning papers."

He pulled out his phone and showed Lucian the online news: "Farwell Group and Pearson Group: A Marriage of Convenience! The Farwells and Pearsons' Marriage Alliance Finally Coming Through Six Years Later!"

Lucian's gaze swept over the various online news captions. There were also comments praising him and Aubree as the perfect couple.

At once, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop. "Find out who released this news!"

The discussion had escalated rapidly overnight. "I must find out who the hell dares to make an issue of my affairs!"

Clearly, the culprit hadn't bothered concealing his or her identity.

Less than an hour later, Cayden went to Lucian's office to report his findings. Lucian's heart sank when he noticed Cayden's expression.

"Mr. Farwell, it was the chairman who gave the orders," Cayden reported cautiously.

He was shocked to learn that it was Lucian's father behind the matter. In fact, it was the chairman's assistant who had contacted various media outlets and ordered them to release the news by dawn. Hence, some media outlets had held back news scheduled for publication that day to report on the marriage of convenience.

It only took one morning for the news to be splashed across the headlines. Almost everyone in Horington was gossiping about the matter.

Lucian stiffened momentarily before regaining his composure and nodding. His face was devoid of expression as he said, "Got it. You may leave now."

Cayden nodded. Realizing that Lucian was in a foul mood, he walked out of the office and quietly shut the door.

Inside his office, Lucian strode to the window and stared out, feeling conflicted. For the past six years, his parents had kept reminding him to marry Aubree, but he had always brushed them off. Thus, he had assumed they understood his intentions. Alas, they had gone against his wishes and announced the engagement to the world after six years of urging.

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