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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

Six years after I last saw him, he didn't seem much different from before. Except for a touch more maturity on his face, he was still that rebellious Max.


For some reason, I suddenly found his appearance amusing.


Feeling drowsy, I crouched down and hugged him on my own initiative.


I buried my face in the crook of his neck, my voice unintentionally choked up, "So tired."


Dawn broke, and the marriage registration was simpler and smoother than I had imagined.


When I held the marriage certificate in my hand, I still hadn't fully processed it.


There was a time when I went to Aiden countless times with my ID, proposing we register our marriage. Each time, he made excuses about attending bachelor parties to avoid it.


Once, we even stood at the city hall entrance, but he received a call from an ex-girlfriend and drove off, abandoning me.


Chapter 6