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00:01with only one day left until my wedding i found a marriage certificate tucked away in a drawer
00:06it belonged to liam and his best bro fiona i immediately snapped a picture and sent it to him
00:12explain this i thought it was just a prank but his call came through a second later
00:17mia i'm so sorry liam and i had too much to drink yesterday and in the heat of the moment
00:22we went
00:22and got registered don't worry i'll definitely take him to get a divorce before your wedding
00:26i promise i'll return him to you in one piece i stayed silent for two seconds then i blocked both
00:33of their numbers three hours later liam returned home just as i was dragging my suitcase downstairs
00:40seeing me he sighed helplessly mia fiona just had a bit too much to drink and was messing around
00:47are you really making such a big deal out of this you've waited six years for this wedding
00:52and now you can't even stomach this little accident i offered a slight smile you're right
00:58i can't mia stop throwing a tantrum liam grabbed my arm the invitations have already been sent out to
01:06the guests if you leave now what happens to the wedding i brushed his hand away and continued toward
01:12the door his voice darkened mia are you really going to throw away six years of our relationship
01:19over such a trivial matter six years i stopped and turned to look at him liam when you went to
01:25register with her did you even think about our six years together i already told you we were drunk
01:30he sighed helplessly softening his tone as if trying to soothe a stray cat
01:34all right mia worst case scenario i'll go find her right now and get a divorce
01:39i instantly lost all desire to argue even now he still just thought i was being unreasonable
01:44just then his phone suddenly rang he glanced at the screen it's fiona
01:51she says she knows she messed up and wants to apologize to you i ignored him and pulled the door
01:58unexpectedly a motorcycle roared up and stopped right in front of me fiona took off her helmet
02:04looking at me in shock mia you're actually leaving
02:17i dragged my suitcase and bypassed her fiona grabbed the handle of my luggage offering an
02:22impatient apology is this really necessary i admitted i was wrong okay i was the one who egged him on
02:28to get
02:28registered and i was the one who poured the drinks if you're mad take it out on me stop bullying
02:32liam
02:33liam walked out from the doorway his brows furrowed fiona be polite to mia and give her the suitcase back
02:39if i give it back who are you going to marry tomorrow the heir
02:43fiona rolled her eyes at liam and turned her gaze back to me
02:46mia i'm not like you i don't revolve my entire life around a man without having my own life and
02:51career
02:52lia and i grew up playing together when he got into fights i was the one handing him rocks
02:57if we actually had feelings for each other we would have been together a long time ago
03:00where would that leave you she took a half step forward her tone laced with undisguised arrogance
03:06throwing a massive fit over a piece of paper are you a child i met her condescending gaze and spoke
03:11calmly since you're so mature and sensible you can attend tomorrow's wedding
03:17you've already got the certificate anyway the ceremony is just a formality
03:21i reached out and yanked the suitcase my words choked fiona making her face change color before
03:27she let out a scoffing laugh fine she pulled out the marriage certificate and waved it in my face
03:32you care about this piece of trash that much then i'll just tear it up okay consider it my apology
03:39the paper split down the middle fiona tossed the torn halves of the certificate onto the ground
03:44and stepped on
03:45you
03:51if you can't take a joke then don't play you're so boring
03:57are you satisfied now with that she glared at me and ran off her eyes red i looked at liam
04:05is that her way of apologizing liam looked away rubbing his forehead in frustration
04:12she's just got a quick temper she only wanted you to calm down faster
04:16i laughed out of sheer anger now that she's torn up the certificate you two will have to go get
04:22a
04:22replacement before you can even file for a divorce the fingers pressing against liam's forehead suddenly
04:27tightened she didn't think that far ahead right she doesn't have to i nodded because she's never the
04:35one cleaning up the mess at the end i stopped looking at him grabbed my suitcase and turned away
04:41the driver helped me load my luggage into the trunk liam chased after me in a few strides
04:46just as i was about to leave he held the car door open mia you can go back to your
