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For a decade, Cole Lewis pursued me relentlessly before I finally accepted his marriage proposal. However, just three days before our wedding, he requested to swap me for his long-time love from childhood. I didn't protest or make a fuss, simply responding with a smile, "Okay." This was because in my previous existence, I had denied his request for a bride change. Consequently, his childhood sweetheart took her own life by cutting her wrists on the day we were to be married. Outwardly, he appeared fine, but when I was about to deliver our baby, he drugged me and took

Bride Swap, A Deadly Second Chance

I gazed at Cole with a detached expression, surrounded by onlookers, a glimmer of mockery in my eyes.


She gestured towards me and screamed at the creditors, "Stella orchestrated all of this. Why are you demanding payment from us!"


Her shrill voice caught everyone's attention, and all eyes turned to me. I calmly rose to my feet.


Cole, who had been visibly frustrated, suddenly glanced at my midsection.


He seemed to regain some assurance. "Stella, wasn't this our arrangement? We were just supposed to go through the motions with Winona. Why are you being so harsh? Pay up quickly, or you can forget about marrying me later!"


I gave him a wry smile and shook my head, chuckling as I replied, "Cole, how can you be so brazen? You're nothing but damaged goods! Do you honestly believe I care about you?"


Chapter 7