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Chapter 10

Author: Official Ginger
The Powell family had landed such a good son-in-law—of course, they'd suck up to me.

Later, when Liam accompanied me to dinner at the Powell house, my father's attitude was a hundred times warmer than it had been over the phone. He not only heaped food onto my plate but also praised my intelligence and business acumen.

My two older sisters, usually so overbearing, were meek and deferential, begging me to introduce them to men of a similar caliber.

I exchanged a few cool pleasantries, then pu
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  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 10

    The Powell family had landed such a good son-in-law—of course, they'd suck up to me.Later, when Liam accompanied me to dinner at the Powell house, my father's attitude was a hundred times warmer than it had been over the phone. He not only heaped food onto my plate but also praised my intelligence and business acumen. My two older sisters, usually so overbearing, were meek and deferential, begging me to introduce them to men of a similar caliber.I exchanged a few cool pleasantries, then pulled Liam out the door.Two more months passed. The exhibition wrapped up.I successfully got my stake in Powell Group. I was splitting my time between running my studio and taking over parts of the family business.One day, Derek showed up.He looked completely wrecked, standing at the door of my studio with dark circles under his eyes."Megan. I need to talk to you.""I have nothing to say to you.""I broke things off with Riley!"I was about to turn away when he called out after me, h

  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 9

    "A grown man, worried about a woman's career taking off. Pathetic. No wonder Megan doesn't love you," Liam said.Derek's face flushed with anger."Don't talk nonsense. Megan loves me. I'm the one she loves most."They both turned to look at me.I leaned closer to Liam and said to Derek, "Derek. I don't love you anymore.""That's impossible—""It's true. From the moment you moved Riley into our wedding house, let her sleep in the master bedroom, put her things in the closet, and gave her all the clothes I'd set aside for our wedding—that's when I stopped."The color drained from Derek's face."No—let me explain. Riley's apartment had a leak. She had nowhere else to go—""You could have put her in a hotel. Or rented her a place.""But she wouldn't have been safe alone—""Right. So you stayed with her at our wedding house. To keep her safe."Derek had nothing left to say.His head dropped. First, his lips trembled. Then his whole body started shaking."I—I just thought… you

  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 8

    "But yesterday, when you posted, you didn't show my face," Liam said."I just tapped the wrong photo. I'll repost it right now," I replied.Liam leaned in and watched as I reposted it—this time with his face clearly visible. Only then did he look satisfied.Who knew running into Derek would set him off again?I squeezed his hand back and nodded obediently."Fine. I'll cancel on the client and have lunch with you."Liam finally smiled. Then he looked back at Derek, who stood there frozen.The next second, Derek snapped out of it and pointed at our joined hands."Megan. Who said you could hold hands with another man? Let go."I raised our joined hands and gave them a little shake."I'm holding my husband's hand. That's none of your business, Derek."Derek's eyes went wide. He stormed toward us."Don't be ridiculous. I'm your husband.""Where's your proof?""Proof? We—we had an appointment. Next week. It was all set."I shrugged."I canceled it. Didn't you know?"Derek's

  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 7

    Derek's father shook his head in frustration."You never do anything serious. How am I supposed to hand the company over to you without making it look right?"Derek rubbed his eyes and grudgingly dragged himself to get ready.When he arrived at the signing, the first person he saw was me.I'd just finished talking with the exhibition organizers. I looked up, saw him, and turned away without any change in expression."Mr. Chambers, let's leave it there for today. I'll see you tomorrow at the exhibition."I shook hands with Mr. Chambers. Derek strode over."Mr. Chambers? What are you doing here? I gave your project to Riley's Bloom. What's left to discuss with Megan? And just so you know—breach of contract comes with penalties."Mr. Chambers gave a slight nod."Mr. Teeger, you offered half the price to terminate Ms. Powell's contract, and promised you'd cover the full penalty on her behalf."But from what I can see, you haven't transferred a single cent to Ms. Powell. So I don'

  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 6

    Riley blinked, looking almost reluctant, but eventually went to change into the wedding dress.Derek gritted his teeth."Megan, you want to fake a marriage to mess with me? Fine. Then don't blame me for marrying another woman."At three in the afternoon, Derek and Riley held a lavish wedding ceremony.To one-up Megan, he went all out—obnoxiously so. They kissed on stage, fed each other cake mouth-to-mouth. When Riley mentioned she liked champagne roses, he dropped a fortune to have them flown in.Even after the ceremony was done, he wasn't satisfied. He kept everyone around for a dinner party.The whole time, there were more media photographers than at a press conference. Flashbulbs popping everywhere. He pushed them to get the stories out immediately—determined to make sure Megan saw every single shot.By the time the circus finally wound down, it was past ten at night.The relatives and elders had left. The crowd was thinning out.Derek sat in a corner, pulled out his phone,

  • The Groom Swap   Chapter 5

    For a long moment, Derek couldn't speak. Then he finally let out a curse."No way. Where did you see this? That's not Megan!"His face dark, he pulled out his phone and tapped on Megan's profile."See? She hasn't posted in three days!"Are you telling me she photoshopped this just to mess with me? To make me fold?"She's dreaming. I've never backed down for anyone in my life."He jabbed at the screen to call her, still ranting under his breath."Fine, Megan. Real cute. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll think you can walk all over me—"His groomsman, Gavin Langsley, shrank back."Derek, I'm on your side. I wouldn't help her pull something like this."And it's not just me. Everyone saw it."The other guys nodded and pulled up Megan's feed. Same post. Same photo. Same caption.Meanwhile, Derek heard the automated voice on the other end, "The number you have dialed is unavailable."A horrible thought crossed his mind.Gavin gulped."Derek… did she block you?"Dere

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