Lahat ng Kabanata ng Everyone Wants to Marry Her… Except Me: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

To save our own skins, the four of us wasted no time and immediately took a cab to the hotel where Celeste had hosted her banquet.Roger, who was most skilled at playing the pitiful underdog, spun a convincingly tragic story. Thanks to that, we managed to secure us permission to view the surveillance footage.The footage showed us seated at a table in the far corner at the start of the banquet. It was a placement reflecting our diminished status after the death of our matriarch and my mother, Courtney Braun."That innermost corner really did have just our table," Edgar said with a frown.Years of rivalry among the four of us had created such a tense atmosphere that it left no space for anyone else. As a result, that table remained ours alone. In fact, even the Brauns' extended relatives kept their distance.George looked puzzled. "And there really were just the four of us there."That was when Celeste made her grand entrance. She strode down the red carpet with an air of confiden

I looked into their eyes and gave them the answer they had long been waiting for.I lowered my gaze to hide the guilt and sorrow in my eyes. Then, I pointed to myself and said, "Celeste's true love is me."Edgar, George, and Roger were stunned and shaking their heads in disbelief."That's impossible!" Roger said, grabbing my arm. "If you really were her true love and the one she wanted to marry, why would she kill you so brutally?"George groaned in distress. "I saw your body with my own eyes, and I confirmed it was really you. If she married you out of love, why would she kill you in such a cruel way? It doesn't make any sense!"Edgar couldn't understand it either. "There's never been bad blood between our family and the Leblanc family. In fact, we've been good business partners for generations. Celeste has no reason to torture her own lover in such a twisted way.""Whether you believe it or not, I can only tell you that it's me," I said.Though they didn't believe it, they had

I had never known Celeste possessed such immense strength.From behind me, she held the rope tightly around my neck, cutting off my breath.I kicked desperately, clawing at the air, but I couldn't shake her grip in the slightest.She leaned close to my ear. "You really are clever to figure out my earth-shattering secret through that nonexistent 'true love.' Now, there's no reason for you to live any longer."I clenched my teeth, the taste of blood spreading in my mouth.Just as I was about to suffocate and lose consciousness, the bedroom door was violently kicked open, and several figures rushed in.The one at the front grabbed a chair and smashed it against Celeste's head. The other two kicked and punched her until she was completely knocked out; only then did they stop.I clutched my neck, gasping for air with difficulty.Roger hurried to my side and patted my back in concern. "Are you okay?"I stared at them in surprise. "What are you all doing here?"George frowned. "In t

Lost in thought, I snapped back to reality only to find three men clinging to my legs.Edgar, Roger, and George pleaded desperately, "Now that you've made it big, please don't forget about us. We're not asking for much. Just don't leave us behind."Somehow, I was now their main support. In fact, the way they looked at me was as if I were a golden goose.I patted their heads in resignation. "Let's deal with the issue at hand first. After this, you can have as much money as you want."Reassured by my promise, the three of them straightened up and settled back into their seats once more.The woman lying bound and unconscious on the floor began to stir, opening her mouth as if to start shouting.George kicked her. "Stop pretending. Now talk. Where's the real Celeste?"The woman froze, realizing the truth was already out. Under our combined pressure and persuasion, she finally spilled everything.Given how wealthy the Leblanc family was, Celeste was particularly vulnerable to kidnap