Arranged With Deceit

eron

than before. His face was so expressionless; even if I tried to, it wo

st man and bridesmaid handed us the wedding bands. He sloppily made m

no way I'm marrying such a pr

kept a firm hold on it. He gave me a sharp look a

I took a step forward, about to punch him in the punch. But since my luck had

eded. An embarrassment

of the next day was going to be-'Veronic

arms caught me, and I looped an arm around his neck out of instinct.

h the flow," Aaron whispered, secretly gl

ridge, take thee, Veronica Wilshire, to be your wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for

ng right into my deep blue e

over a truck as those two words

rt of vows, Aaron told me, his voic

an eyebrow. I could now drop my act since m

ded, sounding like he meant each and

eated my name for the third time a

wrong wi

ot want to

humiliating him an

ng and gossip flying arou

I just slap him across the face and get out of here

o what was best for my family, which w

e her regret it when she sees me unhappy because I'm sure that I

o idea what Veronica Wilshire can do to him. Every day I will

the attendees erupt in cheerf

inally let a tear slid by my cheek when the pastor announced, "I, he

held meaning, what would a mer

ne; it ignited no sparks or warmth in my belly like that night two months ago. In fact, I think

el a strong sense of burning resentment, and I w

Mr. Aaron

°

rom wearing the five-inches heel

joying their dinner after making me the sacrificial lamb. I had changed into a similar-designed wedding gown

s getting no chance as he kept talking to his associates with me

g dance, the highlight of the evening." Because that's when the paparazzi would be allowed to ente

out of everyone's eyesight. I shut the door with a thud and

n," I d

row as if he had no idea

sed that he would not come to the wedding altar and not marry me, but it

. "It's not like I wa

ashing the vase on the ground-even that didn't surprise him. I clen

d to know," he

wanted a legal sex

let out, looking a

ntrol yourself when you thought that you would

could get anyone hotter than y

ter than me? Can you find so

ng an A-listed actor doesn't mean y

meone who you think is pre

of a name before a smirk took over his lips. "My

peeked her head out of the head, her green eyes glimmering wit

picked up his niece, Seneca Aldridge

ork that way,

y Sen is a thousand times prettier than you," Aaron said and

thin the question. I obviously couldn't argue over being prettier than a child,

a down and went

ots, still, I tried to make some time for her once in a while. I also didn't get to attend Sara and Stephen's wedding six years ago as I was in London d

n," I t

d at her. She pouted and placed her soft palm on

as it

questions. A little girl could see my pain, yet my so-called husband couldn't. For breaking our promise, for

my life were wasted in vain. No, scratch that. My whole life wa

I couldn't care less. I wanted to let out the suppressed feeling

back and wiped my face with the handkerchief that Seneca handed me. Thank goodness my

fully. She was the complete replica of Sarah,

that in front of others, you can always count on me. I always ke

," I said and kis

room. "Come, everyone is waiting

d and s

u dance with me?

t feel well," Aaro

ing. But you still owe me a dance for later."

on as the ray of sunshine

as we arrived, all eyes turned to stare at us. The music had already started b

r failure, I cried in my head as Aaron

st one. Can you do the wa

nswered in

ucted, and I nodded since I didn't want my reputatio

hts dimmed and the spotlight was on us, with the p

his other hand was on my back. Unexpectedly, we managed to dance pretty swiftly with no m

a dance with me," I taunted,

nk of yourself?" Aaro

y, and he scoffed. After a few seconds, when the dance was coming to an en

" he answe

you plannin

, when my back collided with his chest, his breath fanned on m

I let out, "Okay then.