Lilia and Mellisa stood on Dennis' right side, politely and calmly said into their microphones, "Uncle."
And all the guests went "???"
On the Internet, Lilia was said to have been born in a humble family and struggled to where she was now to become a supermodel. And now she just called Dennis... uncle?
Was she actually the daughter of the Mayer family?
Right now, the people who came from the entertainment industry fell into heated arguments.
Dennis stood in front of the stage, closely watching the audience's reaction. When he faintly heard their conversation, he closed his mouth in satisfaction.
This was the reaction he had hoped for!
He cleared his throat and everyone fell back into silence.
"Everyone, let me introduce these two beautiful women to all of you. Those who are close to the Mayer family should already know that she is the oldest granddaughter of my family and is the daughter of my sister Janice... Mellisa!"
After the words fell, someone muttered and asked in surprise, "Isn't she dead?"
"Yes, I heard that Mr. Caleb's eldest granddaughter died in a car accident a few years ago. Turns out she... wasn't dead?"
"Or did you hear wrong? How can a dead person live again."
No matter how clever and experienced people were, they might not be able to maintain their composure when they saw people who were rumored to be dead come back alive.
Not to mention that they were in Jakarta. Eyes and ears were everywhere, so that everything could easily reach the public's ears. Even if the Irwan family had hidden the news, there should still be traces of it.
Dennis smiled incessantly and slightly raised his hand. "Looks like a lot of people know what happened to my niece five years ago. Of course, there is something in this story. However, I will give the explanation later."
"Today, the most important thing about this Mayer family banquet is reintroducing her to everyone. The next one, I'm sure many of you have recognized her. Let me introduce this beautiful girl. This is the granddaughter of the Mayer family and the younger sister of Mellisa. Her name is Lilia! Her father, Richard, comes from the Irwan family and her mother is Janice."
His words instantly broke the silence among the guests.
Not that they were drunk and kept making noise.
This news was shocking!
Everyone knew that Richard and Janice had two daughters. But to their knowledge, the eldest daughter died in a car accident and the remaining daughter was very loved.
Anyone who had ever been in contact with the Irwan family knew that their younger daughter was an extraordinary good girl. And they knew her as Leila.
Besides, Mr. Simon was a leading traditional painting expert. Whenever they met him, he would say how great his granddaughter was and he would say that Leila was the next generation who could best represent the erudite heritage of the Irwan family.
Then, the Mayer family suddenly had a banquet which aimed to introduce and explain Lilia's true identity... So where did that great granddaughter go?
More and more doubts filled everyone's hearts, but out of respect for the Mayer family, they could only suppress their suspicion and listen to Dennis' next words.
At this time, a loud noise spread throughout the banquet hall. Caleb noticed everyone's reaction and raised his eyes to look at the stage then nodded with satisfaction.
Compared to his relieved expression, Simon was seen sighing in embarrassment.
The Irwan family was really embarrassed!
If he had known this long ago, he would never have prided Leila in front of everyone.
As for Richard and Janice, their faces were also depressed and their heads were lowered. Dennis's speech had given the two of them a heavy slap.
At this time, just as everyone's curiosity was about to explode, Dennis raised his hand again to signal everyone to shut up. "Everyone, I know you all must think that Lilia is not surnamed Irwan. But today, I conveyed in front of everyone that she is the real child of Richard and Janice!"
"Why is that? This is nothing more than an unfortunate accident at birth that caused two girls to be switched. The Mayer family wishes to tell everyone here and even in Indonesia that our Lilia, the international supermodel and wife of Jean Widjaya from Surabaya, is the daughter of my Mayer family and my niece!"
In the end, Dennis's upbeat and loud tone echoed throughout every corner with great impact.
Lilia was the daughter of the Irwan family and had the blood of the Mayer family.
Without mentioning the Irwan family, having declared as a descendant from the Mayer family alone was enough to make her invincible in the future.
This was not an exaggeration when considering Caleb's status and everyone in the Mayer family in Jakarta. His wrinkled palm held so much power that one word from him was enough to remove all the obstacles.
Everyone had their own thoughts at this moment.
Even Florence was seen sitting quietly. She couldn't help but look back at Alfred. "This ... they have been raising the wrong child? How can the Irwan family be so careless?"
As ridiculous as it sounded, she couldn't believe that this typical soap opera story would happen in real life.
But the Irwan family, the extended family in Jakarta, had made such a fatal mistake. Was it really just an accident?
Alfred looked at his grandmother's face, looking confused and frowned. He then smiled dryly. "Grandma, do you understand how attractive Lilia is now?"
Florence didn't say anything, she looked up at the stage and her eyes were fixed on Lilia's body.
This girl was so shocking!
...
At the same time, Lilia's true identity was being spread by the people present. This quickly started another storm on the Internet.
In short, no one knew where the news came from, but suddenly the hot search for "The real identity of supermodel Lilia is revealed" made the virtual world experience yet another chaos.
However, at the moment of heated debate, someone in the banquet hall looked very upset. Even so, this person didn't dare to say anything, he could only pinch the tablecloth and flush red with anger.
He was Reynold.
At this meeting, he was secretly holding his cellphone to browse the internet. However... he discovered tragically that his account was blocked.
Reynold was really angry and sad. How could this happen? Which bastard targeted him like that?
He suspected that the person who did this was Lilia's husband, but he had no proof!
At this time, Dennis listened to the crowd's commotion, and turned his gaze to Lilia with a calm expression. He raised the microphone and said, "Lilia, welcome home."
"Lilia, welcome home!" This sentence was said by the two other uncles at the main table.
This sight almost made Lilia shed tears.
In an exclusive banquet like this, her real identity was introduced and her relatives cheered in front of the audience. But most importantly, her sister Mellisa was by her side.
In this bright and warm banquet hall, she had attracted a lot of attention, and it was more exciting than standing in the spotlight.
Lilia held back her emotions, but the tears that had already fallen were flowing across the stage little by little.
It seemed a bit unfortunate that the man hadn't arrived yet.
When Lilia was thinking like this, suddenly, a tall, slender figure flanked by biting frost at the entrance of the banquet hall. The man came with the moonlight shining behind his back.
He arrived late, but he came at the right time.
A tear fell from the corner of her eye, Lilia took a deep breath and took Mellisa's hand. Then she thanked Dennis with a smile. "Thank you, uncle."
Dennis also wiped his eyes because he was quite touched himself. He patted his niece's shoulder and was about to speak.. Someone in the audience immediately asked quietly, "Mr. Dennis, if Lilia is Mellisa's real sister, then what about Leila who was once Richard and Janice's daughter? Should we treat her the same?"
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