All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE'S BETRAYED WIFE : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

"Mr. Ethan Marcus has fulfilled his own side of the deal... Ensure you keep yours, Mr. Armstrong..."" Else," Ethan's secretary, Mr. Sterling, paused with a smile.Dad needed no one to tell him what that "else" meant before nodding."Good. Mr. Ethan awaits his bride tomorrow." With a slight bow, he walked out, but not without glancing at Emma, who stood beside Mom."Mom! I don't want to marry him!" Emma's voice rang through the living room immediately after Mr. Sterling left."Emma, dear, I know... but it's for our family's benefit." Dad surged towards her, but Mom shielded Emma behind her."Armstrong! She's too young and fragile for this! How could you make such a decision about her life without even considering her feelings?" Mom snapped.A faint smile cracked through my parched lips as I watched them from behind the pillar where I stood. Of course, when it concerns Emma, heaven breaks loose.The decision they took three years ago, when I was sent to the correction center for Emma's

The door opened, revealing a feminine figure."You bastard! Don't you know lifting a bride's veil before the completion of the ceremony brings bad luck?" she said as she walked closer to us.Ethan let go of the veil and took a few steps away from me, tucking his hands into his pockets as the woman walked closer.I released the breath I didn't know I had been holding.Dad heaved a sigh."How would I have known when I wasn't trained to?" Ethan smirked, revealing his dimple that rested at his left cheek.Dad turned to the woman, who seemed to be in her sixties."Mrs. Marcus... what a nice day to finally meet you in person," Dad gushed and nudged me."Greet your mother-in-law," he whispered."Good day, Ma," I greeted.She nodded and turned to Ethan."Your dad couldn't make it, but..."His jaw hardened, it was as if he didn't want to hear about his father."Enough already... let's get the wedding done," Ethan cut her off . He eventually dragged me to the aisle.We began the ceremony. The

I wanted to laugh.Torture?What hadn't I already endured that made him think threatening me with it would make me quiver?"Seriously, Ethan? You're just going to let her off like that?" Mrs. Marcus flared.The moment she finished speaking, Ethan pushed me slightly away from him.My legs twisted.I stumbled and staggered. My eyes shut as I expected to hit the floor.But I never did.His strong hands caught me halfway.He wrapped an arm tightly around my waist as though he was afraid of letting me fall.He lifted me abruptly.A loud gasp escaped my lips the moment my hands rested against his chest.Our eyes met.I couldn't look away.I felt trapped in his cold gaze but the moment was cut short when Mrs. Marcus grabbed me from behind.My breath hitched as I landed on the floor.My spine struck the edge of the couch behind me.Pain surged through my body.I raised my eyes and met Mrs. Marcus's cold stare."You think you can creep your way into this mansion and into my son's life and—""E