Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 278: Chapter 278

Austin did not seem to expect me to open up my old scars personally. After so many years, he knew better than anyone else that I was never willing to mention my father, and he would not ask too much.
In the past, I always thought he was afraid I would be sad. It was only at this moment that I completely understood. Austin had never really loved me.
He had never cared about my family and friends.
In fact, in his heart, he looked down on them.
"Laurel, what are you trying to do?" Austin's face instantly turned cold as he stared at me hatefully.
I suddenly felt a little absurd. "Your fiancée is missing, but you didn't look for her yourself. Instead, you asked me? Are you trying to push the blame to me?"
Austin was stunned. A hint of panic appeared on his face, but he was unwilling to admit it.
I had long been mentally prepared. Arguing with him was completely a waste of time.
The surrounding guests instantly turned their gazes over.
They whispered to each other. Their eyes filled with curiosity as if they did not expect the entertainment gossip to become true.
At the same time, I saw Alex striding towards me.
For some reason, I panicked. At this moment, I saw the crystal lamp hanging not far away. Just as Alex walked closer, the crystal lamp suddenly fell. I hurriedly pounced on him.
Alex was shocked by my sudden action, but he escaped.
However, I didn't expect that someone would dare to kill Austin at the engagement party.
Was I still a step too late? Or was I wrong? The person who wanted to kill Austin might not be Maddox.
No, that was not right. I kept feeling like I'd overlooked the most important thing.
Looking at the broken crystal lamp on the ground, all the guests present were shocked.
Isaac immediately walked in front of the two of us and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Alex frowned and looked at me. "Laurel, are you crazy? What if we can't dodge in time? Do you know that you'll die?"
I shrugged indifferently and sighed helplessly. "I had no choice. I owe you once. Now we're even."
Alex looked at me with a dark expression.
Maddox and Melody also rushed to because the commotion was too loud.
After an inspection, the hotel management found that the crystal lamp was sabotaged. Kailyn, who had disappeared, actually appeared.
Looking at everyone who was looking at each other and the crystal lamp that fell to the ground, Kailyn revealed extremely shocked expressions.
"Dad, Mom, what happened?" she asked.
"Someone tried to murder Alex. Fortunately, it was a close call," Austin quickly explained. He reached out to hold Kailyn's hand and looked straight at her. He asked gently, "Kailyn, where did you go just now?"
Upon hearing Austin's words, Kailyn looked at Alex nervously. "Alex, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Fortunately, Laurel pushed me away in time. Otherwise, this engagement banquet would have become my funeral," Alex said.
There was a hint of mockery in his tone as if he did not take this accident to heart at all.
"Someone actually dared to cause trouble at my daughter's engagement banquet. I will definitely not let him off." Maddox's expression was gloomy, and even his voice became a little colder. "Call the police. I want to see who it is that doesn't even take me seriously."
"Dad, if we call the police, what about my engagement party with Austin?" Kailyn raised her chin subconsciously and asked blankly.
Hearing her question, I quickly said, "Let the waiter clean it up. No one is injured now, so there's no need to call the police."
Hearing my words, everyone's gazes landed on me.
A look of surprise appeared on Austin's face as if he did not expect me to say that.
Because I knew clearly that even if they called the police, they wouldn't be able to find anything.
At this moment, Melody's gaze only glanced at me indifferently and did not stay for long. Instead, Maddox looked at me meaningfully. Just as he was about to speak, Willow walked to my side nervously.
"Laurel, are you okay?"
I shook my head and smiled at Willow.
Willow glanced at Maddox and then at me. Then, she took my hand and slowly said, "Maddox, let me introduce you. This is Yvette's daughter."
I reached out and pressed Willow's hand, indicating that she should stop talking.
But she didn't stop. She stared straight at Maddox, smiled at him, and gently patted my hand.
"She's your ex-wife's daughter, and also your biological daughter, Laurel." Willow looked at the mess on the ground and her expression turned cold. She continued, "Fortunately, the crystal lamp didn't hit Laurel. Otherwise, I would think that someone wanted to kill her to silence her."
After saying that, she looked at the shocked Melody with a smile.
Willow's voice was not too loud, but it was not low either. It was enough for the surrounding guests to hear it clearly.
Melody looked stunned. She glanced at me but didn't say anything.
"Willow, what do you mean?" Kailyn stared at me in disbelief, as if she did not believe what Willow had just said.
Willow smiled at her and said gently, "Kailyn, you should ask your parents about this, not me."
"Willow, today is Kailyn's engagement party," Maddox said in a low voice. He did not want Willow to continue.
From his tone, he didn't even want to acknowledge me as his daughter.
He didn't even ask who my parents were.
That was true. Back then, he could abandon his wife and ignore her for so many years.
He did not feel any guilt towards my mother at all. How could he admit that I was his daughter in such a public place? I overestimated my position.
At this moment, the shock in Melody's eyes had already disappeared. She calmly instructed the restaurant manager to handle the scene and also got someone to transfer all the guests to another dining hall.
Willow did not expect that my appearance would not cause any waves. She wanted to help me ask Maddox for an explanation, but I quickly stopped her.
Actually, I didn't care if Maddox acknowledged me as his daughter or not. What I cared about was that the calmer Melody acted toward my appearance, the more guilty she felt.
Because my appearance had clearly disrupted their original plan.