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All Chapters of The Night Before My Wedding He Dumped Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

The day before my wedding, my fiancé, Miles, blew off our rehearsal dinner. He sent a text saying he was marrying his childhood sweetheart, Kate. She was pregnant, and the baby needed the Sterling name.Fine by me. I agreed instantly. I'd wanted out of this marriage for a long time.Moments later, Kate posted an update on the family's private social network.The photo showed two hands intertwined, wearing the Sterling family's heirloom wedding rings.A blurry sonogram was visible in the background. Seven weeks.Her caption was dripping with triumph.He said he wants to give me and our baby a real family.In the replies below, the Sterling family's inner circle showered them with congratulations.They congratulated the young Boss for finally following his heart, promising extravagant gifts for the ceremony tomorrow.Not a single person spared a thought for me, his fiancée.It was as if the grand ceremony, the talk of the town, had always been for them. I was just an outsider.I let out

Chapter 2

I shook my head, forcing the ugly thought from my mind.I just typed "Understood" and hit send.A glaring red exclamation mark appeared on the screen.In his rush to prove his loyalty to Kate, my fiancé hadn't even waited for a reply. He'd already blocked me.Even better. I didn't mind at all.In fact, I should thank him for saving me the trouble.Picking up a burner phone, I dialed the secure line to my family's consigliere and announced the indefinite postponement of the marriage alliance.Harper Romano. Wedding postponed indefinitely for personal reasons.My announcement sent shockwaves through the city's elite, on both sides of the law. My phone immediately started ringing off the hook.Not wanting to create more complications, I stuck to the script Miles had given me: it was too soon, and I wasn't ready.Even so, my family's most trusted capos sent me urgent warnings."Harper, Miles is about to take over all of Apex Harbor. Every ambitious woman in this city is gunning for your sp

Chapter 3

This penthouse, with its panoramic view of Apex Harbor, was supposed to be our marital home. The one I had chosen for us.Every detail reflected the life I had imagined for us.Now, every inch of it felt like a knife twisting in my gut.I didn't own many things here. They barely filled a single suitcase.But there was more to throw out than to keep.It was late by the time I finished packing, and I saw the flood of missed calls from Miles.I didn't have to guess why. He was calling to chew me out for ratting on him to Eleonora.I tossed the key card onto the entryway table, ready to drop a crystal box filled with our photos into the shredder.Only to have Miles and Kate burst through the door.The crystal box shattered on the tile floor, sending sharp shards flying.A shard of glass sliced open my ankle, and blood welled up instantly.Miles instantly shielded Kate behind him, his voice low and accusatory."Harper, are you crazy? Didn't you see Kate standing right there? What if she got

Chapter 4

"Harper, I know you hate me, but you didn't have to push me!""Ah, it hurts! My stomach..."Kate crumpled at the bottom of the stairs, clutching her stomach and groaning, her palm sliced open by the shattered glass on the floor.Miles dropped the first-aid kit and bolted down the stairs, his eyes wild with anguish."Kate! Don't be scared. I'm taking you to the hospital, right now."He swept her into his arms and dashed for the door.Just before he stepped out, he stopped and looked back at me, his gaze icy and unfamiliar. His tone was grim."Harper, I never thought you could be this cruel. To actually harm a pregnant woman.""If anything happens to my child, I swear to God, Harper, you will regret the day you were born."I watched him carry Kate away and whispered to the empty room, "We never had a future anyway."I calmly grabbed a tissue and began picking up the glass shards, one by one. The bleeding from my ankle had already stopped.But the wound in my heart was still raw and gapin

Chapter 5

Pain shot through my knees as they slammed into the cold marble floor.I struggled to stand, but Miles's hand clamped down on my shoulder like iron, forcing me to stay down.He lowered his voice. "Why won't you say anything? Just apologize to her. Once."I gritted my teeth. "I'll say this one last time," I said, my voice low and tight. "I did not push her. There's a hidden camera in the penthouse hall. Check the surveillance footage yourself."If he checked that recording, Kate's clumsy act would be exposed for what it was.But he didn't even consider it.He just didn't believe me."Harper, you've disappointed me more than I can say. Do you have any idea what you destroyed? It wasn't just a baby, it was her chance to ever be a mother.""She's been through enough. All she wants is an apology, and you're still refusing?""You took away her chance to be a mother. It's only right that you compensate her with your foundation. And consider this penance for selling my shares to my uncle behin

