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Fake Marrying My ArchNemesis
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00:00My wedding is hours away, and my fiancé just ran off to tend to his childhood sweetheart.
00:04Don't be petty. If you don't want to lose me, then postpone the mating ceremony.
00:07I called my seven-year nemesis instead.
00:09I'm short a groom for today's mating ceremony. Care to do me a favor?
00:13Sylvia's really running a fever, and her wolf is weak.
00:16Every time she's been sick since we were kids, I've been by her side.
00:19I can't rest easy otherwise.
00:21Ethan's voice came through the phone, but it couldn't hurt me anymore.
00:23On my birthday, Sylvia got jostled at the high-end ball and ended up with bruises on her arm.
00:27He left me that same night to go tend to her.
00:30On our anniversary, Sylvia got gossiped about at Moonlight Spring where people called her
00:34an Omega who latches onto others.
00:35She felt so wronged, so Ethan left me to comfort her the entire night.
00:39Even the night before our wedding, Sylvia said she had a fever.
00:41He dropped me immediately and traveled across miles just to sit by her bedside.
00:45Ethan, I'm asking one last time, can you make it back for the noon ceremony or not?
00:48Lydia, I'm at Sylvia's work site right now. It's three hours to the nearest airport.
00:52I can't make it. Just postpone the ceremony for one day, alright?
00:55Postpone? My family is decorating the wedding house with me right now.
00:59All our pack members and guests are either at the Moonbloom-Up already or on their way.
01:02You're telling me to postpone? What am I supposed to tell them?
01:04Lydia.
01:05Tell them what? That my fiancé is a thousand miles away with another she-wolf?
01:09That you're a cheating fiancé? That she's a slut who stole you?
01:11Lydia, what's between me and Sylvia isn't what you think. Don't be so petty.
01:15Petty? You and Sylvia should just get married on the spot.
01:17Signing your your mate bond right now.
01:18Why waste all these years of mine? Four years. I've watched their acting for four years. I'm tired.
01:24I delivered my final ultimatum. If you can't make it back today, we're done.
01:28Lydia, I understand you're emotionally unstable out of your jealousy, but like I said, I just can't make it back.
01:32If you don't want to lose me, then postpone the wedding.
01:34With that, he hung up in a huff, as if I was the one in the wrong all along.
01:38Yeah, I was wrong. I brought this on myself, but from now on, never again.
01:42I turned around, grabbed the nearest chair, and hurled it at our wedding portrait hanging on the wall.
01:48People rushed in through the door. They saw the smashed picture frames and froze.
01:52Lydia, what happened? What did that bastard Ethan say?
01:55Don't hurt yourself. Let me smash.
01:56The wedding room was a disaster zone.
01:58Forget it. No wedding is better than this.
02:00I will tell your father to explain it to your grandfather.
02:03Who says I'm not getting married?
02:04What?
02:05I dialed my arch nemesis, Orion Silvermoon, the Silvermoon noble representative on the council, future Duke of Silvermoon.
02:11Back in school, I came from Shadowmoon commoners. He was Silvermoon nobility.
02:15We fought for every ranking.
02:16On the council, I represented the Shadowmoon district while he led the younger generation of the noble faction.
02:20We argued countless times.
02:22For years, he blocked what was mine, and I took what was his.
02:24Everyone thought we were fire and ice.
02:26I was about to hang up when it connected.
02:28His voice carried a hint of hesitation.
02:30Hello? Lydia?
02:31Whatever. Orion Silvermoon was the only one I could think of who might actually say yes.
02:36When he'd found out I was getting married, he'd joked,
02:38Wouldn't it be great if you married me instead?
02:39Then we wouldn't have to be arch enemies anymore, mating each other and becoming power couple?
02:43Today, I could lose love, but I could not lose my dignity.
02:46This wedding must happen.
02:48Yeah, it's me.
02:49I'm short a groom for today's mating ceremony.
02:52Mr. Orion Silvermoon, would you mind attending my wedding and signing a mating contract?
02:57Silence on the other end.
02:58One second, two seconds.
03:00Three.
03:00My heart pounded harder.
03:02Disappointment started to creep in.
03:03Lydia?
03:04What kind of joke is this?
03:05If you don't want to, then forget-
03:07I do.
03:08You said yes?
