Fiancé Uncle 155

Chapter 155

Early the next morning, a servant arrived to help her with makeup and get dressed. Staring at her dispirited face in the mirror, Thea felt she was already a mindless corpse. Someone beside her showed no mercy in their taunts.

"Miss Rowland, today is your big day."

"You make

sure you don't cry yet. Because there'll be plenty to cry about later."

probably don't know yet, right? After you marry into the Xander family, Mr. Rowland plans to arrange Emmalie's marriage next. Word is, he's going to approach the head of the Hendrix family himself." You mean Nicolas? Oh my, Emmalie has such good fortune."

"One's marrying an illegitimate child, and the other's marrying an actual family head. Both are daughters of the Rowland family, yet one's up in the heavens while the other's down on the ground." "But she deserves it. Emmalie is so gentle and kind, while Thea just torments and bullies others."

Thea

a found this laughable, and her cracked lips trembled slightly. Her life was already in ruins, yet they were still mocking her.

When the time came, Thea, looking like a carefully adorned doll, was placed in a wheelchair and wheeled to the living

room.

Word had it that the Xander family felt this marriage wasn't worth publicizing, so they didn't even plan to hold a wedding. They would simply take her to the family.

Perhaps to spite her, Emmalie had people constantly whispering about the Xander family's illegitimate son into her ear.

"They say that while he's decent-looking, he has a terrible personality, a bit of a sadist who loves to torment people. Cross him, and you'll be doomed." "Nothing to fear of this type of person. He's just an illegitimate son, with no chance of inheriting anything."

"Exactly. He has plenty of siblings ahead of him. Where would he get the chance?"

"I also heard he's a notorious flirt, never missing a chance to visit those places. There are already several women around him."

After

this, the group giggled, occasionally giving Thea a shove.

"Our dear miss will be in luck once she's

's there."

over briskly. She gave the unruly servants a

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she is still a legitimate daughter of the Rowland family. What gives you the right

kept staring forward. Her beautiful eyes were void of emotion, devoid of

doll.

doll.

throat awkwardly. "I've met that boy myself. He's refined, not as vile as they make him out

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that so?" Thea chuckled, her voice

She

in your eyes, the very best should always be reserved for Emmalie. What right do I have?" Ivy's smile f smile faded as she lowered her voice, visibly displeased. "Thea, even now you don't see sense? Do you always have to think we owe you? Haven't we treated you well over

her and smashed it to the floor, causing

you ever once listened to my side of things? Whenever something happens, you all blame me. At this point, it doesn't matter whether it was me or not. All that matters is you've found a

and looked at Ivy. Her gaze was intense and chilling,

get the chance, Ill find a

back, looking terrified. filled. She

She quickly wiped them away before they could drop. From now on, she would never

approached briskly, catching part

slight disapproval, but since she was about to be married off, he assumed she would naturally settle down and didn't bother engaging. He said, "The Xander family representatives are here. Let's bring Thea over." Thea's face betrayed

In the living

room, someone was waiting. Seeing Max,

look at the visitor's face,

Corey noticed

widened. It

smile, though his eyes gleamed with an underlying chill. "Long time no

Xander, you know each other?" Max asked

once, but we haven't been forma formally

nodded approvingly. "Since you're acquainted, that

to Thea. "This is Mr. Corey Xander, your future husband. Although we can't hold a wedding, I still need to

heart began to subside as she gazed

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