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00:00I'm marrying my longtime boyfriend because I'm pregnant.
00:02At the wedding, the officiant asks if I'm willing to marry Aiden Miller.
00:05I'm just about to say yes, when a childlike voice appears out of nowhere.
00:08Mom, don't say yes.
00:10Aiden isn't my dad.
00:11The baby in your sister, Camilla Buckley's belly, is his.
00:14My brain completely crashes at those words.
00:16Everyone is waiting for my answer, but I freeze.
00:19The baby I'm carrying isn't Aiden's?
00:22Then whose is it?
00:23The next second, the little voice speaks again.
00:26Silly mom, that jerk has been cheating for a long time.
00:28If you marry him, he'll lock you in a basement.
00:32Go ask my real dad for help.
00:33He's the hottest and richest man sitting down there.
00:36I'm shaken.
00:36I can't help but glance at Ian Britt, the ascetic rich air sitting below the stage.
00:40Today is supposed to be my wedding with Aiden.
00:42Yet people keep drifting toward him with their eyes.
00:44His looks and presence stand out too much.
00:46I glance at him and unexpectedly meet his cold gaze.
00:49I quickly look away, my heart pounding.
00:51Baby, do you even know who he is?
00:53He's the one and only CEO of Brittcorp.
00:56He's never had any woman.
00:58How could you be his kid?
01:00Even if Aiden is poor, you can't just make things up and deny your dad.
01:04Baby, be realistic.
01:07It's too late to switch fathers at the wedding.
01:09Try again in your next life.
01:11I comfort the baby.
01:12I assume he doesn't accept Aiden as his father because the ladder is broke.
01:15But the little voice screams,
01:17Did you forget that night you woke up in a hotel?
01:20Aiden and Camila tricked you there
01:23and tried to offer you to a client.
01:25But you walked into the wrong room.
01:26The man beside you that night was Aiden.
01:29I'm stunned.
01:30That man was Aiden?
01:32I thought it was Aiden.
01:34Memories rush back.
01:35Late at night, red marks traced a bare back as two bodies tangled.
01:38Aiden is still looking at me gently.
01:40But what fills my mind now is,
01:41Aiden's sweat and stifled gasps from that night.
01:43He pinned my hands above my head as he demanded more.
01:45The untouchable aesthetic rich air
01:46turns out to be anything but restrained and private.
01:48Noticing I don't respond,
01:49the officiant repeats,
01:50Miss Elaine Buckley,
01:51Do you take Mr. Aiden Miller to be your lawfully wedded husband?
01:54Aiden squeezes my hand,
01:55concern flickering in his eyes.
01:56What's wrong, Elaine?
01:57Are you still not ready?
01:59He rubs my palm gently to reassure me.
02:02Don't be afraid.
02:03Once you marry me,
02:04I'll give you everything I have to love you.
02:07Don't believe him.
02:08He bought a villa right next to your marital home
02:10to raise his kid with Camila.
02:13I jolt and shout,
02:15No, I do not.
02:16The moment I say that,
02:17gasps ripple through the room.
02:18The Miller family is well known in Drago.
02:21No one expects me to reject Aiden in public,
02:24especially since I went all out pursuing him back then,
02:27acting like a total simp without any shame.
02:29Everyone says,
02:29The Buckley family's eldest daughter is promiscuous.
02:31Now that I'm finally settling down,
02:33I'm throwing away.
02:34A perfect marriage handed to me.
02:35Aiden's expression darkens.
02:37He clearly didn't expect this.
02:39Elaine, stop messing around.
02:41This is our wedding.
02:42If you're upset with me,
02:44we can talk after it's over.
02:46If you wait, it'll be too late.
02:48My real dad is about to go overseas to chase his first love.
02:52Mom, time's running out.
02:54Dump this jerk.
02:56And go get my rich, handsome dad back.
02:58I'm not getting married.
02:59I reply firmly,
03:01My son wouldn't lie to me.
03:02If he says Aiden is a jerk,
03:03then this wedding cannot happen.
03:05Camila steps onto the stage with her pregnant belly
03:07and stands beside Aiden.
03:08Elaine,
03:09What are you throwing a fit about now?
03:11Aiden already agreed to marry you.
03:13When she comes closer,
03:15I notice the diamond ring on her hand.
03:16It's exactly the same style as my wedding ring.
03:18Mine looks like cheap plastic in comparison.
03:21In that instant, everything clicked.
03:23The baby in my belly
03:23is part of a scheme
03:24she and Aiden have been planning all along.
03:26She's just an adopted daughter
03:28with no right to marry into the Miller family.
03:30I'm nothing more than a tool
03:30to make the union happen for her.
03:32Dad stands up and reprimands me.
03:34Elaine,
03:35have you not embarrassed us enough?
03:36This marriage isn't something you can just call off.
03:39You begged
03:39and screamed to marry Aiden before.
03:41And now you back out in front of everyone?
03:43Marriage isn't a game.
03:45Can't you act half as sensible as Camila?
03:47No matter what,
03:48you will marry Aiden today.
03:49The wedding has turned into a farce.
03:51Guests whisper among themselves,
03:53eager for the spectacle.
03:54Mr. Buckley's real daughter is truly hopeless.
03:56She used to
03:58pursue Mr. Miller recklessly.
04:00Now that she has him,
04:01she wants to back out,
04:02everyone's waiting to see her get kicked out.
04:04The adopted daughter
04:05is much more sensible and clever.
04:07She married a rich guy
04:08and is living comfortably.
04:10Mr. Buckley is so unlucky
04:11to have such a worthless biological daughter.
