LOGINAfter taking three bullets for the cold and untouchable Gerald Smith, Elise Callaghan finally earned the old madam's approval to marry him. But while she was still lying unconscious in a coma, Gerald publicly announced his engagement to Alexandra Lancaster, a scholarship student the Smith family had sponsored. Naturally, the revelation caused an uproar across the city. After all, everyone knew Elise's notorious temper. Raised by Gerald himself, she'd spent years openly pursuing the man everyone believed she was destined to marry. Alexandra was merely an intern working at the newspapers—a nobody who seemed utterly unworthy of standing beside a man like Gerald Smith. When Elise appeared at Gerald and Alexandra's engagement party, all the guests in attendance held their breaths. They were sure that the reckless young woman who had scandalously fallen in love with her father's close friend was not going to stand for the engagement. Gerald’s face darkened the moment he noticed her. He instinctively shielded Alexandra behind him while issuing a stern warning, "Elise, don't make a scene." To his surprise, all Elise did was smile radiantly and congratulate him in an exceedingly demure voice, "Congratulations on finding the woman you love, Gerald."
View MoreA month later, Elise was sunbathing on the beach while Clint was mixing her a drink.While he was doing so, he wore a scowl that seemed especially grim. He was glaring at Gerald, who was only a short distance away and complaining, "What a shameless old man! Quit trying to gawk at another man's wife. She's not going to be yours!"Elise was long accustomed to his rants by this point. All she did was roll over with her eyes still closed and remark dismissively, "You're the legitimate husband, and he doesn't have any claim to me. Why even bother?"This was enough to soothe Clint's wounded pride. With that, he gladly went off to get some fruits for her.Moments later, Elise received a text message from Gerald."There's going to be a party at the hotel tonight. I bought you a set of jewelry that will match the dress you had custom-made the other day."Elise did not bother to reply.Instead, she got right up and returned to the hotel.Shortly after returning to her suite, an attendant
Meanwhile, the background music accompanying the wedding march echoed across the ancient castle.Elise, who wore a veil, was walking towards Clint, who stood at the end of the red carpet. Her slender fingers gathered up the skirt of her gown.The priest stood between them and guided the procession.At last, he asked the crucial question. "Do you, Elise Callaghan, take this man as your husband?"As soon as the question was presented, the silence in the venue was shattered by the deep, bellowing voice of a man."She will not!"The guests gasped.Elise turned toward the direction of the voice and, upon recognizing Gerald, she felt her heart skip a beat.Gerald had lost a lot of weight since then. The black suit that once fit him like a glove was now sagging on his frame.There was a fresh scar that ran across his forehead. His leg also seemed injured, which was why he had to use a walking cane.When he cast a deep, solemn look at Elise, his striking eyes were filled with equal p
Inside an Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in Helfast, Gerald slowly opened his eyes.His bodyguard cried out excitedly, "Mr. Smith, you're finally awake!"...Meanwhile, the talk of the town in West Rofland was the recently announced engagement of the renowned Harpers, who were one of the four elite families in the city!The groom was none other than the young master of the family. After miraculously surviving a kidnapping at seven, he'd spent the next sixteen years showing no interest in women.For nearly half a month, all of the media outlets in West Rofland did whatever they could to find out information about his bride. Other than the fact that the bride was a woman, every other detail seemed to have been sealed away.Before long, everyone in West Rofland's elite circles was desperate to learn the identity of the future Mrs. Harper.At last, it was the day of the wedding.Countless expensive cars could be seen parked in the area surrounding the ancient castle. There were
The project was a resounding success.Elise took her department out for a celebratory dinner.After the dinner, while she was trying to hail a taxi outside the restaurant, Clint's car pulled up right in front of her."Miss Callaghan, do you need a ride?" Clint smiled mischievously. His eyes gleamed like bright jewels underneath the streetlight.Before the other employees could notice, Elise quickly burrowed into the car.With that, the car drove off swiftly.Meanwhile, Elise closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep."So when are we going to make things official?"It was Clint who raised the question out of nowhere. He launched into a grievance-filled rant. He immediately began listing his rivals one by one."Did you see how the team leader of the sales department brought you a cup of coffee today? The marketing director spent half the day smiling at you and asked you to play tennis with him this weekend!"Upon noticing how vexed he had become, Elise tilted her head with a s






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