Chapter 1 Humiliation at the Hotel Entrance

Because a construction crane had swung into the subway line, traffic across the city had been completely locked down, so Evelyne and I had no choice but to head to the venue separately.

When I arrived at the hotel, I was just about to get out of the car and go inside when I looked up and saw Phoebe walking in arm in arm with Julian. Both of them looked radiant with happiness.

My hand froze on the car door.

For a moment, I did not step out.

I never would have imagined that Phoebe and I would end up getting married on the same day.

Ever since I decided to cut ties with her completely, I hadn't wanted to see her again. Especially not now, when I was about to get married myself.

I was about to get married myself, and the last thing I wanted was to ruin the day by running into someone as unlucky as her.

"Cassian! I'm over here!"

A cute girl came running over from a distance and yanked open my limo door before I could react. "Cassian, why won't you come out?"

Annie's voice rang out loudly enough to draw Phoebe's attention immediately.

The door had been opened too quickly. Before I could even process what was happening, my eyes met Phoebe's from not far away.

The warmth in her gaze vanished instantly, replaced by fury. She strode over in a few quick steps, shoved Annie aside, and grabbed me straight out of the limo. "Cassian, how long are you planning to keep harassing me?"

Then she noticed the groom's tag pinned to my boutonniere.

Her eyes widened before she let out a mocking laugh. "Wow. I didn't think you'd stoop this low. I'm already getting married, and you still came here to steal the wedding?"

I forcefully shook off Phoebe's hand, pulled Annie up from the ground, and wrapped an arm around her.

Before I could even explain, Phoebe glared at me resentfully. "Cassian, today is the most important day of Julian's and my life. If you dare cause trouble here, don't blame me for what happens next."

The surrounding guests immediately began whispering.

"The nerve of Cassian, crashing the wedding like this. If he hadn't messed up that quotation, we'd still have our year-end bonuses."

"Please. You should be thanking him for saving your job. He was the one who spent the whole night entertaining several executives from the client companies just to salvage the project."

"And those executives included both men and women. With a body like his, who knows how far he had to go?"

"Tsk! That playboy disgusts me. Just breathing the same air as him makes my skin crawl. How dare he come here to steal the wedding?"

My whole body trembled as I listened to the crowd tear me apart. Phoebe had pushed all the blame onto me.

Just then, Julian stepped out from the crowd.

The disdain in his eyes disappeared the moment he noticed the bouquet in my hands, replaced by sudden excitement. "Phoebe, how about I give you the bouquet in his hands?"