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heart racing. The wedding was happening, and she could barely process it. She looked a

be genuine on her lips. "You look beautiful, dear.

roat. She wasn't doing a good thing. She was fu

pen. The hush that followed was immediate a

sle. He was blind, yes, but something about the way Ethan carried himself was different

cars had pulled up outside. Each car gleamed under the sun like a polished gem, and the engine hums filled

heard a guest m

ond person replied. "I heard he's worth bill

nd raced. B

at looked worth more than her entire life savings. H

his presence... it was hard to ignore. He held himself with such quiet a

tle, his voice smooth. "Amelia,

couldn't. This was all so surreal. She didn't know

"Do you, Amelia, take Ethan to

know his world. But she could hear the pressure building from all sides. Her father's e

her voice quiet,

oft smile gracing his lips. "I do too." His

l, but Amelia felt numb. She'd just pledged her life to

andra and Lilian stood, excha

nd disbelief. "Is this... is this real

stunned by the grandeur of the event. "I never expecte

anges things. He's not what I thought he was. A

ldn't have been so bad. Maybe it would've been better than I thought. But the thought of living with a

immediately snapped Lilian out of her thoughts. "Don't get soft on me now. Thi

across her face. "Right. Let her be th

melia had married this man, but they were determined to make her life miser

mured, her eyes gleaming with calculated coldn

ed than ever. Ethan, now her husband, seemed distant, his hand holding hers gently but firmly.

t?" Ethan asked

erself to speak. "I'm fine,"

sing the tension in her. "

about any of this. She wasn't sure about the promis

't sure about the life