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My Dear Standin Groom
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00:06you invited her here tomorrow to this room i did you sent her the key card yes you bad boy
00:22it's nothing i just got tired of hiding it i wanted you to find out sooner so i wouldn't
00:27have to explain it to you after we're married don't worry you will still be my wife you've been
00:35with me for 10 years and you've offended quite a few powerful figures in the business world
00:40if you don't marry me you won't find anyone else to take over everything will be business as usual
00:46tomorrow except the wedding is for you but the marriage certificate goes to her
00:54fine julian you may do whatever you like but you'll regret i'll make sure of it the next day
01:00julian mercer waited for me in the church dressed in his groom's attire i didn't run or hide i walked
01:06right up to him on the arm of his greatest enemy you wanted a wedding here it is the marriage
01:13certificate it belongs to him now here she comes here she comes the bride is finally here
01:25vivian how are you feeling on your wedding day vivian do you have any comments on the wedding
01:28of the century that mr mercer has prepared for you i said nothing and got into the car under the
01:33escort of my bodyguards the wedding was scheduled to take place at saint patrick's cathedral in the
01:37eastern part of the city julian stood on the steps in a mocha colored suit a smug smile on his
01:42face as
01:43if everything were under his control he'd called me this morning i'd fuck that woman all night
01:47seven times i need to catch up on sleep to have enough energy for the wedding so i can't come
01:53pick you up from afar i saw ethan julian's best friend she actually showed up jewel really knows
02:00his stuff staying wild the night before the wedding yet the bride still comes obediently in her wedding
02:05dress what do you call that that's called good training
02:13vivian's been with me for 10 years who else would want her
02:19a little tantrum is normal but in the end she'll still walk up to me and hold out her hand
02:25ethan gave him a thumbs up he was just so sure i'd show up the car door opened and i
02:30stepped out
02:30sunlight fell on the wedding dress refracting into a shower of delicate sparkles a flicker of
02:35admiration flashed in julian's eyes you looks absolutely stunning in a wedding dress he offered
02:41a sincere compliment but before he could touch my hand his attention was drawn away by his vibrating
02:46phone glancing at the contact name on the screen the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily
02:51he took a couple of steps back to answer it darling i'm flying abroad this afternoon so i booked
03:00our marriage registration for 10 minutes from now can you swing by the registry office i want to get
03:05the certificate before i leave
03:1010 minutes in such a hurry are you sure who was that
03:16it's chloe she's flying overseas this afternoon but she insisted on giving notice before she leaves
03:24she was so sweet and pleading that i couldn't say no
03:28but what about your wedding
03:32why the rush the wedding ceremony will take an hour or two
03:38i'll just pop over to the registry office first it'll only take 10 minutes
03:42you know chloe's temperament if i don't persecate her she'll really start crying at the airport
03:50come on snap picture for me a keepsake
03:58all right that's it for today i have to go now or i'll miss my appointment
04:05julian
04:08this wedding is what you promised me a decade ago
04:12i've waited for it for 10 whole years
04:14you really don't give a damn do you
04:21if you leave today
04:23i'll find a new groom for this wedding
04:28find a new groom
04:30where are you gonna find one
04:31do you really think life is a tv drama
04:34who in all of oakwood city doesn't know
04:37you're mine
04:39of course
04:40if you're really capable of finding someone who dares to marry you
04:43i wouldn't mind giving you my blessing
04:45jewel
04:45are you really leaving
04:47you guys hold the fort for now it's not like i'm not coming back
04:51that little bird is too hard to handle
04:53don't want to make things difficult for myself
04:58i stood where i was
05:00the hem of my wedding dress billowing in the wind
05:02the photographer beside me held his camera
05:04standing there awkwardly
05:06no one spoke
05:07i looked down at the empty ring finger on my left hand and slowly curved my lips into a smile
05:14julian mercer go ahead go get your marriage certificate
05:18as for this multi-million dollar wedding of the century i'll gladly take it
