Chapter 82
From my point of view, I saw Angus standing at the edge of my vision. The veins on his forehead bulged with fury.
I had never seen him this angry before.
Was it because Hallie had fallen into the water? How touching–he really was devoted to her.!!
Angus stormed over closing the distance in just a few strides and yanked me into his arms.”
With his usual possessive arrogance, he tried to kiss me–only for me to slap him across the face.”
1 have a fiance now. Have some self–respect.“%
He stared at me for a long time, his expression eerily similar to mine when I had first read his message, asking me to take Hallie’s place.?
“Don’t be mad, alright? I admit my tone was harsh just now. It’s only because Hallie is pregnant. I had to put on a show for her. I
You used to listen to me the most. You were even willing to take the fall for Hallie. How could you possibly stop loving me just like that?”
Even now, Angus still believed I couldn’t leave him.
How utterly ridiculous. Seeing his indecisive expression, a thought crossed my mind. I smiled, suddenly amused.
“Alright, I’ll give you a chance. If you publicly announce that Hallie was the real woman in that scandalous video… I’ll forgive you.”
Just as I expected, Angus cursed me under his breath, calling me ungrateful, before storming off in shame and frustration. I had already told him–I was completely over him. Everything I had done for him was nothing more than repaying a debt.
At the engagement ceremony, the hall was packed with guests. The man who should have been focused entirely on his fiancée kept glancing in my direction.
Then, I picked up the wedding microphone and spoke.
“I know many of you may have misconceptions about me. Hallie and I look very similar. When I was younger and naive, I worked as a body double for Mr. Davidson for a few years.“”
“But I was unaware of it at the time. And as for that scandalous video–that wasn’t me.”
After my revelation, the massive wedding screen lit up, displaying chat logs–messages from Angus himself, instructing me to take Hallie’s place.I
There, concrete proof.
The guests, who were all friends and family of Angus, fell into stunned silence.
This was the reason I had invited the press. Journalists swarmed forward, shoving microphones in Hallie’s face.\
“Ms. Palmer, can you confirm if you were the woman in the video?“%
“Did you participate in the video willingly? Because, from the footage… you seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit.“/
Hallie threw herself into Angus’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
Angus pointed at Mild and me, his face twisted with rage. “You two filthy traitors–shameless! You were messing around behind my back this whole time, weren’t you, you whore?“%
“Milo, you really have no standards, do you? Going after a woman I threw away?“%
***
The next day, every headline in Astrait was about how Angus’s newly engaged fiancée was the woman from the leaked video.\ In this day and age, no woman could walk away from a scandal like that unscathed. The Davidsons‘ stock took a massive hit, but I couldn’t care less.
Only three more days and I could finally go home.”
I would disappear without a trace, leaving nothing behind in this world.”
Angus didn’t even know why he was this furious. It wasn’t about Hallie. It was the sight of Milo being close to Rose- something about it made his blood boil uncontrollably.”
Behind him, Hallie stirred in bed, her hands trailing up his chest.”
“Our baby is gone,” she murmured. “But don’t blame Rose… We can always have another.“}
Only then did it hit Angus–he and Hallie had lost their child.”
Strangely, Angus didn’t feel the slightest urge to blame Alrose.%
