Chapter 2 Unexpected Marriage

The man looked tall and he had broad shoulders, which were currently slumped over. He reeked of alcohol and it was obvious to all that he was drunk.

His white shirt was crumpled, and several buttons were missing, exposing his nicely sculpted chest.

But what was most eye-catching about him was the bright lipstick mark on the man's chest.

Everyone's eyes darted between the man and Selene knowingly, as though they knew exactly what was going on.

The bright lipstick mark on Matteo's chest confirmed everything, didn't it?

Dante was surprised to see his brother, Matteo, coming down the stairs. Matteo never came back home last night, so how did he end up upstairs?

But it didn't matter. What mattered now was Matteo served as evidence that Selene was cheating on Dante.

Dante seized the opportunity to lash out at Selene. "How dare you cheat on me with my own brother? I can't believe you'd even hook up with a loser like him!"

When she heard Dante's accusation, Selene's eyes grew as wide as saucers. She wanted to defend herself, but before she could even open her mouth, Leo, her father, suddenly emerged from the crowd and slapped her across the face. "I didn't raise a shameless daughter like you? Apologize to Dante now!"

If it weren't for Dante, Leo's company would've gone bankrupt. Leo hoped that Selene could marry Dante as soon as possible so that he could milk their rich family some more.

But he didn't expect that his daughter would be stupid enough to cheat on Dante!

He had to mend things as soon as possible. He couldn't lose Dante's support.

Selene covered her swollen cheek and looked at her father in disbelief. She tried to defend herself again, "I swear I never cheated on Dante. He's the one who-"

"Shut up!" Leo interrupted her harshly. "Stop making excuses for yourself! Or you'll only bring shame to our family!"

Selene could hear rumors from guests. No one bothered to help her and none of them pitied her.

"What a slut!"

"I never knew that was what she was doing."

"She is poor and yet she tried to tie Dante down to her."

She could hear the gossips they said about her and she felt hurt by it.

Just then, Dante's father, Mr. Shedrach, strode over towards them.

Although he was old, his eyes were still sharp and bright. Dressed in a jet black custom suit, he was the epitome of a shrewd businessman.

His gaze swept across the crowd. "I'm sorry, I think I need to take care of some family affairs. That concludes today's party. Thank you all for coming."

After the crowd dispersed, Mr. Shedrach turned his head to look at the wretched Selene. With a long sigh, he asked seriously, "Selene, tell me what happened. What's going on between you and Matteo?"

Selene opened her mouth to defend herself. She wanted to say that there was nothing going on between them and that she didn't even see him when she rushed downstairs.

However, before she could say a word, somebody shoved her from behind. She stumbled forward and fell to the floor.

Selene turned her head and found that it was her own father who had pushed her.

Leo glared at Selene murderously. "You have humiliated our family. Get on your knees and apologize to Dante and Mr. Shedrach. Don't get up until they've forgiven you."

All the color drained from Selene's delicate face. She couldn't believe Leo was treating her so rudely. Choked with sobs, she cried sadly, "Dad, I'm innocent! Why don't you believe me?"

Leo ignored her pleas and turned to Mr. Shedrach with a flatteringly smile. "Mr. Shedrach, I am so sorry. I wasn't able to raise my daughter well enough. She made such a huge mistake and ruined your party. Please accept my apologies and spare our family."

"Are you saying your daughter did in fact try to seduce my eldest son? Does she even like Matteo?" Mr. Shedrach asked hesitantly. He had always thought that Selene was Dante's girlfriend, not Matteo's.

Mr. Shedrach glanced at Matteo, who was leaning against the wall quietly. His eyes were closed, as if this farce had nothing to do with him.

He was tired of the callous lifestyle his son was living, not once had Matteo acted like he was responsible like his younger brother Dante. He was a complete humiliation to the family and what better way to restrain him than to give him a wife. Besides, he needed to put an end to this farce today.

After mulling over it for a while, Mr. Shedrach made up his mind. He looked down at Selene, who was still on her knees, and said, "From this day on, you will be Matteo's wife. He needs someone to keep him in line."