Chapter 693 Company Annual Party

Chapter 693 Company Annual Party

Amid everyone's cheers, Paxon slipped the diamond ring onto Victoria's finger.

Then he stood up, gazing deeply at her.

"Victoria, may I kiss you?"

It was phrased as a question, but before Victoria could react, he cupped her head and kissed her lips.

The crowd erupted in screams.

Victoria blushed shyly, but facing Paxon's deep affection, she couldn't control herself.

The two kissed for who knows how long, until they heard Olivia's voice.

"Daddy, Uncle Paxon and Aunt Victoria are kissing. Does that mean they're going to have a baby?"

That one sentence made everyone burst out laughing.

Victoria immediately pushed Paxon away, her eyes reddening as she looked at him: "Can't you ever stop?"

Paxon smiled and ruffled her hair: "Okay, no more kissing. We'll kiss again after they leave."

That one sentence made Alexander unable to sit still.

He kicked Paxon in the butt: "You better come clean with me - are you two already living together?"

Paxon smiled: "Dad, Victoria and I are already engaged. Why are you still worrying about this? You and Mom were together early on too, weren't you? And you even had me before getting married. I remember all of it."

Alexander gritted his teeth in frustration: "Who are you calling Dad? You think one cheap ring is enough to marry my little princess? Dream on."

"It's going to happen sooner or later. Calling you that now just shows I'm closer to the family, right, Mom?"

That one "Mom" made Sophia beam with joy.

She had watched Paxon grow up and had been hoping every day for the two kids to get together.

She smiled and took Paxon's hand: "Paxon, I'm the one who makes decisions in this family. When are you planning to get married? Your mom and I will start preparing."

Paxon looked at Victoria lovingly: "I'll follow whatever Victoria wants. Even if she never wants to get married in this lifetime, I'll stay by her side."

"She wouldn't dare be that difficult. Don't worry, with Mom here, I won't make you wait too long."

Sophia turned and grabbed Joyce's hand, saying excitedly: "Joyce, our wish has come true. The two kids are finally getting married."

Joyce nodded with a smile: "I've been ready for a while now, just waiting to welcome our Princess Victoria."

Sebastian glanced at the fuming Alexander and raised his eyebrows smugly.

"Your precious little princess is finally going to become Paxon's wife. I'm so happy. Alexander, we should definitely have a good drink together later to celebrate."

Alexander, who was already feeling reluctant, turned red in the face at these words.

"Sebastian, what's the point of rubbing it in? You have a daughter too. All the emotions I'm feeling now will come back to you someday. Let's see if you'll still be laughing then."

Sebastian: "Ingrid's not in a rush. She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet. Marriage is still far off. But you - you better think carefully. After these two get married, don't come running to my house every day."

The two fifty-year-olds bickered like children.

Joyce glanced over, shook her head helplessly, and called everyone to sit down and celebrate.

Although the proposal was successful, Paxon didn't put too many restrictions on Victoria.

She still lived at her own home like before. She could wear the ring when she wanted to and take it off when she didn't.

He gave her plenty of time to adjust.

Facing this kind of Paxon, Victoria found herself liking him more and more.

One morning, she went to the break room and happened to hear colleagues gossiping.

"Did you hear? Victoria is a homewrecker. I saw her throwing herself at Mr. Winters."

"So shameless. Mr. Winters and Yolanda are a couple. When Yolanda's father got sick, Mr. Winters was the one who found doctors for him, and he often goes to visit. Our Mr. Winters is such a busy person, yet he takes time to see Professor Sharp. If that's not true love, what is?"

"I heard Victoria is the daughter of legendary actress Sophia. How many good people are there in the entertainment industry? If she didn't sleep with a few directors, I don't believe she could have won all those major awards."

Victoria had planned to ignore them, but when she heard them slandering her mother's reputation, she finally couldn't hold back.

She stormed over and slapped the woman across the face.

"Who gave you the nerve to talk about my mom behind her back? I'll hit you every time I catch you doing it."

"Victoria, am I wrong? You know Yolanda and Mr. Winters are a couple, yet you still run to Mr. Winters' office every day. Isn't that obviously being a homewrecker?"

Victoria laughed coldly: "Did Yolanda tell you all this?"

"She didn't even need to tell us. Everyone in the company knows. Yolanda spent three years with Mr. Winters working hard abroad. They have such a good relationship. But as soon as you showed up, Yolanda started crying all the time. It's so obvious - even an idiot could see it."

Victoria had never been interested in these boring company rumors.

She rarely interacted with these people normally.

She never expected them to slander her like this in private.

She couldn't help but laugh coldly: "Really? I heard that at next week's company gala, Mr. Winters will bring the person he likes. Why don't you wait and see if it's Yolanda?"

"Whether it's Yolanda or not, it definitely won't be you."

"Then let's wait and see."

Soon, it was time for the company gala.

Everyone had arrived.

Professor Sharp had recovered and also appeared at the party.

Yolanda wore a haute couture evening gown, exquisite makeup, and a sparkling diamond necklace.

Noble and elegant, she walked in on her father's arm.

Seeing this scene, everyone immediately gasped.

"Look, the necklace around Yolanda's neck is the one Mr. Winters bought at auction last time for 30 million dollars. He said he was going to give it to the person he loves. It's so obvious - are they going to make it official today?"

"Of course they are. I'd like to see what that homewrecker Victoria has to say now."

Hearing everyone's comments, Yolanda smiled smugly.

Victoria, I'm going to make everyone despise you.

Just then, her phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, she immediately answered: "How did it go?"

"It's done. I guarantee Victoria won't attend the party."

Hearing this news, a gleam of satisfaction flashed in Yolanda's eyes.

If Victoria doesn't come to the party, she'll have a chance to carry out her plan.

By then, everyone in the company will know Paxon is with her, and even if he wants to back out, it'll be too late.

After hanging up, Yolanda heard a commotion at the venue.

She looked up to see Paxon and the Winters family walking in together, and Victoria really wasn't by his side.

Her tense heart finally relaxed.

She immediately took her father's arm: "Dad, Mr. Winters has taken such good care of us. We should go say hello."

Professor Sharp agreed: "Absolutely, we need to thank him."

The two walked over together, and Professor Sharp spoke first: "Mr. Winters, Mrs. Winters, it's been a while."

Facing his son's mentor, Sebastian also dropped his usual coldness.

He immediately shook Professor Sharp's hand: "Professor Sharp, how's your recovery going?"

"Thanks to Mr. Winters and Mrs. Winters, and especially Paxon, I managed to save my life."

"That's good. Take good care of yourself from now on. The Winters family won't forget your kindness to Paxon."

"Mr. Winters, you're too kind. I wouldn't dare accept such praise."

Seeing the two of them interact so warmly, outsiders saw it as a sign that good news was coming.

People started whispering: "When have you ever seen Mr. Sebastian Winters be so friendly to anyone? That's because Professor Sharp's daughter is going to marry into the Winters family."

"Look how nice Mrs. Winters is to Yolanda too, with those gentle eyes."

Yolanda pressed her advantage. When the party started, she invited Paxon to dance.

Watching the two of them dancing gracefully in the dance floor, everyone became even more convinced of their guess.

After the song ended, Yolanda handed Paxon a drink.

Looking at him affectionately: "Paxon, you must be thirsty. Have some of this."

Without thinking, Paxon picked up the glass and drank it.

Seeing the drink in the glass completely gone, a gleam of satisfaction flashed in Yolanda's eyes.