03:10Yeah.
03:11I said yes.
03:12But let me make this clear.
03:14I'm not being just a tool.
03:16What do you mean?
03:17Orion Silvermoon doesn't wed a fake mate.
03:19I want a real one.
03:20Someone who can lie beside me.
03:22Someone I can feel flesh and blood.
03:24Warmth.
03:25You understand?
03:26Deal.
03:28Deal.
03:29Deal.
03:30So what do I need to do now?
03:32Get to the Moonbloom altar before 11am for our ceremony.
03:36Also, we need a wedding house.
03:38Got it.
03:39Leave that to me.
03:40I promise you won't be disappointed.
03:43We ended the call.
03:46Orion Silvermoon?
03:48Is that the same Orion Silvermoon you call your arch nevices on the council?
03:52Yes.
03:53But that can't work!
03:54What if he takes advantage of you?
03:56What if he screws you over?
03:57Why not, Auntie?
03:58I think it's great!
03:58Orion Silvermoon, the council representedly just like Lydia, and he is the only heir of
04:02the Duke of Silvermoon.
04:03Way better than that two-timing jerk Ethan Ashburn who thinks his diplomatic official title
04:07makes him special.
04:08Orion Silvermoon and I were just using each other.
04:10But it didn't matter.
04:11All I wanted was for this ceremony to go on.
04:14I wouldn't lose face because of Ethan Ashfield.
04:16And I definitely wouldn't let my family lose face because of me.
04:20Ethan's parents called me, playing mediators.
04:22You'd better think carefully.
04:23If you don't postpone and end up without a mate at the altar, your family will be the
04:27one humiliated in public.
04:29Either way, the Ashfield family won't be attending.
04:32The wedding will not be delayed.
04:33Stop throwing a tantrum.
04:35Don't be so unreasonable.
04:36The Ashford family has noble blood in our ancestry.
04:40We're a political dynasty now.
04:42Everyone who marries into our family is well-behaved and obedient.
04:46Lydia.
04:46If you want to marry into our family, you need to learn to be softer and change that fierce
04:52nature of yours.
04:53I hung up.
04:54Couldn't be bothered to listen to their nonsense anymore.
04:56Marry into the Ashford family and suffer?
04:58Dream on.
04:59The Ashford family prided themselves on their noble bloodline.
05:03Except they'd lost their noble title generations ago.
05:07All that remained was their last name and their delusional self-importance.
05:11Even the wedding house I was standing in right now, my parents had bought it because they
05:15thought Ashfold's chosen house was too run down.
05:18So this one near my family home was meant to be a gift for the newlyweds after the ceremony.
05:23Once, I saw this place as start of the happy life I've been waiting for.
05:27Now, it was evidence of my poor judgement and misplaced trust in a cheater.
05:31After smashing the last photo, I went back home and told the makeup artist to start.
05:36There was no groom's procession coming from the Ashford family anymore.
05:39But tradition said the bride still had to departure from her family house with her relatives
05:43and head to the moon bloom altar.
05:46I knew that even though I'd asked Orion to save the ceremony at the altar, I'd have to
05:50play the part alone until I got there.
05:51No matter how hard it was, I was going to play this role wonderful today.
05:56But what I never expected happened.
05:59As we were getting ready to leave, the sound of lures and ballads floated up from downstairs.
06:05Lydia!
06:06Groom is here!
06:09I quickly finished dressing and went downstairs.
06:18What the hell?
06:20Orion Silvermoon and I were four years of competing in school,
06:22three years of fighting on the council.
06:24I'd known him for seven years.
06:25I'd always known that behind his gentlemanly nobility facade,
06:28you should never be fooled by his handsome looks into messing with him.
06:31But right now, in this moment, I had no way back.
06:35Orion Silvermoon, what are you doing with this huge spectacle?
06:40I'm marrying you.
06:46There you come, the loving pair.
06:49Orion's father, His Grace the Duke of Silvermoon.
06:52I'd crossed paths with him a few times on the council,
06:54but Orion's mother, Her Grace the Duchess of Silvermoon,
06:58I was meeting for the first time.
06:59Here you come, Lydia.
07:01Orion told me his future mate was exceptionally pretty.
07:04Seeing now, truly stunning.
07:07No wonder our son chased his mate for so long.
