Trading A Fake Marriage For A Real Vow

Trading A Fake Marriage For A Real Vow

Asher Wolfe

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Bryson once gave Helena his whole heart, yet betrayal followed when he wed another. He claimed her absence forced his hand, insisting the other woman was only a substitute. Helena refused to accept this false marriage or any more of his excuses. She gathered evidence, secured much of his fortune through court, then stunned everyone by marrying Bryson's own brother. Rumors whispered that Callum longed for someone out of reach, until one day, he posted a picture of intertwined hands, bands matching. On a trip, he introduced Helena as his beloved wife. When Helena wasn't around, one of his friends asked, "What about the girl you've loved for so many years?" Callum's gaze fell upon Helena's silhouette. "She stands right beside me."

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: Helena Jones and Callum Davies

Trading A Fake Marriage For A Real Vow Chapter 1 Not His Wife

The insurance agent spoke plainly over the phone. "Ms. Jones, our records show you are not Mr. Davies' wife. I'm afraid we can't handle the claim since you are not listed as his spouse."

Helena Jones had gotten into a car accident on her drive to Bryson Davies' company that day.

A Mercedes slammed into her from behind. The other driver, knowing the stretch of road had no surveillance cameras, flipped the story and boldly demanded one hundred thousand dollars to settle privately.

Bryson's line remained unreachable no matter how many times she tried. Helena pressed her mouth tight, then dialed the insurance company as her only option.

She and Bryson got married two years ago. And the car belonged to him. Filing a claim should have been easy.

For a second, Helena wondered if she had misheard the person from the other end of the line.

"Could there be a mistake in your records?" she asked, her voice unsteady.

"The system is accurate. It lists Mr. Davies' legal wife as a woman named Charlee Jones. Not you," the agent replied, a trace of impatience creeping into his tone.

Helena's grip went slack at that. The phone slipped from her fingers and hit the ground.

The line cut off on its own.

An icy sensation climbed from her feet. Her face drained of color, as if someone had struck her.

Charlee.

That name was too familiar to her.

Helena's and Bryson's families had arranged their engagement back when they were just kids. When she boarded her flight for overseas studies, Bryson had slipped past security, dashed along the runway beside the accelerating plane, and called out loudly that he would wait until she came back, no matter how long it took.

Over those three years away, he had made the long trip to see her every time his schedule opened up.

Right after getting her degree, she hurried home full of excitement to give him a surprise.

She turned the handle of his office door to open it, only to see a woman with a gentle, innocent face resting on his lap, her cheeks warm with shyness, while she let him kiss her deeply without pulling away.

Once the kiss ended, Bryson's look hardened into something distant and closed off. "Only because you carry a slight resemblance to her that I allowed you near me."

That woman turned out to be Charlee.

She had grown up as the adopted daughter in the Jones family, making her Helena's adopted younger sister.

When the affair was exposed, Bryson flipped to frantic apologies, begging Helena to forgive him with the kind of desperation that looked ready to bring him to his knees.

He kept repeating that Charlee meant nothing more than a temporary substitute for her, insisting he never crossed the line with Charlee.

Everything she had seen that day, he chalked up completely to being far too drunk.

Back then, Helena refused to accept even the smallest hint of dishonesty, so she brushed aside his explanations and pushed hard to cancel the engagement for good.

Bryson, who usually carried himself with cold arrogance, planted himself day and night at her door, saying soft, earnest pleas in a humbled voice. But she still didn't forgive him.

Then, everything changed one night when a business rival kidnapped her and locked her inside a rundown warehouse far outside the city. Bryson charged straight to the place, diving into the burning building without hesitation. He covered her body with his own to stop a heavy falling steel beam from crushing her and took terrible injuries that left him fighting for life in the hospital for almost six full months.

That single act tore down the walls around her heart.

When Bryson was finally discharged from the hospital, she gave in and said yes to marrying him.

The wedding became the talk of Glurora, with everyone gossiping about how Bryson had finally chosen to settle.

In all the two years since, no rumor of another woman ever surfaced. Bryson came home before ten every night without exception, and even on work trips, he never skipped the evening video call, always treating her like she sat at the center of his world.

The memories of all that kept replaying in Helena's head.

She felt her legs fold under her. She dropped straight down to the ground and pressed both hands against her face while cold sweat coated her shaking fingers.

At that moment, Bryson seemed like someone she had never truly known.

The big, rough driver who caused the crash had already lost every bit of patience. He spat on the ground and said, "This is something else! Thirty years of my life, and I finally see a mistress bold enough to try taking the wife's spot! Cut the delay. Pay the money right now!"

Ice flashed through Helena's eyes even as a bitter, silent laugh rose inside her.

The whole thing felt ridiculous beyond words.

She had worn the title of Bryson's wife for two complete years, and only in this moment did she realize that their marriage was fake.

She rubbed her face roughly. Wet hair already stuck to her forehead from the chill sweat.

When her voice came again, it sounded steady and clear.

"Call the police."

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“Bryson once gave Helena his whole heart, yet betrayal followed when he wed another. He claimed her absence forced his hand, insisting the other woman was only a substitute. Helena refused to accept this false marriage or any more of his excuses. She gathered evidence, secured much of his fortune through court, then stunned everyone by marrying Bryson's own brother. Rumors whispered that Callum longed for someone out of reach, until one day, he posted a picture of intertwined hands, bands matching. On a trip, he introduced Helena as his beloved wife. When Helena wasn't around, one of his friends asked, "What about the girl you've loved for so many years?" Callum's gaze fell upon Helena's silhouette. "She stands right beside me."”
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Chapter 1 Not His Wife

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Chapter 2 Too Perfect

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Chapter 3 Putting On An Act

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Chapter 4 A Mysterious Bidder

11/02/2026

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Chapter 5 Getting The Item

12/02/2026

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Chapter 6 Contacting Her Lawyer

13/02/2026

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Chapter 7 She Needs A Separate Account

14/02/2026

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Chapter 8 Callum Is Here

15/02/2026

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Chapter 9 Do You Need Help With That

16/02/2026

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Chapter 10 A Big Surprise

17/02/2026

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Chapter 11 Catching Them In The Act

18/02/2026

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Chapter 12 Has Helena Figured Something Out

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Chapter 13 The Client Is Callum

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Chapter 14 Almost Got Caught

21/02/2026

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Chapter 15 Helena's Authority

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Chapter 16 Where Are You Going

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Chapter 17 Drunk

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Chapter 18 Canceled

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Chapter 19 Don't Push Things Too Far

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Chapter 20 Who Exactly Are You

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Chapter 21 Signing A Long-Term Contract

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Chapter 22 Stop Talking Nonsense

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Chapter 23 Evidence Of Infidelity

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Chapter 24 He Can Cook

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Chapter 25 Something Has Shifted

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Chapter 26 Drink It

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Chapter 27 Protecting Her

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Chapter 28 An Odd Request

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Chapter 29 Keep Your Distance From Him

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Chapter 30 Forced To Come

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Chapter 31 Making Them Pay The Price

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Chapter 32 Leak The Video Anonymously

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Chapter 33 What Proof Do You Have

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Chapter 34 Do You Trust Him

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Chapter 35 Is He Upset

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Chapter 36 The Photos

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Chapter 37 Exposing The Truth

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Chapter 38 Helping Her

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Chapter 39 You Are Mine In This Life

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Chapter 40 Pretending To Be His Girlfriend

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