Chapter 24
Chapter 24
“So what if you’re with a rich man now? Do you think if Mr. White knows your real identity.he’ll still want you?”
“Daughter of a murderer.”
I stared at these two messages,knowing clearly that Charles had told Olivia my secret.
Unexpectedly.I didn’t feel the sting of betrayal.
I calmly replied. “I’m about to marry Rogerio,and Charles is yours. What are you still dissatisfied with?”
Olivia almost immediately replied. “You were my subordinate’s defeat,how could you marry better than me?”
“Just wait,I’ll make you fall from grace!”
A shameless,bottomless woman.
I shook my head and decided to ignore her.
It was as if Charles and Olivia had coordinated; just as things quieted on her end, Charles sent me another message.
“Rebecca,I’ll give you one last chance,come back to me.”
“Otherwise, I’ll break your wings and make you live your life in a cage.”
I sneered and replied with one word.
“Get lost.”
In the following days,I quietly kept an eye on the internet.
Sure enough,some bloggers started digging up the old River Tech corruption case.
With the help of some influencers,this long–forgotten matter was suddenly brought to the surface.
It even dominated the headlines across major platforms.
Charles no longer sent me threats; he believed I would understand his meaning.
Perhaps,he still thought I would beg him,like before, and apologize.
But this time,I didn’t do as he wished. I didn’t acknowledge him even once until the wedding day.
Charles certainly wouldn’t let it end like this.
He actually appeared at my wedding,proudly accompanied by Olivia.
Rogerio ‘s face darkened. “Mr. Carter,I don’t seem to see your name on my guest list.”
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Charles smiled faintly. “It’s my ex–wife’s wedding. As her ex–husband,it wouldn’t be too much for me to come and give my blessings,right?”
Although he was speaking to Rogerio,his eyes never left me for a second.
1 could read his gaze at this moment.
Amazed,full of possessiveness, and vaguely tinged with regret.
Charles and I had an undercover marriage.
There was no wedding,let alone a wedding dress.
This must be the first time he saw me in a wedding dress.
I pushed a stray lock of hair behind my ear. “Guests are welcome,Mr. Carter,please come in.”
Charles looked at me deeply,his feet unwilling to move.
It was only when Olivia,with a pale face,pulled him forcefully that he reluctantly walked away.
Rogerio stared at Charles’s back,a fierce glint in his eyes.
I quickly waved my hand in front of his face. “Don’t make that expression, you’ll scare the children.”
Rogerio ‘s expression changed in a second. “Wife,I want to gouge his eyes out.”
I linked my arm with Rogerio ‘s,smiled at the guests who had just arrived,and whispered a warning. “Control yourself,don’t ruin the big day.”
I knew Charles was trying to stir things up,and just so,I was ready to play along and make it big.
So,I allowed them to sit in the front row and didn’t stop Olivia from livestreaming with her phone.
What I didn’t expect was that Charles would use Olivia as the one to stir the pot.
When Rogerio and I were about to exchange rings,Olivia suddenly stood up.
“Dear guests,and everyone in my live stream room,I have a bombshell to announce.”
“The bride today,the great dancer Miss Charlotte Edwards,actually has an identity she’s afraid to reveal.”
“Her parents were the culprits behind the deaths of over twenty patients years ago! Her real name is Rebecca.”
Olivia’s words hit like a bomb thrown into a pool,and the wedding scene instantly erupted into noise.
Charles looked at me eagerly,his eyes filled with intense desire.
What was he yearning for?
Was tearing my dignity apart really that satisfying for him?
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I stared back at him.
In the long moment of eye contact, he slowly moved his gaze away.
I still didn’t see any guilt in his expression.
The last shred of old affection in my heart finally dissolved into the air.
Calmly,I took the microphone. “Yes,I am Rebecca.”
“Today is my wedding,the most important day of my life,so I’d like to take this opportunity to do one more important thing.”
I tightened my grip on Rogerio ‘s hand and nodded at the assistant by the side of the stage. “Play it.”
The wedding promotional video switched immediately.
A thirty–minute–long evidence video was suddenly presented to everyone.
I could hear the guests angrily shouting,and I could see Olivia holding Charles’s arm,panic–stricken.
And,of course, the Holy Father mind behind all of this–Charles–stood amidst the crowd,his eyes shattered.
After today,Charles and I would swap identities.
I didn’t know if he regretted it now.
“Don’t look,” Rogerio ‘s hand gently covered my eyes,“Don’t forget it’s our wedding.”
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