04:14The whispers reach my ears
04:16and I realize just how bad my reputation
04:18in Drago has become.
04:19But I used to be
04:20the sensible and clever heiress
04:21of the Buckley family.
04:22Ever since Camila came into the house,
04:24my standing has been sinking
04:25and even mom, dad and Aiden
04:27have started treating me differently.
04:29Aiden grabs my hand,
04:30ignoring my words,
04:31he announces to everyone,
04:32Elaine's just a little upset.
04:34Please bear with her.
04:35She's agreed to marry me
04:36and I'm happy to make her my wife.
04:38I catch Camila clenching her fists.
04:40I take a deep breath,
04:42shake off Aiden's hand
04:43and say firmly,
04:44I'm not marrying you.
04:45I know everything
04:47about you and Camila.
04:49The baby in her belly.
04:50He is yours, isn't it?
04:52The words hit like thunder,
04:54detonating through the banquet hall.
04:56Way to go, mom.
04:57Time to expose.
04:59Those two hypocrites.
05:01Camila has been spreading dirt about you.
05:03Your ruined reputation
05:05is all thanks to her.
05:06The baby in my belly screams with glee,
05:08stirring up chaos like it's his mission.
05:10The soft clack of Ian's prayer beads
05:12fills the hall.
05:13Each sounds sharp and chilling.
05:14It's a warning that his anger is building.
05:16Aiden presses my head down,
05:18forcing me to kneel on the floor
05:19while apologizing.
05:20I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
05:22She's not in her right mind.
05:23Please forgive her this once.
05:24Go on,
05:25apologize to Mr. Britt.
05:26Hurry up, noticing that Aiden doesn't care at all.
05:28When I say the child isn't his,
05:30I realize he knows perfectly well
05:31that the baby in my belly isn't his.
05:33He just wants to control me
05:34so he can openly have an affair with Camila later.
05:36Mom, don't worry.
05:37Once there's proof that I'm dad's,
05:40he won't ignore us.
05:42With the Britt family backing us,
05:44anyone who's bullied you will pay for it.
05:46Proof?
05:47I laugh bitterly.
05:48I don't have any proof.
05:49I barely know Ian.
05:50Mom lunges forward
05:51and slaps me hard across the face twice.
05:53She yells,
05:54Apologize to Mr. Britt now.
05:56Are you trying to ruin our family?
05:58Ian looks down at me.
06:00I feel small,
06:01like a helpless insect.
06:02That night of passion
06:03seems like a fading illusion.
06:04Suddenly,
06:05a thought strikes me.
06:06I raise my head and say calmly,
06:08Mr. Britt,
06:08I saw your red-colored birthmark.
06:16Everyone looks at me with mockery and amusement.
06:18No one respects my choice.
06:19For the first time,
06:20I snap awake,
06:21as if doused with cold water.
06:22I realize how bad my situation is.
06:24Camila and Aiden
06:24have been using me as a pawn
06:25for their own gain.
06:26Once the ceremony is over,
06:28Aiden will find an excuse.
06:29He'll lock you in the basement.
06:30The black cars are all waiting at the doors.
06:32The moment you step out,
06:34you'll be taken away.
06:35Mom,
06:36go to my real dad for help.
06:38Right,
06:38Ian.
06:39I look toward Ian,
06:40but he's already standing
06:41and walking out with his assistant.
06:43Oh no,
06:44dad's about to fly off,
06:45chasing his lost love.
06:47Ian's my last lifeline.
06:49Desperate,
06:49I bite down hard on Aiden's hand.
06:51He yelps in pain and releases me.
06:53I spin around and dash toward Ian.
06:55A bodyguard rushes to stop me,
06:56but I crash into the nearest table,
06:58sending the stack of wine glasses flying.
07:00My long dress whips through the chaotic crowd.
07:03Guests scream.
07:04As chaos erupts,
07:06but I don't care.
07:06I hitch up my wedding dress
07:07and head straight for Ian.
07:08His assistant hasn't even reacted yet.
07:10Ian turns at the sound,
07:11and I crash straight into his arms.
07:13Take me with you.
07:15Please.
07:16Ian's face is hard to make out in the backlight.
07:18The next second,
07:19he shoves me hard.
07:20He brushes off his suit,
07:21as if he had touched something filthy,
07:22and looks at me with disgust.
07:24Get lost.
07:25Don't you know I don't touch women?
07:26Such an actor.
07:27Don't believe him.
07:29He's just putting on an act.
07:30When he falls for you,
07:31he'll be all clingy like a puppy.
07:33Ian turns to leave again,
07:34but I grab onto his pant leg,
07:36refusing to let him go.
07:37Footsteps thunder behind me.
07:38Aiden and the bodyguards
07:39rush forward and clamp onto me.
07:41Mom and dad watch.
07:42Ian's dark expression in fear.
07:43I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
07:45My daughter is not in her right mind.
07:46Please forgive her.
07:48We'll pay you.
07:49A personal visit to apologize soon.
07:51Aiden chimes in,
07:52looking humble.
07:53Mr. Britt,
07:54I failed to keep an eye on my girlfriend.
07:55I'll teach her a lesson when we get back.
07:57Please forgive us.
07:59Meanwhile,
07:59Camila stares at Ian in a daze.
08:01This is the man nearly every woman in Drago
08:02is obsessed with.
08:03Ian doesn't answer.
08:04He just looks down at my hand,
08:05gripping his pant leg.
08:06Camila glances at me too.
08:07She lifts her heel
08:08and stomps hard on the back of my hand.
08:10Elaine,
08:11how dare you offend Mr. Britt.
08:13Let go.
