Chapter 2 Wedding Night

As evening fell, the Anderson family's mansion lit up dazzlingly.

As soon as the wedding ceremony ended, Ariana was sent to the mansion and then escorted by the housekeeper to Theodore's room.

This was the first time Ariana was seeing her husband.

When she and Jasper were together, the only impression she got of Theodore was the continuous curses and complaints Jasper made behind his back.

According to Jasper, Theodore had a nasty temper and an unlikeable character, topped off by a ruthless personality. He held the same sentiment regardless of who he directed it to, even his own family. Jasper used all the horrible words he could think of to describe Theodore, including the appearance of ugliness.

Ariana believed his words, which was why she braced herself to come face-to-face with a horrendous husband.

When she entered his room, the last thing she expected was that the man in front of her was the complete opposite of what she had imagined-he was extremely handsome. Despite being gaunt and slumbering in a coma, his inherent noble temperament was still apparent and strong.

She stood beside his bed in a daze, her eyes trailing over Theodore's angular and exquisite features. When she returned to her thoughts, she fell into doubt.

So Jasper was spouting bullshit the whole time?

Suddenly, the door burst open behind her, banging loudly. Drunk, Jasper swaggered in with a bottle of wine in his hand and a smirk on his face. He was wearing a light shirt and a tie hanging loosely around his neck, his hair tousled. He reeked of alcohol.

"I'm so sorry, Ariana. We were both cheated. I had no idea your stepmother made a deal with my father. They changed the groom at the wedding without us knowing. It was too late by the time I found out. My father locked me up. I couldn't do anything." Jasper dramatically placed his hand over his face as if he were in anguish, his eyes wet and bloodshot.

If Ariana hadn't happened upon him and Brielle in the middle of a tryst that afternoon, she might have naively believed everything that came out of Jasper's mouth again.

Ariana watched Jasper in silence. She didn't want to speak just yet, lest her fuming hatred was exposed through her voice.

"Ariana, please, say something, even if it is to blame me. At this point, we can't turn against each other. We can only find a way to make it right." Jasper wiped his face wearily, but soon the feigned emotion in his eyes disappeared. Clearly, he was getting impatient with putting up the act.

Now was not the right time to begin her revenge, so Ariana had to endure her revulsion and forced herself to cooperate with Jasper. "It's okay. I didn't even blame you for a second. There was nothing you could do."

"I knew you would trust me." Jasper gazed at her fondly. He put down the wine bottle in his hand and beamed at Ariana brightly. "Fortunately, my brother is still in a coma, so the wedding isn't substantiated. As long as you ruin the operation tomorrow and ensure Theodore has no descendants, then I'll be the only heir of the Anderson family. Then, I'll have all power at my disposal and no one will be able to stop me from marrying you!"

Ariana's hands, hidden behind her back, clenched tightly into fists. She almost couldn't bear it. But if Jasper suspected that something was wrong with her now, he might think of other ways to ruin the operation tomorrow. If that happened, her chance to trick him and compete with him for the Anderson family's property would be ruined.

"Okay, I'll try my best to ruin the operation tomorrow." Ariana agreed, faking a sweet smile back. Pretending to be still infatuated with him, she widened her eyes innocently and whispered, "Jasper, I love you so much. How can I have a baby with another man? I'll wait for you to marry me."

Jasper seemed delighted to hear that. He stepped closer and spread out his arms to hug Ariana.

Ariana's stomach turned. It was already too much pretending to like him, so she couldn't help but refuse, "It's late. You'd better leave now. After all, this is your brother's room."

But her words didn't work. Jasper's bleary eyes roamed over Ariana's curvaceous body, taking her in from head to toe, and he suddenly had an obscene thought.

In the past three years of dating, Ariana had never once agreed to sleep with him. If he could sleep with his brother's newly married wife right in front of his brother's bed today...

Jasper grew excited at the thought of it, so he turned around and locked the door, flipping the room light off. Then he turned back around to face Ariana with hungry eyes and began to approach her step by step.

Ariana felt fear clench in her chest and she stepped back cautiously. "Jasper, what are you trying to do?"

"Ariana, tonight is your wedding night. Don't waste it. We can't be a legal couple yet, but we can still be a loving couple in secret."

With a depraved grin on his face, Jasper abruptly pounced on Ariana, the potent stench of alcohol all over his body. The smell made the hairs on the back of her neck raise, and she continued to step back, trying to keep her distance.

This bastard didn't take Theodore seriously at all. How dare he try to covet his sister-in-law in front of his elder brother!

Trembling in outrage, Ariana shoved Jasper away from her as hard as she could and hissed, "Don't! You'll attract others."

"Don't worry. No one will come to the living dead's room." Jasper was overtaken by desire and could care less about being caught. He grabbed Ariana's shoulder to prevent her from moving and was about to forcibly kiss her.

Ariana couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed something in hand and raised it in the air, prepared to physically fight Jasper out of desperation. But, suddenly, Jasper froze and his face changed dramatically.

She raised her head in bewilderment and realized that Jasper was staring, wide-eyed, at something behind her, looking so terrified it was as if he had seen a ghost.

"Th-Theodore..."