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Chapter 1

Blood ran from my forehead into my eyes, blurring everything in front of me.I'd been in a car accident. Not far away, a Porsche that had crashed into me sat crooked across the road.With trembling hands, I took out my phone and called my fiancee, Celeste Quinn.It rang for a long time before she finally picked up."Celeste, I... I was in an accident. I'm at..."My voice was hoarse. I forced the words out through the pain in my chest, but before I could finish, Celeste cut me off impatiently."Ryan, what kind of stunt is this now? Are you ever going to stop?"Good. Die, then. Stop bothering me."As soon as she said that, a gentle, familiar male voice sounded on her end."Celeste, my wish is for us to be together forever."It was Lester Carter. Celeste's ex-boyfriend. The man she'd never stopped loving.Celeste's impatience vanished at once. Her voice turned soft and tender."Okay. Blow out the candles."She hung up without the slightest hesitation.I stared at the dark ph

Chapter 2

Since Celeste loved Lester that much, I decided I'd stop clinging to her.What worried me now was Lily's treatment money.The thought of Lily still lying in the intensive care unit filled me with guilt and pain.While I was lost in thought, the door to my hospital room opened.A young, beautiful woman walked in. She wore a tracksuit, a low-key baseball cap, and sunglasses that hid most of her small face.She was the driver of the Porsche that had hit me."You finally woke up."Cordelia White sat down beside me naturally and poured me a glass of water."Does anything still hurt?"Only then did I realize I was in a private hospital's high-end single room. A room like this cost tens of thousands a day. Cordelia must have paid for my medical expenses all this time.I understood the situation and thanked her calmly."Thank you. Please send me the bill. I'll transfer the fees to you later."I tried to sit up, but Cordelia pressed a hand to my shoulder. She was very close. I could

Chapter 3

"Your ex-girlfriend?"She emphasized the word ex on purpose.I laughed softly and replied to Celeste in front of Cordelia."We've already broken up. Miss Quinn, please stop bothering me."Cordelia tugged at my fingers, her voice bright and coy."Pick a date in a few days. We'll get the marriage certificate."I nodded and said yes.Although Cordelia and I hadn't registered our marriage yet, we held a grand wedding first.The wedding lasted the entire day.By evening, I helped Cordelia stumble into our wedding suite.She'd clearly drunk too much. Her eyes were hazy, and her usually fair skin had a faint flush from the alcohol.I swallowed and forced myself to look away.I helped her take off her heels and was about to leave when Cordelia caught my hand."Where do you think you're going? Today's our wedding. Plenty of people are still watching outside."Her palm was hot enough to make me flinch.I said, "Then I'll sleep on the sofa."As soon as I said it, Cordelia grabbed

Chapter 4

The ring box hadn't been touched. That meant no one had come home since my accident.I opened the box. Two beautiful matching rings lay inside, engraved with Celeste's and my initials.An indescribable ache rose in my chest.I snapped the box shut and tossed it into the trash, as casually as our relationship had been discarded.I left with my suitcase. As the door closed behind me, the love I'd carried for Celeste for ten years was locked inside that apartment too.After Celeste and Lester returned to the country, they plunged straight into work.The two of them had started a company together, using my money.The day Celeste received my breakup message, she smashed her phone, deleted me, blocked me, and never contacted me again.At her desk, Celeste tapped a pen against the surface and asked her secretary casually, "Has Ryan come by?"The secretary looked troubled."Ms. Quinn, Mr. Sheridan hasn't come at all. You've asked five times already."Celeste frowned and dismissed th

Chapter 5

Celeste asked with her arms crossed, as if she had every right.I saw the fading marks still on her neck and felt only irony.My tone was calm."We've already broken up. Who I'm with is my business."Celeste snapped impatiently, "Ryan, are you done making a scene? First you staged a car accident, and now this? What exactly are you trying to do?"Don't forget who chased after whom back then."I looked at Celeste, and disappointment settled completely in my heart. So my love had become a blade she could use to stab me whenever she pleased.I took the hospital records from my bag and handed them to her.The more Celeste read, the more startled she became."Ryan, I...""I didn't know. I was busy with something then."Her eyes dodged mine. She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around my waist, burying her face against me."Ryan, stop this, okay? We're about to get engaged. We'll stop fighting from now on."Once I help Lester make his comeback, we'll get our marriage license.

