All Chapters of At Our Engagement Party, I Exposed My Cheating Fiancé: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

“Vivienne, can I borrow your ruby necklace? You have so much jewelry today. You won’t miss this one.”The dressing-room door had not been fully closed, and Chloe Bennett’s voice carried clearly through the gap.She did not wait for my answer.She simply opened my jewelry case and reached inside.I turned to look at her.She was wearing an extravagant white engagement gown with a sweeping train. The crystals along the skirt sparkled even more brightly than the ones on my dress.Anyone who did not know better would have assumed she was the one getting engaged today.“Put it down.”I watched her through the mirror, my voice perfectly flat.Chloe’s hand froze in midair.She pursed her lips, and her eyes immediately turned red.“Vivienne, you’re not really going to be this petty, are you?” She bit her lower lip, looking wounded. “I just thought the necklace would go perfectly with my dress. I only wanted to try it on for you and see how it looked.”Then she added, almost casuall

Chapter 2

Adrian’s words landed lightly.I sat before the mirror, studying my perfectly made-up face.“A bridesmaid greeting guests with the engaged couple?”I picked up a lipstick tube and twisted it open.“Adrian, do you want the whole city to think the three of us are getting engaged?”He stopped at the door and looked back, his brow furrowing again.“Vivienne, stop with the sarcastic comments.” His patience was clearly gone. “Chloe is bored sitting alone in the lounge. What’s wrong with letting her get some air?”“She’s helping us welcome guests. Why does that bother you so much?”“It’s unnecessary.”I set the lipstick down with a sharp click.“This is my engagement party. I don’t need another person playing hostess.”“You’re impossible.”Adrian yanked the door open.“Fine. Stay in here, then. Come out or don’t. I don’t care.”The door slammed behind him.I closed my eyes and took a slow breath.Impossible?He had not even seen what truly impossible looked like yet.I took

Chapter 3

“Actually, Adrian picked this dress himself,” I said smoothly. “He told me he liked me in something simple.”I tossed the ball right back into his court.His mother paused, then shot Adrian a look.She did not say another word.Chloe immediately slipped her arm through Mrs. Cole’s and pouted.“Mrs. Cole, don’t blame Vivienne. I’m the one who stole her spotlight. I’ll go change.”She turned as though she meant to leave, her eyes already turning red.“Change what?”Adrian grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.Then he glared at me.“Vivienne, do you have to make everyone uncomfortable?”I watched his hand wrapped around Chloe’s wrist and remembered the dash-cam recording.He had held her with that same force.That same possessive grip.“That woman is so stiff,” he had said. “She’s nothing like you.”A wave of disgust rose in my throat.But I only smiled.Go ahead.Make a bigger scene.The harder they fell later, the better.Adrian’s accusation cut through the noise of

Chapter 4

He had not even asked whether the wine had hit me.Whether I was hurt.His first instinct was always to protect Chloe.Then blame me for making too much of it.“The backup dress is last year’s collection,” I said, staring at him. “You expect me to wear that onstage at my own engagement party?”“So what if it’s last year’s?” Adrian said impatiently. “It still fits, doesn’t it? Do you really have to throw a tantrum now?”“Go change. Stop holding everyone up.”He gave me a slight shove.And in that moment, I saw him clearly.I took a slow breath.Just a little longer, Vivienne.Five more minutes.“Fine,” I said blankly. “I’ll go change.”I turned toward the dressing room.Behind me, I heard Adrian soothing Chloe.“It’s okay, Chloe. Stop crying. You’re going to ruin your makeup.”I stepped into the dressing room, peeled off the ruined gown, and changed into the plain backup dress.It was dull.Forgettable.And in the mirror, it made me look almost shabby.I smiled.Adr

Chapter 5

“Careful!”Adrian cried out and instinctively tossed aside the microphone, catching Chloe securely in his arms.She collapsed against his chest as the ring box slid off the tray and hit the floor with a sharp clatter.“Adrian, I’m sorry. I was just nervous,” Chloe said softly, leaning into him.“It’s okay. You’re not hurt, are you?”He helped her upright with a tenderness he had never shown me.Then he even reached up to smooth the hair that had fallen out of place.The ballroom went quiet.Everyone was watching the absurd scene onstage.Once Chloe had steadied herself, she bent down to retrieve the ring box.As she did, the neckline of her loose gown slipped lower.The concealer at her collarbone no longer hid the dark purple mark beneath it.Under the bright stage lights, it was impossible to miss.A kiss mark.Someone in the crowd sucked in a breath.Adrian saw it too.His face went white.He reached out instinctively, trying to pull her neckline back into place.B