04:50parents house and
04:51cool off for a bit but tomorrow all the guests and the media will be there you know how to
04:56play the
04:56part of a decent dignified bride don't embarrass the vance and davis families that line again i slowly
05:02raised my head and looked at him liam i'm really sick of hearing that
05:11this wasn't the first time liam and i had been on the verge of breaking up over fiona but every
05:15time
05:15he would either brush it off with we're just friends don't overthink it or he would do exactly
05:20what he was doing now using the reputations of our two families to threaten him i knew they hadn't
05:26crossed the final physical line but every time i saw fiona casually jumping onto his back for a
05:32piggyback ride seeing her casually drink out of his glass seeing her call him late at night to
05:37complain about her life or whenever she could casually flip through and use his phone i still
05:42couldn't help the overwhelming wave of hurt i used to think that getting married would fix everything
05:46i thought that with marriage liam would naturally take on his marital responsibilities and distance himself
05:51from fiona i never imagined that he would use something as sacred as getting married to play a
05:56prank with her i won't be at the wedding as for the bride i quickly rolled up the car window
06:04marry whoever you want as the car sped off the driver turned his head and asked
06:11miss where to the airport all the way there my phone buzzed incessantly liam my mother his mother
06:19mutual friends i declined all of them and turned off my phone it was the first time i had been
06:24this
06:25unreasonable but it brought a long-lost sense of relief however when i reached the airport entrance
06:30that relief was utterly shattered a group of familiar faces stood before me
06:36my parents my younger brother chris and the davis family's adopted daughter lily
06:46chris was the first to rush over snatching my suitcase mia what the hell is wrong with you
06:51if you leave what are we supposed to do the company's project is literally waiting on the
06:56vance family's capital invention to survive while i was distracted my mother took my purse
07:00mia mom heard everything once they get the divorce papers sorted won't everything be fine
07:05just stop making a scene lily walked over her voice soft and gentle mia i know you feel wronged but
07:11you can't be this selfish i felt dizzy me selfish 18 i gave her the trust fund my grandfather left
07:19for
07:19me at 21 because she showed interest i gave up the arranged marriage my grandfather had set up for me
07:24with the prestigious sterling family at 22 to secure a round of funding for the family i drank with
07:29investors at a banquet until my stomach bled at 25 to protect the family heir's clean record i took the
07:35fall for chris embezzling company funds yet they just saw all of this as my duty my parents doted
07:42on lily spoiled chris rotten and treated me as nothing more than a tool to improve their own lives
07:46until liam came along he saw my suppressed pain understood my awkwardness with him around lily's
07:51subtle bullying and my parents blatant favoritism were reigned in significantly i fell in love with
07:56him depended on him and desperately hoped he would marry me sooner i thought that by building my own
08:01family i could finally escape the suffocating one i was born into but now even that pathetic little
08:07shred of hope was gone give me my purse back i reached out my hand toward my mother my tone
08:14flat
08:15my mother didn't move her voice was stern let's go home first we'll talk when you've calmed down
08:21chris stomped his foot in a panic mia i'm begging you just secure the funding and then you can do
08:26whatever you want i looked at this younger brother who had grown up pampered by the entire family
08:30my expression cold how much more money does the davis family need to survive so they don't have to
08:35keep selling their daughter chris froze for a second then subconsciously blurted out a staggering
08:40astronomical figure i nodded pulled my phone out of my pocket found a number and dialed 30 million
08:46dollars if you agree we get married tomorrow
08:54the breathing on the other end of the line paused for a beat then a voice came through
08:58deal i gave a brief and directly hung up 30 million wired immediately chris's eyes widened in disbelief
09:07mia you are you serious my parents instantly broke into relieved smiles my mother quickly stepped
09:14forward to grab my hand her tone chiding you silly girl how could you bring up money with liam
09:18directly over the phone that's so damaging to your relationship exactly lily chimed in playing the
