Semua Bab MARRYING MY STEP-SISTER'S GROOM : Bab 61 - Bab 70

Gasps erupted in the large hall at Vivian’s words.Cameras immediately flashed endlessly. I stumbled back visibly at Vivian’s words.I had already suspected Vivian’s game plan that she was going to call Ethan’s name. But I never imagined that she would take things this far.Marriage? No…no…no. How would Ethan even react to this? My heart thumped as I moved closer to Vivian, my hands darting to hold hers.“What are you doing Vivian?” I questioned, my body still rigid from shock.She turned to face me, her sly smirk hidden from the public.“What exactly does it look like I’m doing Leah? The scandal you have caused. I just fixed it so easily. And guess what? I’ve turned the tides in my favor,”“You can’t, you just cannot do this Vivian. Do you have any idea how Ethan or the world would see me after this?” I said, still unable to comprehend how fast everything had shifted.“When will you ever become wise Leah? Who cares how anyone sees you when you become the young madam of the Blackwoo

ETHAN’S POV“Where is he?” I growled on spotting my grandfather's assistant.My heart hammered in my chest. Nothing can happen to my grandfather—nothing. Absolutely nothing.I had watched the press conference Vivian Harnes held on my way here. I saw the way Leah stood, looking so fucking innocent, one would think she was actually harmless, but I knew better by now.After everything she and her step-mother had done…if anything happens to him—I’ll make sure to destroy each and every person in the Harnes family.“Look who finally decided to show up,” my uncle's voice mocked from beside one of the doors.He moved closer to where I stood rigidly, still vibrating in anger.His pale green eyes like mine scrutinized me in disgust, just like always.“How dare you?” I snapped, my fist clenched by my sides.“How fucking dare you Richard? You knew grandfather's health was fragile, yet you provoked him!How could you be so damn heartless to your own father?” I roared, wanting so badly to wrap my h

“Leah. Ethan’s family has arrived,” Vivian said from the door.She stepped into the room where I stood. Her gaze roaming over my body clad in a silly white gown.“You have done well until now, Leah. I always knew you would come in handy to me one day,” Vivian said with a mocking smile.“Once the Blackwoods pay the twenty billion for your bride price. You’ll no longer be a Harnes,” Vivian remarked in glee.She had asked for a bride price of twenty billion, in exchange for me getting married to Ethan. I knew the Blackwoods were not short of money, but the fact that Ethan agreed so easily still came as a shock to me.“Remember one thing, Leah. Harnes or Blackwood. You’ll always answer to me, because I hold your precious mothers life in my hands. When you get to that house, you’ll do exactly what I need to be done there. I have big plans for the Blackwood family, and I need someone in the house.” She spat, her eyes glinting with darkness as she spoke.“I have remained quiet because of t

“What are you doing?” Ethan growled from the side, his rage filled eyes fixed on me.“I want to get in the car,” I said flatly, like it was the most obvious thing.“You are not worth sitting in the same car with Jennifer, so don’t even think of it,” he spat with venom.My eyes widened at his words. “What do you mean? I’m your wife. I have more right to sit in this car than she does,” I said calmly, trying to lower my voice because I could already feel their eyes on us.“Wife? Don’t deceive yourself, Leah. You just bear my name and nothing more. So don’t call yourself my wife, when you’ll never deserve it,” he hissed.“Ethan, please don’t be rude to Leah. It’s okay, if she wants to sit in this car with you, I can easily move to the other one. I don’t want to come between you both,” Jennifer whispered weakly. I watched as she held on the door handle, groaning slightly, almost like she was in pain as she stepped down from the car. Only for her to trip on her long white dress,

Ethan’s chest was golden bronze, just like the rest of his skin. But that was not what shocked me. It was the fact that his entire chest was covered in tattoos. Painted with dark ink. Some of the tattoos looked messy, while somewhere write ups in different languages I couldn’t read. A few were written in English but I didn’t linger on them, because something else took my breath away.Beneath those tattoos were jagged lines. Almost like someone dragged a razor across his chest one too many times. Some were old and silvered, a tremor ran through my body and I shivered when my eyes landed on the others, they looked fresh and raw. My hands darted out unconsciously towards his chest. My trembling fingers brushed him, heat radiated from his skin and he stiffened at my touch, but at least he let me touch him.I traced through the bumps, going to both the new and faded bruises as tears trailed down my face.His face was tensed, his eyes squeezed shut, and his jaws tight like even my ge