All Chapters of The Day I Was Dumped, I Married A Hidden Tycoon: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

Alicia Hodge stood outside the marriage registry office in a white wedding gown.It had been three hours since her fiancé left her standing on the pavement after calling off their marriage certificate at the last minute.Though she had only spent three months in the Hodge family, she already learned how things worked.She lowered her gaze slightly, her fingers brushing against the hem of her dress.So this was their move.Fine.She lifted her head and glanced toward the entrance of the registry office. The requirement was simple. Marriage. No marriage, no inheritance. No inheritance, no place in the company and she’d be sent back to the countryside.The Hodge family had suddenly found her after 23 years and told her she was next in line to be heir of the family after her grandfather’s. She didn’t even know the man, but the fact he made such an important decision, she knew she couldn’t let him down. Furthermore, she was 25 and always dreamed of making it in the big city. If she let

Alicia didn’t know how to react. She had only spent a few months in Dew City, but she knew enough that most people had no respect. Her husband, however, didn’t seem like one of those people, so she simply concluded he was in a bad mood after everything she had just told him about her family.‘‘Hey, what are you doing? This is the Nathaniel Red who I’ve been waiting for the entire day. Don’t screw this up.’’ She whispered through clenched teeth, nudging him repeatedly to keep him at bay.Derek thinned his lips and said nothing. He only married this woman because of his grandparents, and they had agreed not to be actively involved in each other’s lives unless it was absolutely necessary.But Nathaniel was the Hayne family’s jeweler, and he only rose to fame after making a piece for his grandmother.‘‘Don’t just keep quiet, apologize to Mr. Red.’’ she nudged him again when he stopped talking.“That is not necessary, ma’am!’’ Nathaniel Red almost jumped out of his skin when he heard her.

“Wait for me while I freshen up,” Derek exhaled as they walked inside the hotel. Alicia nodded and took her seat. About three minutes later, the loud clacking of heels filled her ears.“Alicia? What are you doing here? Who’s that man you were just with? Did you see me coming and ask him to run?”That brash tone.She had only known it for three months, but Alicia could never mistake it.She tilted her head toward the voice, straightening when she saw Olivia walking toward her, her arm hooked around a man’s.“Cousin Olivia.”As she spoke, her eyes shifted to the man with her, her brows narrowing slightly.Olivia had mentioned she was going out with Dimitri Scavo for the Damapol project. This had to be him.As she connected the dots, Olivia noticed her gaze lingering on Dimitri and felt smug.Right.Her boyfriend was a good-looking man, and with the family he came from, Alicia had to be thinking of how much better her life would be if she had someone like him instead of Marcus.Clearing

There was absolutely no reason for this brutal show of force. Not when Dimitri had gotten her the Damapol project.So Olivia didn’t protest and let herself be dragged away by him.Andrea spotted them leaving from a distance and immediately raised her glass to give a speech.“People, let’s give it up for Mr. Scavo, the reason my humble Hodge family was even considered for a project like this one.”Immediately, all eyes diverted toward them, prompting Dimitri to stop… in severe confusion.Andrea walked to the middle of the room, held the glass with both hands, and continued smiling.“Well, you see, my Olivia embarrassed him just the other day, yet he still talked her up favorably to his uncle. I couldn’t ask for a better son-in-law.”Dimitri was even more perplexed and lowered his eyes to Olivia.“You got the Damapol project?”Olivia nodded vigorously and reached forward to hold his hand. “I feel so ashamed thinking of how I embarrassed you. From now on, I will do exactly as you ask.”D