The scene instantly turned cold. Neither the host nor the guests paid any attention to the groom lying on the ground. All of them watched the still-standing bride with grim expressions.
Ordinarily, such an unexpected incident would have thrown the venue into chaos. Yet the Zhu Nuo Family and the Wicks Family, the two sides joined by this marriage, remained unusually calm. The other guests who had not been informed beforehand quickly composed themselves after looking around. Clearly, quite a few people present were in the know.
Gene was among those who had not known, but his mind worked quickly. He soon understood that this wedding had been premeditated. The bride murdering the groom was planned, and the wedding guests allowing the murder to happen was planned as well. What concerned him more, however, were the people at the venue besides the guests—staff members, accompanying security personnel, people who had infiltrated the place like Xu Huo. Had they coordinated with one another, or had they gathered here purely by coincidence?
The clear-minded bride swept her gaze around the venue and noticed that something was wrong as well. A flicker of shock crossed her face, but she quickly calmed down when she saw her "parents" activate the items in their hands. Their disguises faded, revealing two completely unfamiliar players.
The bride knew she had stepped into a trap. As she removed the jewelry adorning her body, she smiled and said, "So you knew all along that I was going to kill someone. If you had acted against me earlier, there would have been no need to sacrifice a life."
The groom's father spoke evenly. "Using one unimportant life to lure out everyone harboring ill intent is well worth it."
Clearly, the dead man had not been his real son.
At that