08:13I scream in pain.
08:14Ian seizes the moment to pull his leg free
08:16and strides away coldly.
08:18His broad back is about to disappear from view.
08:20Panicked,
08:20I shout after him,
08:21Ian,
08:22the baby in my belly is yours.
08:24Ian suddenly stops.
08:26The air goes eerily still.
08:28All the guests in the banquet hall
08:29turn to look at me.
08:30Not with mockery this time,
08:31but like I've lost my mind.
08:32Camila didn't expect me to drag Ian into this.
08:34She grins
08:35and leans close to whisper,
08:37Elaine,
08:38Even if you wanted to aim high,
08:40you picked the wrong target.
08:42Ian's not someone you can just latch onto.
08:44She's right.
08:45Everyone knows Ian avoids women
08:47and hates contact with them.
08:49The prayer beads around his wrist
08:50are proof of his vow to cut off attachments.
08:51The last woman who approached him with ill intentions
08:53ended up with her hands and feet broken.
08:55Is she looking to die?
08:57I thought she was just being shameless,
08:59but it turns out she's crazy.
09:01Anyone who messes with Mr. Britt doesn't end well.
09:03Everyone holds their breath,
09:05waiting for Ian to snap.
09:06And sure enough,
09:07when he turns around,
09:08his lips are pressed tight
09:09and his expression is icy.
09:10His cold eyes stare at me as if I'm dead.
09:12He rolls the beads between his fingers,
09:14murmuring,
09:14Huh.
09:15My baby?
09:16Miss Buckley,
09:17you've got some guts.
09:19No one in all of Draco
09:20has had the nerve to come to me
09:22with a pregnant belly,
09:23claiming I'm the father.
09:24I've heard your reputation.
09:26Have you sunk so low as to name another man?
09:29The father of your baby at your wedding?
09:31The soft clack of Ian's prayer beads
09:32fills the hall.
09:33Each sounds sharp and chilling.
09:34It's a warning that his anger is building.
09:36Aiden presses my head down,
09:38forcing me to kneel on the floor,
09:39while apologizing.
09:40I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
09:42She's not in her right mind.
09:43Please forgive her this once.
09:45Go on,
09:45apologize to Mr. Britt.
09:46Hurry up.
09:47Noticing that Aiden doesn't care at all.
09:48When I say the child isn't his,
09:50I realize he knows perfectly well
09:51that the baby in my belly isn't his.
09:53He just wants to control me,
09:54so he can openly have an affair with Camila later.
09:56Mom,
09:57don't worry.
09:58Once there's proof that I'm dad's,
10:00he won't ignore us.
10:02With the Britt family backing us,
10:03anyone who's bullied you will pay for it.
10:06Proof?
10:07I laugh bitterly.
10:08I don't have any proof.
10:09I barely know Ian.
10:10Mom lunges forward
10:11and slaps me hard across the face twice.
10:13She yells,
10:14apologize to Mr. Britt now.
10:16Are you trying to ruin our family?
10:18Ian looks down at me.
10:20I feel small,
10:21like a helpless insect.
10:22That night of passion
10:23seems like a fading illusion.
10:24Suddenly,
10:25a thought strikes me.
10:26I raise my head and say calmly,
10:28Mr. Britt,
10:29I saw your red-colored birthmark.
10:31After I say that,
10:32Ian freezes for a fraction of a second.
10:33His expression remains calm,
10:35but his eyes reveal his shock.
10:36His red-colored birthmark
10:37is far below his waist.
10:38It's extremely private.
10:39Only someone very close to him
10:40knows about it.
10:41The other guests exchange confused glances,
10:43clearly not understanding what I mean.
10:44Camila,
10:45quick on her feet,
10:46interrupt.
10:46Elaine,
10:47everyone has birthmarks.
10:48How can you use something so meaningless
10:50as proof that Mr. Britt is the father?
10:52Countless women
10:53have tried similar tricks
10:55over the years.
10:56If you really
10:57want to prove the baby's his,
10:59why not just do a DNA test?
11:01Camila smirks,
11:02completely unconvinced
11:03that I could have anything with Ian.
11:04After all,
11:05a low-profile Buckley daughter like me
11:06could never be linked to
11:08one of the most powerful men in Drago.
11:09It took Aiden a lot of effort,
11:11connections,
11:11and money
11:12just to get Ian
11:13to show up at this wedding.
11:14The crowd starts echoing,
11:16Yeah,
11:16do a DNA test
11:17and give this woman
11:18a slap in the face.
11:19Who does she think she is?
11:21Trying to attach herself
11:22to Mr. Britt
11:23and openly claiming
11:24at her wedding
11:25that her baby
11:26is his?
11:27How shameless.
11:29Wasn't she so bold?
11:31Let's run the test.
11:32Expose her ugly lies
11:34and make it impossible
11:35for her to stay in Drago.
11:36Ian's gaze darkens
11:37and then he nods once,
11:39giving me a chance.
11:40Fine.
11:41Let's do the DNA test.
11:43I'll make sure you die
11:44knowing the truth.
11:45Mom,
11:45you're amazing.
11:46I finally get to see Dad
11:47getting slapped in the face.
11:49Ha ha ha.
11:50Don't worry, Mom.
11:51I'll teach you
11:52how to handle him.
11:53Once he falls for you,
11:55you'll have a loyal,
11:56clingy puppy.
11:57Soon,
11:58the chaos from the wedding
11:59spreads like wildfire.
12:00Ian's father,
12:01Stephen Britt,
12:01gets the news
12:02and rushes to the scene.
