Attention snapped to Florida, who was among the guests. She stood up, her eyes brimming with tears and voice dripping with desperation. "Harry, if you marry Zoey, you're going to regret it. She's not a good person!"
Gasps echoed through the hall, followed by murmurs of shock and curiosity. The guests' faces twisted in either, incredulity, annoyance, or anger.
Mrs. Wright's expression turned beet-red with rage. "What nonsense are you spewing?" she barked, her voice like a whip, lashing out without holding back. "Guards! Remove this...this troublemaker!" She snarled.
The Wright family's guards stationed around the hall sprang into action. When they approached Florida, their firm hands closed around her arms. As they attempted to drag her away, Zoey's voice cut through the chaos.
"Stop it!" The hall plunged into an uncomfortable stillness.
