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On the night of my wedding to Pierce, he dragged me to the cemetery to apologize to his pure love, Seraphina.
The girl on the tombstone looked peaceful and gentle, a stark contrast to her frantic escape that day.
I knelt with my palms facing up, allowing the candle wax to drip onto my hands without making a sound.
Pierce stood nearby holding a candle, his face dark and unreadable:
"Does it hurt? Three years ago tonight, Cadence suffered a hundredfold, a thousandfold more pain than this."
"She probably never knew that the one who sent her to her fiery grave was her own beloved little sister!"
In front of me, he confessed to Seraphina's tombstone that our marriage was just a means to keep me by his side.
"Don't worry, Cadence. I'll make sure Archer suffers a fate worse than death!"
I kept my head down, struggling to hold back a smile.
Pierce had no idea that the big fire was a show orchestrated by Seraphina herself.
And I? I had simply made a deal with her to get information about my birth parents.

My Darling Husband Reported Me For Plagiarism

"All blame falls on you! If you hadn't usurped the identity of the Ashford family's daughter, I would have been the one receiving art lessons since childhood, not you!"


"If I hadn't been backed into a corner, do you think I would've resorted to using AI to create art?"


I felt she was beyond help, but I still tried to offer some well-intentioned advice:


"Seraphina, that's no excuse. I gave up my spot to study abroad for you. What exactly did you learn?"


I couldn't tell if she was just making a scene or if she truly believed her own lies. She continued to argue:


"That's because I didn't have a solid foundation. I was only brought back to the Ashford family in middle school. You've been hoarding all those resources!"


"Yes, and if you had dedicated yourself to painting since middle school, perhaps you wouldn't need to use my artwork for your exhibition now."


My words left her speechless, and she started sobbing into her hands again.


Chapter 6