09:24part of a caring sister brother-in-law must feel so uncomfortable it won't be good if you marry into
09:30his family and people call you a gold digger my father cleared his throat all right all right as long
09:36as it's settled the vance family previously agreed to five million after the wedding if he's willing
09:42to give 30 million this time it shows he really values you in your heart mia you're not allowed
09:48to say things like selling a daughter ever again people will laugh at us you and lily are both my
09:54most beloved daughters i let out a dry laugh if that's the case why didn't you let my sister enter
10:00the arranged marriage back then isn't the sterling family's threshold higher and their power a hundred
10:06times greater than the vance families lily's face went pale instantly the sterling family was indeed
10:12far more prominent and therefore placed a heavy emphasis on legitimate lineage the only one they
10:17had ever laid eyes on was me as for lily they hadn't even arranged for her to make an official
10:23appearance at that meeting a flash of embarrassment crossed my father's face why bring up the past
10:31then we won't bring it up since the money is secured and the problem is solved i interrupted him grabbing
10:37my suitcase let's go home didn't you want me to be a punctual bride tomorrow i ignored them and turned
10:43to walk out of the airport once in the car my phone buzzed it was a single concise location pin
10:51followed closely by another message looking forward to seeing you in a wedding dress tomorrow
10:56i stared at the location what a coincidence it was the exact same hotel where my original wedding
11:02was supposed to be held
11:08the next day liam's convoy arrived right on time his suit was crisp his demeanor composed
11:14surrounded by his groomsmen the atmosphere was lively however the davis family had prepared
11:19no welcoming ceremony whatsoever chris hadn't even woken up yet liam glanced around
11:26his heart he knew mia wasn't favored at home but seeing the davis family treat this wedding
11:31with such blatant disrespect in person made a lump of resentment rise in his chest
11:37where's mia she still not ready his voice was a pitch lower than usual
11:42uh she should still be in her room doing her makeup right my mother said uncertainly
11:46turning to instruct a maid
11:49quick go upstairs and see if the miss is ready yet
11:52fiona gave a light chuckle don't be so impatient it's totally normal for a bride to be a little
11:57reserved liam's brows knit tightly he took out his phone to send a text but the screen flashed a
12:03message failed to send notification his fingers stiffened a sense of foreboding suddenly magnified
12:08fiona stepped closer spotted the notification on his screen and immediately let out a dramatic
12:16mia still has you blocked the ceremony is about to start before she could finish the maid came rushing
12:21down the stairs ma'am the miss isn't in her room we've looked everywhere she's nowhere to be found
12:26the air in the living room froze instantly not in her room liam's face turned dark in a flash
12:32one of the groomsmen suddenly held up his phone liam look at the group chat someone posted a video
12:38from the wedding valued isn't isn't this mia
12:45liam snatched the phone in the video it was the exact same ultra luxury hotel where they were about
12:50to hold their wedding a figure in an off-white gown was being led by staff toward the bridal
12:54dressing room liam recognized her at a glance it was his bride his suspended heart dropped halfway
12:59back into his chest see what did i tell you fiona laughed immediately mia just wanted to give you a
13:04surprise as long as she's there it's fine my mother quickly forced a smile that girl honestly
13:08leaving without a word and making everyone worry let's hurry to the hotel so we aren't late liam took
13:15a deep breath suppressing the irritability bubbling in his chest the motorcade arrived at the hotel liam
13:20briefly greeted the guests in the media the venue was packed with friends and family and the wedding
13:25officiant was already in place he turned and walked toward the bridal dressing room stopping in front of
13:31the flower adorned door he knocked his tone gentle mia it's time are you ready there was no response from
13:38inside liam's expression darkened slightly as he turned the door
13:46was unlocked in front of the vanity mirror in the dressing room a woman was standing with her back to
13:51him wearing the custom wedding dress he had ordered the lights hit her making the diamonds on the dress
13:55sparkle brilliantly the gloom in liam's heart was swept away he curled his lips into a smile
