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All But a Dream

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Hypocrisy

Ruthless

Bias

Winning Back the Wife

Biological Family

Fake Death

Tragic Love

Melodramatic

Obsessive

Claudia Hepburn had seduced his fiancé, Arthur Maxwell, ninety-nine times. However, he was still into her sister, Fione Hepburn. Not only was he nowhere to be seen on the day of the wedding, but he even went ahead and registered his wedding with Fione instead. Claudia was turned into a laughingstock after that. While she was drowning in despair, Arthur’s brother, Brett Maxwell, showed up and took her into his arms. He confessed that he had been secretly in love with her for ages and beckoned her to turn to him. Enchanted by his devotion, she decided to marry him instead. Even after five years of marriage, Brett still doted on her endlessly. That was until a shipwreck took him away. On the day of the funeral, she was so heartbroken that she felt the urge to smash her head against his coffin to end it all right there. It was only when she found she was pregnant that she gave up on the idea of ending it all. She decided she would live on and grieve her late husband for the rest of her life. Just when she was expecting the rest of her life to play out that way, she happened to eavesdrop on a conversation between her ex-fiancé and his friends. “Brett, your brother was the one who died in that shipwreck, but here you are pretending to be him. Did you do it so you could be together with his wife? Aren’t you worried about someone finding out about this?” “I can't be bothered to worry about all that now, I’ve loved Fione from the beginning. I had to endure so much humiliation and marry Claudia just so I could prevent her from ruining Fione’s happiness. Now that God has given me such a perfect chance, I will not sell myself short anymore!”

