All Chapters of Betrayed At The Altar: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I never could have imagined that on my wedding day, the secretary of my husband, Steve York, would suddenly have a miscarriage. To top it off, she burst into the chapel wearing her wedding dress, bouquet clutched tightly in her hand, her body soaked in blood. The entire room gasped in shock while I stood frozen, staring at her, my legs glued to the ground.Quinn Fable collapsed at the foot of the stairs with a thud, still stubbornly crawling toward me. Her tears and blood left a horrifying trail on the marble floor.“Summer… Why? I ate the candy you gave me… Why would you hurt my baby like this? Steve… Steve, please… Save me… Save our child…”She grabbed onto my ankle, her blood soaking the hem of my gown. Desperately, I looked back over my shoulder to see Steve shouting Quinn’s name with heart-wrenching anguish and pushing past me to reach her.I lost my balance as Quinn yanked me down. My shoulder slammed hard against the stair railing, pain shooting through me. Still, I stubbo

Hearing their conversation, I felt the blood drain from my face.As it turned out, the sister who had always looked after me and acted like she didn’t like Steve had another side to her. Worst of all, the real reason Steve married me was for half of the inheritance my parents left me. In that moment, I finally understood that besides the family tied to me by blood, no one would ever truly love me. All the so-called help and salvation I thought I had found was nothing more than a carefully scripted performance by Steve. He had faked it all just to get his hands on the money. He just couldn't keep up the act until the end, and his real motives finally slipped out.That entire night, I couldn’t close my eyes. I lay awake as the sky outside slowly lightened into a dull gray.At dawn, Steve stormed into the room, his face twisting in anger. He threw a bunch of roses at me.“Alright,” he snapped. “We’re even now. That day, I was just panicking because of what happened to Quinn. I didn’

“You sure sound surprised. You didn't know your ex-girlfriend, the one you tossed aside, was once pregnant, huh?”Ben enunciated the words ‘tossed aside and ‘didn't know,’ his tone filled with anger and disgust.Steve’s face turned as white as a sheet. His eyes darted around, panicked, and his legs shook so badly that it looked like he might collapse.“You… You were pregnant?” Steve stammered.“You killed it with the kick.”“I… killed it?”“You killed it,” I repeated flatly.Steve didn’t say another word. I watched as the air seemed to drain right out of him, leaving him looking like a cracked glass vase about to shatter.I let out a cold laugh inside. When he almost beat me to death, he didn’t feel a shred of regret. Now, hearing that the baby was gone, he wanted to play the guilt card?It was never about me. My survival didn’t matter to him. It was just that, somewhere deep in that selfish brain of his, carrying on his bloodline was a priority.He was a self-centered, hollo

Before I could even respond, Ben was already on his feet.“In what world do we just let anybody walk in here? Security! Get them out of here!” he barked.“Try me!” A cold voice cut through the noise, and Steve stepped out of the crowd with a dark expression.Instantly, Quinn clung to his arm like a child with her favorite toy, her whole body practically draped over him.Our commotion quickly drew attention. Guests started putting down their wine glasses, curious to watch the drama unfold.Quinn batted her lashes sweetly and said in her softest voice, “Is this… Summer’s friend? Wow, I’m so jealous. It must be nice having such a handsome guy always on your side!”Before her words could settle, Steve’s face darkened even more.“Summer,” he growled, “enough with the games. First, you block me everywhere, and now you’re sneaking around behind my back with some other guy?”A collective gasp swept through the room.Anyone who knew Ben knew he had a new wife whom he spoiled beyond rea

There was an old saying that said, “What goes around comes around.”After the news of me was taken down, several others started trending instead, such as “Mr. York Hits His Fiancée into Miscarriage for the Other Woman”, “Quinn is the Mistress”, and “Sleeping Her Way to the Top: The Scandal Rocking York Group.” The trending news couldn’t be buried so easily, especially with the support of the Carters and Ash behind it. The best part? All of it was true, and we blurred the faces of everyone involved. Hence, even if Steve tried to make a fuss, there was no way to twist the story.It didn’t take long for the tide of public opinion to turn. Netizens flocked to all of York Group’s official accounts, and in an instant, the company stock took a major dive.My phone rang several times after that, but I didn’t answer. Every call went straight to the blacklist, and soon, silence filled my phone.After the event, I left for medical treatment overseas with Ben to heal from my leg injury. He t