Chapter 6

She held my hand and took a photo, then posted it online.At her request, I posted the same photo. Soon, the comments filled with congratulations."Congrats, Ryan. You and Celeste finally made it from campus to the altar!""Oh my God, from college sweethearts to marriage. So romantic!"I replied under the comments in one line:"Thank you for your blessings. My wife is Cordelia White."After that, I turned off my phone and spent the long night with Cordelia, leaving everyone in the comments section completely stunned.Celeste received the news too.One of her friends called her."Celeste, your half sister Cordelia got married. A flash marriage, no less."I heard the man has no background. She just picked someone at random."Celeste was making tea. When she heard that, she sneered."That brainless woman will do anything for inheritance rights."Once she helped Lester's business succeed, she'd be able to use the new project to enter the ranks of rising business elites. By the

Chapter 7

"Celeste, why are you shouting here? Ryan's the man of this house."I could feel Cordelia's arm stiffen. She felt insecure.My heart softened. I held her hand in return and pulled her into my arms.I could clearly feel Cordelia's body relax, as if the pressure around us had eased."Celeste, understand your own status."Your mother was the mistress. Are you planning to follow the same path?"So Celeste was the White family's illegitimate daughter. She'd been raised outside the family and used her mother's surname.Now it was Celeste's turn to be stunned.She stared at the intimacy between Cordelia and me. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and her face went pale. Her thin body swayed."This is impossible. I'm Ryan's fiancee!"As she shouted, everything seemed to click into place for her. The reason I'd entered Riverside Villas was because Cordelia lived there. I was with Cordelia.Celeste's shout drew curious looks from the people around us.But she didn't dare make too much of

Chapter 8

Natalie saw through my thoughts and smiled bitterly."That's not what I mean. We're all former classmates. I just can't bear to see Celeste become like this. Cordelia has been too ruthless with the two of them."Cordelia's doing?Natalie said Cordelia had driven Lester's and Celeste's company toward collapse. They were already drowning in debt.I lowered my head and watched the wine in my glass catch the light. I couldn't describe what I felt.Suddenly, a pair of hands settled on my shoulders. Cordelia took the glass from me and replaced it with warm milk."Your stomach's been acting up again these past few days. Don't drink."Feeling the warmth of the milk in my hand, my heart seemed to be wrapped in warmth too.After seven or eight years with Celeste, she'd never known I had stomach problems.Cordelia brushed back her hair and smiled without smiling."Miss Wells, if you have work questions, you can come to me. Don't bother my husband."Natalie forced a laugh and slipped aw

Chapter 9

"Ryan, are you in the study?"Cordelia's voice sounded outside, and the door opened.When she saw the diary in my hand, embarrassment flashed across her face. Then she blushed, snatched the diary away, and muttered quietly."How did you find this?"Looking at Cordelia's reddened cheeks, I stepped forward and hugged her tightly.Cordelia could barely breathe from how hard I held her, but she hugged me back and asked softly, "What's wrong?"I kissed the top of her head. My voice trembled."Nothing. I just wanted to hold you."I didn't know what Cordelia must have felt all those years watching me pour my whole heart into Celeste. After all, I knew better than anyone what it felt like to love someone who loved someone else."Ryan, let's not separate."Cordelia buried her face in my chest, her voice muffled.After that day, Cordelia and I grew even closer. The hazy, invisible barrier between us finally broke.The next time I saw Celeste was at Cordelia's grandfather's eightieth

Chapter 10

Celeste's eyes dodged slightly, but her expression had already calmed."Of course I know who the father of my child is."Cordelia asked, "So you mean you never had anything to do with another man?"Celeste looked offended."What do you mean by that, sister? I know you're upset, but you don't need to slander me like this."Cordelia's lips curved. She made a phone call and said only, "Come in."Less than five minutes later, the butler brought a familiar face before Old Mr. White.When Celeste saw Lester Carter, her face drained of color.Cordelia smiled like a fox."Mr. Carter, you tell us."Lester looked at Celeste with complicated eyes, then swept a glance over me and spoke with certainty."Celeste's child is mine."She was shameless. While she was still dating Ryan, she was flirting with me."She's been stringing Ryan along the whole time. She never wanted to marry Ryan. What she wanted was the entire White family."Celeste lunged at Lester like a madwoman, grabbing his

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