Chapter 693

Leslie looked at Candace joyfully. When he noticed how elated she looked, he finally told her the words in his heart. "Candace, I hope you like the surprise I've prepared for you."

More explosions resounded around them just as the words left Leslie's mouth. This round of fireworks was even more deafening than the last. Not only did they explode on either side of the river, they also shot into the sky and exploded as far as the eye could see.

The fireworks were even bigger and brighter compared to the ones that came before. They exploded even more powerfully and impressively, the glow they left behind giving off the impression that they were lighting up the entire world.

Candace threw her arms around Leslie's neck ecstatically. "Leslie, thank you for giving me such a wonderful surprise for my birthday! You must have spent a lot of money preparing all these, right? I'm so grateful!"

However, Leslie was looking at the sky with a puzzled expression. "I only

arranged for the fireworks to be set off along either side of the river. Why does it feel like the entire city is helping me celebrate your birthday? Did the fireworks shop have some sort of promotion going on that I wasn't aware about? I will have to thank them profusely later if that's the case!"

When the fireworks exploded, colorful words began to form in the sky. However, the message wasn't directed to Candace this time around, instead they were addressed to Feena.

"Feena Barrett, I love you."

"I wish for our love to last for all eternity!"

"I want us to grow old together."

It turned out that the second and more impressive fireworks show was not prepared for Leslie and Candace. Instead, it was Jack, who had meticulously planned everything, for his beloved Feena.

Leslie's and Candace's expressions immediately darkened. Leslie was so upset that even his horrible experience of accidentally ingesting excrement when he was in the waste pit the night before paled in comparison. What humiliated him even more was how extravagant Jack's fireworks show was. It made the fireworks show he prepared for Candace look pathetic in comparison as it was completely overshadowed by Jack's.

They were surrounded by fireworks as far as the eye could see. The well-wishes and messages that lingered in the sky were all addressed to Feena, being variations of "I love you, Feena" and "Feena, I'll love you for the next 10,000 years".

Candace was no longer elated, instead she looked extremely dissatisfied. It was true that comparing oneself with someone else often led to unhappiness. Candace had assumed that she would be the star of her birthday banquet. She never dreamed that she would be upstaged by another woman. It was beyond humiliating. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ find•novel.net

Meanwhile, Leslie's anger was about to reach a boiling point. He silently cursed at Jack, cursing him for being despicable enough to ruin his plans to impress Candace on purpose. Leslie had spent a good amount of time planning Candace's birthday banquet, only to have Jack ruin it just like that. Was he trying to force Leslie into a dead end?

Jack felt like he was being wronged. He truly didn't plan to ruin Leslie's birthday surprise, so he shouldn't be blamed for it. After all, how could he have known that Candace and Feena shared the same birthday?

If anything, they shouldn't have stuck around to watch Jack's firework show after Leslie's was already over. They only embarrassed themselves by doing so.

There was no point in continuing to watch the fireworks show, so Leslie suppressed his rage and suggested, "Candace, shall we take a ride on the ferris wheel?"

He had a necklace clutched tightly in his hand. Candace had a dream-she wanted to accept a confession from the man she loved the most while riding a ferris wheel. She believed that their love would last forever that way. Leslie had decided to fulfill her wish that day.

However, when they made it to the ferris wheel with hands intertwined tightly with one another, the staff stopped them from proceeding any further.

"I'm so sorry, sir," the staff said. "The ferris wheel has been fully booked out for the night. I can't let the two of you pass."

"What? Say that again."

Leslie was already in a foul mood. Upon hearing that the ferris wheel was fully booked out, his rage burned even more fiercely.

The staff simply ignored Leslie's anger and repeated in a cold tone, "I'm sorry, sir. The ferris wheel has been booked out tonight. You can't ride it."

"Who's the one who booked out the ferris wheel?" Leslie roared. "Tell him to show his face right now! I'm going to beat the jackass to a pulp!"