Chapter 4

My head was lowered, my fingers tapping swiftly on my phone screen as I connected to the control room using a web link. I put in Waverly's phone number as the username and then typed in the complicated passcode.

"Log in successful."

The site switched to the backend page of the control room for the wedding venue.

My future self messaged, "Go to the D drive and look for a folder named 'Surprise.' Inside it is the fabricated evidence she plans to use to ruin Dad."

I scrolled for a few seconds, quickly finding the aforementioned folder. It contained an HD video and a whole bunch of photos of falsified financial records.

Tapping the "delete all" button, I then opened my phone's camera album.

My future self had sent me a mountain of damning evidence, which included uncensored footage of Waverly and Matt booking a hotel room and sleeping together, a screenshot of Matt admitting to transferring away the Lawson family's assets during a text message exchange between them, and a phone call recording of Waverly bribing a doctor to prescribe Dad a drug that would poison him over time.

Every single one of these crimes was enough to put the despicable pair behind bars, and now, this evidence would be the perfect tool for me to retaliate against them.

I selected everything and uploaded it into the "Surprise" folder, completely replacing the contents.

Following that, I cut off the live broadcast console's access to the control room. With that move, only my phone would be able to control the screens at the wedding venue.

As the upload progress bar reached 100%, I let out a long sigh.

At that moment, the large doors at the end of the corridor slowly opened. The wedding march resounded across the entire hall, while the emcee's excited voice reached my ears.

"Now, let us all welcome the bride with a heartwarming round of applause!"

Smoothing her bridal veil, Waverly put on a passionate expression and made her way onto the stage.

As her "maid of honor", Matt followed behind her, carefully holding the train of her dress for her.

Thunderous applause rang out as Waverly stepped onto the stage.

The attending guests today were all part of the city's elites, and countless cameras from various media outlets were pointed at the stage.

As the camera lights flashed nonstop, Waverly took the microphone and turned to gaze in the direction of the doors that I would be entering from.

"Today is the most important day of my life, as I'm going to be marrying the man I love the most, the man I vow to protect for the rest of my life—James Lawson."

Her voice was beyond gentle as she pretended to be the most amazing woman in the world.

Below the stage, the guests erupted in exclamations of praise.

"There really is no other woman better than Ms. Suther!"

"Mr. Lawson sure is lucky to have met such a considerate and loving woman!"

"Aw, how sweet! The way Waverly is so devoted to James is something we should all strive for! She truly is a model example!"

Outside the doors, I felt nothing but disgust when I heard those words. What an overconfident, attention-seeking drama queen.

Waverly basked in the praise for a moment before speaking up again, "However, before I invite my groom in, I would first like to give him the special surprise I had prepared. This gift is meant for him, the Lawson family, and also Mr. Lawson Senior"

A hushed silence descended upon the venue as everyone held their breaths in anticipation.

Dad, who was sitting at the main table, gazed up at the stage with a comforted expression, completely unaware that the woman he had always trusted, his soon-to-be daughter-in-law, was currently placing a dagger right at his throat, ready to slit it.

Matt stood off to the side, unable to help the triumphant and smug smile that quirked his lips. He even shot me a taunting look despite the distance between us, his eyes clearly saying that I was doomed.

My future self texted me, "She's going to play the video now. Are you ready to take control of your moment?"

I stared at my phone screen, my finger hovering over the "play video" button while all the blood in my body seemed to boil in excitement.

Waverly turned to point at the massive LED screen dominating the center of the stage.

"Everyone, please turn your attention to this screen. I guarantee that this surprise will be something you'll never forget for the rest of your lives. James Lawson, I took special care and effort to prepare this for you, so you'd better look closely!"

She didn't bother hiding the cockiness in her voice.

All the lights in the venue abruptly dimmed, and everyone's attention was focused on the dark screen.

My eyes remained locked on the two-faced, rotten-to-the-core woman on the stage as my lips slowly curled into a smirk.

"Oh, I'm watching, alright."

With that, I jabbed the "play" button on my phone, immediately causing the massive screen to light up.

The instant Waverly saw what was playing, the smile on her face froze.