05:22i lifted the hem of my dress and walked into the church
05:25the guests were seated the officiant was in place and the wedding march was playing
05:29everything was perfect
05:30except the groom wasn't there
05:32ethan caught up to me forcing a smile
05:36viv julie has an urgent mat to attend to he'll be back in a flash
05:39you just sit tight for a bit
05:41with a few words back and forth
05:43he spun the groom has run off situation into something as simple as popping out to pick up a package
05:47i glanced at the clock directly in front of the church
05:5010 40 a.m
05:51okay i'll wait for him
05:53ethan visibly let out a sigh of relief and immediately called for someone to bring me tea and water
05:58i'll wait but who i'm waiting for that's none of your business
06:07i looked around my gaze lingering on every detail
06:09the cascade of white roses by the floor to ceiling windows
06:12the crystal bead curtains hanging from the dome
06:15julian mercer is the kind of person who takes everything to the extreme
06:18it was like that when he was pursuing me
06:20and it's the same with this wedding
06:22yet even his cheating is carried out with the same extreme dedication
06:25there's no room for compromise
06:27no room for explanation
06:29and for me
06:30acceptance is the only option
06:32all because i did love him
06:33and because of him i almost severed ties with my parents
06:36in the past i always turned a blind eye to his fickleness
06:39sitting by the widow at night
06:41deceiving myself that he would still come back to me
06:43he would always say
06:44whatever happened it was all just an act for work
06:47on the other hand
06:48you know i'll never betray you
06:50you are my only true love
06:52he was a liar
06:53now he didn't even care to pretend
06:55in the dressing room
06:56my best friend sloan
06:57who had come all the way from marseilles
06:59just to be my maid of honor
07:00can you believe it
07:01mercer this son of bitch
07:03has he completely lost the moat
07:06did he bang his head or what
07:08i thought he was just talking
07:10even if he was serious
07:12did it have to be on this day
07:14i didn't say anything
07:15just kept scrolling through my phone
07:17on my instagram
07:19chloe had just posted a new story
07:22someone said they'd only stay for 10 minutes
07:25but she just couldn't bring himself to leave
07:27chloe who are you trying to drive crazy
07:29whoever's waiting in a wedding dress and gets stood up
07:32that's who
07:33viv honey just give up waiting
07:35look at this
07:36what kind of person is he
07:38you rushed back from france right after graduation
07:41just for him
07:42do you have any idea how angry your parents were back then
07:46back then julian mercer wasn't worth a damn
07:48yet you dared to bet 10 years with your parents
07:51now you've lost everything
07:53if it weren't for you working day and night all these years
07:55drawing up proposals
07:57securing investments
07:58and secretly using your status as the ship magnate's daughter
08:00to get his project off the ground
08:02would he have achieved anything today
08:04and now he's gone and started getting cozy with the investor's daughter
08:07i really didn't see it coming
08:09he's such a phony
08:10pretending until the night before the wedding
08:12when you finally found out he'd checked into a hotel with someone else
08:15viv honey
08:15don't wait any longer
08:17it's time you lived for yourself
08:19annie
08:19thank you for coming today
08:21as for my parents
08:22once the wedding is over
08:23i'll go back and admit defeat
08:27i calmed my best friend down
08:29and calmed myself down too
08:30then i walked to the balcony at the end of the hallway to get some fresh air
08:34just as i was about to push the door open
08:36i heard the voices of several men coming from inside
08:38the groomsmen were hiding out here to smoke
08:42seriously
08:43jul isn't coming back
08:44he said chloe's clinging to him and he can't get away
08:46so he told us to stall for now
08:49with vivian's temper how long do you think she'll put up with this
08:54jul's has no time for that right now
08:56that coquette chloe's got him wrapped around her finger
08:59he's completely smitten
09:03jul you finally picked up
09:04your wife's waiting for you
09:06it wouldn't be right for you not to come back would you
09:13i didn't look at him or say a word
09:15to be honest until yesterday
09:17i hadn't wanted to believe he developed a taste for the new and a distaste for the old
09:22chloe goldsmith is the only child of an investor
09:24fresh out of college
