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FLASH MARRIAGE TO MY EX FIANCE'S FATHER
img img FLASH MARRIAGE TO MY EX FIANCE'S FATHER img Chapter 2 PUBLIC HUMILIATION
2 Chapters
Chapter 6 THE FATHER'S ACCEPTANCE img
Chapter 7 SHOCK WAVES ACROSS THE HALL img
Chapter 8 THE SON'S RAGE img
Chapter 9 SIGNED IN BLOOD img
Chapter 10 A MARRIAGE WITHOUT LOVE img
Chapter 11 MOVING INTO HIS MANSION img
Chapter 12 THE RULES OF THEIR MARRIAGE img
Chapter 13 FIRST NIGHT TENSION img
Chapter 14 EYES EVERYWHERE img
Chapter 15 THE EX WON'T LET GO img
Chapter 16 A COLD HUBAND'S, A BURNING GAZE img
Chapter 17 THE FIRST POWER MOVE img
Chapter 18 SOCIETY SCANDAL img
Chapter 19 HER FIRST TASTE OF POWER img
Chapter 20 YOU BELONG TO ME NOW img
Chapter 21 BREAKFAST WITH THE DEVIL img
Chapter 22 A WIFE IN NAME ONLY img
Chapter 23 THE FATHER'S UNEXPECTED PROTECTION img
Chapter 24 THE EX CROSSES THE LINE img
Chapter 25 A SLAP ACROSS THE ROOM img
Chapter 26 POSSESSIVENESS AWAKENS img
Chapter 27 THE JEALOUSY HE WON'T ADMIT img
Chapter 28 A DANGEROUS DINNER PARTY img
Chapter 29 PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF OWNERSHIP img
Chapter 30 THE FIRST CRACK IN HIS ARMOR img
Chapter 31 A NIGHT TOO CLOSE img
Chapter 32 ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE img
Chapter 33 HER SILENT REVENGE BEGINS img
Chapter 34 THE RIVAL STRIKES BACK img
Chapter 35 SECRETS IN THE SHADOWS img
Chapter 36 HE WATCHES HER CLOSELY img
Chapter 37 A GAME OF CONTROL img
Chapter 38 DON'T TEXT ME img
Chapter 39 THE EX'S OBSESSION GROWS img
Chapter 40 A FORBIDDEN TOUCH img
Chapter 41 THE LINE THEY SHOULDN'T CROSS img
Chapter 42 A KISS THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING img
Chapter 43 REGRET...... OR DESIRE img
Chapter 44 HE STARTS WANTING MORE img
Chapter 45 SHE STARTS LOSING CONTROL img
Chapter 46 THE RIVAL'S HIDDEN MOVE img
Chapter 47 A PUBLIC CONFRONTATION img
Chapter 48 HIS RUTHLESS SIDE REVEALED img
Chapter 49 NO ONE TOUCHES WHAT'S MINE img
Chapter 50 THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING DANGEROUS img
Chapter 51 THE EX DECLARES WAR img
Chapter 52 A DANGEROUS OBSESSION img
Chapter 53 TORN BETWEEN TWO MEN img
Chapter 54 THE FATHER TIGHTENS HIS GRIP img
Chapter 55 A NIGHT SHE CAN'T FORGET img
Chapter 56 THEIR FIRST REAL INTIMACY img
Chapter 57 MORNING AFTER CHAOS img
Chapter 58 HE REFUSES TO LET HER GO img
Chapter 59 THE RIVAL'S JEALOUS RAGE img
Chapter 60 A SECRET INVESTIGATION BEGINS img
Chapter 61 CLUES FROM THE PAST img
Chapter 62 A NAME SHE RECOGNISES img
Chapter 63 HER FAMILY'S TRAGEDY img
Chapter 64 A HIDDEN CONNECTION img
Chapter 65 THE FATHER KNOWS MORE img
Chapter 66 LIES WRAPPED IN PROTECTION img
Chapter 67 THE EX FINDS OUT THE TRUTH( PARTIALLY) img
Chapter 68 A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION img
Chapter 69 BLOOD TIES AND BETRAYAL img
Chapter 70 SHE QUESTIONS EVERYTHING img
Chapter 71 DID YOU USE ME img
Chapter 72 HIS SILENCE SAYS EVERYTHING img
Chapter 73 A HEART BEGINS TO BREAK img
Chapter 74 SHE TRIES TO LEAVE img
Chapter 75 HE STOPS HER img
Chapter 76 A CONFESSION WITHOUT WORDS img
Chapter 77 THE RIVAL'S MASTER PLAN img
Chapter 78 SCANDAL LEAKED TO THE MEDIA img
Chapter 79 THE WORLD TURNS AGAINST HER img
Chapter 80 HE STANDS BY HER SIDE img
Chapter 81 I CHOOSE YOU img
Chapter 82 THE EX LOSES CONTROL img
Chapter 83 A DANGEROUS KIDNAPPING img
Chapter 84 THE FATHER'S WRATH UNLEASHED img
Chapter 85 RESCUE IN THE DARK img
Chapter 86 WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY img
Chapter 87 THE TRUTH BEGINS TO SURFACE img
Chapter 88 A LOVE SHE CAN'T DENY img
Chapter 89 THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM img
Chapter 90 EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TO BREAK img
Chapter 91 THE BIGGEST SECRET REVEALED img
Chapter 92 HER FAMILY WAS DESTROYED BY HIM img
Chapter 93 LOVE TURNS INTO HATRED img
Chapter 94 YOU LIED TO ME img
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Chapter 2 PUBLIC HUMILIATION