07:09Don't you agree, Nolan?
07:11Orion chased for so long?
07:13What?
07:13Your Grace, excuse us.
07:19Off you go, young lovers.
07:22You...
07:22Didn't I tell you to just go straight to the Moonbloom altar?
07:25That's what I'm doing.
07:26Picking up my bride and going.
07:30What?
07:31Mad?
07:32Hey, hey, Lydia Vance.
07:33I told you.
07:34I'm fine with getting married, but I refuse to be a prop.
07:36You want to save face, don't I?
07:38If I go straight to the altar and make my bride walk out of her own family home alone,
07:41what do you think people will say about me?
07:43I...
07:43Okay, I get it.
07:44I turned my head and looked at the room full of gifts and the impressive motor trade outside the window,
07:49feeling both annoyed and amused.
07:51How did you manage to arrange all this in just two hours?
07:55Compared to you, this is nothing.
07:58What?
07:59Nothing.
07:59My bride, shouldn't we get going?
08:02Any later and we'll be cutting it close.
08:04I pressed down the heat in my cheeks and walked out of the room with him, surrounded by everyone, into
08:09the courtyard.
08:17Orion, pick her up! Hurry!
08:20The wolf pack honored strength.
08:23A bride leaving her family home had to be carried to the wedding car by her groom.
08:27He, who was without enough strength, didn't deserve to have a mate.
08:33But before today, I never would have imagined the one giving me this wedding lift would be Orion Silvermoon!
08:42In my memory, this guy had a venomous tongue.
08:45If words alone could kill, I'd have died a thousand times by his mouth.
08:49Back in school, summer camp was when girls' feelings grew.
08:52The heat, the outdoor bonding were perfect conditions for sweet romance.
08:56She's tired from the hike. That bottle is heavy. Let me carry it for her.
09:04I think you can carry it now?
09:06The scene was so awkward. It was furiously embarrassing!
09:11The quarterback was pretty embarrassed too. He never talked to me again.
09:15And my sweet school romance died right there in its cradle.
09:18After that, he got even worse. He kept popping up out of nowhere to mess with me.
09:21Every chance I had to get close to a handsome guy, he ruined it!
09:25After graduation, I found a relationship, joined the council, career, and love.
09:30I thought I'd finally say goodbye to troublesome Orion for good.
09:33But we ran right into each other again on the council.
09:35He was the next leader of the noble faction.
09:39I was the rising star from the commoner side.
09:41We were always on opposite sides of the chamber, fighting tooth and nail.
09:45And now, this arch-rival had become the only one who could save me from the wedding disaster.
09:50And even now, in his arms, I felt cherished, seen, loved.
09:56Focus on me. No thinking about others, my bride.
09:59He shifted his arms, and I instinctively held on tighter.
10:02Fine. Focus on you. Feel that?
10:07Can't wait to leave your mark on me, can you, my mate?
10:10You, Orion? Still a pest.
10:13The moon bloom altar. The ceremony began.
10:16Wasn't the groom supposed to be Ethan Ashford?
10:18This one is way tall and way more handsome than Ethan Ashford!
10:22Lydia switched grooms at the last second?
10:24Wait! He's wearing Silvermoon Noblecrest?
10:27Juicy!
10:28I looked at the guests, about to explain, but Orion Silvermoon beat me to it.
10:33He signaled the moon bloom priest, and activated his alpha domain.
10:41His alpha command made every voice go silent.
10:45Dear families and friends, I am Orion Silvermoon, and I am Lydia Vars' mate.
10:50Today, thank you all for coming to our wedding.
10:52To witness how our love has finally found its way here after countless trials and storms.
10:56After the wrong one is sent away, you will realize how precious the right one is.
11:02So, this is the wedding.
11:05Beneath the moon bloom tree, with the moon goddess as our witness.
11:08Oh, my moon goddess.
11:10All these years, I thought Orion Silvermoon's tongue was just sharp.
11:13Turns out it could also spin tails out of Flynn and Air.
11:16Lydia and I finally become blessed mates.
11:20Good thing the Ashford said they wouldn't come, and they really kept their word.
11:24Otherwise, this speech would have given them a stroke.
11:26I watched Orion weave those love stories I'd never even heard of, and suddenly felt when my biggest enemy's venom
11:33stopped spraying at me and started spraying with me at someone else.
