Chapter 6
When he opened the door, there was only an ornate box sitting in the center of the chapel.[]
Many guests looked at this scene in confusion.[]
Marcus walked forward and slowly opened the box.
The moment he saw what was inside, he staggered in disbelief and collapsed to the floor.
Inside the box was our unborn child–my wedding gift to him.[]
“Vera! Come out! I know you’re here! You have to be here somewhere!“]]
Marcus shouted hysterically, completely losing his composure.[]
He stumbled toward the back area.
The bridal suite, the bathrooms, the waiting rooms–there was no sign of me anywhere.[]
Only then did Marcus truly start to panic.]
He kept calling my phone over and over.|[]
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The mechanical voice saying the number was unavailable had changed to a message saying the phone was turned off.
All the messages he sent me disappeared into the void.||
The wedding was forced to end early.
Everyone had gotten quite a show, but the only person truly laughing was Sienna.[]
She hugged Marcus.
“Marcus, if Vera doesn’t want to marry you, you still have
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Marcus pushed Sienna’s hands away and stepped back.[]
“I promised her I’d give her a wedding.”
At the same time, my plane landed in distant Switzerland.
My mother brought me back to her home–a three–story villa.[]
During all these years abroad, she’d worked tirelessly, all so she could bring me back someday.[]
“Vera.”
A familiar man’s voice called out.]
I looked toward the sound-
Uncle Carter?”
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The person before me was indeed Mr. Carter, who used to be our next–door neighbor at our old house.
Though he looked a bit older, it was definitely him![]
Mom jogged over to him.[]
“This is Mom’s husband now. You don’t need to change how you address him–just keep calling him Uncle Carter.“[]
I could tell Mom was truly happy now, much happier than she’d ever been with Dad.]
“Vera…“]
That voice… it sounded so familiar too.
I turned around.]]
Oh my god! It’s Dylan. Uncle Carter’s son.[]
He was smiling gently at me.
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Two years after Mom left, when I was eighteen, Uncle Carter moved away, and I hadn’t seen Dylan since.
He’d become even more handsome.
“Vera, Mom already took care of your agency contract back home. The penalty fee was paid too. You don’t need to worry about anything from back there anymore.“]
They all tactfully avoided mentioning Marcus.]
After settling in, I experienced the kind of love I hadn’t felt since I was sixteen.[]
Parental love, and another kind of love I couldn’t quite define.
They took excellent care of me.]
I was no longer malnourished and had no negative emotions.
Dylan gave me almost all his time outside of work.]
After my health improved, Mom and Uncle Carter had Dylan show me how the company operated here.
So I spent most of my time at the office, with Dylan patiently keeping me company without complaint.
Just when I thought that chapter of my life was finally behind me, a negative news story about me spread both domestically and internationally.[
“Domestic Hair Model Pregnant Out of Wedlock, Defies Company by Destroying Own Hairstyle, Abandons Groom at Wedding, Irresponsibly Gets Abortion Alone, Chaotic Personal Life.“]
I didn’t need to guess who was behind this.[]
The only person who could hate me this much was Sienna.
But I didn’t understand–I’d already given her Marcus. Why did she still want to destroy me?
Chapter 6
When Marcus saw the news, it was already the next day.
He didn’t try to stop it.[]
He thought that maybe this way, he could find me. D
Soon, some busybodies from our area posted photos of me in the comments below.[]
In the photos, I was laughing and chatting happily with a man, my smile bright and radiant.]]
When Marcus saw the photos, he slammed his fist on the table so hard that his knuckles immediately turned purple.[
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