My Fake Groom Is a Billionaire

Author: Maui

Chapter 1 The Runaway Groom And The Unexpected Vow

Word Count: 674 | Released on: Today at 10:28

e veil, its delicate lace cascadin

t-brown eyes. She nervously touched the silver cloverleaf bracelet on her wrist, a worn hei

th a smile as stiff as her post

nutes, Hallie. The

f something unnatural in her eyes sen

ed. "Oh, honey. You look breathtaking." But her eyes d

tightly together in the mirror. The une

rong? Is Ethan

inda's voice wavered. She wo

iant's panicked voice, though low, was sharp in the quiet

fast she felt dizzy. She gripped the edge of the vanity

shed to her side. "I'm sure i

pen, slamming a

g. His face was slick with sweat, his eyes

lie's heart stopped, then hammered against

each one scraping his thro

audible. Hallie's hand found the

is wedding day!" Linda's voi

He held out his phone. On the screen was an email, r

he device. She tapped the screen. Ethan's word

marry you. I've realized

al.She'd spent three years watching Lily play the victim, watching E

isgust for his friend. "Said she was going to kill h

mind-always so fragile, so innocent, especia

f the email was

family will c

ensa

ce of her shock. Her love, her dignity,

planner's gasp faded int

. The blood had left her face, but now somethi

back to Mike, her h

beautiful light-brown eyes, once soft with love,

ng back wore a wedding dress and holl

e a low, venomous whisper. "Good. I'll

her mother cried, grabbing her

sh," she said, her voice flat and hard. "I'm jus

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My Fake Groom Is a Billionaire

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“Hallie Wade sat in her bridal suite, the delicate lace of her veil cascading over her shoulders as she waited to marry Ethan Carlisle. But minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, the best man burst in with a devastating email. Ethan had abandoned her at the altar for his fragile ex-girlfriend, leaving behind only a cowardly message that his wealthy family would compensate her. Instead of an apology, Ethan's mother and sister cornered her in the hallway. They blamed Hallie for driving him away, viciously mocking her ordinary background. "A teacher from a no-name family, trying to be a princess?" They demanded she keep her mouth shut, swallow her humiliation, and fake her way through the ceremony just to protect the Carlisle family's precious public image. Hallie's heart froze. Her three years of love, devotion, and dignity had been reduced to a cheap transaction. Why should she be the victim buried under their mess? Why should she let them walk all over her while the man who betrayed her got exactly what he wanted? Staring at her reflection, her sorrow shattered into a white-hot rage. She raised her hand and slapped Ethan's smug sister across the face. Then, she pulled out her phone, dialed a discreet number, and ordered a tall, handsome stranger to her suite. If the groom was gone, she would simply hire a new one. Today, she was going to burn the Carlisle family's perfect reputation to the ground.”