11:37Yeah, this feels pretty good.
11:39Next, the ring exchange.
11:41The one I prepared was for Ethan's size.
11:43No, no, no, no.
11:45Whether they fit or not, Orion Silvermoon U was going to have to put them on.
11:51But when the rings came up, I froze.
11:53This box wasn't the box for me and Ethan's rings.
11:57You!
12:01Is that the Silvermoon Eye? The heirloom of the Silvermoon family?
12:07It hasn't left the Silvermoon family in centuries!
12:10What a royal romance!
12:12A handsome, rich duke's heir?
12:15Ten times better than Ethan Ashford!
12:17I wouldn't want Ethan either. He really is just a wrong one to skip.
12:20What's the real story behind the gloom change? I feel like there's more to this.
12:24Hey, who cares? Just enjoy the show!
12:30Why does it fit perfectly?
12:33And now, Orion Silvermoon, under the watch of the moon goddess, beneath the moon bloom tree in the presence and
12:39with the blessings of family and friends, please give your mate Lydia a true love's kiss.
12:44Just fake it. Use the angle.
12:46I was about to turn my face away when he leaned down.
12:53He leaned down.
12:55And kissed me.
12:59My emotions were already all over the place.
13:02But after the ceremony?
13:04Still not over.
13:06Some guests wanted to see our wedding house.
13:08What, were we going to show them the wreckage I'd made in the house meant for me and my ex
13:13-fiance?
13:13No, no, no. Lydia Vals does not embarrass herself like that.
13:17Everyone, you're all welcome. Follow the wedding procession.
13:24This guy had lost his mind.
13:25Orion Silvermoon, this substitute groom, had already done more than perfectly.
13:29Could he possibly have had time to arrange the wedding house, too?
13:31On the later way, I was worried sick.
13:33I wanted to blame him for agreeing to their request, but then I thought about it.
13:37To be fair, as a substitute groom today, he's done more than enough.
13:40More than good enough.
13:48But when we arrived, I realized I'd been wrong.
13:52The staff setting this up just left.
13:57From the entrance, to the villa, to the wedding room.
14:01Flawlessly arranged.
14:07And the craziest part? There were even wedding portraits?
14:13Judging by the bride and the photos, they were clearly the ones I'd taken with Ethan before.
14:18But the groom standing next to me in the pictures?
14:22That was Aureus!
14:24After a full day of ceremonies, I was completely exhausted.
14:27After showering, I threw on my nightgown, climbed onto that huge wedding bed without any pretense, and just collapsed.
14:33I couldn't even be bothered to move my toes.
14:36The wedding house arrangements here, how did you pull that off in such a short time?
14:40Money.
14:41Alright, alright, you filthy rich guys.
14:43And the wedding portraits.
14:45How did you get those?
14:47I still couldn't figure that one out.
14:49What if I said Ethan sent them to me? Would you believe me?
14:53What?
14:54He sent them to you? Why would he do that?
14:57Guess.
14:58Fine, keep it yourself.
15:00I quickly looked away. My throat felt dry.
15:03I want to...
15:06sleep alone for now.
15:07You mean separate rooms?
15:09Maybe it was because we'd been arch enemies for so long.
15:12But I knew that to win against him, you didn't fight fire with fire.
15:15You picked your moments to soften.
15:18Three days.
15:19Could we...
15:20No.
15:22Don't burn the bridge after you've crossed it.
15:25Have some conscience.
15:27I stared at his back and suddenly felt like laughing.
15:30He didn't seem so hard to manage after all.
15:33But before I could finish feeling happy, I saw him go into the bathroom, come out quickly, and strode over
15:39to the big couch across the room.
15:40He lay down.
15:41I froze, Orion.
15:44Still you pest.
15:46What are you doing?
15:48Didn't I say I wanted to sleep alone?
15:51Aren't you sleeping alone right now?
15:52I was so frustrated, I started laughing.
15:55I sat up angrily.
15:56I meant, I sleep alone in this room, and you go sleep in the guest room.
16:01No chance.
16:02You, Lydia Vounce, care about face, don't I?
16:06I'm already having a hard time explaining this whole last-minute groom situation to my family.
16:11My parents, my whole family, they chose to trust me and went along with everything.