The hall felt colder than it had the day before. The echo of laughter, whispers, and camera clicks still lingered in Selena's ears like a cruel symphony she could not escape. The people she had known her whole life-all the familiar faces dressed in silk and satin-were now strangers to her, their eyes heavy with judgment and gossip.

Her bouquet, once pristine and sweet-smelling, drooped in her hands. Tiny petals clung to her fingers, sticky with the thorns she hadn't noticed before. The roses felt like a metaphor for her life at that moment: beautiful on the surface, but hiding a painful sting beneath.

Adrian. Her fiancé. The man she had trusted with her heart. The man she had believed loved her enough to walk through life together. And yet... he had not shown up.

Her vision blurred as she scanned the room. Faces were pointed at her. Phones lifted toward her. Every whisper was a needle. "Bride abandoned at the altar..." "I can't believe it..." "Her best friend..."

Her legs felt heavy. Her knees threatened to buckle beneath her. She wanted to run. She wanted to vanish, to escape into the streets where no one knew her, where no one could mock her heartbreak. But she could not move. She could not run.

Because somewhere deep in her chest, beneath the humiliation, there was a fire.

A fire that whispered: You cannot let this define you.

Selena's father, seated rigidly in the front row, finally stood, his face taut with both anger and embarrassment. "Adrian!" he bellowed, his voice echoing through the cavernous hall. "Where is he? Does he even realize what he's done?"

Adrian had no answer. There was no apology. There was nothing.

Her mother clutched at her pearls, her hands trembling. "Selena, my darling..." she whispered, her voice breaking. "I... I'm so sorry."

Selena swallowed the lump in her throat. Her mother's sympathy should have comforted her. Instead, it felt like another reminder: the world had turned against her. And not just the strangers in the hall-but the people she had trusted most.

Then she saw Lila.

Her so-called best friend, standing off to the side, her expression carefully neutral but betraying a faint hint of triumph. She had been the one to steal him-right from under Selena's nose. The realization hit Selena like a punch to the stomach.

Six months.

Her mind kept repeating it, as if saying it over and over might make it untrue. Six months. Six months of lies. Six months of smiling while pretending everything was fine. Six months of planning, scheming, and pretending to care, only to take the one thing Selena had loved most.

Selena's lips trembled, and a cold, bitter laugh escaped. Not a joyous laugh. Not one of relief. But sharp, dangerous, and low, as if she were warning herself as much as anyone else: I am not defeated.

