Marry Me Instead のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 4

Chapter 1 — I Can’t Do This“I can’t do this.”Evelyn Sinclair knew something was wrong the moment Ethan Hawthorne refused to meet her eyes. Every bride dreamed of hearing, “I do.” Evelyn heard, “I can’t marry you.” The wedding she’d waited eight years for ended before the vows were ever spoken.The grand ballroom fell into stunned silence. Hundreds of guests, business magnates, politicians, celebrities, and socialites stared at the couple standing beneath an arch of white roses. Even the orchestra had stopped playing. Evelyn stood perfectly still in her custom-made wedding gown, her fingers tightening almost imperceptibly around the bouquet in her hands.She searched Ethan’s face for uncertainty, for hesitation. For anything that suggested this was a terrible joke. Instead, she found resolve.“What did you say?” she asked quietly.“I said…” Ethan met her gaze at last, his expression calm. “I can’t marry you.”A wave of whispers swept across the ballroom. “Ethan,” Evelyn said, her voi

Chapter 3 — The World Was WatchingThe moment Evelyn stepped through the grand entrance of the Hawthorne Grand Hotel, a sea of flashing lights blinded her.Click. Click. Click. Cameras erupted from every direction. “There she is!” “Miss Sinclair!” “Miss Sinclair, over here!”Within seconds, dozens of reporters surged forward, microphones stretched toward her as security struggled to hold the crowd back.“Miss Sinclair, is it true Mr. Hawthorne left you for your adopted sister?”“Did he call off the wedding because of Miss Sophia Sinclair?”“Will the Sinclair Group pursue legal action against the Hawthorne family?”“Were there problems in your relationship before today?”“Do you have anything to say to Mr. Ethan Hawthorne?”“Miss Sinclair, are the rumors about your adopted sister true?”The questions came one after another, each more invasive than the last. Behind her, Richard Sinclair’s expression darkened.“Get her inside the car,” he ordered the security team. “Now.”Several bodygua