My Love Didnt Come to My Wedding

Flash Marriage To My Best Friend's Father

Madel Cerda

I was once the heiress to the Solomon empire, but after it crumbled, I became the "charity case" ward of the wealthy Hyde family. For years, I lived in their shadows, clinging to the promise that Anson Hyde would always be my protector. That promise shattered when Anson walked into the ballroom with Claudine Chapman on his arm. Claudine was the girl who had spent years making my life a living hell, and now Anson was announcing their engagement to the world. The humiliation was instant. Guests sneered at my cheap dress, and a waiter intentionally sloshed champagne over me, knowing I was a nobody. Anson didn't even look my way; he was too busy whispering possessively to his new fiancée. I was a ghost in my own home, watching my protector celebrate with my tormentor. The betrayal burned. I realized I wasn't a ward; I was a pawn Anson had kept on a shelf until he found a better trade. I had no money, no allies, and a legal trust fund that Anson controlled with a flick of his wrist. Fleeing to the library, I stumbled into Dallas Koch-a titan of industry and my best friend's father. He was a wall of cold, absolute power that even the Hydes feared. "Marry me," I blurted out, desperate to find a shield Anson couldn't climb. Dallas didn't laugh. He pulled out a marriage agreement and a heavy fountain pen. "Sign," he commanded, his voice a low rumble. "But if you walk out that door with me, you never go back." I signed my name, trading my life for the only man dangerous enough to keep me safe.

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Jake Stevens had a beloved woman, Ryann Buckley, who was forced to leave. After that, Jake was compelled to marry Eva Briggs.

After he got married, he unleashed his resentment over losing Ryann on Eva, subjecting her to neglect and sarcasm.

Eva suffered silently, holding onto the hope that he loved her but simply hadn't come to terms with his own feelings.

But before he realized it, Ryann came back from abroad.

Ryann and Jake got back together. And Eva finally realized that he truly did not love her.

So Eva decided to leave. Before leaving, she gave a surprise to them.

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After Eva's parent passed away unexpectedly, Eva was adopted by her father's friend.

Her adoptive parents were very kind to her, and her adoptive brother doted on her so immensely that people even joked that he had a sister complex.

Yet somehow, Eva had fallen in love with Jake. By the time she realized it, her feelings for him had taken root in a place deeper than her bones.

So when Jake's parents forcibly separated him from Ryann and pleaded with Eva to marry Jake, she agreed without hesitation.

"The Stephens family would never allow a woman with such a scheming heart to marry in. Eva, you and Jake grew up together. Even if he claims he only sees you as a sister, we've all seen how well he's treated you over the years. He definitely has feelings for you."

On their wedding night, Eva clutched the corner of the quilt and waited for Jake to come into the room after seeing off the guests. She was so joyful.

Indeed, Jake must like her to some extent. Otherwise, he wouldn't willingly have accepted his parents' arrangement without a single protest. He was never one to be submissive by nature.

But she waited until it was dawn, and Jake did not enter the room. As the sun rose, Eva received a message from him. "Eva, is this the life you wanted? I give it to you. You will stay alone in the room with the title of Mrs. Stephens for the rest of your days."

From that moment, Jake's affection for her vanished, and he was always indifferent to her.

Jake's parents comforted Eva, and his friends soothed her. They all insisted that Jake was acting out of temporary anger and would eventually recognize she was a good woman.

Thus, Eva swallowed her bitterness and quietly became the woman behind him. No matter when he returned home, there was always a light on and a warm glass of milk by the bedside.

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