Adrian finally arrived-or rather, he stepped into view, with Lila at his side. The sight was surreal. He walked with the calm confidence of a man who had already made his choice, who had weighed her feelings and found them irrelevant.

"Selena..." he began, voice smooth, almost rehearsed. "I... I-"

Her voice cut him off before he could speak another word. "Why?" Her single word carried the weight of betrayal, pain, and fury. Her nails dug into her palm. "Why today? Why now? Why at the altar, in front of everyone?"

Adrian's jaw tightened. "It's not about the timing. I-"

"It's everything!" she snapped, stepping forward, the heels of her shoes clacking against the marble. "You humiliated me. You humiliated my family. And you humiliated yourself. Did you think anyone here would respect you after this?"

Adrian's mouth opened, then closed. No words came.

She saw the crowd's reaction. Some tried to hide their shock, but most could not. Eyes were glued to her, phones raised, cameras clicking. The whispers grew louder, a dull roar that seemed to echo inside her skull.

Lila, predictably, attempted to speak. "Selena, I-"

"Don't." Selena's voice, icy and low, cut through the murmurs. She stared directly into Lila's eyes. "Don't pretend. Don't apologize. Don't make it about anything other than the fact that you stole everything from me. You don't get to smile. You don't get to justify yourself. You don't get anything."

Lila's face paled. The carefully crafted mask of innocence she had maintained for months slipped for just a fraction of a second. Selena saw it. And for the first time, she realized just how little fear this so-called friend had shown for her feelings until now.

Adrian, standing a few feet away, finally spoke, his voice tight with frustration. "Selena, this isn't fair. You're overreacting-"

"Overreacting?" Selena's laugh was bitter, sharp, and full of venom. "Overreacting? You left me at the altar, Adrian. You gave my heart away to someone else. And you expect me to nod and smile?"

The sound of her own voice, steady and loud, gave her an unexpected power. The fire in her chest grew hotter. I will not be pitied. I will not be laughed at. I will not be forgotten.

Adrian's expression hardened. "You're being dramatic. It's just a wedding-"

Selena's laugh, low and dangerous, cut him off again. "Just a wedding?" She stepped closer, her gaze burning. "You think this is just a wedding? Do you have any idea what you've done? The humiliation? The embarrassment? The fact that everyone here is going to remember this moment for the rest of my life?"

The crowd held its breath. Cameras continued to click. Her family's faces were pale, but no one dared interrupt. Even Lila's triumphant smirk faltered slightly under the intensity of Selena's rage.

Selena's chest heaved as she took a deep breath. "You're lucky," she said quietly, almost to herself. "You're lucky I don't crush you where you stand."

Adrian's face turned red with a mixture of anger and disbelief. "You-you can't-"

"You're right," she said softly, shaking her head. "I can't. Not yet. But I will. Soon. And when I do... you will regret this."

The air between them crackled with tension. Not just hurt, but a dangerous promise.

Her parents hurried to her side, trying to calm her, but Selena gently shook them off. "No. I need to stand here. I need them to see me. I need them to see what betrayal does."

The whispers in the room shifted from shock to curiosity. What is she going to do? She looks... different. Powerful.

Selena straightened, her gaze sweeping the room. The humiliation she had felt moments ago was still there, gnawing at her heart. But it was no longer the only thing. Something else had taken root: clarity.

I cannot trust anyone but myself. I will not be weak. And I will not forgive what has been done to me so easily.

She clenched her fists, ignoring the prickle of tears threatening to fall. They would not see her cry. They would see her rise.

Adrian's eyes widened, uncertainty creeping in. For the first time since this nightmare had begun, she noticed fear flicker in his gaze. And for the first time, she realized: the power had shifted.

It would take months. Years even. But she would make them all pay for this betrayal-especially Adrian.

And as she stood there, in the center of the grand hall, facing everyone who had witnessed her shame, Selena felt a spark ignite in her chest-a dangerous, unstoppable fire.

This was only the beginning.

The ultimate betrayal was still to come.

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