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On the eve of his wedding, Aiden Pierce attended the bachelor party with his exes for the eighth time. This time, he got carried away and ended up leaving his seed inside the ex-girlfriend he had dated the longest.
When I found out, I arrived with the abortion pills as I had done seven times before. But at the mansion's doorstep, I saw his ex-girlfriend demanding through tears:
"Aiden, will you choose her, or the two lives in my womb?"
Without hesitation, Aiden pulled her into his arms.
"I choose you, and our children."
He roughly threw the medication and cash from my hands into the trash, carelessly placing even my ID on top of the garbage can lid.
"Rachel's different. She doesn't need this stuff."
I froze.
"What do you mean?"
"If the Pierce family elders hadn't looked down on Rachel's complicated family background, our first child would already be in preschool by now. But... that little life was left behind on a cold operating table."
"This time, I'll do everything in my power to protect Rachel until our children are safely born."
He stared at me, his expression deadly serious."When the kids are born, I'll have them recognize you as their godmother. After their first birthday, I'll send Rachel and the kids to live in Europe."
"After everything is settled, we'll go to City Hall to register our marriage. Then, I'll make it up to you with a grand wedding of the century. Is that okay?"
After a long silence, I suddenly broke into a smile.
"Sure, whatever you arrange. I have no objections."
That night, he immediately moved Rachel Davis into our mansion. Meanwhile, I packed my identification and dialed the number of his arch-nemesis:
"...You said you'd marry me anytime if I was willing. Still valid?"
Without hesitation, the voice on the other end replied, "Of course!"

The Discarded Bride

I followed Max Bennett back to his nearby villa. As I sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, I still felt somewhat dazed.


He knelt before me with a first aid kit, his eyes full of concern and pain.


"That coward! I thought he was just too afraid to defy his family's arrangements while wanting to enjoy the benefits of the family business. I never imagined he would actually lay hands on you! I must have been blind to once consider such a person a friend!"


I came to my senses and studied his face carefully.


Actually, before Aiden and Max became sworn enemies, they were the closest of friends.


Aiden had grown up under the strict discipline of Mrs. Victoria and the family elders, leaving him repressed and lonely inside. Max faced a similar situation, but he maintained a positive attitude. From a young age, he dared to rebel - the more his family tried to control him, the more defiant he became.


Chapter 5