All Chapters of The Misplaced Crown: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Not only was the entire village going to attend the engagement ceremony, but it was also going to be broadcast to promote the culture of our village. The elder stood on the stage and announced with a smile, “Willow, please come on stage to receive your silver crown and become John’s fiancee.”All eyes landed on me. Luke Lane, my brother, jabbed me with his elbow and teased me, “You’ve been dating John for eight years, Willow, and you’re finally tying the knot. Look at Dad. He’s grinning so hard.”At that moment, John walked past me. Since he was so close by, I could even smell the fragrance on his clothes. However, he did not look at me. He did not even stop as he said coldly, “Don’t go on stage.”I was stunned and had not registered what he said when he held Katherine’s hand. As if she were reluctant to do so, Katherine took two steps forward. “This… isn’t right, John.”“Don’t be scared.” John turned to her with a gentle gaze. “You’ve always wanted to experience an engag

“This again, Willow?” John leaned against the door frame with annoyance in his voice. “There are around two thousand villagers here, and all of them know you’ve been my girlfriend for eight years.“You want to break up? You can’t. Aside from me, no one will want a woman who has dated someone else before.”Katherine stood by the side and teared up. “Willow, if it really bothers you, I won’t have my broadcast tomorrow… In any case, I’ve already gone through the engagement ceremony. I have no regrets now.”“You don’t have to apologize. You did nothing wrong.” He turned to me. “Willow, listen to Katherine, and look at yourself. Aside from threatening me with a breakup, there’s nothing else you know how to do.“Katherine is being considerate, but what about you? You’re petty and fussy about everything. You won’t even let someone else have your wedding.”Suddenly, I laughed. “Yeah. I’m petty. So, I don’t want you anymore. I’ll marry someone else.”John was stunned for a short moment be

John cradled his face and looked up in disbelief. “What…? Your wife?”Samuel did not even spare him another glance. Instead, he turned around and carefully lifted my bleeding arm. The icy look in his eyes turned instantly into pity and worry. “Sorry, I’m late.”He took out a clean, white handkerchief and wrapped it around my wound.The chat went wild. [Goodness! Who is this man?!][Can someone with such good looks truly exist?!][I want all his information within a minute!]Katherine took a step back in fear due to how intimidating Samuel was. Then, she saw how tentatively Samuel was acting around me, and there was a blatant look of jealousy in her eyes. She smiled and turned to John. “John, Willow is so good. She found a friend to help her with her act so soon.”John jolted, as if he had come to a realization. “Willow, I’ve underestimated you. Where did you get this actor? It must have been expensive renting him and giving him those clothes for a day. You’ve paid a lot

The bodyguards stopped John from reentering the crowd. He stood outside the area and watched everything that transpired on the stage. Katherine stood beside him and tugged at his sleeve. “John, let’s go… We’re not welcome here.”John did not move. His eyes were fixed on the stage as he watched Samuel position the crown on my head. He stared at the divine flower on the crown and the smile he had never seen before on my lips. I had been with him for eight years, and I had asked him for a wedding countless times over those years. I begged him to try on his wedding suit, to set a date, and to look at me seriously for once. Instead, what did he do?He put the silver crown on another woman’s head and let another woman wear my wedding dress. John had said that I had loved him for eight years and could not bear to leave his side. At most, I would just cry for a few days and wait for him to comfort me. Then, I would still ask my father to let me marry him. At the moment, I was s

(Third-Person POV)The police sirens arrived from afar. Someone had called the police after the broadcast ended. Katherine was arrested under suspicion of defamation and fraud. MCN, her company, quickly released a statement after this matter went viral, announcing that it was going to cancel her contract. They stated that they were going to hold her accountable for violating her contract. The brands that had once hired her as a brand ambassador quickly pulled down all advertisements with her in them and asked for compensation. Katherine stayed slumped on the floor as she watched the messages that appeared on her phone. She saw the cancellation of contracts, compensation requests, insults, and lawsuits. John never looked at her. He stood still as he stared at Willow. He wanted to go over and apologize to her, but Samuel was right there. Willow had become someone else’s fiancee.(First-Person POV)The engagement ceremony ended. Samuel held my hand and brought me