14:00walked up and wrapped his arms around the woman's waist
14:05the woman turned around in shock the moment their eyes met liam's smile vanished completely
14:13fiona's eyes reddened from his shout fiona why is it you where is mia why are you yelling at me
14:22i saw the wedding was about to start and mia still hadn't come out so i wanted to come in
14:27and see if
14:27she needed help but when i got here she was gone and the dress was hanging here she looked down
14:32and
14:32tugged at the magnificent skirt this dress is so beautiful i just couldn't resist trying it on this
14:38is absurd
14:44liam tried hard to restrain his anger take it off right now what is mia gonna think when she sees
14:51this i got it fiona began aggrievedly pulling at the laces on her back just then there was a knock
14:58on the lounge door the hotel manager hurried in mr vance the time for the wedding has arrived is the
15:04bride ready to make her entrance before liam could answer a burst of enthusiastic applause and cheers
15:07erupted from outside the door the hotel manager's smile grew even more apologetic additionally mr vance
15:12a wedding was added to the adjacent banquet hall at the last minute and their schedule is extremely
15:16tight if um we are temporarily unable to begin on our end would it be possible to yield the aisle
15:22for
15:22now so as not to delay the ceremony between the sterling and davis families next door the sterling
15:28davis families liam repeated which davis family
15:40i'm not too sure about the details liam inexplicably felt a trace of unease but he
15:45wasn't in the mood to cry into other people's affairs he picked up his phone and called his
15:49groomsman the bride isn't in the dressing room split up and find her only after hanging up did he
15:55turn back to the hotel manager this wedding was booked half a year in advance we are not yielding
16:00the aisle mr vance we hope you can make an exception there is no room for negotiation liam cut him
16:09off
16:10if my wife finds out she will be unhappy just as he finished speaking his phone suddenly vibrated
16:16one of the groomsmen had sent a photo the moment he tapped it open liam's breath pitched mia was angled
16:22slightly to the side seemingly on a phone call the wedding dress she wore was a completely different
16:26style minimalist and elegant it accentuated the graceful line of her neck and her slender figure
16:33she looked beautiful today liam couldn't help but smile he was finally going to marry her
16:46that realization filled his chest with a strange settling sense of security there might have been
16:51some bumps along the road earlier but now everything was about to get back on track
16:55he would have a family have mia and maybe soon they'd even have children
17:00he zoomed in on the photo wanting a closer look fiona had sidled up to him at some point looking
17:05at the
17:06picture too she offered a coquettish complaint liam don't you think the dress i'm wearing looks way
17:11better than the one mia has on only then did liam spare her a glance the sudden relaxation of his
17:17mood
17:18gave him a bit of pointless tolerance for fiona's inappropriately timed beauty contest it seems she
17:22doesn't really like the one i picked out forget it liam put his phone away if you like it you
17:27can
17:27have it since you won't be needing it anyway you can keep it for when you get married someday
17:32with that he turned and headed for the door liam fiona suddenly reached out and grabbed
17:43liam paused frowning as he looked back fiona stared up at him the cynical playful smile she usually wore
17:50had vanished her voice was slightly choked as she asked the question that broke through all her
17:54pretense earlier when you came in and saw me in the wedding dress what did you feel liam froze
18:00what did he feel he hadn't thought about that seeing fiona in a wedding dress undeniably she
18:07looked beautiful it even carried a shocking sort of attraction but asking himself honestly he had
18:14absolutely no impulse to marry fiona he liked having fiona orbit around him enjoyed the feeling of being
18:19needed and idolized by her it made him feel fresh and stimulated but mia was his home his family
18:27if he had his way he preferred that mia become his wife while fiona remained a permanent justified
18:33fixture by his side as a confidant he had thought things could just stay like that
18:45but fiona's tears and interrogation shattered that balance liam suddenly felt annoyed but very quickly that
18:52annoyance was suppressed by logic and the impending wedding his adam's apple bobbed as he avoided her
18:57burning gaze fiona stop making a scene now is not the time to talk about this just take the dress