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25 Chapters
Chapter 1
Claudia Hepburn had seduced his fiancé, Arthur Maxwell, ninety-nine times. However, he was still into her sister, Fione Hepburn.Not only was he nowhere to be seen on the day of the wedding, but he even went ahead and registered his wedding with Fione instead. Claudia was turned into a laughingstock after that. While she was drowning in despair, Arthur's brother, Brett Maxwell, showed up and took her into his arms. He confessed that he had been secretly in love with her for ages and beckoned her to turn to him.Enchanted by his devotion, she decided to marry him instead.Even after five years of marriage, Brett still doted on her endlessly. That was until a shipwreck took him away.On the day of the funeral, she was so heartbroken that she felt the urge to smash her head against his coffin to end it all right there.It was only when she found she was pregnant that she gave up on the idea of ending it all. She decided she would live on and grieve her late husband for the rest of
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Chapter 2
After Brett's “passing”, Claudia was the one who took to the news the hardest.Even though Phillip also grieved Brett’s death, the first thing he did was offer advice to Claudia.Seeing as Claudia was still young, he encouraged her to make a new life for herself now that Brett had passed.He tirelessly advised her to leave the family and find a good man to marry. He wanted nothing more than for her to get over the devastating loss.Claudia understood that Phillip was only looking out for her but she had turned down the suggestion without any hesitation at the time. She could not possibly move on from Brett and would not leave his family where his only remnants could be found. She was fully prepared to become a widow for the rest of her life.That was until she found out that Brett had been lying to her since the beginning.The past five years were nothing but a mirage, there was no love to speak of!She no longer saw any reason to stick around.Phillip was not aware of all th
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Chapter 3
The phone rang very suddenly and when Brett looked down to inspect the display, his expression softened instantly. When he answered the call, Fione's voice came through the speakers.“Honey, is the soup ready? I’m hungry.”Brett spoke to her gently, “I’ll bring it to you as soon as it’s done. Wait just a little longer, okay?”They were standing close enough for Claudia to overhear Fione's sweet and tender voice.“Oh you, you’re the reason I ended up here! We’ve been married for so long, so what got into you last night? You were doing it like a possessed man as if it was our first time.”Claudia stiffened at Fione’s words and felt a mix of pain and sadness in her heart.Come to think of it, it must be his first time with Fione…She stood still without a word but her thoughts were already drifting to some time in the past.Even though Brett had doted on her during the five years they had been together, he had always been very stoic when they were in bed. It seemed like he was doi
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Chapter 4
Claudia looked up and witnessed what had happened. Brett had gotten into an accident.His car crashed into the guardrail at the very first turn in the first lap!The medical staff hurried to the rescue. It took them a while to extract Brett who was covered in blood. He was rushed to the hospital after that.The race had to be suspended following the devastating accident. A group of people who were concerned about his safety followed the ambulance to the hospital, including Fione who was crying hysterically and no longer had the strength to brag.Claudia was the only one who remained eerily stoic the entire time.She could still hear the conversation she overheard echoing in her ears. She was aware Brett was the one who staged the accident. This was exactly what he wanted.He would put himself in danger just to stay with Fione.For a brief moment, she could not decide whether to be exasperated by his utter devotion toward Fione or to feel sorry for herself.A few days later,
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Chapter 5
After everything was sorted out, Claudia went home alone.Shortly after she got home, she got a notification on her phone.It was her father who sent her a text.[You traitorous daughter, you haven’t been home for years! Have you forgotten about me now that you’re married? My birthday is tomorrow and you will attend!]The tone of the text was very critical. Claudia lowered her eyes and replied curtly.[OK.]It had certainly been a long time since she last went home. After all, it seemed like the only one that was ever welcome home was Fione.She was used to being seen as an afterthought.Ever since they were children, Fione was the treasured child. No matter how hard Claudia tried to please her parents, she would never compare to her sister who knew how to stir their hearts.When she grew up, she was told she was to wed Arthur Maxwell. Hoping that she would finally have a place to call home, she dedicated herself to Arthur only for him to brush her aside. He only had eyes for
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Chapter 6
As soon as Dad made the announcement, the entire venue fell silent. After that, the audience began to murmur.“Did Mr. Hepburn just say that he would give all of his inheritance to his second daughter? Did I get it right?”“That’s a very bold announcement, is he not going to leave anything for his eldest daughter?”“I have always heard rumors that the second daughter was their favorite child, so it was true after all! I wonder why.”...Claudia chuckled bitterly while she listened to the crowd speculating.Why?She would like to know why as well.Why was it that they would favor one child over the other so much when both of them were equally their daughters?She felt very depressed by this point and got up to walk out of the banquet hall. There were not many people gathered on the deck at this point and the chilly sea breeze managed to calm her even if just a little.She leaned against the railing and zoned out staring at the endless expanse of sea. At one point, she heard th
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Chapter 7
“I understand. Thank you, doctor.”Claudia lowered her eyes and acknowledged the doctor softly. After that, the doctor advised her on several matters before leaving the ward.When he reached the door, he brushed shoulders with Brett who was standing by the doorway.Brett proceeded to step into the ward and sat down beside the bed. Then he looked at Claudia without saying a word.Claudia felt her heart skip a beat upon seeing him. She wondered if he had overheard her conversation with the doctor.She looked at him silently for what seemed like forever until he started, “Fione is my wife. I had to save her first.”When she heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. He had not heard the conversation after all.She was otherwise unbothered by his claim about having to save Fione first. “It was right of you to do that, my dear brother-in-law.”Brett felt a sudden wave of panic at her words. “Didn’t you refuse to address me as brother-in-law in the past?”“I have come to accept the
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Chapter 8
Claudia listened to Fione's incessant insults and began to shut her eyes.When Fione failed to draw the agonizing reaction she was looking for, she could no longer keep up the ridicule and smug tone in her voice. She became upset and raised her hand to hit Claudia. Moments before that, she caught a glimpse of Brett who was approaching them.A sharp, wrathful look flashed in her eyes. She suddenly tilted her body and made herself fall!Everything happened so quickly. Before Claudia even had time to react, Fione was already shrieking and tumbling down the stairs.She was horrified and immediately looked down the stairs to inspect. Unsurprisingly, Brett was completely beside himself and was charging toward their direction.“Fione!”Fione’s complexion was very pale. She pressed herself into Brett’s arm and her forehead was drenched in sweat because of the excruciating pain. She began by trying to defend Claudia but at the same time sounded like she was accusing her.“Honey, it
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Chapter 9
The next day, Claudia went to Cocteau Church.The church was located on the top of a hill so she had to climb the three thousand flights of stairs to get to the church. She made a climb with a heart filled with piety the entire time.Four years ago during their first wedding anniversary, they were on their way to celebrate when they got into an accident.In one crucial moment, Brett threw himself on her to shield her from harm.She remembered thinking that if Brett was willing to risk his life for her, she should offer the same devotion to him.Later when Brett fell into a coma in the hospital, she became frantic. That was when she was told that Cocteau Church was one of the most sacred churches in the country and with that, she made the pilgrimage to get a cross for him.Later when he finally came to, they returned to the church together where he vowed to her, “Claudia, I want to be with you forever.”She believed him at the time but now she realized that it was a complete lie.
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Chapter 10
Brett was taken aback and stole a glance behind the courier. The door was now shut and it did not seem like anyone else going to show up.He looked at the gift box but did not take it. His first thought was to ask, "Where is Claudia? Why isn’t she coming in person?”The courier wore a stiff smile and shook his head while extending the present forward the entire time, “Miss Hepburn is my employer, I have no right to question where she is.”Fione approached from the side and proceeded to take the present from him. She briefly inspected it and upon noting that there was nothing odd about it, she lightly reprimanded Brett, “Why are you acting so strange today and looking so distracted? Claudia got you a present, you should take it!”After ensuring that the present had been received, the courier proceeded to leave.Brett was going to ask more questions but Fione's voice snapped him out of his trance. He suddenly remembered to assume his identity as Arthur.When he turned around, Fione
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