The CEO's Revenge Bride のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

The grand ballroom of Carter Group's headquarters glittered beneath crystal chandeliers, every inch of the luxurious venue screaming wealth and success.Champagne flowed like water.Reporters moved from table to table, cameras flashing without pause as the nation's most influential business leaders gathered to celebrate Carter Group's rise to the number one corporation in the country.On the giant LED screen at the center of the hall, bold golden words illuminated the room.CONGRATULATIONS TO CARTER GROUP—THE NATION'S NEW NUMBER ONE ENTERPRISE.Thunderous applause erupted."Mr. Carter truly is a business genius.""Five years. He built an empire in only five years.""They're calling him the youngest business legend in the country."Every compliment was directed at one man.Damien Carter.Standing confidently on the stage in a perfectly tailored black suit, Damien accepted the praise with the calm arrogance of someone who believed he had earned every word.Not a single person noticed th

The whispers refused to die down. They spread through the ballroom like wildfire, growing louder with every passing second until they became impossible to ignore."So Mrs. Carter really was just a substitute.""I heard Mr. Carter and Miss Hayes dated before.""They look so perfect together."I can't believe she stayed married to him for five years without realizing he loved someone else.Every word pierced Sophia's heart. She stood perfectly still in the center of the stage, feeling as though she had suddenly become the biggest joke in the room.Only moments ago, everyone had admired her as the mysterious Mrs. Carter. Now they looked at her with pity. Or worse… With amusement.Olivia gently squeezed Damien's arm before turning toward the audience with a graceful smile."I'm sorry everyone had to find out this way," she said softly. "Damien and I never wanted tonight's celebration to become so... emotional."She paused just long enough for the cameras to capture her perfect expression.

The rain fell without mercy.Cold droplets pelted Sophia's face one after another, soaking her hair until it clung to her cheeks. Her silver gown, once elegant beneath the ballroom lights, now hung heavily against her body, the fabric dragging with every step she took.She didn't know where she was going. She only knew she couldn't stay there.The city around her remained alive despite the storm. Cars sped past, their headlights slicing through the curtain of rain. People hurried beneath umbrellas, laughing as they rushed into restaurants and cafés to escape the weather.Life continued… as though her world hadn't just fallen apart. Sophia walked slowly along the deserted sidewalk, her heels clicking weakly against the wet pavement.For the first time in five years… She had nowhere to go. The villa she had called home no longer belonged to her. The company she had devoted half a decade to had erased her existence within a single night.Even the man she had loved had become someone else

Sophia woke with a sharp pain pounding inside her head.She frowned and slowly opened her eyes. The white ceiling above her came into focus, but the brightness made her wince. She closed her eyes again and swallowed, feeling a dryness in her throat.She tried to move her right hand, but a slight tug stopped her. When she looked down, she saw an IV attached to the back of her hand. Confusion settled over her as she stared at it.She was in a hospital.Sophia tried to sit up, but pain immediately shot through her head and down her side. She gasped and fell back against the pillow."Don't try to sit up yet."Sophia turned her head toward the voice.A nurse stood beside her bed, one hand resting on the IV stand as she watched Sophia carefully.Sophia blinked several times. "What happened to me?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.The nurse adjusted the flow of the IV before answering. "You were brought here after a road accident," she explained. "You've been unconscious for seve