All Chapters of A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

~~Rain~~I dash out of the studio as fast as my legs can carry me, running through the reporters to Selene. How did she get into an accident immediately she left the studio? I should have known it was a bad idea for her to leave when she was so pissed.Her car is a few feet away, its bonnet smashed against a large tree by the side of the road. The hood emits thick black smoke. Judging by how bad the metal is mangled, the impact must have been pretty bad.Fortunately, Selene is alive and breathing in the driver’s seat. She had come in my car, how is hers even here in the first place?“The brakes…” she mutters weakly, clipped to the seat by the steering wheel as her seatbelt holds her in place. “The brakes aren’t working.”“I’ll call an ambulance,” I hear Ava yell behind me. “Don’t move her till you are sure she’s safe.”Reporters crowd the car. The studio complex’s security forms a file to keep them away from us as they take pictures of the scene. I bend till my eyes are on the same lev

~~Selene~~Pamela laces her hand through mine as we walk into the building. The stone walls are warm and welcoming, with traces on them that indicates that this place has existed for decades.“This is where Rain grew up. He lived here with his mother till she passed, and it means a lot to him.”A scowl forms on Rain’s face at her words. She must also think that our relationship is real judging by how easily she chooses to tell me his life history. He doesn’t approve of it, yet he doesn’t complain either. I can’t help but notice how accommodating he is to the people who mean a lot to him. First Ava, now Pamela. It’s a sharp contrast to the way he treats me.But since he thinks I'm nothing but a manipulative bitch who trapped him with a scandal, how he treats me is understandable.“Have you had anything to eat?” she asks, glancing at Rain. I can whip something up quickly.“I’m not hungry. Cook for Miss Vaughn instead.” “You know you miss my cooking, Rain. I will make enough for you. If

~~Selene~~The sun rays filtering in through the slightly open curtains wakes me up the next morning. A maid stands beside the bed, several shopping bags hanging from her fingers. She gives me a quick bow. “Good morning, Mrs Manchester, I am here with your essentials. The young master instructed me to have them delivered.”“It’s Miss Vaughn," I grumble, sitting up on the bed. The wedding hasn’t happened yet. Why is everyone calling me Mrs Manchester already? I take the bags from her and scan through them. They contain a dress, a pair of shoes and shampoo from Vaughn beauty.Rain is such a strange man, blowing hot and cold every time. Why did he get me clothes when I didn’t ask for them?I remember last night. The tension between us. I must have been the only one who felt it. The man is head over heels for Ava Wu, how could he feel something for another woman?Besides, I’m not over Ethan. Yet, he has never made me feel the way Rain did last night. With a sigh, I push the thoughts out

~~Rain~~My hands grip the steering wheel as my car tears through the road in the dark. I don’t bother to obey traffic lights and signs. Those things aren’t important when the only woman I have ever loved is on the verge of death. If Ava says she’d attempt suicide, then she’d attempt suicide. I can’t risk that.I yank at my tie, suddenly feeling suffocated despite the car’s air conditioning. Why is she there? Because of the wedding? She’s my doom. She has me wrapped around her finger, and she knows it. Ava has always had that effect over me. She knows she can get me to do what she wants without even trying.Now that I am getting married, she must have panicked. She must think I won't be available to her anymore. What she doesn’t know is that she has always been the most important person to me. Not even Selene Vaughn can change that.My phone rings just as I pull into the garage of the private building. David’s name flashes on the caller’s ID. I reject it without thinking twice. This ma

~~Rain~~MOMENTS BEFORE THE WEDDING.My tie is crooked. I stare at it in the full length mirror and straighten it for the third time, but it seems like no matter what I do, nothing works. The hum of the hotel premises fills my ear. Guests are arriving for the wedding. Staff run around, hastening to make last minute adjustments. Somewhere in the building, Selene Vaughn is getting ready to become my wife. I fiddle with my cufflinks, my fingers grazing the beds off the bracelet on my wrist.“Nice bracelet."I had been so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't hear David walk in. He flops down on a sofa behind me, throwing one leg over the other regally.“Thank you.” I make no effort to hide the sarcasm in my tone. David’s jaw twitches, fury flashing in his eyes. “Why are you here?”“We’re brothers. I have to congratulate you on your wedding.”“You have never seen me as your brother.”“That’s because your sole purpose in this life is to take everything that belongs to me.”I blow out a