The Bride He Betrayed: He Gave Her the Ring, I Gave Him Goodbye

mily rule, Clara Whitmore had finally earn

forward, desperate to share the news wit

ian was down on one knee, proposing-to Sienna Me

y responsibility... but lovin

oke. The man who once swore he would marry n

apsing around her,

rriage alliance in Ki

..

was dragged into the family hall and whipped three hundred times. Eve

's just some broke guy from the slums, obsessed with his research. He can't even afford one

faint smile, offer

mpanion-the only person who had

a nanny. Growing up, she had known nothing but beatings

He fought other boys in the slums for her, coming back bruised and bleeding. And

, Sienna set a fire in retaliation. To save Clara, Adrian ran st

t her without mercy. "Touch Clara again, and I'll make y

never let go-sending flowers, bringing him

Sienna with cold disgust. "I'll only ever marry Cl

ven when she failed her college entrance exams and was sent overseas, e

e institute for two months straight, Clara felt a pang

institute entrance, she walked

d into the sky, and Adrian's close fri

ou finally made it! Wishing you an

convinced she must

to Sienna? That

hated most was Sienna-the one

atives so she'd fail her exams, couldn't study design at the art academy, and had to be sent

still. Someth

p it, that's old news. But seriously, Adrian... proposing t

s hand, his eyes so

So she'll have everything-except a legal marriage. As for Clara, she just went through punishment.

Whitmore gave up all those rich guys for you-she'd rather get beaten t

Clara felt like an invisible hand had wrapped arou

rough her thoughts. With the last bit of

she ran before her legs g

d seeping out. But she didn't feel a thing

er, she slowly pulled out

old voice cut through. "You refused the marri

er lip, her voice shakin

oice remained just as cold. "At least you've come to your

we

ly closed

nd all it would take was