Chapter 1: Already Married

"You are already married to someone?" a man's voice echoed through the beautifully decorated wedding hall, filled with guests.

Natalie Ford, in her white bridal gown, stood frozen at the altar, her light brown eyes staring in disbelief at the document in her hand—her own marriage certificate, stating that she had been married a year and a half ago.

She looked at the shocked man in black suit standing before her. Ivan Brown, the man she was supposed to marry in the next few minutes. After her mother died, Ivan was the only person who had ever treated her like a human, the one she could rely on while fighting against the pathetic family she had.

"I-Ivan, this document is fake. I never married anyone. I don't even know the man in this document. I have never met him or even heard his name!"

Aiden Handrix was a stranger to her.

Ivan examined the signatures at the bottom of the document.

"But the signature is yours," he said, his gaze furious.

"I don't know who could copy—"

"It's you who signed it. You know it well."

Natalie couldn't deny it; it was indeed her signature, and it didn't look forged.

"But the certificate could still be faked," She protested. Natalie hoped that her future husband would trust her, but before he could respond, someone snatched the document from her hand- her grandmother Sephina Ford, the head of Ford family. She observed the document and snorted.

"You dare call a government certificate fake?"

"Grandma..."

Slap!

filthy and immoral," she spat out and turned to

her while she loved her half-sister Briena. Natalie always wondered why this woman hated her this much when both shared

Natalie's stepmother, intervened, "My brother Henry can help us check if this document

suit, Henry Smith, stepped forward and took the document from Clara. Everyone in the wedding hall held their

document is not fake. It is indeed a genuine wedding certificate for

having a stranger bring this document just before she was about to exchange vows with Ivan wasn't

her head in denial and cried out,

at her with disappointment in his eyes. He calmly replied, "If you do not trust me, you can go to the marriage bureau and recheck it yourself. But I am certain the result will be the

on her, their gazes accusing

her trembling hands, Natalie once more turned to Ivan, who had not uttered a single word until now, but his gaze had clearly turned hateful, accusing her of

trust me.

still dare deny it?" Her step-sister Briena interjected, her hazel

none of your business, Briena," Natalie glared

"You've humiliated Father in front of everyone. If you had another man and

looked at Ivan, her eyes suddenly turning soft and sad. "I know my sister has hurt you

remained fixed on Natalie, before finally turning to Briena. "Would you mind being

all her efforts to get his attention, was suddenly asking her to be his wife. Her mother, Clara Ford, felt like she had won the lottery but contained her

Natalie called out to him, but he ignored

"I know Natalie has hurt you, but you should not make any decisions in haste. You should be calm and

not mind our son's decision," declared Amelia Brown,

to explain.

never happy with this marriage, but I agreed because Ivan wanted to marry you. Now he can see what kind of

my daughter-in-law, Briena?" Her gaze and tone were

"We know you are the responsible daughter of the

at her husband. "Jay,

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