《The bride i never wanted》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

Alexander threw the phone across the room. It hit the wall with a loud crack.I sat up, clutching the sheet to my chest. “What are we going to do?”He ran both hands through his hair. “We fight. Together. I’m not letting Lang or anyone else destroy this.”Before I could reply, his phone started ringing again. This time it was Marcus.Alexander put it on speaker. “What now?”“You need to check the news,” Marcus said, sounding stressed. “Sophia just dropped a bomb. It’s everywhere.”My stomach dropped. I grabbed my own phone and opened the browser.The headline hit me like ice water.“Wrong Bride Scandal: Sophia Harrington Claims Twin Sister Stole Billionaire Alexander Voss at the Altar”There were screenshots. Voice recordings. Even a short video of Sophia crying in front of cameras saying, “Emma took my place. She stole my husband. This marriage is a complete fraud.”Comments flooded in instantly. Thousands.Gold digger.Fake marriage.Poor Alexander.Alexander’s face turned dark as h

Lang leaned forward with that ugly smile. “Shall we begin?”The boardroom felt like a courtroom. Everyone watched us. Alexander’s hand stayed tight around mine on the table.“Yes,” Alexander said coldly. “Let’s get this over with.”Lang didn’t waste time. He played more clips of Sophia’s interview, then showed messages and old emails between my father and Alexander’s team. Things looked bad. Really bad.But Alexander fought back hard. He defended me in front of everyone. He shut down every attack. By the end of the meeting, nothing was decided, but the tension was worse than before.We left the building in silence.Back at the penthouse, Alexander went straight to his office and came back with the thick folder — the same contract from our wedding night.“We need to read this again,” he said. “Together. No more hiding behind it.”I sat on the couch. He sat beside me, close enough that our legs touched. He opened the folder and we started going through the pages line by line.My stomach

He kissed me like the world outside didn’t exist.“I love you, Emma,” Alexander whispered again against my lips. “I love you.”Hearing it a second time broke something open inside me. I pulled him down harder, kissing him with everything I had. All the anger, all the fear, all the want that had been building since the wedding night.“I love you too,” I said between kisses. “Even when I wanted to kill you.”He laughed softly, a real sound that vibrated against my chest. “Good. Because I’m not letting you go now.”His hands moved under my shirt, warm and sure. I tugged at his buttons until his shirt fell open. Skin against skin. He groaned when I ran my nails down his back.“Emma…” His voice was rough. “Tell me if you want me to stop.”“Don’t you dare stop,” I said, pulling him closer.He kissed my neck, then lower. Every touch felt like fire. I arched into him, fingers in his hair as he peeled my clothes away slowly, like he was memorizing me.“You’re beautiful,” he murmured against my

I wasn’t sure if our love was strong enough to survive what Lang was bringing.The morning after was cold.Alexander barely spoke while getting ready. He kissed my forehead but didn’t look me in the eyes. The warmth from last night was gone. He was distant again, like fear had crawled back into him.“I have to prepare for the board meeting,” he said, already heading for the door. “Stay here. I’ll handle it.”I wanted to argue, but the door closed before I could.Now, hours later, I sat on the couch staring at my phone. My father’s name flashed on the screen. I answered on the third ring.“Dad?”“Emma, sweetheart.” His voice sounded tired but urgent. “I saw the news. Sophia’s interview is everywhere. This is bad. Really bad.”I closed my eyes. “I know.”“You have to fix this,” he said quickly. “The company is hanging by a thread. If Alexander loses control of the merger because of this scandal, we’re finished. Everything I built… everything you sacrificed for… it’ll be gone.”My stomac

Alexander stared at the photo on his phone for a long time.“He just made this personal,” he said. “And I’m going to make him regret it.”I touched his arm. “We’ll fight him together. Like you promised.”He nodded but didn’t look at me. The doubt was already creeping back into his eyes.The next morning came too fast. We barely slept. Alexander was on his laptop at the dining table when I walked in.“Any news?” I asked.He didn’t answer right away. Then he turned the screen toward me.It was an email from Victor Kane. Attached were documents. Bank transfers. Messages. All showing large payments from my father’s company to an offshore account right before the wedding.Alexander’s voice was low. “Explain this, Emma.”I leaned closer. My stomach dropped. “I… I don’t know. I’ve never seen these before.”“Money moved from your father’s accounts to the same shell company Kane uses,” he said. “Right before you took Sophia’s place at the altar. It looks like you were paid to do this.”I stepp