marriage certificate before Ethan and I did.”
1 signaled my assistant to display the evidence of the big screen.
The crowd erupted into murmurs, whispering about how messy the whole situation was,
After all, Luke had always been regarded as the Lane family’s son–in–law.
When the groom was abruptly switched on the wedding day, most people assumed it was because the Lane family disapproved of Luke’s background and replaced him at the last minute. However, since Luke’s marriage certificate with another woman had been exposed, the plot had become far more dramatic.
Luke’s facade faltered, and he desperately tried to defend himself.
“Don’t listen to Anna’s nonsense! Mandy and I only registered our marriage to fulfill her late mother’s last wish.
“Anna, you know this! I’ve already told you that once everything was settled, I would divorce Mandy immediately and marry you. Why are you slandering me like this?”
Luke expected the reporters to change their stance and praise him and Mandy for their loyalty to Mandy’s mother.
Instead, the reporters whispered amongst each other.
“Poor Anna. How did she end up
with a guy like that?”
“What kind of twisted logic is that?
By his reasoning, I should just drop dead and have my son marry a princess to reach the top of society.”
Luke’s disbelief was palpable. “You!”
Slap!
My mother struck Luke hard across the face and exclaimed, “Anna gave so much for you! I couldn’t understand why she suddenly changed grooms, even worrying that the new one wouldn’t treat her well. Now, I see it was you all along…”
She then clutched her chest in anguish.
Ethan quickly steadied her, and I stepped forward as well.
Watching Luke become the target of everyone’s disdain, I could not help but smile.
It seemed most people in the world were still rational. Only Luke thought his self–serving actions were noble and moving.
In truth, he just wanted to satisfy his own desires.
Still unwilling to admit defeat, Luke pointed at Ethan and said, “So what? It’s a fact that Ethan seduced my wife!”
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I corrected him, “Please choose your words carefully. Your wife is Mandy Lynch. Don’t tarnish my husband’s name.”
Ethan calmly added, “There’s nothing wrong with quietly liking someone, Mr. Graham. My conscience is clear.”
The reporters nodded in agreement.
“Exactly.”
Having a secret crush on someone was not wrong. It was Luke who had trapped himself in his own web, pushing away the person he claimed to love.
Seeing public opinion turn completely against him, Luke finally broke down, and his voice grew hysterical.