16:16And you want me to sleep in the guest room?
16:19What if they find out? What do I say then?
16:20What he said, kind of made sense.
16:24But it's only three days.
16:30Orion saw my hesitation and guessed immediately.
16:37Ethan Ashford?
16:38Lydia, I'm about to board.
16:41Two hours from now, come pick me up at the airport.
16:45Ethan Ashford, have you lost your memory?
16:49Lita, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have left you. I'm sorry.
16:53Ethan Ashford, I've already got married today.
16:57Come on, babe, stop being mad.
16:59Neither I, nor anyone from my family was there.
17:03What wedding could you possibly have had?
17:05Yes, neither you nor your family showed up.
17:07My family and I planned executed the entire wedding.
17:10When you couldn't come, not once did you think about how to explain the postponement to the guests.
17:13Not once did you offer to handle it for me.
17:15One phone call, and you told me to postpone the wedding.
17:17But Ethan Ashford, in this world, you are not the only man.
17:20What do you mean?
17:21Lydia, what the hell do you mean?
17:23Lydia Vance, answer me.
17:24Just then, Orion reached his hand out to me.
17:26I hesitated for a moment, and then gave him the phone.
17:29Maybe Orion and I had no future.
17:32But one thing was certain.
17:34I was never going back to Ethan Ashford.
17:37Answer what?
17:38Whoever you find to pick you up at this late hour is your business.
17:41But you do not get to order my mate around.
17:45You...
17:46Orion?
17:47You're Orion Silvermoon.
17:49Hey, address my name once is enough.
17:51I'm not your boss.
17:53Who's your mate?
17:54You bastard!
17:55Why do you have Lydia's phone?
17:57It's obviously Lydia my mate.
17:59Ethan, don't play dumb.
18:01You know exactly what you've been up to.
18:03Stop bothering my mate, or things won't end well for you.
18:07Lydia Vance, Orion Silvermoon.
18:09You two are cheating behind me.
18:11But quickly, my phone rang again.
18:13Of course, Ethan Ashford again.
18:16This time, blocked and black.
18:18That night, I felt completely drained.
18:20Body and soul.
18:22But my mind was still wide awake.
18:24Thought I'd be up all night.
18:25But at some point, I drifted off.
18:29According to tradition, the day after becoming mates, I had to go back to visit my parents.
18:34I sighed.
18:36I didn't have any clean clothes to change into.
18:39Just when I was just going to wash up and head out,
18:42I noticed a set of clothes neatly folded on the couch.
18:47Everything was my size.
18:49Orion?
18:50He actually had such a contiguous side?
18:54I showered, changed, did my makeup, and left the room.
19:00Awake?
19:01Orion was downstairs, wearing an apron, arranging plates on the table.
19:06Got all dressed up to go see your family?
19:09Come eat first.
19:10Then we'll go.
19:14How...
19:14How did you know that today...
19:17I just know.
19:19Lydia, everything about you?
19:20I know it all.
19:21In a Danes, I let him lead me to the table and sit me down.
19:25This guy I'd always thought of as arrogant, untouchable, and my biggest rival.
19:30He actually had such a domestic side, I took a bite of breakfast.
19:33It was actually delicious.
19:36You made this?
19:37Yeah.
19:38If you like it, I'll make it for you more often.
19:40I can cook a lot of other dishes, too.
19:42Lydia, you can trust completely.
19:45In the days to come, I will take very good care of my mate.
19:47Suddenly, I didn't dare look into those deep eyes.
19:51I lowered my head and ate.
19:53After breakfast, since I didn't cook, I automatically started clearing the dishes.
19:58But a rain caught my hand.
20:01Hands of yours?
20:02They shouldn't be doing this.
20:04That's my job, Mrs. Silvermoon.
20:06Don't overstep.
20:07He put the dishes in the dishwasher, and I stood there watching.
20:11When I'd cook and clean up, Ethan would hug me from behind and say,
20:16I'm so lucky to have someone as capable as you.
20:21But Orion said,
20:22These hands of yours shouldn't be doing this.
20:26What are you thinking about?
20:28Nothing.
20:29My heart suddenly started racing.
20:31My face felt hot.
20:32I quickly tried to step back.
20:33But he reached out, wrapped an arm around my waist, and lowered his head, kissing my forehead.