09:25ever since they met at the victory banquet
09:28there's been something off about the way he looks at her
09:30i couldn't believe that we
09:32who had weathered so much hardship and were finally about to start a family
09:35would be defeated by a girl fresh out of college
09:38but he stopped hiding it
09:39even going so far as to let me catch him on purpose
09:41then he packaged his betrayal as a gift
09:44a man as exceptional as me
09:46how could i possibly have just one woman
09:50but my heart belongs to you
09:52no one but you can take the seat of mrs mercer
09:55he kept up the act until the day before the wedding
09:57when he finally tore off the last layer of his disguise
10:00in the cruelest way possible
10:02he made me see and hear with my own eyes and ears exactly what i meant to him
10:05he kept up the act until i had no way out
10:08viv take it slow when you walk down the aisle later
10:10we'll be right behind you to back you up
10:13right right julie said he'll be over as soon as he's done with his work
10:16you just go through the motions for now
10:17they thought i was just going through the motions at the wedding
10:20they thought i'd walk down the aisle alone in my wedding dress
10:23stand before the priest and wait for a groom who might never show up
10:26then i'd smile and say i do facing the empty groom seat
10:30that was the script julian had written for me
10:32the groomsmen stood on either side of me
10:35their faces still wearing those everything's under control smiles
10:38the church door slowly swung open
10:42and a figure stood in the backlight
10:44then everyone's smiles froze
10:46a burst of dazzling flashes of light appeared
10:48and almost all the well-known media outlets swarmed in like a tide
10:56suddenly bright red rose petals rained down from the dome
10:59landing on the young man in the center of the cathedral
11:01who exuded an indescribable air of nobility
11:03his velvet suit shimmered under the flashing lights
11:06and his golden curls cascaded down his ivory park profile like grapevines
11:10making him as handsome as apollo
11:12the god of light
11:15are you really leaving
11:16you promised to spend the day with me
11:18i only agreed to postpone the marriage registration because of you
11:21and now you're leaving
11:25i have to go
11:27she only gave me three minutes
11:28if i don't get there soon you know how she gets
11:31what does she get
11:32isn't she the most sensible one
11:35she may be sensible but today is different
11:38it's the wedding of the century
11:40i promised her
11:42then why did you come here
11:44you insisted
11:47be good
11:48wait for me to come back tonight
11:53so when are we gonna give notice
11:56we'll see
11:57julian gave a non-committal reply and picked up his phone from the nightstand
12:01the screen lit up and whatsapp messages flooded in
12:04they were all mentions from the guys group chat
12:06with voice messages coming one after another
12:08the last one was a video sent by ethan
12:11he frowned and tapped it open
12:13his eyes widened suddenly
12:18what's wrong
12:18and was startled by the look on his face
12:21julian's hand holding the phone trembled slightly
12:23in the video a woman wore a wedding dress and smiled
12:26the scene shifted to a man with a groom's corsage pinned to his chest
12:29the scene was so harmonious it looked like their own wedding
12:32but it was he who had chosen the wedding dress
12:35ordered the white roses
12:36and planned the wedding
12:37how could this be
12:38vivian had been by his side for 10 years
12:41what man wouldn't care
12:42not to mention that this man was louis de villiers
12:45vivian's greatest nemesis
12:46from the very first day of starting their business
12:48he had inexplicably targeted her at every turn
12:51eager to trample her into the mud
12:53louis de villiers was the eldest grandson of the villiers family
12:56the most renowned old money in europe
12:58the family's business empire spanned real estate
13:00shipping and media
13:02even at the height of the mercer family's power
13:04they had to show him respect
13:05would such a golden boy ever set his sights on vivian
13:08it wasn't that he looked down on vivian
13:10it was simply that monsieur de villiers social circle
13:12had always consisted of well-bred young ladies
13:14from distinguished families
13:15vivian may be capable and beautiful
13:17but her background is ordinary
13:19her father was nothing more than a small-time businessman in macau
13:22there was no way louis de villiers would lower himself
13:25to marry a woman of such humble origins
