บททั้งหมดของ He Locked Up the Wrong Woman: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Rebecca walked over to the bed and looked down at me. "Awake?"With Joseph gone, she didn't bother pretending anymore. The sweetness vanished, and her spite showed through."Hurts, doesn't it?"I gave her a cold look. "What do you want?"She pulled over a chair and sat down. "I came to see you, of course, my dear sister. Just look at you. You look like hell."She reached into her bag and pulled out a clear, sealed bag. Inside was the broken paintbrush my brother, Noah Caldwell, treasured most.My eyes widened. "What did you do to Noah?"Rebecca toyed with the bag and laughed softly. "Relax. We just gave him a little warning. He refused to hand over the patent, so Joseph got angry and had someone break his right hand."For a brilliant painter, losing the use of his right hand has to be worse than death, don't you think?"My breathing turned ragged as rage surged through me.Noah was the only family I had left."Rebecca, you're both going to pay for this," I said through clenc

The guests around me pointed and whispered."Isn't that the woman Mr. Stout used as Rebecca's stand-in?""I heard she went crazy and got sent to a psychiatric hospital. What's she doing here?""Mr. Stout probably felt sorry for her and brought her here so she could finally get the message.""How shameless. She's even wearing a bridesmaid dress. Is she trying to steal the spotlight?"Cruel whispers and laughter came from every direction, but I didn't react.Joseph wore a white tailcoat and moved easily through the crowd, looking every bit the perfect groom.Rebecca stayed on his arm in a custom wedding gown worth ten million dollars. Around her neck was the Azure Heart, a diamond necklace Joseph had bought at auction for 300 million dollars as her wedding gift.She smiled like she'd already won.Joseph spotted me in the corner and walked over with a wineglass in hand. Rebecca was still at his side.He stopped in front of me and looked down at me. "How does it feel watching som

Joseph squeezed my throat until I could barely breathe, but I wasn't afraid.I met his murderous glare with a confident smile and forced out the words. "Joseph, the game is just getting started."His grip tightened. "You have a death wish!""Joseph, stop!"Rebecca rushed over, lifting the skirt of her wedding gown. She wasn't worried about me. She was worried about those billions of dollars."Lillian, give Joseph his money back! What you're doing is a crime!"I gave her a cold glance.A crime? In a world where money was king, I made the rules.Joseph roared, "Security! Lock her up! No one is allowed to see her without my permission. I'm going to make her wish she were dead!"Two security guards stepped forward and grabbed me by the arms. I went with them without a fight.When we reached the ballroom doors, I stopped and looked back. I glanced at the oversized wedding monogram on the stage, then at Joseph, still seething with rage."Joseph, this is just the interest on what y

Bringing up the past was the worst thing Rebecca could have done.Joseph snapped. He shot to his feet, grabbed her by the throat, and slammed her down onto the desk."You have the nerve to bring that up? You think I don't know you've been secretly moving properties out of my name? Rebecca, do you really think I'm blind?"Rebecca struggled for air, beating at his arm with both hands. "L-Let go of me! Joseph, you're insane!"Joseph's bloodshot eyes were wild with desperation. "I am insane! I had Lillian locked in a psychiatric hospital because of you. I lost everything because of you. And now you're trying to profit off my downfall?"He abruptly let go.Rebecca crumpled to the floor, coughing violently. She looked at the man who had once seemed untouchable, and contempt flashed in her eyes."Joseph, stop blaming me for everything. You were the idiot. You were the one who never figured out who Lillian really was. The company's bankrupt now. What are you taking it out on me for?"S

At the sound of my voice, Joseph went rigid.He lifted his head in disbelief, his gaze traveling up from my heels to my tailored slacks, my slim waist, and finally my face, one he knew all too well.The truth seemed to hit him all at once. His eyes flew wide, and his lips trembled. For a moment, he couldn't get a word out.At last, he found his voice. "L-Lillian?"Joseph slumped back into the muddy water and stared at me like he'd seen a ghost. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the psychiatric hospital?"He shook his head hard, refusing to believe what he was seeing. "No. You can't be Lillian. You're Zero's stand-in, aren't you? Zero must be keeping you. That's why you've gotten so bold!"I looked down at Joseph, watching him desperately cling to his own ridiculous version of the truth. I said nothing.Miguel stepped forward beside me and gave him a cold look."Show some respect. This is Zero, a top financial powerbroker who controls the global underground