12:03Seeing me having blood
12:04drawn by a private doctor,
12:05he can't hide the joy
12:05in his face.
12:06This is great.
12:07I actually get to hold
12:08my grandchild before I die.
12:10Ian smirks coldly.
12:11Let's see how she walks
12:12out of here.
12:13Once the truth comes out,
12:15I close my eyes,
12:16letting the blood flow.
12:18Mom and Dad hover nearby,
12:19terrified I'll drag
12:20the Buckley family down.
12:21Aiden's face looks
12:22as black as night.
12:23His fiance is having
12:24a DNA test
12:25for another man's child
12:26at his wedding.
12:26Even if the man is Ian,
12:28it's a humiliation
12:29he can't swallow.
12:30Mom,
12:30luckily you didn't marry Aiden.
12:32He's scheming
12:33how to make your life
12:33miserable after this wedding.
12:35Oh God,
12:35the blood draw is painful.
12:37But,
12:37I'll put up with it.
12:39For Mom's happiness,
12:40I'm battered
12:41and weak from the blood draw.
12:43The baby's comfort
12:44is the only thing
12:44keeping me going
12:45while I wait for the result.
12:46The guests stare at me
12:47with judgmental gazes,
12:48all expecting Ian
12:49to tear me apart.
12:50No one believes
12:51that Ian,
12:52who stays away from women,
12:53could have a child.
12:54I know too
12:54that if the baby isn't his,
12:56I'm in for a total disaster.
12:57Finally,
12:58hurried footsteps
12:59echo from outside.
13:00Ian's assistant rushes in,
13:01holding a report.
13:02He whispers urgently
13:03into Ian's ear.
13:04Ian's usual cold expression
13:05gives way to sheer shock.
13:07Meanwhile,
13:07Stephen taps his cane
13:08impatiently on the floor.
13:09Don't just whisper
13:10into his ears.
13:11Is this my grandchild
13:12or not?
13:13Tell me.
13:14Camila covers her mouth,
13:15smirking.
13:16It's obvious.
13:17No way that baby
13:18is a Brit.
13:19Elaine's lying.
13:20The assistant wipes
13:21the sweat from his brow
13:22and announces loudly,
13:23the baby in Miss Buckley's womb
13:25shares a 99.99% genetic match
13:27with Mr. Brit.
13:28The hall falls silent
13:29for a heartbeat,
13:30then erupts
13:30into a heated discussion.
13:32Everyone stares at me
13:32in disbelief.
13:33How could a woman
13:35from such a small family
13:36be carrying a child
13:37of the Brit family?
13:38Ian's prayer beads
13:39snap suddenly.
13:40Black pearls scatter
13:41across the floor.
13:42Frowning,
13:42he murmurs under his breath,
13:44I don't even know this woman.
13:45How could this be?
13:46The DNA report
13:47and the mention
13:48of his birthmark
13:48prove that the bride
13:49standing before him
13:50is his woman.
13:51Memories from three months ago
13:52come flooding back.
13:53That night,
13:54he was drugged
13:54after being seriously injured.
13:56In the end,
13:56he collapsed in a hotel room.
13:58In a haze of desire,
13:59he lost control.
14:00When he woke up,
14:01he thought it was just a dream.
14:02He didn't expect it
14:03to be real.
14:03Elaine,
14:04you really have no shame.
14:06Camila jumps in again
14:07when she first hears
14:07that the baby
14:08in my belly is Ian's.
14:09Her mask slips for a moment,
14:11revealing pure jealousy.
14:12But noticing that
14:12Ian doesn't acknowledge me at all,
14:14she quickly regains her smugness.
14:15You cheated behind Aiden's back
14:17and even crawled
14:18onto Mr. Britt's bed?
14:19You're far too calculating.
14:21You played us off for fools
14:22and dragged our family's reputation
14:24through the mud.
14:25To think a virtuous family like ours
14:26produced such a promiscuous woman
14:27like you.
14:28When Camila's words sink in,
14:29the guests finally realize
14:30that I'm carrying Ian's baby
14:31while marrying Aiden.
14:32It's way too outrageous.
14:34Immediately,
14:34the guests verbally attack me.
14:35Yeah,
14:36this woman first latched
14:37onto Mr. Miller,
14:38then secretly schemed
14:39to sleep with Mr. Britt.
14:40How could someone like her
14:41enter the Britt family?
14:42Unfaithful bitch.
14:43And she chose this day
14:44to announce the father
14:45of her baby.
14:46The Buckley family
14:47should have thrown her out already.
14:48She thinks she can leverage
14:49her baby for status?
14:50I think the Britt family
14:51will never forgive her.
14:53They won't let her stay
14:53in Drago anymore.
14:54She's immoral and shameless.
14:57Publicly announcing her affair?
14:58That's just disgusting.
14:59The jeers grow louder.
15:01Too embarrassed?
15:02Dad shouts,
15:03I have no daughter like you.
15:05Get out!
15:07Camila is the only true daughter
15:09of this family.
15:10Aiden stays silent.
15:11Watching me get scolded.
15:13Suddenly,
15:14a cane thunders
15:14against the floor.
15:15Stephen's commanding voice
15:16rings out,
15:17Enough!
15:18Who do you think you are?
15:19Helping a prestigious family
15:20bully a woman?
15:21As long as Miss Buckley
15:22is carrying our Britt family blood,
15:24she's my daughter-in-law.
15:26Harry,
15:27bring Miss Buckley
15:28to the car.
15:29We're going home.
15:30Harry White,
15:30the butler,
15:31nods and reaches out
15:32to help me.
15:33I'm exhausted
15:33from stress and pregnancy.
