Bounded At First Sight To My Arranged Groom's Rival

Charlotte’s POVI stood frozen, my heart hammering in my chest as I watched my supposed groom exchange vows with another woman. My vision blurred, but I forced myself to hold back the tears threatening to spill.Laughter and chatter filled the event hall, but all I could hear was the deafening ring in my ears. This was supposed to be my wedding. Instead, I was nothing more than a bystander at someone else’s.I clenched my fists, the embarrassment and betrayal suffocating me. My parents had sold me off like a commodity, forcing me into this marriage for their own selfish reasons, and now… there was no marriage at all.The pressure in my chest grew unbearable. I needed an escape. Just then, I felt a light tap at my left shoulder and I immediately turned to face the cab driver that had just dropped me off a few seconds ago. You forgot…” he started, as he raised his sceptical brows at me, with his magical eyes roaming on me.Without hesitation, my lips crashed against his before he could

Charlotte's POV “Enough! Enough! This is not the time for this! Okay!” Liam's voice was sharp and loud.I slowly release my breath as my hand clenched into a fist. All of a sudden my gaze turned blurry as the silence in the room was suffocating me. How can I be married and divorced on the same day?Suddenly, I lost my nerves when I remembered how I met Liam. Now, it's my turn to be amazed how they perceived me to be a gold digger.Then Liam trailed off, heaving a sigh as his brows furrowed and he murmured a few words on his lips.Meanwhile, Ruby's gaze travelled on me from head to toe, as if she wants to devour me like a beast. She took a step near me with her breath fanning me and she pulled my chin up. “You can't be different, bitch! He will dumb you like the others! Accept the offer and flee away,” she murmured, in a dangerous voice that made my heart flutter wildly.Anger? Distress? I didn't know how to describe how I felt at that moment as my entire body was desperate to hear a

Charlotte's POV I held my hands together as my breath came out slowly. What! Is he looking for me? Who the heck is this man?!I stared at this unknown man as confusion and disbelief swirled in me. The more I try to comprehend what's happening, the more the chatter around me grows louder.“She's the same lady in the press news, right?” The doctor added. Immediately, those words escaped into my ear; my heartbeat increased rapidly to the extent that I turned breathless. Press news? Does it mean that my pictures were displayed all over the news? No way!Suddenly, desperation clouded my entire being as my body cried for answers that I didn't have. He cleared his throat and glared at me with rapt attention as if trying to figure out something. “Yes, she's the one!” His husky voice broke through me, and my heart twisted in my chest.What does he mean by she's the one? Who the heck is this man?All of a sudden, he tiptoed towards me and his steps felt like a ticking bomb. My stomach droppe

Liam's POV“His wife? Didn't you see the news that's circulating? That he left his bride at the altar,” another added.I stood there frozen as the chatter around me suffocated me. “Hey, Norman, get me out of here ASAP!”“Okay, boss.”As the afternoon sun streamed on me the moment I strolled out, my mind was in a jumbled mess.I relaxed on the passenger's seat as I ran my hand in my hair and I drew a shaky breath. “Are we heading to the office, boss?” Norman asked as though he didn't know what was at stake.As I was about to utter a word, my phone buzzed loudly echoing in the car and breaking through the conversation. “William! Oh my goodness!”I drew an audible breath and cleared my throat. “Is everything all right?” Norman enquired.“Shit! How did I forget something like this?” I whispered as I replied to the call.“Liam, I can't wait to meet you, it's been ages. Where are you? I've arrived at the airport,” his joyful aura made the guilt pierced through my entire veins.I cleared my

Liam POVI was silent for a while as my mind felt it was on fire. “Mom, what are you talking about?”She cleared her throat as I heard chatter around her. “Wait a minute! Is Ruby with you? Does she have a hand in this fallacy you're spilling right now!” My knuckles turned white as I couldn't control the anger bubbling in me.“Check the news and get back to me! I don't owe any explanation since you have decided to do as you wish!” She yelled and dropped the call instantly.I sat down frozen as a whisper in my head told me that this was just a joke. My gaze blazed and I held my breath. “Is everything all right?” Charlotte wondered as she enquired.“Or he's not enjoying the food?” Daisy asked with her brows furrowed.Not long ago, confusion clouded me, and a notification appeared on my phone from my mom. With anticipation and desperation in me, I opened the link instantly, and a cold shiver went down my spine. “Is Mrs Blackwood alright? You look tense and, at the same time, angry,” Cha