All Chapters of Betrayed, Broken, Married Up: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Have you made up your mind? If I take responsibility, you can't see anyone else. That accident wasn't entirely my fault."His voice came through the phone, calm and distant, yet strangely steadying."I've thought it through. I won't regret it."Until today, I had never imagined I would end up asking a man I had never even met face-to-face, the one who took my first time, to marry me.And just like that, the memories came flooding back.Derick Tucker and I had grown up together. That day was supposed to be our engagement.Instead, Teresa Marshall got me drunk, and I ended up sleeping with someone else.The alcohol blurred parts of my memory, but I clearly remembered Teresa being the one who walked me back to the room.I rushed to confront her, only to find out she had fallen off an overpass in a reckless moment and ended up in a vegetative state. I couldn't help but think she got what she deserved.But when with Derick, I still feel like I let him down.I told him everything

Chapter 2

At the wedding venue the next day, I stood off in a quiet corner, waiting for Philip to come find me.Then Teresa showed up uninvited, her voice soft and syrupy."Guess I'll never get to marry Derick in this life. Summer, can I at least experience a wedding night before that?"I didn't respond, but Derick cut in like he was being perfectly reasonable. "Stop being jealous. What's wrong with helping Teresa fulfill a wish? Do you have to be this petty?"When I ignored him, Teresa pouted, her tone turning pitiful. "I mean, it's understandable if you don't agree. After all, Derick is your fiancé…""Sure."I didn't feel like wasting another second on them. I gave a perfunctory answer and stood up to leave.As she passed by me, she suddenly winced."Summer… What are you doing? My foot really hurts…"I looked at her terrible acting and couldn't even be bothered to react.But Derick's face darkened. He shoved me to the ground and snapped, "I knew it! All that generosity was fake. You

Chapter 3

"Alright, Summer, I'll make it up to you. But there's only one groom…" Teresa paused, then brightened."There's a black pig out back, right? Just bring it here!"Derick let out a laugh, looking at me with open contempt. "Perfect match for someone like her."He snapped his fingers, and someone dragged in a filthy, foul-smelling black pig from the farm, easily over 200 pounds.I watched the whole ridiculous scene unfold, too drained to even react. "You don't have to do this, Derick. I'm not interested in you anymore. To put it simply, I don't love you."He froze for a second, then laughed as if I had just told a joke."I don't believe you. You don't love me? No way. You really think you can get over me? For five years, I told you what to do, and you did it. Not a single complaint. And now you're saying you don't love me?"He cupped my face, gently wiping away the dirt like nothing was wrong."Just stay by my side and do what I say. Wouldn't that be better? We'll be happy."He

Chapter 4

"Where the hell did this lunatic come from?" someone said."For a so-called rich heir to get married in a place that's basically on par with a toilet, your taste really isn't anything special, Mr. Tucker," Philip continued.Derick's face darkened instantly. No one had ever spoken to him like that before. "Who the hell are you?""Philip Smith, CEO of Smith Enterprise. And I own this place you're in."Derick burst out laughing. "Yeah, right! You say you're a CEO, and I'm supposed to just believe you? What a joke. I could say I'm the richest man in the world."Philip didn't argue. He simply held up proof of his identity and the purchase agreement.Derick scoffed. "Yeah, yeah. Big deal."But Teresa's eyes lit up. Her tone turned soft and eager."You're Mr. Smith? Are you here for the wedding?""I'm here for my fiancée."Derick laughed again, disbelief written all over his face. "Your fiancée? There's no one like that here. You've got the wrong place."Philip didn't even look at

Chapter 5

The truth hit the room like an explosion, tearing straight through the polished calm of the wedding. The entire hall erupted."Teresa's that vicious? Oh, my… She's been with that many men? Doesn't she worry about getting sick?""And she had the nerve to call someone else trash? She's no better.""Mr. Tucker really got played. The woman he was about to marry has been with who knows how many people!""So what does that make her? A community property?"Every stunned, disgusted, mocking stare turned on Teresa at once, like blades closing in. Camera flashes went off nonstop as reporters swarmed, drawn in like sharks smelling blood."No, this isn't real! It's fake!" Teresa screamed, completely unraveling. "Derick, you have to believe me. Summer must've made it up! She's just jealous of me. It's all fake!"Derick looked like he had been struck by lightning. His eyes locked onto the screen, then snapped to Teresa, then to me, standing behind Philip, cold and unmoved.What filled his fa

Chapter 6

Derick pointed at Philip and me, shouting at the security guards who had just rushed in."Grab them! One's a fraud, and the other's trash. And they think they can cause trouble in my territory? Beat them!"The guards hesitated, exchanging uncertain looks.Derick's face twisted with anger. "What are you standing around for? Do you think we pay you to do nothing? Move! My dad's on his way. Let's see who dares disobey me!"Right then, a furious, commanding voice cut through the noise in the hall."You useless brat! I'd like to see who dares lay a hand on Mr. Smith!"Everyone turned.Gordon Tucker, head of Tucker Group and Derick's father, stood at the entrance, his face dark with anger.And then, in front of everyone, he lowered his head to the so-called "fraud.""Mr. Smith, my son was out of line. I apologize to you and Ms. Burrows. However you want to handle this, we'll respect it."The entire hall went silent.Derick's smug expression froze, then shattered into disbelief."

Chapter 7

Derick went rigid, the color draining from his face. His whole body shook under the weight of it. When he looked at me, his eyes were a mess of hatred, regret, and something weaker, something almost pleading."Summer… I mean, Mrs. Smith… I-I was wrong. Please… just let the Tuckers go…"Philip's hand closed gently around mine, a quiet signal that I didn't need to say anything.He looked at Derick like he was nothing."Let you go? When you arranged that pig for my wife, did you think about mercy? When you called her trash, used goods, and said she wasn't worthy of your family, did you leave yourself any way out?"Derick flinched, then lifted his head, clinging to the last bit of defiance he had left."She betrayed me first! She didn't keep herself pure!"Philip let out a short, cold laugh and raised a hand."Play it."The screen lit up again.This time, it was the police's follow-up investigation. The footage was clear.Less than five minutes after Teresa helped me into the ro

Chapter 8

Philip stood, still holding my hand, and looked down at the broken father and son."Tucker Group will be taken over and liquidated by Smith Enterprise, effective immediately. Mr. Gordon, for what you've contributed to Airlington, you can keep your old house for retirement."His gaze shifted to Derick, cold and merciless."As for you… Everything under your name like your assets, shares, and even that limited-edition car will be used to cover your debts. Starting today, you're no longer a Tucker heir. You're just another man buried in debt, figuring out how to survive on your own. Go ahead and see what you are without the Tucker name.""N-No, this can't be happening… It's not supposed to go this way…"Everything Derick had built his identity on, his pride, his arrogance, his obsession with purity… All of it collapsed in an instant, leaving nothing but regret and despair.Philip's voice didn't change. "You like pigs so much? Then go raise them."Derick had never been so humiliated.

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