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“Sorry, Elena, but you’ll have to put up with it for now. What can I say? Tristan loves me the most ”
Tristan let out a scoffing laugh. Admiring Vanessa’s freshly done nails, he gave me a casual glance.
“What’s there to complain about? She loves me so desperately. Spending even one day a week with me is a gift. She should be grateful”
His words pierced something deep inside me.
The Trist
Tristan standing here was a stranger I didn’t recognize.
Years ago, he had loved me so much.
When I was burning up with a 40°C fever for days, he dropped everything to stay by my side day and night.
He even went to Mount Aurelian, climbing all those steps, kneeling with each one, to pray for a Protection Talisman for me.
I remember his swollen, bleeding forehead and his knees, raw and torn. I was heartbroken, calling him a fool
But he just gently cupped my face in his hands.
“As long as you’re safe and healthy, even if it costs me my life–it’s worth it.”
Those memories are vivid as ever.
But reality has changed beyond recognition. And so have I
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Tums oo, a person can really change that much.
Suppressing the turmoil Inside me, 1 met Tristan’s gaze and raised my hand to show the wedding ring. I lopt my tone as calm as possible.
“You’re mistaken. I’m not who you think 1 am.
And for the record, I’m already married.”
Silence fell instantly. Everyone exchanged glances, trying to read each other’s expressions–then the room erupted into laughter.
Tristan raised an eyebrow indifferently and pave my ring a cursory glance.
“Married? To who, your food delivery guy?”
“Judging by how you look, I bet the ring’s from a dollar store, What, you think that’ll jog my memory?”
With that, he suddenly stood up and yanked the ring off my finger.
I was already worn out from recent project work and didn’t react in time.
Vanessa stepped up to examine the ring closely, then suddenly burst out laughing
“Tristan, doesn’t this look exactly like that pair of Heart of Eternity wedding rings your brother bid for in Valoria three yours
“Wait a minute–Elena, are you saying your husband is… your brother Sebastian?“”
Vanessa twirled the ring, casting me a smirking glance as the room erupied further.
To them, it was simply absurd,
After all, Sebastian Vale was the current heir to the Vale family–a ruthless, decisive man feared by everyone in the business world, cold as ice
And yet, three years ago, this very man had suddenly married in secret. He loved his mysterious wife with a devotion bordering on obsession.
For the past three years, thanks to the Vale family’s airtight security and control over the press, no media outlet had been able to uncover a single detall about his wife or child
“Elena, are you seriously claiming to be that mysterious woman no one’s been able to uncover in three years?”
Vanessa tossed the ring into the air and caught it again. Under the lights, it sparkled brilliantly.
“Oh wow, gotta admit, this fake ring’s craftsmanship is impressive. Which factory did you get to make the knockoff?”
Their jabs came one after another, and I was quickly losing patience.
“Don’t touch my ring. It’s real
Before I could finish, Tristan slapped me hard across the face, snapping my head to the side. A burning sting bloomed across my check.
“Elena, have you lost your damn mind? You’re spreading lies about my brother now?! Everyone knows how devoted he is to his wife-he won’t show ber face to me! And you dare pretend to be her? Who gave you the guts?!”
I licked my dry lips and slowly turned back to meet Tristan’s eyes.
even
Perhaps my stare was too chilling–Tristan frowned slightly,
Vanessa quickly stepped in, pointing a finger at me and yelling
“Elena, how heartless can you be? Tristan’s already promised to spend a day a week with you, and you not only don’t appreciate It–you dare impersonate his sister–in–law? Everyone in Eastinere knows Sebastian’s wife is his bottom line. Are you trying to get him to take it out on Tristan? How vicious are you?
Her words made something click in my
mind.
Vanessa had always seen me as a threat. She constantly schemed to undermine me–spreading rumors, sabotaging presentations, even flirting with
Tristan
She’d even tried to sabotage my relationship with Tristan by slandering me every day in front o
But back then, Tristan never believed her. He’d even punished her harshly for it.
And now, the man who once stood by me… was siding with her.
