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A Wedding Built on Lies
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2026-03-30 01:01:02The Ashbourne Grand Ballroom gleamed under crystal chandeliers. Guests began arriving, every detail of the wedding meticulously arranged, flowers, seating, lighting, all perfect reflecting the Vale family’s image.
Everyone was present: the Wolfes, Augustus, Adrian’s parents Victor and Margaret, his sister Isabel with her husband Julian, and their lively four-year-old daughter, Elsa, hastily added as the
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A week passed after Elara’s illness. Under his grandfather’s strict orders, Adrian began returning home more often. He never stayed long, but he made sure to appear at the mansion, enough to satisfy Augustus, for now.Even so, Adrian continued seeing Lillian whenever he could. They met for dinners,
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