15:35After a few steps,
15:36I stumble forward.
15:37Just as I'm about to fall,
15:39a pair of hands
15:39scoops me up,
15:40holding me close.
15:41Ian's expression is calm.
15:43I may not acknowledge you,
15:45but you're carrying my baby,
15:47and you've been mine.
15:49I won't let anyone hurt you.
15:51Ian carries me,
15:52his eyes scanning the guests
15:53who just mocked me,
15:54with a sharp and unyielding gaze.
15:55From now on,
15:56Miss Buckley
15:57is part of the Britt family.
15:59If I hear another word
16:00of gossip about her,
16:01don't blame me
16:02for being ruthless.
16:03With that,
16:03he strides out of the banquet hall.
16:05Through him,
16:06I see Camilla's
16:06and Aiden's faces.
16:07Their eyes glare at me viciously,
16:09as if they won't let this slide.
16:10Ian seats me quietly in the car,
16:12then slides in beside me.
16:13The weight of his presence
16:14hits me.
16:15This is a man
16:16who carved his territory
16:17through blood in Drago.
16:19And being the eldest son
16:19of the Britt family,
16:20he was untouchable
16:21in status and influence.
16:22By all rights,
16:23someone like me
16:23shouldn't even be near him.
16:25Ian closes his eyes
16:26for a moment,
16:26then picks up his phone,
16:28cancel my flight,
16:29and bring Wendy back.
16:31Mom,
16:32your biggest rival,
16:33Wendy Lane,
16:34is about to appear.
16:35She's dad's only first love,
16:36and she's far more scheming
16:38than Camilla.
16:39But don't worry,
16:41whether it's Camilla
16:42or Wendy,
16:43dad and I will back you
16:44all the way.
16:45I press a hand to my belly
16:46and smile bitterly.
16:47Though my baby is hopeful,
16:48I feel none of it.
16:49I almost married another man.
16:51How could I ever catch
16:52the eye of the ascetic,
16:53rich heir?
16:53I escaped Aiden
16:54to enter the Britt family.
16:56Who knows if I've just
16:56stepped into an even deeper trap.
16:58Ian studies me
16:59with narrowed eyes.
17:00His suspicion of me
17:00has never faded.
17:02Miss Buckley,
17:03even though you're
17:04carrying my baby,
17:05I won't marry you.
17:07He sneered.
17:08I don't care what tricks
17:09you used to get pregnant
17:10or how long you've been
17:12setting this whole act up.
17:14But entering the Britt family
17:15isn't going to be that easy.
17:17This actor,
17:17continue acting.
17:18You have no idea
17:19how dad has been
17:21replaying that night
17:21in his head.
17:22He's a top tier
17:23hopeless romantic.
17:24Mom,
17:25you don't even need
17:26to do anything.
17:26He'll convince himself
17:27to fall for you.
17:28I close my eyes
17:29and take three seconds
17:30to process the baby's words
17:32before replying to Ian.
17:33I'm not trying to enter
17:34the Britt family.
17:35I just want to safely
17:36have the baby
17:36and watch him grow up healthy.
17:39Ian doesn't respond,
17:40but my baby pipes up again.
17:42Dad's interest meter
17:42is rising.
17:43He's pleased with your answer.
17:45Falling in love with you
17:46is only a matter of time.
17:47If I'm trapped now
17:48and surrounded on all sides,
17:50the only person
17:51who can save me
17:52is Ian.
17:53Though I was born
17:53into the Buckley family,
17:54we're a minor clan.
17:55Our claim to fame is that
17:56we're a scholarly,
17:57cultured family.
17:58From a young age,
17:59I was trained as a proper
18:00young lady
18:00and admired in high society.
18:02Everything changed at 18
18:03when Camila arrived.
18:04She's my distant relative's daughter.
18:06After her parents died unexpectedly,
18:07mom and dad took her in
18:08as an adopted daughter.
18:09At first,
18:09she seemed timid
18:10and I naturally reached out
18:11to be friendly.
18:12I never imagined that
18:12under her docile exterior
18:13lay a calculating mind.
18:15Camila's quiet manipulations
18:16in her innocent act
18:17gradually won over
18:18mom and dad.
18:19Even Aiden,
18:19whom I'd secretly admired
18:20for years,
18:21started showing real interest
18:22in her.
18:22After just a few interactions,
18:24they praised her
18:25endlessly in front of me,
18:26saying how thoughtful,
18:27considerate,
18:27and perfect she was.
18:28Gradually,
18:29my reputation
18:30in social circles plummeted.
18:31Rumors spread that
18:32I was shamelessly clinging
18:33to Aiden.
18:33Every small thing
18:34I did was twisted.
18:35For instance,
18:36I knitted Aiden a scarf
18:37in winter,
18:37and people claimed
18:38I ignored my sick mother
18:39just to do crafts for him.
18:41I gave him
18:42an auctioned watch
18:43worth tens of thousands
18:44of dollars.
18:45But the gossip said,
18:46I spent millions on it
18:49and the money
18:50came from the Buckley
18:51family's account.
18:51These lies
18:52came from nowhere,
18:54turning my image
18:55from a refined young lady
18:56into a shameless,
18:57obsessive simp.
18:58I kept a polite front
18:59toward Camila,
18:59and when Aiden
19:00suddenly proposed,
19:01I had even less energy
19:02to notice her scheme.
19:03I never imagined
19:04she was secretly
19:05conspiring with him.
19:06If I hadn't heard
19:07my baby's voice
19:08at the wedding,
19:09I would have walked
19:09into the Miller family
19:10as a pawn,
19:10waiting to be torn apart.