19:03off for now after saying that he sprinted out the door i had taken a call on the terrace outside
19:07the
19:08banquet hall and was about to walk back into the main room for my wedding reception when i turned
19:12around i saw liam rushing over in a panic mia he panted slightly thank god you're really here
19:17a few groomsmen and fiona followed closely behind blocking the terrace entrance mia you're unbelievable
19:24one groomsman stepped up with a cheeky grin how did you manage to wander off next door you nearly gave
19:29our liam a heart attack searching for you seriously fiona walked briskly to my side deliberately
19:35making her tone sound relaxed and intimate mia you almost scared liam half to death come on let's go
19:43back everyone's waiting
19:49i didn't move she leaned in on purpose and gave a soft chuckle right in my face
19:55mia even though legally you are now the third party intruding on someone else's marriage
20:00don't take it to heart as long as we know the truth among ourselves it's fine she blinked her tone
20:06breezy happy wedding day to you i glanced at her the corners of my lips curving up
20:13thank you fiona's smile stiffened she hadn't expected this reaction from me liam closed the
20:19distance in a few strides and stood in front of me the look in his eyes held blame helplessness
20:26and above all the controlling gaze of someone who held all the cards finish with your call
20:30hurry up and come back we've delayed a lot but there's still time as if to showcase his magnanimity
20:36he added if you really like the decor in this hall i can negotiate with the sterling family
20:43as long as it makes you happy
20:50he said it so naturally with such an air of entitlement as if my appearing here wearing a
20:55different wedding dress was nothing more than a willful thoughtless tantrum and he was the
21:00forgiving perfect husband who had come to fetch his lost wayward fiancee the groomsmen behind him
21:06all looked at me with certainty waiting waiting for me to act like i always did in the past
21:11after a little resistance and throwing a fit to obediently gratefully return to his side
21:16to walk into the wedding meant for mrs vance liam reached out his hand to me palm facing up
21:22i looked at that handsome face carrying a trace of impatience under everyone's watchful eyes i tilted
21:28my head slightly and spoke softly to the hotel manager who had been quietly waiting by my side
21:35is the wedding ready to begin the hotel manager bowed slightly yes mrs sterling
21:40mr sterling's side is already prepared
21:47mrs sterling liam's smile instantly froze on his face his outstretched hand suspended midair
21:52the jeers and whispers at the door came to an abrupt halt
21:57mr vance i think you're mistaken i slowly raised my eyes today is my wedding but the groom isn't you
22:05mia stop messing around a wave of dizziness hit liam and he looked at me almost pleading
22:11you're just doing this to get back at me right you said you'd love me forever
22:17just come with me okay from now on i'll listen to whatever you say he was getting more and more
22:22agitated reaching out to grab me but another hand on the wrist first mr vance
22:28my husband julian stepped in front of me shielding me please have some self-respect
22:34liam looked up sharply meeting julian's gaze
22:41it was the first time he got a clear look at the man who had replaced him by my side
22:45it was the heir of the sterling family julian me and i are currently holding our wedding
22:53if mr vance is a guest you are very welcome if you are here to offer congratulations the
22:58ceremony isn't over yet so you're welcome to stay and watch julian paused his gaze sweeping
23:03over the awkwardly pale faces of the groomsmen behind liam you all as well only then did his
23:10eyes return to liam's bloodless face if it's about anything else i'm afraid this is not the
23:16appropriate time mia is my wife liam's breathing grew ragged his eyes completely bloodshot as he
23:23stared at me mia tell him tell him whose bride you are he was betting on a last minute moment
23:29of weakness from me betting that i would change my mind for the sake of our six years together
23:38the background music had stopped at some point every single eye in the room was fixed on me
23:43i looked at the man i had loved for six years liam look closely i turned slightly letting him get
23:49a
23:49clear view of my dress this wedding dress wasn't chosen by you i gently raised my left hand on my
23:58ring finger the diamond ring personally placed there by julian sparkled this ring wasn't given by you
24:03either i'm mia i'm julian's bride your wedding has nothing to do with me finishing my words i stopped
