Chapter 2

Still in her wedding dress, Josephine hopped out of the car. When she saw me, shock flashed across her face.

"Sebastian? What are you doing here?"

Before I could even say anything, Jonathan played the victim and started complaining. "Josephine, this brat deliberately got in our way to make us late for our own wedding.

"He even looked down on me. You can't let him get away with that!"

I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and looked at them coldly.

"Is this your so-called business trip abroad? You couldn't make it to my dad's funeral, huh? Josephine, how dare you marry another man behind my back? What, am I dead to you or something?"

Josephine looked taken aback for a moment, guilt flickering across her face.

The crowd around us started gossiping. "Who's this man to Ms. Thompson?"

"I once heard she only became chairwoman because she had a secret backer. Could it be him?"

The next moment, Josephine slapped me hard across the face.

"Haven't you had enough, Sebastian? I already rejected you, remember? Are you seriously going to keep pestering me on my wedding day?"

What? Keep pestering her?

I froze in disbelief. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined she would say that to me.

Beside her, Jonathan suddenly seemed to realize something and rushed at me to hit me. "So you're the pathetic loser who's been harassing Josephine, huh?

"You've been bothering my wife over and over. I let it go before, but not today. I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

I seized Jonathan's arm and sent him flying over my shoulder. I then raised my hand, revealing the wedding ring on my ring finger.

"Josephine, I'm giving you one last chance. Who's your real husband?"

Everyone erupted into chaos when they saw the same wedding ring on her finger.

"So he really is Josephine's husband! Come on. She's the chairwoman of Nexora Group. I can't believe she's cheating on him!"

Someone even pulled out their phone to go live.

Josephine's eyes flickered at that. She interlaced her fingers with Jonathan and spoke with conviction.

"Jonathan is my only husband, and I really love him. That's why I chose to marry him today. I don't know how you got hold of my wedding ring to make a custom-made replica. That's gross!"

The crowd's insults grew louder and more intense by the second.

I saw Josephine turn to gently comfort Jonathan. I had never seen her look at anyone with such affection before. She had no qualms about twisting the facts just to protect him, making me a public target.

I bit my tongue until it bled, but I still shouted, "No! Josephine and I are legally married!"

With that, I pulled out my phone and started scrolling, trying to find our marriage certificate and wedding photos.

But at that moment, Jonathan pulled a copy of a marriage certificate from his inner suit pocket and threw it in my face.

"Bastard, take a good look. My wife and I just got our marriage registered. As for your certificate, it doesn't even have the official stamp.

"You've got some nerve, using that as evidence. I think you should go see a shrink and get your brain checked!"

My hands shook as I reached for the marriage certificate. When I saw both their names and the official stamp on it, I felt like I had been struck by lightning.