19:11The Miller family
19:12is far more powerful
19:13than my family.
19:14Mom and dad
19:14will never offend them
19:15because of me.
19:16Ian is my only way out.
19:17This rich heir
19:18has forces
19:18from both sides
19:19of the law
19:20and the Brit family's
19:21power blankets,
19:22Drago.
19:22Ever since Ian
19:23became the successor,
19:24he has single-handedly
19:25secured control
19:26of the entire family.
19:27He basically leads
19:27Drago's elite circle,
19:29and everyone treats him
19:29with respect.
19:30But Ian is a hopeless romantic.
19:32Ever since his childhood
19:33sweetheart,
19:33Wendy went abroad to study.
19:34He has shut himself
19:35off emotionally
19:36and refuses to let
19:36any woman get close.
19:37However,
19:38Steven is nearly 100 years old
19:39and desperate for Ian
19:40to settle down
19:41so he can hold a grandchild
19:42and enjoy family life.
19:43Ian,
19:44who keeps his distance
19:44from women,
19:45naturally wants nothing
19:46to do with anyone else.
19:46So he made a desperate
19:47decision to go abroad
19:48to win Wendy back.
19:49But before he could leave,
19:50he ran into me at the wedding
19:51and suddenly,
19:52there's a baby in the picture.
19:53Under Steven's pressure,
19:54Ian cancels his trip
19:55and stays at Brit Manor
19:57with me.
19:57But I feel the pressure mounting.
19:59He keeps a cold expression
20:00all day,
20:00pacing around like a supervisor
20:02watching a prisoner.
20:02Mom,
20:03Wendy is coming today.
20:05Brace yourself.
20:06I barely react
20:07to my baby's warning.
20:09After all,
20:09everyone knows how lethal
20:10a first love can be.
20:11I never expect Ian
20:12to fall for me anyway.
20:13But after seeing
20:14the trending list,
20:15I start to panic.
20:16Every hashtag
20:16is about my behavior.
20:17At the wedding,
20:18it looks absurd
20:19from any angle.
20:20The internet tears me apart.
20:21Reporters and gossip seekers
20:23camp outside Brit Manor
20:24every day,
20:24waiting for me
20:25to show my face.
20:26Even the Brit's
20:26daily movements
20:27are affected.
20:27Ian eats fruit beside me,
20:29casually,
20:30watching the crowd outside.
20:31Clean up your own mess.
20:34The Brit family
20:35doesn't support freeloaders.
20:36I fall silent for a moment.
20:37I remember my baby
20:38saying Wendy
20:39is returning today.
20:39Wendy and Camila
20:40are good friends.
20:41She won't miss a chance
20:42to come after me.
20:43When I see a line
20:44of luxury cars outside,
20:45I turn to Ian and say,
20:47Well,
20:47the opportunity
20:48just showed up.
20:49The gates of Brit Manor
20:50open.
20:51A graceful woman
20:52stands outside,
20:53her eyes soft but sharp.
20:54Ian steps forward,
20:56and I know at once
20:57that she's Wendy.
20:58The woman he's loved
20:59for years
20:59must be exceptional.
21:01Wendy is really gentle
21:01and refined.
21:02She hooks her arm
21:03through Ian's affectionately.
21:04Ian,
21:04it's been so long.
21:06She doesn't even glance at me.
21:07Instead,
21:08Camila,
21:08trailing behind her,
21:09shoots me a provocative look.
21:11Well,
21:11well,
21:11Elaine,
21:12so this is where
21:13you ran off to?
21:14You used tricks
21:14to get pregnant
21:15with Mr. Brit's child,
21:16but why hasn't he announced
21:17that he's marrying you?
21:18Only then does Wendy
21:19seem to notice me.
21:20She looks at Ian
21:21with a fragile expression.
21:22Ian?
21:23This is...
21:24Ian answers plainly,
21:26She's the mother
21:26of my child.
21:27Wendy freezes for a second.
21:28A few tears fall,
21:29as if she's been hurt.
21:30Then,
21:31she walks over
21:32and takes my hand.
21:32Since you're pregnant,
21:33you should take
21:34good care of yourself,
21:35even if Ian can't marry you.
21:37The Brit family
21:38is a big household.
21:40I won't drive you away.
21:42Wendy carries herself
21:42like she's the lady of the house.
21:44Her every word
21:44puts me in the role
21:45of the other woman,
21:46but Stephen shoots her
21:47a sharp look.
21:47No outsider can decide
21:49who becomes my daughter-in-law.
21:51Go back and prepare
21:51for tonight's welcoming party.
21:53You ran off overseas
21:54stubbornly,
21:55leaving Ian behind,
21:56and now you're suddenly back, huh?
21:58Wendy's face turns pale.
21:59Ian pats her shoulder
22:00to comfort her.
22:01Slowly,
22:02her expression softens.
22:03When Camila passes by me,
22:04she sneers.
22:04Elaine,
22:06tonight at the party,
22:07I'll make sure you're
22:07wiped out of Drago.
22:08I calmly reply,
22:09okay,
22:10let's see who gets wiped out first,
22:11you or me.
22:13Camila didn't expect me
22:14to talk back.
22:14She glares at me,
22:16before leaving with Wendy triumphantly.
22:17Mom,
22:18be careful.
22:18Camila will team up
22:19with Wendy tonight.
22:21They'll try to redo
22:21the DNA test
22:22and slander you.
22:23Tell dad to come up
22:24with a plan.
22:26Smiling,
22:26I pat my belly
22:27and reassure the baby,
22:28don't worry.
22:29Even without your dad,
22:31I can handle this.
