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"Alright," I said calmly as I set the glass down.Relief flashed across Trevor's face. He gently ruffled my hair."I knew you'd understand. The doctor said Sophia's mental state has been really unstable lately. She could hurt herself at any time. As her future sister-in-law, just be patient with her."He praised me for being understanding, as if it were only natural.It was as if the wedding dress I'd poured my heart into meant nothing at all."Let's go rehearse at the venue," I said, standing up and stepping away from his touch.Trevor assumed I was just cranky from waking up and didn't think much of it.He walked to the closet and pulled out a backup dress before handing it to me. "You'll look beautiful in this, too, Mrs. Gibson."I took the dress and changed right in front of him.There was no real design to it. It was plain, almost dull. But none of that mattered anymore.The moment we stepped out of the room, the sunlight from the island hit my eyes hard.Outside the re

At 10:00 am the next morning, the island sunlight was blinding.The wedding venue was extravagantly luxurious. A towering champagne display reflected shards of golden light while business elites and socialites mingled beneath the floral arches.I stood at the end of the aisle wearing a gray bridesmaid dress.Laughter and whispers drifted around me from time to time."Look at that. The actual fiancee got shoved into a bridesmaid dress. That's a new one.""Trevor's really gone too far this time. He's humiliating Helena in front of everyone."I ignored them all and glanced down at my phone.Jordan's chat window held only three words, sent five minutes ago. "Wait for me."Right on cue, the wedding march began to play.Trevor stood beneath the flower arch in a white suit. He stared toward the entrance with what looked like tenderness in his eyes,The doors slowly opened.Sophie walked in wearing the wedding dress she had shredded and then hastily patched back together overnight w

The helicopter landed smoothly on the Scott family residence's private helipad just outside the capital.Jordan stepped out first, then turned and carefully lifted me into his arms as though I might break.Every movement was gentle."Welcome home, Mrs. Scott," he murmured near my ear. His breath brushed lightly against my skin.A faint warmth rose to my cheeks, but I didn't correct him.Over the next few days, Jordan kept me at the residence. He surrounded me with the best care possible.He canceled unnecessary business engagements and spent nearly every day with me. We took walks together through the gardens. When I read, he stayed by my side. Sometimes, he even cooked for me himself.Three years hadn't created any distance between us. He was still the same man whose entire world revolved around me.Meanwhile, the Gibson family was collapsing.Scott Group's withdrawal triggered a chain reaction. Within just three days, Gibson Group's financial structure completely fell apart.

News of Trevor's imprisonment quickly dominated financial headlines.Gibson Group was forcibly liquidated. Everyone who had attached themselves to the Gibson family and mocked me at the wedding was blacklisted by Scott Group.One after another, their businesses collapsed. Their reputations were destroyed alongside them.The entire business scene in the city shifted because of it.As for Sophia, the one who had sparked everything, she was met with an even more miserable ending.After losing Trevor's protection, she was left carrying debts the Gibson family had secretly transferred before bankruptcy.The creditors immediately targeted her.To avoid them, she fled to an underground bar in one of the city's rundown districts and started working as a hostess.Every day, different men took advantage of her. If she resisted even slightly, she got beaten.Half a month later, I accompanied Jordan on an inspection visit to one of the malls under Scott Group.The moment we stepped out o