13:27besides, he knew better than anyone just how much vivian loved him
13:32back when the mercer family went bankrupt
13:34he became a pariah in oakwood city
13:36a fallen dog everyone wanted to kick
13:38creditors would block his door and splash paint on his house every day
13:41and no one dared to help him
13:43he was completely broken
13:44spending his days drowning his sorrows in bars
13:47it was vivian who, braving the pressure
13:49took out all her savings, knelt before him
13:52you still have me
13:53for the sake of his project
13:55she traveled alone to 12 cities
13:57refusing to stop even when she was so exhausted
14:00she had to be hospitalized
14:01after finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
14:04and looking forward to this wedding of the century
14:06how could she possibly turn around and marry someone else
14:08julian composed himself and dialed ethan's number
14:11the phone rang for a long time before someone picked up
14:14it was incredibly noisy on the other end
14:17why was that man allowed into the wedding venue
14:20my wedding to vivian
14:23don't you know he's the one vivian hates most
14:28the villibase family is so powerful and influential
14:30they might not even show up if invited
14:32how was i supposed to know
14:34vivian has been with me for 10 years
14:37who in the city doesn't know that
14:39louis de villiers may be shameless
14:42but the villiers family still has some dignity
14:47julie
14:48you
14:49just take a look at the second video i sent you
14:56the velvet carpet stretched on and on
14:58a river of white roses flowing from beneath our feet
15:01all the way to the altar
15:03actually i'm not greedy
15:04i don't care about the wedding ceremony
15:08just sign the papier
15:09aren't you french supposed to be uninterested in marriage
15:12well
15:13maybe i am a freak or something
15:15a music band
15:16300 guests
15:17a michelin three-star wedding banquet
15:19it's free
15:20so why not take advantage of it
15:23as for you monsieur de villiers
15:30right after we got the marriage certificate
15:32you had the car parked in the alley behind the cathedral
15:35with your custom tailored suit ready for you to change into inside
15:38you said
15:39it doesn't matter whether we have the wedding or not
15:42just once
15:43like a pebble hitting the surface of a lake
15:45the ripples hadn't even spread before the water returned to stillness
15:48but i knew i'd hit a nerve
15:50a spark of admiration for a worthy opponent flickered in his eyes
15:53vivian
15:57a free wedding
15:58i'll play along
16:04but those words you just spoke
16:06that'll accrue interest
16:08i looked up at him
16:10he said nothing more
16:11took my hand
16:12and turned toward the altar
16:13we took our first step
16:15on either side of the velvet carpet
16:17the guests gazes surged toward us like a tide
16:20some were whispering to one another
16:22others were secretly taking photos
16:24the groomsmen looked as if they'd swallowed a whole egg
16:26louis de villiers walked at a steady pace
16:29the pressure of his palm against mine was neither too tight nor too loose
16:32the second step
16:34the third step
16:35white roses trembled slightly at our feet
16:37i turned my head to look at him
16:39but he didn't turn his
16:40only the curb
16:42only the curb of his lips lifted ever so slightly
16:43that expression clearly said
16:45you can't get away
16:46down below
16:47the groom's side of the family had erupted into chaos
16:50several uncles and elders were ashen faced
16:52whispering to one another
16:54what a disgrace
16:55over at the groomsmen's round
16:57things were even more chaotic
16:58they tried to rush up to the altar
17:00but were firmly held back
17:01they reached for their phones to send a warning
17:03only to discover no signals on the screens
17:08finally it dawned on them
17:09this wedding had never been a situation they could control from the very beginning
17:13the priest's white robe came into view
17:15he opened the bible and cleared his throat
17:18mrs vivian hair do you take
17:23she does not
17:24julian's voice
17:25heavy with breath and anger
17:27vivian
17:28get down here this instant
17:31ethan looked as though he'd seen a savior
17:32and immediately ran over
17:34he took a breath
17:35julie vive
17:36she walked down the aisle arm in arm with louis de villi
17:39i couldn't stop her
17:40thank goodness you made it over
17:42finally
17:44that video had been secretly filmed by ethan
17:46in the footage
17:47the aisle stretched on and on
17:49i walked step by step toward louis de villiers
17:51then willingly took his hand
17:53julian knew better than anyone
