All Chapters of Trash Groom, Stolen Gown: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

"Where did this poor nobody come from? How dare you touch my wedding dress?!"The wedding was just days away. I had come to the boutique to see my custom-made gown.But the moment I laid hands on it, I was slapped hard across the face.The dress was ripped from my grasp. The scattered crystals cut my fingers, sending a sharp pain shooting up my arm.I frowned. "Who are you? This is my wedding dress!"She slapped me again, shouting, "You wretched little—! You've dirtied my dress! You're going to pay for it! Do you even know how expensive this is? They'd have to sell you just to cover it!"I froze.At that moment, the boutique manager hurried over, bowing apologetically to the woman."Miss Huxley, I'm terribly sorry. Our new employee didn't recognize your dress and gave it to someone else by mistake."Miss Huxley, meanwhile, was bawling into her phone, presumably to her husband or fiancé."Honey, my dress was ruined by some poor woman! What do I do?"But Honey, you had it cust

I handed the bracelet to the police, and they quickly located the chip inside the dress.A scan revealed the identity information. The dress was mine, clear as day."Miss Huxley—or should I say Miss Smith—do you see this? This wedding dress belongs to the Vance family. It is the personal property of Sheila Vance. This gown is worth 1 million dollars. You've ruined it with your alterations, and you will be held fully responsible for all losses!"Lisa froze.All this time she'd been altering the dress, and she hadn't even noticed the chip hidden inside. The boutique manager was even paler, wiping cold sweat from his face as panic set in.But Lisa still wouldn't admit defeat."It's a lie! She wanted to steal my dress. She planted the chip in there! If not, how come the boutique staff never found it after all their alterations? She came, and suddenly it's here—there's clearly something suspicious!"The manager, terrified of offending anyone but afraid of being implicated himself, qu

The housekeeper ground his teeth in fury at the sight of my battered state and immediately agreed to follow through.Soon after, my parents returned—and with them came the Huxley family elders. And Alistair, being carried in on a stretcher, arrived as well.The moment my father laid eyes on Alistair, he sneered."Alistair, it must have been so exhausting for you to 'educate' my daughter while she was being so difficult. And yet, I wasn't aware that every member of the Vance family had died out, and it still fell to your Huxley family to do the hard work!"Alistair's parents froze in fear.Over the years, our company had expanded overseas, with much of our assets moved abroad. That had created the illusion domestically that the Vance family had grown weak. Alistair had taken advantage of that perception to flaunt himself outside.But face-to-face with my parents, he was nothing more than a pawn.Unfortunately, Alistair didn't seem to realize this. He tried to rise from the stretc

I shook Alistair's hand off and let out a cold laugh. "Alistair, why are you acting like a dog, obsessing over things that don't belong to you? Even if our engagement hadn't already been called off, anything belonging to the Vance family is still not something a rabid dog like you gets to covet."I suggest you get out while you still can. Last time it was your leg—this time, there's no telling what it'll be."The moment I mentioned the incident where I broke his leg, Alistair flew into a rage."I haven't even settled that score with you yet, and you dare bring it up?" he snarled. "Sheila, your family's company is practically bankrupt. How much longer do you think you can keep acting arrogant?"I'm telling you right now—this is your last chance. If you don't take the hint and agree to marry me, just wait until your parents send you off to some old man as his second wife!"Before he could finish speaking, I grabbed a wine bottle nearby and smashed it straight over his head.Alistai

It was clear I would never let the Huxley Group off the hook. Alistair's parents had preemptively filed for bankruptcy, at least preserving their retirement funds.Since Lisa was pregnant, Alistair planned to go through with their wedding. But on the eve of the ceremony, he still decided to crawl out and disgust me one last time."Sheila, I… I just can't wait any longer. I've waited for you too long, and I want a normal life now," he said, stumbling over his words. "I admit I used Lisa as a substitute for you, but from now on, she's the mother of my child. I will respect her… maybe even love her."In short, we were fated but not meant to be. In the next life… the next life, I will wait for you!"I had only stepped out for a meal and ended up witnessing this nauseating spectacle.I stayed calm and simply said, "I've recorded everything. I'll send it to your wife in a moment. If you don't leave, I'll break your dick."Terrified, Alistair turned and ran. I sent the recording straigh