All Chapters of My Fiancé Faked Poverty for the Fake Heiress, So the Wedding Is Off: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I had barely replied to the message when Nathan walked out with the woman in the wedding gown on his arm.The moment our eyes met, panic flooded his face.But the photographer had already set up and started shooting. I was told to help the bride adjust her gown."Careful, assistant. If you damage it, you can't afford to pay for it."The secretary trailing behind the couple barked the order at me, her tone dripping with condescension.I bit my lip, avoiding Nathan's burning stare, and carefully smoothed the bride's train.Twenty-five million dollars was an astronomical figure to someone like me.I was truly terrified of being poor!The moment the shoot wrapped, Nathan tossed his suit jacket aside and strode toward me."Stella, I didn't want to hide this from you."Chloe's been walking on eggshells with the Ashford family. The wedding, the photos, it's all just to put her at ease."I listened to every word and almost laughed at the absurdity."So you knew who I really was all along, and

After I called the other pinned contact in my phone, I finally let myself rest and recover.Nathan didn't reach out again. But on the day I was discharged, Chloe was waiting at the hospital entrance."I know you're still waiting for Nathan, so I saved you a seat!"Chloe handed me a crystal wedding invitation, her eyes brimming with contempt."My husband is spending over thirty million dollars on this wedding. You might as well come see how the other half lives."Even though I'd already made up my mind to leave, the sight of that invitation still cut deep."Nathan and I are over."I took a deep breath and turned to go, but the bodyguards behind Chloe seized me and forced me to my knees."I hear you were raised by your grandmother. An old woman, home alone at night, suddenly taken ill and passing away... things like that happen, don't they?"Chloe held the phone up to my face, showing me the live security feed. Her voice was chillingly casual.My whole body stiffened. I stared at her in

The next time I heard about Nathan and Chloe, it was from Megan, barely able to contain her excitement."Stella, Nathan keeps reaching out to me, trying to find out where you are."Ever since I reunited with my parents, they'd kept me hidden and protected.Nathan, for all his resources, couldn't find me."Your parents investigated everything. Chloe was never pregnant."She was afraid you'd take Nathan and the Ashford name back, so she used a blood bag to frame you!"Only an idiot like Nathan would fall for her act."The more Megan talked, the more satisfaction crept into her voice, as if she were settling my scores for me.My hand drifted to my stomach without thinking.Chloe had never lost a child. But I had truly lost one."Don't dwell on it. It's time to move forward."Megan squeezed my hand, her eyes full of encouragement.I nodded and began applying for a master's program in France.My advisor had always been impressed with my academic work, and now I was pouring everything I had

By the time the next round of news reached me, France's gray skies had finally cleared.My master's program was on track.Those people and their toxic drama couldn't distract me anymore.Megan shoved her tablet in front of me, her voice buzzing with excitement."Check out what I got my hands on through the firm!"The screen showed Nathan locking Chloe in an isolation room.I frowned at the footage and felt nothing.The next clip showed a bodyguard shoving Chloe out the door.The luxury items Chloe had once flaunted were now weapons turned against her.A guard pressed a diamond against her arm and dragged it across her skin.Her body was already covered in scars.Chloe screamed and begged, but the guards followed the Everett family's orders without mercy.Only after Chloe passed out from the pain did they dump her aside like a rag.I realized they were doing to Chloe exactly what she had done to me.But watching it, all I could manage was a cold, mirthless smile.Once Nathan had cherish

Julian and I fell into an easy, natural rhythm.Exactly three months after we met, he showed up with a bouquet and told me he was in love with me.I saw my own reflection in the depths of his eyes.And I knew, finally, that I was ready.Megan watched the whole thing, laughing and crying at the same time."Julian, if you ever treat Stella badly, I'll sue you into the ground!"I pulled Megan into a hug and patted her back. That darkness hadn't just scarred me.It had terrified everyone who loved me.I took Julian to meet Grandma. After a brief stay in the city, the old woman had stubbornly insisted on moving back to her house in the countryside.The best I could do was hire a professional caretaker for her.I had the house renovated with senior-friendly fixtures and furniture to keep her safe."Grandma, this is my fiancé, Julian."I introduced him with care, and he held my hand firmly through it."Ma'am, I'm a lawyer. I'm the one who pursued Stella."You might not trust me yet, but I'll