تسجيل الدخولRebecca leaned against my side, her face glowing with undisguised smugness. "If it weren't for Theo, I wouldn't even bother being friends with someone like you."Ivy gritted her teeth, pointing at her and saying to me, "She's always had ulterior motives toward you. How could you marry her? Listen to me. I left Jonah behind in Staravia. He'll never be able to come back for the rest of his life. I avenged you!"Theo, it's not too late. Divorce her and marry me instead. Don't you remember? We made a promise to Grandpa."Her shamelessness made me chortle coldly. "Weren't you the one who forgot that promise first? Ivy, you said you avenged me and got the watch back for me. But you were the one who hurt me over and over again for his sake. You were the one who gave him my things in the first place."Oh, there's something you should know. The truth is, my family's business had already recovered. I had agreed to marry you because I once loved you. It had nothing to do with the Sterling fam
Ivy demanded furiously, "Take it off!"Jonah panicked, looking as though he could barely breathe. "Ivy, you've lost your mind! Let go of me!"But in the end, the suit never came off. Because someone in the crowd suddenly saw a news alert, and everyone burst into uproar. Chase noticed as well and hurriedly handed the phone to Ivy.It was a celebratory announcement. "Good news for Stinton Group. After years of unrequited love, Stinton Group's CEO, Rebecca Stinton, finally got her wish come true. Today, she officially married Mr. Theo Sterling, whom she has loved for over ten years. Congratulations to the happy couple!"Attached below was a picture of a marriage certificate bearing that day's date. Ivy read the words, "Rebecca Stinton and Theo Sterling were united in marriage." Her legs gave out, and she collapsed. Waking up from a nightmare, waking up from a beautiful dream, and waking up from delusion—all of it happened in a single instant. Two days after the wedding, when Reb
"Yes."The moment the word left my mouth, my new bride's eyes instantly reddened as she burst into tears.Meanwhile, over in Staravia, Ivy's expression was grim. No one dared to approach her. Her parents tried several times to speak to her, but each time, they were scared off by her terrifying presence.Jonah twiddled his thumbs, staring at her. After watching her make dozens of calls, he clenched his teeth and stepped forward. "Vivi, don't panic. I haven't known Theo for very long, but I don't think he's the type to make trouble for no reason. He might just be acting out of anger. Let's just wait a little longer. There's still an hour left."In the past, no matter what Jonah said, Ivy would drop everything to respond to him. But this time, she didn't even look at him. Her gaze was fixed on her phone, as if she couldn't hear him at all. She repeatedly called every mutual friend she could think of.Ten more minutes passed. Still, no one could reach me. Seeing the red exclamation ma
Jonah lowered his head awkwardly. "Y-Yeah. This is Theo and Vivi's wedding, after all. How could I possibly take his place?"The call connected quickly. Ivy gave my ID number and asked for my landing time and airport location. After about half a minute of checking, she got an answer. "Ms. Carlton, Mr. Sterling didn't change his destination. He changed the timing. The flight that was originally scheduled to depart last night was moved to yesterday afternoon. He landed in Hawthorn at 8:00 pm last night."Ivy's eyes went wide. Before she could react, Chase came running over. "Ms. Carlton, the finance department just reported that Mr. Sterling has transferred a sum of money. The note says 'Marriage settlement returned. Engagement officially dissolved.'"The last time I returned to Grandpa's home was half a year ago. That was when I had just accepted Ivy's proposal. We couldn't wait to fly back to visit Grandpa's grave and tell him the good news.Ivy had pressed her palms together and m
On the afternoon of the wedding day, the sky over Staravia was a heavy, suffocating gray. But the moment everyone reached the castle, the air buzzed with excitement as they explored the castle grounds. Even Ivy's parents were in high spirits, pulling Ivy along to take photo after photo.Only Ivy remained tense, her eyes fixed on the empty screen of her phone. A few days ago, she had sent me the address and photos of the castle and gotten no reply. Yesterday morning, she had messaged me, asking me to apologize to Jonah and saying she'd take him to the family lunch first. Again, no response. Then, last night, even after sending three messages saying Jonah had already forgiven me, I still didn't reply.The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She scrolled back through the chat history only to see that it was filled with messages from me."Which of these three wedding dresses do you like best?""I'm getting a headache from choosing the menu for our wedding. When
"Ivy, you know how much that watch meant to me!"It was the last piece of my grandfather I had left, aside from the Sterling family courtyard. A flicker of hesitation crossed Ivy's face at my accusation, but she quickly shook it off. "You're mistaken. That isn't your grandfather's pocket watch.""I'm not mistaken. It's Grandpa's. It was kept together with the gold bracelet!""This is a Carlton family gathering. Stop embarrassing me and go home!"I stared at her in disbelief, my eyes burning red. She panicked. For Jonah, she had disregarded my feelings countless times. But she had never seen me break like this. Now, seeing me like this, her heart sank.But just as she reached out toward me, Jonah suddenly cried out, "Theo, I just thought it looked nice and asked Vivi for it. Please don't be mad at her…"Ivy frowned. "Jon, I gave it to you willingly. Why are you blaming yourself?"She had defended him again. The words hit me like lightning, and my whole body began to tremble.