24:10looking at his ashen face and turned to link my arm through julian's let's continue darling julian
24:16smiled giving a slight nod toward the wedding efficient the next moment the solemn and beautiful
24:22wedding march echoed through the hall once again julian guided me his steps steady toward the altar at
24:29the end of the red carpet guests on both sides began applauding spontaneously
24:40the dignified smiles on the davis family members faces had long since vanished
24:46whether it was my biased parents my leech of a brother or lily
24:51the adopted daughter who constantly alienated me
24:55none of them had anticipated that the man i was marrying today wasn't from the vance family they
25:00had so painstakingly tried to cling to instead it was the sterling family a titan that had left them in
25:07the dust and didn't even deem them worthy of a second glance
25:12i didn't even need to turn around to imagine the look on liam's face right now
25:17but that was no longer my concern
25:23miss mia davis the officiant's solemn voice echoed as he asked me
25:32do you take mr julian sterline to be your wedded husband for richer or for poorer in sickness and
25:38in health to walk hand in hand with him for the rest of your life
25:44the hall was dead silent every gaze was fixed on me
25:51i do i didn't hesitate for a fresh no
25:57liam his eyes completely red charged toward the altar
26:03mia i forbid it i forbid you from marrying him
26:07you're mine you have to come with me today security guards immediately grabbed him
26:19let go of me do you know who i am
26:25he struggled violently his expenses tearing and becoming disheveled
26:31he looked nothing like the calm noble gentleman he usually was
26:38mia look clearly
26:43i am the one you're supposed to marry
26:49julian let her go
26:52a few elders from the sterling family frowned slightly but their expressions didn't drastically
26:57change clearly they had contingency plans for this exact type of disruption just then a white
27:03figure suddenly dashed out from the sidelines it was fiona she had put the wedding dress back on
27:08she sprinted straight to the front of the crowd hoisted her phone high in the air with the screen
27:13facing the guests and shrieked at the top of her lungs everyone today is a misunderstanding
27:19i am the real bride of the vance family
27:26look at this all of you liam and i are already registered
27:31look at that woman her trembling finger pointed at me she's a third party intruding on someone else's
27:38marriage when i caught her she rushed to marry someone else instead she turned the phone screen
27:44toward the officiant toward the elders and even toward the surrounding guests displayed on the screen
27:50was a glaring photo of a marriage certificate mia you're just a pathetic loser lying to yourself
27:58you matipulately planned to marry mr sterling just for revenge didn't you
28:03let me tell you even if you found the sterling family to back you up you can't change the fact
28:08that you're a home wrecker
28:13you will always be a joke instantly the venue erupted in an uproar countless shocked gazes darted
28:20back and forth between the screen of fiona's phone and me the expressions on the davis parents faces
28:24also turned incredibly ugly everyone's hearts leaped into their throats as they waited for the sterling
28:29family's reaction waiting for me to break down fiona held her head high in triumph her eyes full of
28:35provocation however the first one to erupt wasn't the sterling family nor was it me it was liam liam
28:41while pinned down by security violently twisted his head around to roar at fiona fiona shut up what the
28:47hell are you spouting i'm not making it up fiona grew even more agitated still holding the phone up
28:54are you too cowardly to even admit that i'm your wife right now that's fake
29:02lea spat out whatever came to mind in his panic he couldn't admit it especially not here on the
29:07sterling family's turf right in front of mia whether it's real or fake a simple background
29:14check will tell us won't it julian who had been completely silent suddenly spoke he tilted his head
29:20slightly and whispered an instruction to an assistant by his side the man nodded and swiftly left
29:26shortly after liam and fiona were forcibly escorted off the premises the officiated voice
29:31please remain quiet everyone let us continue the ceremony the ceremony concluded followed by the
29:37banquet and the reception of blessings it wasn't until the very last formality ended and the majority
29:43of the guests have been seen off that i finally let out a real breath of relief
29:55here
29:58so
29:58so
29:59You