22:33Because of my unique status,
22:35only Steven treats me well,
22:37like a true daughter-in-law,
22:38keeping me by his side.
22:39Guests come and go,
22:41their eyes,
22:42all fixed on me
22:42with strange curiosity.
22:44I heard she was
22:45the Buckley family's
22:46eldest daughter,
22:46who played both sides.
22:48She got pregnant
22:48with Mr. Britt's baby,
22:50at Mr. Miller's wedding.
22:51She called off
22:52her wedding on the spot
22:53and even had a DNA test
22:54done with Mr. Britt.
22:55What a move.
22:56Gosh,
22:56she used such dirty tricks
22:58and actually got
22:59into the Britt family
23:00and now she shows up
23:01at Miss Lane's
23:01welcoming party?
23:03The nerve.
23:05Everyone knows,
23:06Miss Lane is
23:06Mr. Britt's only love.
23:09If she's carrying his child,
23:11she's clearly
23:12the other woman.
23:13Holding a glass of water,
23:14I listen to the gossip
23:15without flinching.
23:16Miss Buckley,
23:17Wendy calls out to me
23:18at the center of the hall.
23:19She grabs my hand
23:20and leads me forward.
23:21Ian stands there
23:22with a calm expression,
23:23his gaze on me
23:24faintly displeased.
23:25Hello, everyone.
23:26I haven't been back
23:27for a long time
23:28and just after arriving,
23:29I heard about Miss Buckley.
23:31My health isn't great
23:32and she got pregnant
23:33with Ian's child.
23:34It's actually good news.
23:36Many women have tried
23:37to get close to Ian
23:38over the years,
23:39but he's always
23:39kept himself pure for me.
23:42Only Miss Buckley
23:43managed to rise through
23:44the ranks thanks to the baby.
23:45But Miss Buckley,
23:45before I went abroad,
23:46I'd heard that
23:47you had been pursuing
23:48Aiden passionately.
23:49I can't help but wonder
23:50why you suddenly
23:50shift your sights to Ian.
23:52Wendy speaks
23:53with a gentle tone,
23:53yet every sentence
23:54carries a sting.
23:55It's completely at odds
23:56with her soft demeanor.
23:57After all the foreshadowing,
23:58she smiles and asks,
23:59is the baby in your belly?
24:00Really, Ian's?
24:02So Wendy doesn't believe me.
24:03She's been setting this up
24:04all along.
24:05The last DNA test
24:06was rushed
24:06and doubts about my baby
24:08never fully vanished.
24:09Plenty of people whispered
24:10that the report
24:10might have been fake.
24:11The baby in my belly seethes.
24:13This scheming woman.
24:14She abandoned dad back then.
24:15Now that he's successful,
24:17she wants to reap the rewards.
24:19Let her try testing again.
24:21I'm dad's son and yours.
24:22That's a fact.
24:24I'd like to see
24:24what tricks she can pull now.
24:26Just then,
24:26Camila steps through the crowd,
24:28holding a report.
24:29She points at me,
24:30smug as ever.
24:31Elaine,
24:32you're finished.
24:33I've got the DNA test report.
24:34The baby in your belly
24:35has no blood relation
24:36to Mr. Britt whatsoever.
24:38I haven't even reacted yet.
24:39When my baby erupts
24:39in a furious roar,
24:40that's impossible.
24:41I know for sure
24:42who my dad is.
24:43Aiden steps out
24:43from behind Camila,
24:44a smirk plastered
24:45across his face.
24:46Elaine,
24:47you went to all this trouble
24:48to climb the social ladder
24:49and used my wedding
24:50to stage a fake DNA test
24:52just to hitch a ride
24:53with the Britt family.
24:54But karma's fast.
24:57Your tricks got exposed immediately.
24:59As long as we run a real test,
25:01the truth will come out.
25:03You're nothing but a complete fraud,
25:05cheating on me all these years.
25:07You canceled our wedding
25:08in front of everyone
25:09and even ran a DNA test
25:11with another man.
25:11You're really shameless.
25:13The cameras keep flashing.
25:15The reporters broadcast me.
25:16As a woman without limits,
25:18mom's eyes brim
25:19with disappointment.
25:19She shakes her head
25:20over and over.
25:21She's not our daughter.
25:23We've cut ties with her.
25:25Camila throws the report
25:26at my face,
25:27grinning like she's won.
25:29See for yourself.
25:30You can't fool us.
25:31I quietly glance at Ian.
25:33He lifts an eyebrow
25:34and makes a slicing motion
25:35across his neck,
25:36threatening me.
25:37The Britt family relatives
25:38who had been warm
25:39bored me immediately switch sides,
25:40rallying behind Wendy.
25:43Damn it.
25:43A fake dares.
25:44Show up in the Britt family,
25:46thinking she belongs here?
25:47We wasted time
25:48giving her the benefit
25:49of the doubt.
25:50Only Steven
25:50stands firmly behind me.
25:52We don't know the result yet.
25:53Nobody here can jump to conclusions
25:55about Ms. Buckley.
25:56I crouch to pick up
25:56the DNA test report
25:57and glance at the smug
25:58Camila and Wendy.
25:59As I open the report,
26:00I smile.
26:01You're all in too much of a hurry
26:02to actually read it,
26:03aren't you?
26:05This DNA test
26:06isn't for my baby
26:07with Ian.
26:08Camila,
26:09it's for your baby
26:09with your husband,
26:10Theo Baxter.
26:11It says your baby
26:12has no blood relation
26:13with Theo.
26:14Camila's face
26:15drains of color.
26:16Her eyes widen
26:17in disbelief.