17:55i hated louis de villiers even more than he did
17:58even the way i looked at louis de villiers
18:01julian had never seen me look at another man like that in his entire life
18:05the priest holding the bible felt uneasy on the stage
18:09with inquisitive eyes staring at me
18:11without turning back
18:12do continue
18:15my voice wasn't loud
18:16but it made julian's face turn ashen in an instant
18:19louis's lips curved
18:21s'il vous plaît
18:22oh
18:23vivian
18:24have you completely lost your head
18:26his eyes were filled with nothing but anger and disbelief
18:30what kind of act are you putting on
18:35you've been with me for ten years
18:38i've seen you through
18:39do you even know who this man is
18:41what kind of heiresses doesn't he have at his side
18:43why would he ever take a liking to you
18:46you're standing on stage right now
18:48arm in arm with louis de villiers
18:49are you trying to make me jealous
18:51or do you want the whole city to laugh at you
18:54don't let yourself be toyed with
18:55and still think you've won
18:59come down now
19:00and i'll pretend today never happened
19:01i'll throw another wedding
19:02you'll still be mrs mercer
19:04after saying that
19:05he lifted his chin slightly
19:06waiting for me to run down in tears
19:08and throw myself into his arms
19:10i looked at this man i had loved for ten years
19:12endured for ten years
19:13and humbled myself before to the dust
19:15yet never earned a shred of respect from
19:17then i smiled
19:18it was a light airy smile
19:20the kind that comes when you finally figured something out
19:23i turned my head toward louis de villiers
19:25i stood on tiptoe
19:27wrapped my arms around his neck
19:29and pulled his head down
19:30then kissed him
19:31the moment my lips touched his
19:33i felt his body stiffen ever so slightly
19:35just for an instant
19:37then his hand slid from my sides
19:39clasping my waist and pulling me tightly into his embrace
19:42like a beast that had been waiting far too long
19:44finally having its prey come to it
19:46no more restraint
19:47no more calculation
19:49just a fierce kiss in return
19:50as if he were trying to swallow every last breath from me
19:53a collective gasp echoed through the church
19:56the elderly awkwardly covered their eyes
19:58the young ones were left speechless
20:08i ignored him
20:09louis de villiers was the first to let go of me
20:12his breathing was still heavy
20:13his thumb brushed the corner of my mouth
20:15his voice hoarse beyond belief
20:17you made the first move
20:20light finally shone in those dark
20:22brooding eyes
20:23his dark eyes burned with raw possession
20:25this time
20:25i won't let you get away
20:27he turned his head
20:29escort mr mercer out
20:30command to the bodyguards behind him
20:32for well-trained bodyguards in black
20:34moved silently toward julian
20:35before he could even swallow and digest my betrayal
20:38his arms were grabbed
20:39his eyes instantly reddened
20:40and his voice cracked
20:42louis de villette
20:43this is my wedding
20:44my place and my woman
20:45who gives you the right to steal my wedding
20:48and my wife
20:49don't forget that hundred billion dollar project in macau
20:52your villier family had eyes on it for three years
20:55but whose hands did the final approval end up in
21:01besides are you monsieur de villiers
21:04really that undiscarning
21:07a woman who's been with me for 10 years
21:09i'm sick of her
21:10yet you treat her like a treasure
21:11and parade her up on stage
21:12would you like to be a kukwold
21:14how to say it in french
21:15on koku
21:16monsieur de villas
21:18you'd prefer to be a kou
21:19he was about to say more
21:20but the bodyguards dragged him out
21:23louis de villiers lowered his head
21:25and looked into my eyes
21:26the things he said
21:29i don't care
21:30i interrupted him
21:31the corners of his mouth curved slightly
21:33revealing a vague indescribable tenderness
21:35i clenched my hands and turned to face the priest
21:38continue
21:39over there
21:40the voice of julian had shifted from a roar to a choked sob
21:43no viv stop now i'm back
21:45i kicked chloe out
21:47she is out do you hear me
21:49this wedding
21:51is the wedding of the century i promised you
21:54it's for you and it's for me too
21:55for the first time in my life
21:57i do want to marry someone
21:59the voice grew fainter and fainter until it faded away completely
22:05the priest declared
22:06i now declare you
22:08husband and wife
22:09louis de villiers pulled a ring from his suit pocket
22:12it was clearly a ring he'd been preparing for a long time