20:37Just as I was internally struggling, my mom's phone call saved me from awkwardness.
20:41Lydia, the Ashfords showed up at our door to cause trouble.
20:45Don't worry. Lydia and I will be right there.
20:48Your daughter has no shame.
20:50She's been messing around with another man behind my son's back this whole time.
20:56The shameless one is Ethan Ashford.
21:00You two bastard and-
21:02Silence!
21:04This is Vance Family House.
21:06Your Vance Family was in the wrong first.
21:08Can't I even say a few words?
21:10On a wedding day.
21:11Unless dead, you need crawl to the altar if you have to.
21:14But your precious son, Ethan Ashfield, went to be with another she-wolf.
21:19And now you say the Vance Family is in the wrong?
21:21All of you, get out!
21:23I never expected that you wouldn't even offer a single apology.
21:27Instead, you-
21:27Get out!
21:31Fine, we'll go.
21:33But, that villa you promised them, you have to sell it and give us half.
21:39Why would we give you half?
21:41Because that was the agreement between our two families.
21:43Are you so money-obsessed you've lost your mind?
21:46Why would we give half of the wedding house my family's bought to your family?
21:49What is your Ethan Ashford to us now?
21:50But our family's Lydia son-law is not the Ethan of your Ashford family.
21:54It's-
21:54Orion. Orion Silvermoon.
21:56Yes!
21:56My son-in-law's name is Orion Silvermoon, not Ethan Ashforst.
22:02Fine, fine, fine.
22:04You cheated on my son, climbed up to a higher branch, and you're still so self-righteous about it?
22:08I'm going to expose this.
22:10I'll make sure everyone knows about your dirty secrets!
22:12With parents like you, no wonder you raised a cheating bastard like Ethan Ashford.
22:20Lydia Vance, just you wait!
22:23You'd better wait one minute.
22:25Now.
22:31For your precious son, take it home and have a good look.
22:34I've got plenty more of these.
22:36You're welcome to expose whatever you want.
22:39I'd love to see who ends up looking like the fool.
22:45What did you give them?
22:47I just thought Ashford head couple were a bit snobbish.
22:50But Ethan Ashford is well-mannered, gentle, soft-spoken,
22:54and Lydia wouldn't be living with her in-laws anyway, so I didn't think much of it.
22:57But now that I think about it, thank the moon goddess Lydia didn't marry into that family or I-
23:02Oh my moon godness!
23:04Silver moon hereby shall convey these gifts to you all.
23:08Orion was good-looking, and when he smiled it was impossible not to like him.
23:12But my grandfather's face was still cold for this last-minute substitute groom.
23:17We're family now.
23:18No need for gifts.
23:20I just heard you enjoy chess.
23:22We happen to have some antique chess sets at home.
23:25Ones that came from the palace in the old days.
23:27Better to let someone who appreciates them enjoy them than to let them gather dust in a corner.
23:31Palace chess sets?
23:33Yes, Grandfather.
23:34Please take a look.
23:37The mudwin exquisite.
23:39The pieces smooth the touch.
23:42Fine archaic quality.
23:43This is too valuable.
23:45You should take it back.
23:46The most precious treasure in the Vance family has already married into my family.
23:50What's some mere chess kits compared to that?
23:53Grandfather, if you still accept me as your grandson-in-law, please do accept this small gift.
23:57Dang it.
23:58He really pulled off a big one here.
24:00This gentlemanly act.
24:02I almost forgot what a sharp-tongued jerk he really was.
24:05But that chess set really won Grandfather over.
24:08In the end, he kept it.
24:09The other boxes contained fine black tea, which my dad loved,
24:13an antique necklace, perfect for my mom's collection hobby,
24:16and gifts for uncle, aunt, cousins, everyone.
24:19Orion's assistants handed out the gifts one by one.
24:22Every single gift was irresistible to the recipient.
24:25Then I watched Orion play chess with my grandfather,
24:28evenly matched, and eventually tactically losing subtly to Grandfather.
24:34Then he drank tea with my dad, speaking with impressive knowledge.
24:38What a coincidence. I like this actor, too.
24:40At the same time, he chatted casually with my mom, who was watching a show nearby.
24:44You know, he and I, as well as Lydia, we actually went to the same academy.
24:47Whoa, really?
