chapter 5

The wedding day finally arrived, and the ceremony was held in grand style. Every detail of the decorations had been arranged elegantly, while the guests in attendance came from prestigious families and Sean’s business circle.

It was hard to believe that the woman standing beside Sean as his bride today was the very same woman who had never wanted this marriage in the first place.

Meanwhile, Sean appeared perfectly calm amid everything that was happening. He paid no attention to the whispers among the guests, who were questioning the sudden change of bride. Everyone knew that he was supposed to marry Bela today.

Yet now, another woman was standing by his side.

“They all look unhappy, Sean. Are you really going to drag me into such a huge mess?” Sarah signed, voicing her protest for what seemed like the hundredth time.

“You’re marrying me. What could possibly go wrong?”

Sarah’s eyes widened. “You’re the biggest problem of all!”

Sean gave her a crooked smile.

He felt no need to explain himself to anyone. He had already gotten what he wanted: Sarah and Rain were now within his reach.

“What are you going to tell them about Rain? Your mother isn’t even here. She’s furious, isn’t she? She won’t accept my son.”

Unlike Sean, Sarah was filled with anxiety. Her thoughts had been occupied by her son all this time. She was worried that Rain would struggle to adjust to his new circumstances, especially since she knew that Renata, Sean’s biological mother, had never liked her.

She had no idea how she would handle things if Renata ever started interfering in Rain’s life.

“He’s not just your son, Sarah.” Sean paused briefly. “From now on, you need to get used to that. Just consider it part of the fight to protect Rain.”

Unfortunately, Sarah had very little choice. This marriage hadn't happened because she wanted it to. Instead, Sean had pushed her into a situation that was almost impossible to escape.

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After the entire wedding ceremony had come to an end, Sarah was just about to get some rest when a commotion broke out near the entrance.

Bela arrived, her face twisted with anger. It was as if she no longer cared what anyone around her thought.

The moment she spotted Sarah, she stormed toward her.

“You shameless bitch!”

She raised her hand high, intending to slap Sarah across the face. However, Sarah noticed her movement and quickly caught Bela’s wrist before her palm could make contact with her cheek.

Bela grew even angrier when her attempt was thwarted.

“I knew there had to be a reason you kept showing up around Sean. You denied it back then, but now look what you've done! You stole my wedding day!”

She hurled insults at Sarah without caring that everyone in the house was watching. In her eyes, Sarah was nothing but a woman who had stolen her rightful place as Sean’s future wife. She simply couldn't accept the fact that the man who was supposed to marry her had chosen his ex-wife instead.

Sarah tried to free herself from Bela’s grip. She had no intention of getting into an argument, but the woman kept hurling insults at her and accusing her of stealing someone else's man.

“You know how good Sean and I were together! Why would he promise to marry me if he was just going to call it off and replace me with you? Are you happy now that you've ruined someone else's hopes?”

Bela even began bringing up her relationship with Sean. She believed she was far more deserving of becoming his wife.

“This is beyond my control!” Sarah wrote in her notebook, using large letters so Bela could read them.

“And you expect me to believe that?! I'm pregnant, Sarah! I'm carrying his child!” Bela screamed, going as far as claiming that she was pregnant with Sean’s baby.

At that revelation, Sarah fell silent.

Meanwhile, Sean had just arrived and witnessed the commotion. Instead of getting angry, he let out a quiet laugh. His expression made it clear that he didn't take Bela's words seriously at all.

How could that woman possibly claim to be carrying his child?

“Are you seriously saying that?” Sean asked.

“Sean, what else do I have to do to make you acknowledge it? We were supposed to get married. I deliberately kept this from you because I wanted it to be a surprise. But now everything has been ruined...”

Sean knew his own medical condition. Ever since the accident several years ago, doctors had told him that having children would be extremely difficult for him.

That was why Rain was so precious to him. The little boy was his only biological heir, something Sean had never even imagined he would have in his life again.

“Get her out of here,” Sean ordered the servants.

“You're going to throw me out without giving me any explanation?! Tell me, why did you choose her and cast me aside?”

“Because your attempt to deceive me is disgusting.”

Bela frowned.

“I believe there's a baby in your womb, but unfortunately, it's not my child.”

Bela's eyes widened. She was shocked that Sean didn't seem surprised at all and appeared to have already known that her earlier claim was nothing more than an attempt to deceive him.

How did Sean know?