22:15he lifted my hand and gently slid it over my finger
22:19there i let you slip away in college
22:21later i forced my dad to go to your family's house to curry favor with your father
22:25urging your parents to set the wedding date i'm soon impossible
22:27but you ran away again
22:29you can't get away this time
22:30i let out a laugh
22:32my parents made a 10-year bet with me
22:34if 10 years later i could return with julian and stand before them with my head held high
22:38they would accept him as their son-in-law
22:40if i lost the bet
22:42i'd go back and marry someone else
22:44louis de villiers was
22:45in their words
22:46the punishment for my accepting the consequences of my bet
22:48all these years
22:50i've worked tirelessly to prove myself
22:52for business projects
22:53i'm often away on business trips
22:55spending little time with julian
22:58ironically
22:58i've run into louis de villiers
23:00my arch rival
23:01at major projects
23:02investment conferences
23:03and negotiation tables more often than i've seen my own boyfriend
23:06yet
23:07the professional facade we maintained has always been vague
23:10those clashes
23:11tests
23:12and head-to-head confrontations have left only a vague outline in my memory
23:15a man who always stood on the opposite side
23:18a tough nut to crack
23:19until this very moment
23:21i looked down at the ring on my ring finger
23:23a few fragmented memories suddenly flashed through my mind
23:26back in college
23:27i loved design
23:28i secretly sketched one sketchbook after another filled with jewelry designs
23:32but my father said that studying management and taking over the family business was the right path
23:37and that design was nothing more than wasting time
23:39that day
23:40he came to school to see me and accidentally stumbled upon my sketchbook
23:44furious
23:44he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can right in front of me
23:49what's the point of drawing this stuff
23:50that design sketch has now
23:52become the ring on my ring finger
23:54it turns out that while everyone else was telling me to give up on my dreams
23:57someone picked them up for me
23:58kept them hidden for 10 years
24:01waiting for this day to put them back on my finger
24:03my eyes were stunned for a moment
24:05i took a deep breath and accepted another ring from sloan's hand
24:08gently
24:09i slipped it onto his ring finger
24:10as the ring slid into place
24:12he curved his finger slightly
24:14hooking my fingertip
24:15applause erupted all around us
24:17i looked up
24:18wanting to see his expression
24:19the gate of the cathedral swung open once more
24:24two uniformed police officers walked in
24:26followed by julian
24:27it's him
24:28julian raised his hand and pointed directly at louis de villiers
24:31who was holding my hand at the altar
24:33this man has trespassed onto my wedding venue
24:35snatched my bride
24:36caused a disturbance
24:37and disrupted a lawful wedding
24:39please take him away immediately
24:43this wedding was organized by me julian
24:45the flowers
24:46the venue
24:47the banquet
24:48the invitations
24:49every single penny came out of my own pocket
24:51every prominent figure in this city can vouch for that
24:55mr mercer
24:56is what you've said true
24:57the room fell deathly silent
24:59not even the mercer family dared to step forward and speak on julian's behalf at this critical moment
25:04finally
25:05i stepped forward and spoke up
25:07officer this wedding is mine and my husband's
25:10there's no problem
25:11then
25:12who is your husband
25:13i turned my head to look at the man standing beside me
25:16who had been holding my hand the entire time
25:19calm and silent
25:19i heard my voice steady and firm
25:22it's him
25:22louis de villiers
25:24julian's body stiffened suddenly
25:26as if he'd been punched in the chest
25:27that shock wasn't anger
25:29nor was it sadness
25:30it was a bewildered disbelief
25:32he probably never imagined that one day
25:34i the woman who could only be with him
25:36would stand beside someone else
25:38to utter another man's name with such certainty
25:41i turned my head and nodded at sloan
25:43she got me instantly
25:44and then took a folder from my bag
25:46and handed it to the police officer
25:47here is the wedding venue lease agreement
25:50the receipt for flower purchases
25:52and the banquet service contract
25:53i am the signatory on all these documents
25:56mr mercer merely helped with the setup
25:58this wedding from start to inch
26:00was arranged entirely by me for myself
26:02you
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