Chapter 156 There Must Be a Mistake

At the Pearlview Luxury Resort, the grand engagement banquet had already ended. The guests were gone, leaving the once lively hall in ruins. Hansel was yanked roughly to his feet, blood staining the corner of his mouth. When he lifted his head, he met Sebastian's face, dark and cold as death itself. He radiated a suffocating pressure that made Hansel's heart stutter. He remembered Nancy's expression before he blacked out, the icy indifference on her face. Where had she gone? Sebastian's thin lips parted, his voice hoarse. "Where's Nancy?" Hansel forced a crooked smile, spite flickering in his eyes. He wanted to provoke him, to make Sebastian suffer. "Nancy doesn't like you. She said she's leaving with me." The words struck Sebastian like a poisoned blade, driven straight into his heart. He shot Taylor a look, and Taylor understood immediately. Two bodyguards stepped forward and beat Hansel mercilessly, the heavy thuds echoing through the empty hall. Hansel crumpled quickly, c