24:48By the end of the day, Orion had charmed my entire family.
24:51They were all happy, like we'd been a family forever.
24:54Their address for him had gone from Orion to the affectionate Ori.
24:59Lydia, Ori is good.
25:01You two live well together.
25:03Yes, listen to your grandfather.
25:06Come back for dinner often.
25:07I'll cook for you myself.
25:09Mom.
25:09Listen to your mother.
25:10Thank you for having me.
25:11Take care.
25:13Fine, fine, fine.
25:14This whole family had been drugged by Orion's charm, hadn't they?
25:21Tired?
25:23I'm okay.
25:29Orion.
25:31Hmm?
25:32Didn't he think this was too intimate?
25:34Even though we were already mated?
25:36Before this, we were arch enemies.
25:40Why so quiet?
25:44Why did you agree to marry me?
25:47Why would I say no?
25:49You're beautiful, smart, and capable.
25:53Plus, marrying you means I have one less formidable opponent.
26:01Don't even think about it.
26:03We're not gonna let this affect our debates on the council.
26:07We will see.
26:09He chuckled.
26:10I didn't understand what he meant.
26:15Lydia!
26:16That historic building maintenance proposal, the one we've been fighting over for three months?
26:20The noble representatives have finally relented.
26:22They're willing to come to the table for negotiations!
26:26Really?
26:27Goddess knew what got into them.
26:28The elders in guard is still worried about noble assets and won't fully bedge,
26:31but Mr. Silvermoon convinced them to at least sit down and talk.
26:33Who knew the new leader of the noble faction would suddenly be so cooperative?
26:36Is it because he just got married and good fortune is spreading to our stalled proposal?
26:39Whoever she is, let's all thanks this mysterious work finally has hope!
26:42Didn't know that you had not know Silvermoe was standing right in front of you.
26:45Miss Veld?
26:45What's wrong?
26:47Aren't you happy?
26:48Nothing.
26:49Go for your work.
26:50Orion.
26:51Why the sudden concession on the deadlocked proposal?
26:54It's not a concession.
26:55It's allowing both sides to negotiate better.
27:03Usually, you would have fought me to the ground on this.
27:06You were someone else's partner.
27:08Now you're my mate.
27:09Why would I fight against my own mate?
27:15And I'm here to pick you up from work.
27:17My mate.
27:18Before bed, while I was in the bathroom putting on a face mask,
27:22an unknown number called me.
27:24Five missed calls.
27:25The last one was three minutes ago.
27:28I got calls?
27:29And you didn't tell me?
27:32Out there.
27:40Ethan Ashburn.
27:43How does he know this place?
27:45With that many people at the wedding,
27:46there's always one or two who like to stir up trouble.
27:49A text from that unknown number.
27:51Lydia.
27:51I'm right outside Orion Silvermoon's house.
27:53Come down.
27:54I need to talk to you.
27:55Wanna go out?
28:01You sure about this?
28:03Yeah.
28:04One last time.
28:10Lydia, you finally come to talk to me.
28:14Lydia, I need to talk to you.
28:15He can't be here.
28:21An outsider like Sylvia can be here, but my mate can't.
28:24Mate.
28:27So you were hooking up behind my back all along.
28:31Lydia Vance, you're nothing but a beat.
28:42It was a strong one.
28:43Right after, my palm was sore, hot, and tingly.
28:51This is the last time, Ethan Ashford.
28:53Stop pretending.
28:54The moment you slept with Sylvia, you knew this was coming.
28:58You knew?
28:59Ask your dear Sylvia.
29:01She emailed me all those disgusting photos of the two of you.
29:05You promised me you wouldn't let her find out!
29:08Sylvia stayed silent.
29:09But the corner of her mouth curled into a bitter, sad smile.
29:13Suddenly, I didn't hate her anymore.
29:15Because she was not only hateful, but also pitiful.
29:18Let's make it no more troubles.
29:22From now on, you go your way, I'll go mine.
29:25I turned and walked back.
29:27How they tangled with each other was no longer my business.
29:29Ori and Silvermoon!
29:31You finally stole your long time dream girl!
29:33Feeling proud of yourself?
29:35What?
29:36Who's your long time dream girl?
29:38It's you.
29:40My love.
29:41My mate.
29:43My Mrs. Silvermoon.
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