Claiming My Possessive CEO Husband

Chapter 937: Chapter 937: The Sudden Engagement

Everyone couldn’t help but look at Zora Hughes. Was it Zora who instructed Basil Carter to poison Mrs. Mamet? Just now, everyone witnessed the strong toxicity of the wine that corroded the suit fabric. If the wine had been splashed on Mrs. Mamet’s face, she would have been disfigured even if she didn’t die.

In fact, everyone knew that Basil Carter didn’t know Mrs. Mamet, let alone have any grudge against her. The only possible reason for the poisoning was Zora Hughes. Moreover, with Basil Carter now publicly cursing her, it must be because she had told him something that led him to impulsively poison Mrs. Mamet.

Everyone looked at Zora Hughes with suspicion, her head lowered and fists tightly clenched.

Fool! He actually sold her out! He claimed to love her, treated her like a goddess, and was willing to sacrifice everything for her. But now, not only did he openly curse her, but he even tried to harm her. He not only failed to ruin Xaviera Evans’s face but also brought trouble upon her. How could she love such a stupid and clumsy man?

Basil Carter was held down by the crowd, struggling furiously and screaming at Zora Hughes. Seeing his crazed appearance, Zora Hughes curled her lips and suddenly burst into tears, sobbing softly, “Basil! Why are you framing me? I know you’ve liked me for a long time, but I don’t like you. You can’t force feelings. Just because I rejected you, you can’t hold a grudge against me and try to pin the poisoning on me. How could I possibly like you?”

“I told you long ago that I was already engaged, and I couldn’t be with you. But no matter how much I refuse, you keep pestering me. Now that you’ve failed in winning my love, you want to hurt me, right?”

“I understand why you wanted to poison Xaviera. You must have seen the news online and mistakenly thought that Xaviera and I didn’t have a good relationship, so you decided to poison her in hopes of winning my favor. But doing so would only make me dislike you more!”

Seeing Zora’s fragile and tearful appearance, Basil Carter suddenly stopped resisting. It was Zora Hughes who had cried to him and allowed him to see the online news, leading him to decide to poison Xaviera Evans. And now Zora did not admit to what she had said and made him bear all the consequences?

Zora Hughes covered her face and cried. The crowd looked at each other, not knowing who was telling the truth.

Seeing the beautiful woman crying, the men who were chivalrous couldn’t sit still any longer. They joined forces to drive Basil Carter away and whispered comforting words, “Miss Hughes, it’s okay. You don’t have to cry.”

Zora wiped away her tears, her face full of grief, “It’s my fault! I really didn’t know he would poison Xaviera. I should have known he was cruel and malicious. I thought declining him would end everything, but I didn’t expect he would…”

Seeing her cry, the men spoke even more gently, “It’s Basil who acted impulsively and caused this disaster. How can you blame yourself?”

Exactly! How could they blame me? It’s Basil who is stupid, willingly being used by others. Fortunately, Caleb Mamet solved the problem, otherwise she would have to personally deal with it.

Zora Hughes lowered her eyes, her lips curled into a sinister smile. It was close, but luckily she was able to maintain her reputation.

…

The poisoner had been caught, and everyone then felt at ease to continue the banquet, drinking and chatting. Suddenly, everyone’s phones rang, and a push notification appeared: The CEO of the Mamet Corporation’s engagement—Zora Hughes and Caleb Mamet.

Xaviera Evans, of course, saw the news on her phone. She appeared indifferent, eating delicious cake in a quiet corner, showing no sign of tension.

At this moment, the comments were harmonious, with Sally’s fans sending blessings and celebrating that Caleb finally abandoned the manipulative woman at home, choosing Zora Hughes, whom he had been engaged to since childhood.

The original marriage arrangement was set by Winni Drew and Nina Hughes. Although both had passed away, the elders of both families were still there. After discussing with the Drew family, the Hughes family confirmed that the engagement belonged to Zora Hughes. Since Xaviera Evans wasn’t even born when the engagement was arranged, how could Nina Hughes be sure she would give birth to a girl?

However, everyone seemed to have forgotten a crucial piece of information. After Mrs. Russell and Cory Hughes divorced, Nina Hughes also severed ties with the Hughes family. Since they had no contact, how could she have arranged an engagement for Zora Hughes? But with the fermentation of public opinion, everyone seemed to have confirmed this matter, and even the Drew family came forward to confirm it.