26:17How,
26:18how is that possible?
26:19She snatches the report.
26:20When she sees her name
26:21paired with Theo's,
26:22her face goes ghostly pale.
26:24She doesn't even have
26:24a chance to explain
26:25before a hard slap
26:26sends her sprawling
26:27to the floor.
26:27Theo's expression darkens
26:28as he yanks her by the hair
26:30and asks her sharply,
26:31who's the guy?
26:31Tell me.
26:32Camila grits her teeth,
26:33refusing to answer.
26:34But when Theo's fist
26:35lands on her,
26:36she finally breaks
26:37under the pain.
26:38Stop it.
26:39I'll tell you.
26:40I'll tell you.
26:41It's A-Aiden.
26:42The room falls
26:43into stunned silence.
26:44It turns out Camila
26:45has been involved
26:45with Aiden all along
26:46and everything I said
26:47at the wedding
26:48was the truth.
26:48Exposed,
26:49Aiden tries to run,
26:50but Theo claps his hands
26:51and a few burly bodyguards
26:53immediately grab him.
26:54How dare you betray me?
26:55You're asking for trouble.
26:56Theo's temper is notorious.
26:58His elite guards
26:58easily subdue.
26:59Aiden and Camila.
27:01Camila,
27:01beaten and coughing blood,
27:03glares at me
27:03with pure hatred.
27:04Elaine,
27:05you think Ian
27:06will marry you
27:06just because?
27:07You're carrying his baby?
27:09He loves Wendy.
27:11You're nothing.
27:12I shrug,
27:13keeping a nonchalant expression.
27:15So what?
27:16I never said
27:17I have to marry him.
27:18We're all adults here.
27:20Love,
27:21doesn't really matter.
27:22I was betrayed
27:23after eight years together.
27:24Love isn't essential
27:25to me anymore.
27:26My baby is what matters.
27:28Way to go, mom.
27:29That's the spirit.
27:30But why is dad
27:31getting so mad?
27:34Perhaps my nonchalant attitude
27:35pricked Ian's pride.
27:37He suddenly comes up to me
27:38and hugs me.
27:38Sorry.
27:39To disappoint.
27:41Who says I won't marry her?
27:43Wendy stares at Ian
27:44in disbelief.
27:45Ian,
27:46how could you do this to me?
27:48Ian replies calmly.
27:50We broke up a long time ago.
27:52Why did you still go abroad
27:53to find me then?
27:55Ian frowns.
27:56Did you misunderstand something?
27:58I just happened
28:00to be there on business.
28:01He leans closer
28:02and whispers in my ear,
28:03I underestimated you.
28:04I really thought
28:05you were nothing
28:06but a useless pushover.
28:07Yay.
28:08Mom and dad
28:09are finally together.
28:10I can come into the world.
28:12My baby is so excited.
28:13Steven beams with joy
28:14and immediately
28:15takes out a gift box.
28:16Inside is an emerald bracelet,
28:17an heirloom
28:18of the Brit family.
28:19Wear this,
28:20carrying my grandchild.
28:21You must have brought
28:22you so many hardships.
28:23I want to refuse
28:24but Ian forces it onto my wrist.
28:26Since you're my wife,
28:27just keep it.
28:28I can't exactly refuse
28:30in front of everyone
28:31so I accept it reluctantly.
28:33I feel no affection for Ian.
28:34I only see him
28:35as my lifesaver.
28:36Things have settled down.
28:37When Ian is done
28:38with everything,
28:39I've finished packing
28:40and am ready to leave
28:41Brit Manor.
28:41Confused,
28:42Ian frowns
28:43and blocks my path.
28:44What are you doing?
28:45You just accepted
28:46my proposal
28:47and now you want
28:48to abandon me?
28:48I shake my head.
28:49Mr. Brit,
28:50as you know,
28:51this was just a deal
28:53from the start.
28:54That one night
28:55was an accident.
28:57You don't love me
28:58and I don't love you.
29:00Let's end it here.
29:03Ian looks surprised
29:04and grips my waist.
29:05Who says I don't love you?
29:06This time,
29:07I'm confused.
29:08How could there be love
29:08for a one night stand?
29:10But we already have a baby.
29:12That's not the product of love.
29:14Noticing I won't be swayed,
29:15Ian realizes
29:15is my stubborn nature.
29:17I don't care for jewelry
29:18or purses.
29:19That small bit of sincerity
29:20I had is gone as well.
29:21My baby giggles
29:22inside my belly.
29:23Yeah,
29:23torture dad just like that.
29:25He had it coming
29:25for how he treated you.
29:26True to his word,
29:27Ian finally starts
29:28his slow,
29:29relentless pursuit.
29:30From that moment on,
29:30everyone in Drago realized
29:32that the so-called
29:32ascetic rich air
29:33isn't cold at all.
29:34In front of his fiancée,
29:35he's basically
29:36a loyal puppy.
29:37When are you actually
29:38going to marry me?
29:40Ian asks helplessly.
29:41After his 99th failed proposal,
29:43in front of me,
29:44his patience stretches
29:45wide as the ocean.
29:46I think for a moment
29:47as I caress my growing belly.
29:48I haven't heard
29:49my baby's thoughts in a while.
29:51I know.
29:51He's coming soon.
29:53For the baby's sake
29:53and the paperwork later,
29:55I glance at Ian.
29:56Say what you just said again.
29:58Ian freezes,
29:59then pulls me into a kiss.
30:00I said,
30:01Will you marry me?
30:03Grow old with me
30:04and be buried side by side?
30:06I finally nod.
30:07I do.
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