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Chapter 4

Author: Glossy Shell
Suzie had almost said "living corpse", but she stopped herself in time. Still, it was obvious enough.

I was annoyed, and I did not hide it from them. "Alfred, I don't feel well. See them out."

Shawn and Suzie's expressions changed instantly. Suzie's eyes reddened, and she looked at Shawn as if I had just done something wrong to her.

Alfred did not wait for Shawn to speak. "Mr. Gibson, Ms. Sanders. Ms. Young needs to rest, so please leave."

Faced with Alfred's adamant bearing, Shawn did not dare act out in front of the people from the Fletcher family. Furious, he dragged the tearful Suzie away in disgrace.

I had no idea why they were even here.

Not long after they left, my phone rang. It was Shawn.

I picked it up, and Shawn didn't even give me a moment. "Nina! What was that all about? You embarrassed Suzie in front of a mere butler! She was only worried about you! Did you have to go that far? Did seeing Suzie and me together upset you?"

He was so full of himself that it almost made me chuckle out of fury. He really thought so highly of himself.

I could not be bothered to argue with him as I hung up and blocked him.

The world instantly went quiet.

-

The wedding preparations moved unbelievably fast.

From finalizing the details to getting everything in place, it felt like only a blink of an eye had passed. The date was set for the eighth of next month and was perfect.

"This is... A little too fast, isn't it?" I looked at the gold-foil invitation in my hand, still feeling a little dazed. Planning a wedding would take at least three to five months for an ordinary family. Meanwhile, mine had taken less than a month from beginning to the end.

'Fast is good.' The little one seemed to kick inside my stomach. 'Dad must be afraid something will go wrong if this drags on. He's worried you'll run away. He isn't done with his side completely yet, so he has to marry you into the family first before he can calm down.'

Worried I would run away?

I shook my head helplessly.

But that was fine too. It was better to do this quickly and avoid more messes.

Regardless, I did not have any real feelings for him. I just figured that marrying him would not be a total loss.

-

On the day of the wedding, the scale was every bit as grand and extravagant as the gift list was.

The venue was a private estate under Hugh's name. Security was tight, and every guest was either wealthy or powerful.

I wore an expensive custom wedding dress and a priceless jewelry set, ready to walk down the aisle with my father.

An empty wheelchair sat in the groom's place, representing my comatose groom, Hugh.

The guests all understood what it meant, and their sympathetic or curious gazes fell on me.

As a representative of the groom's family, Shawn also stood at the side.

There was a complicated smile on his face, but most of it was smugness over the fortune he thought was about to fall into his hands.

The music began. Just as I took one step forward, Suzie drifted gracefully into my path and stopped me.

"Nina," she said, putting on an incredibly generous front. "Today is your big day, but it doesn't look very proper with no groom at the altar. I'll lend you Shawn for now. After all, you two had a past. Just treat it as fulfilling a dream today. Don't be too sad."

She made it sound so affectionate, as if she were truly generously giving away something she loved.

A few subtle looks landed on us from around the room.

"A past?"

If she had not said anything, no one would have known. Even Shawn shot her a disapproving look.

Before I could speak, the little one's furious voice rang in my head. 'Mom! Tear her apart! Otherwise, I'm not a Fletcher!'

I was so angry at her absurd reasoning and fakeness that I chuckled.

Lend him to me?

Fulfill a dream?

Did she think Shawn was some kind of prize?

I was just about to speak when I suddenly realized the entire room had fallen silent.

Countless disbelieving gazes moved past me and focused on the entrance behind me.

A low voice cut through the gradually quiet atmosphere, ringing through the vast banquet hall. "Since when did my bride need another woman to lend her a man to fulfill a dream?"

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