My Fake Groom Is a Billionaire

Chapter 4 The Man in the Dressing Room

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into the plush carpet-no sound, just th

iend Sienna, who ran a very... discreet co

he could feel every second pulling

r gown, touching up the tear tracks she'd faked for Victoria. S

too soft. Hallie's breath caught. She pulled the

e, collar just slightly askew. Dark hair, short and severe. His face was all hard lines, sharp angles-cheekbones, jaw, the bridge of his nose. But his eyes wer

She had imagined a struggling actor, maybe a

tear-streaked makeup. His expression didn't change. No surpri

as low, steady, the kind that di

rm, pulled him inside, and quickly shut the door,

art hammering against her ribs from a combinatio

, his gaze finally settling back o

wrist. No diamonds, no flash-just plain, dark metal and a thin leather strap. The kind of watch that didn't need to announce

th tears again, her voice catching. "I need you... to

y. Then it settled back into place. H

. he has crippling social anxiety. The plan was for him to just show up for the vows,

possible. "The guests are all waiting. My parents... they have he

bsurd, but it was the bes

with wide, pleading eyes, h

reading a contract. Interesting. He'd expected a setup-a blind date, a business connection. He hadn't expected a bride in a wedding dress, lying badly, w

an to curdle into dread. Just as she was ab

rig

ozen face, and the corner of his mouth moved-just barely, just enough for her to wonder if she'd imagined it.

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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.”