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At the wedding reception, Kael approached me with eyes full of love, only to brush past me and take the bridesmaid's hand instead.
I thought his face blindness had kicked in, so I quickly separated their tightly interlocked fingers.
The bridesmaid, embarrassed and angry, shoved me away forcefully:
"Get lost! Don't touch my husband with your filthy hands!"
I was shocked and asked her what she meant.
She sneered and slapped the marriage certificate in my face, then pointed towards the screen in the banquet hall:
"You think you can marry into the Shaw family after cheating before the wedding and having another man's child die in your womb? Did you think my Kael was picking up trash?"
On the screen, intimate photos of me leaving the abortion clinic at the hospital with Kael's arch-nemesis were playing.
And on the marriage certificate, there was unmistakably a photo of him and Scarlett.
Holding back my anguish, I turned to Kael and asked:
"You're calling off the wedding over something so trivial?"

Forced to Kneel Before the Bridesmaid

As the echoes of Caelan's words faded, an eerie silence descended upon the entire banquet hall. All eyes were fixed on us.


Kael's face darkened like the bottom of a cast iron skillet:


"You actually accepted his proposal? Do you have any idea what you're doing?!"


Kael's words erupted in an almost primal roar, his eyes blazing with fury and a hint of something I couldn't quite place – was it jealousy?


I shook my head, dismissing my own wishful thinking.


Five years of devoted love, only to be rewarded with his betrayal and distrust. How could he possibly be jealous of me marrying someone else?


At this moment, I no longer needed his approval or understanding.


"Kael, we've become strangers. My choices are no longer any of your concern," I stated calmly, laying out the facts.


Kael lunged forward, trying to grab my wrist, but Caelan effortlessly blocked him.


"Get your filthy hands off her! Don't you dare touch her!"


Chapter 6