Chapter 2

Claire felt a dull pain in her heart. Her hands, which were holding onto her hot chocolate, began trembling. Her lips quivered as she said, “Mom, I’m your daughter…”

“Evee is your little sister. Can you bear to see her suffer?”

“What about me?”

“Either way, it’s settled. You must be married to the Yeich family in one month! Your father and I could never live if we knew that both our daughters were ruined.”

On the day of the wedding, Claire’s little sister, Yvonne came to visit.

“Sis, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose, but mom…”

Claire stared at her, her gaze motionless. “You’re sorry? Then would you be willing to put on this wedding dress and get yourself married?”

“Sis, I…” Yvonne curled her hand into a fist and clenched her teeth together before going slack and saying dejectedly, “I have a boyfriend, but you’re divorced…”

Claire withdrew her gaze and lowered her eyes. “Yeah, I’m divorced… Take care of mom and dad. They’ve done all they could to get me to agree to this.”

Getting married to someone with a troubled leg meant that she would have to take care of him for the rest of her life. If this had always been her destiny, she would have accepted it.

Yet, it was supposed to be Yvonne’s. She, Claire Schmidt, had returned to her maiden home to be comforted after being betrayed by her husband.

She never thought that what she would receive instead was the news that she would be taking her sister’s place in marrying into the Yeich family.

Just because the other party had a troubled leg, her parents did not want Yvonne’s life to be ruined.

What about her? Just because she was divorced, meant that she deserved to suffer in her place?

It was ridiculous! However, they were her parents who had given birth to her and raised her. She had no choice but to accept.

The Yeich family had prepared an elaborate wedding. Because Claire was taking Yvonne’s place to marry into the Yeich family, she had been brainwashed by the Schmidt family beforehand.

Although no one knew her, Claire felt guilty, so she kept her head down the entire time in an attempt to prevent others from taking notice of her.

Luckily, the groom was in a wheelchair and his mannerisms were so cold, the scene of the wedding nearly froze into icicles. Therefore, everyone’s attention was mostly focused on him.

Although the wedding had a large turnout, the proceedings were kept simple. Mason did not make any toasts, and his chilly aura prevented anyone from egging him on.

When the wedding was over, Claire was brought to her room.

The old servant stood before her and said, “Second Young Madam, although the Second Young Master has a troubled leg, he is still the Second Young Master of the Yeich family. You will have to take good care of him after marrying into the family.”

Ever since she got soaked that night and was told by her mother that she would be taking Yvonne’s place to marry into the Yeich family, Claire had come down with a high fever that did not go away for a few days.

After that, her illness recurred and she never recovered completely. She had even taken medicine before putting on her wedding gown today.

At that moment, her eyelids were so heavy that she could only nod repeatedly at the servant’s words and say, “I know that, could you let me rest first?”

She was on the verge of collapsing.

The old servant looked at her in disgust and left the room while gossiping about her.

The minute she left, Claire paid no heed to the fact that she was wearing a wedding dress and fell asleep immediately.

As she slept, she felt that a sharp gaze fell upon her face. How odd.