Chapter 6

“Vivienne, listen to me. That recording was edited. It’s fake. Someone is trying to set me up!”“Was the dash-cam data edited too?”I looked at him without an ounce of warmth.“Yesterday, three o’clock. The mountain road outside the city. Your car.”“Do you want me to put the route history on the screen too?”The last trace of hope drained from Adrian’s face.His knees buckled.He dropped to the stage.“Vivienne, I was wrong. I made a stupid mistake. She came onto me!”He pointed at Chloe, trying to throw every bit of blame onto her.“I only love you!”Chloe jerked her head up, staring at him in disbelief.“Adrian, what did you just say? You were the one who dragged me into that car yesterday!”“Shut up!” His eyes went red. “You seduced me! You knew I was getting married, and you still wouldn’t leave me alone!”“Me?” Chloe shot to her feet, as though he had struck a nerve. “Adrian, say that again with a straight face.”“Who texted me in the middle of the night saying, ‘V

Chapter 7

The car rolled through the rain, leaving Adrian behind in the storm.I lowered the window just enough to see him in the rearview mirror.He stood soaked to the bone in the middle of the downpour, one hand over his face as he finally broke down.Then I rolled the window back up, shutting out the wind, the rain, and the sound of him crying my name.My phone buzzed.It was a message from my mother.'We saw. Your father says he’ll handle the rest.'I replied with two words.'Thank you.'Then I opened a family group chat without Adrian in it.My mother had created it three days ago. It included my parents, Adrian’s parents, and the relatives from both sides who actually mattered.I typed:'To all: I’m sorry today’s engagement party ended this way.I have organized the full evidence and will send it here shortly. My parents will also be ending all business partnerships with the Cole family. Please take note.'My mother replied at once.'I support Vivienne’s decision.'My fath

Chapter 8

I did not waste time explaining.I dropped the folder of documents into the group chat.The title read:'Adrian Cole and Chloe Bennett: Three Years of Hotel Stays and Financial Transfers'The first file contained their hotel records from the past three years, timestamped down to the minute.The second showed Adrian’s transfers to Chloe, from designer bags costing a few thousand dollars to a six-figure down payment on her sports car.The third was a screenshot of a post Chloe had uploaded three days earlier.It showed a staged, alarming photo and a caption that read:'If everyone thinks this is my fault, maybe disappearing is the only way I can prove I’m innocent.'I typed:'To all: I’m sorry today’s engagement party ended this way.These are the records of Adrian Cole and Chloe Bennett’s relationship. As Adrian’s former fiancée, I thought the Cole family deserved the facts.Chloe also appears to be in an unstable emotional state. The Cole family may want to check on her bef

Chapter 9

“Adrian, you disgust me.”I did not bother hiding my contempt.“Do you really think I ended our engagement because of Chloe?”He froze.“I ended it because you’re selfish, dishonest, and incapable of taking responsibility for anything.”I spoke slowly, one word at a time.“The second something goes wrong, you blame a woman. Do you think throwing Chloe under the bus will make me look back at you?”“Keep dreaming.”I pressed stop on the recorder sitting on my desk and slid it toward him.“I recorded what you just said about Chloe using the pregnancy to threaten you.”Adrian’s face went white.“You… what are you going to do?”“Nothing.” I smiled faintly. “I just think Chloe would be very touched to hear it.”“After all, she’s your loyal best friend. The one who was willing to throw everything away for you.”“Vivienne, you can’t do this!” His voice cracked. “You’ll ruin me!”“Me?”I stood and walked toward him.“Adrian, the person who ruined you was you.”I pressed the in

Chapter 10

My security team handed Chloe over to the police.As they led her away, she did not even look at me.She only gave a distant, hollow smile and kept whispering Adrian’s name.The man she had trusted most had left her with nothing.Before I knew it, late autumn had arrived.Cole Group never recovered.It ultimately entered bankruptcy liquidation.Adrian was sentenced to three years for embezzlement and fraud.I attended the hearing.He broke down in the courtroom, begging the judge for leniency and insisting that he still had parents to support.No one felt sorry for him.His parents sold their last property to cover the company’s debts, then moved back to their hometown. They were never seen in our circle again.As for Chloe, she was sentenced to two years for her role in the financial crimes.I heard she spent her time insisting she was Mrs. Cole.One evening, after working late, I walked out of the office.The autumn air had turned cold, and I pulled my coat closer arou

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