Chapter 6

I stood there, phone in hand, utterly speechless.It was absurd. Laughable.But the truth no longer mattered. Not to me.Eleonora obviously hadn't ended the call, because her voice barked through the phone at me."Harper, you will not get on that plane. I'm settling this with them now. I will not have the Sterling name dragged through the mud. That little bitch is the spitting image of her social-climbing mother."A final boarding call urged passengers to turn off all electronic devices.I ended the call without a second thought.As the screen went dark, I could faintly hear Miles's trembling voice."Mom... were you telling the truth?"But the truth no longer interested me.Whether Kate was pregnant or not, whose child she was carrying... none of it mattered anymore.I closed my eyes, my mind already racing with plans for the future.I had sacrificed my own ambitions for the sake of our families' alliance.Now, armed with the capital from selling my shares, I would never again be fooli

Chapter 7

Kate's face was ashen as she desperately tried to deny it."You're lying! I wasn't! I was carrying Miles's child!""It was Harper! She's the vicious one! She pushed me down the stairs and caused the miscarriage. The doctor said I...""Are you going to claim your uterus was so severely damaged you needed an emergency hysterectomy today?"Eleonora cut her off, and Kate swayed on her feet.Kate bit her lip, her eyes welling with tears as she looked at Miles."Miles, the Madam has always looked down on me, but how could I know about all that family history she's digging up?"She was betting on the young heir's ignorance of his own family's past.But Eleonora wasn't buying it. She stepped forward and grabbed her arm."Whether that organ was removed a decade ago or today, a trip to the hospital will clear this all up."Of course, Kate didn't dare to take that challenge.She clutched her abdomen in terror, her head lolled to the side, and she collapsed in a dead faint.Such a clumsy performan

Chapter 8

It was the recording from the hidden camera I had planted in the penthouse hall.The footage clearly showed me standing perfectly still while she screamed and threw herself down the spiral staircase in a fit of pure melodrama.The vicious taunts she had hurled at me while Miles was gone echoed, word for word, in the quiet hospital room.Miles, at his breaking point, shoved her away as she tried to throw herself at him again."Get. Out."Kate met his cold gaze and froze, a sob catching in her throat."Miles, I only did it because I love you so much.""When we were kids, you promised you'd marry me when we grew up. But you broke that promise. You fell in love with another woman...""I never wanted to ruin things for you. But you were the one who gave me special treatment. I'd call, and you would drop everything. You indulged my dependence, you tolerated my whims. If you didn't have feelings for me, why did you even bother?""You gave me hope. And then you slept with me that night you wer

Chapter 9

"Close the blinds," I told my assistant. "And have someone cut the power to that ridiculous screen across the street."Outside my window, the massive LED screen on the building opposite my office, which he'd just purchased, was playing a 24/7 loop of his haggard, tearful apology video.The rejection hadn't woken him up.He had resorted to the only method he knew to win a woman back: throwing money at the problem.He booked out primetime at all my favorite restaurants, just to stage a clumsy "chance encounter."My assistant handed me a tablet. "Ma'am, Mr. Sterling just acquired the company we were competing with for the environmental project, at a significant premium. His representative says he wants to transfer the entire project to you, free of charge."I didn't even glance at the tablet."Reject it," I said, my voice cold. "And issue a public statement immediately. Our company refuses any and all capital injections or collaborations related to the Sterling family. Add his name to our

Chapter 10

I hung up on Miles and immediately called my mother."Mom, what's the situation in Apex Harbor?"My mother's voice was weary. "Harper, you've kicked the hornet's nest. The Sterlings are in the middle of a civil war. Miles's uncle, Antonio, is using that thirty percent stake you sold him to make his move."I gripped my phone tighter. "What exactly is happening?""Antonio is claiming Miles has forfeited his right as heir. He's positioning himself as the family's future. The old Don is gravely ill, and Eleonora can't control the situation alone."My mother paused. "The other families are watching, waiting to see which way the wind blows."I could almost smell the blood in the air."What else?" I pressed."Antonio sees you as the key to toppling Miles and the old Don." My mother's tone grew serious. "Harper, get out of Argentum City. Now. Come back under our protection."I looked out the window at the night sky. "Mom, I'm not running.""You have to run!" my mother was practically shouting.

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