My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

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Dominic looked at Kevin and Zephyra's smug expressions, feeling a mix of alienation and disdain. 'Do they really believe Audrey will ever kneel and apologize to them?' he muttered. Unable to hold back anymore, Dominic snapped coldly, "Enough! Stop talking about it. Audrey will never apologize to you."

Audrey had long stopped caring about being Mrs. Hayes.

Seeing Dominic defend Audrey, Zephyra was sad. At the same time, a flicker of anger also appeared. 'How can he still be standing up for Audrey?' she thought.

"You've been bewitched by that bitch. And now, you're still protecting her," Zephyra shouted, her voice laced with venom.

Hearing this, Dominic lowered his gaze, a bitter smile appearing. "I wish I could protect her, but it's too late. She doesn't want me anymore."

Dominic was the one who'd been left behind. For a moment, he looked hollow, like all his strength had been drained, his eyes empty and shoulders slumped. Zephyra failed to notice his pain. She only felt satisfaction and said, "Well, at least she had the decency to walk away."

family's daughter. You two are

cut her off, pressing his hands to his ears. "It's you two. You

everything I do, but in

that Audrey was unsuitable, that her family was beneath theirs, that she didn't belong

his voice trembling, "I'm so done. If it weren't for you two, I wouldn't have held back with her, wouldn't have pushed her

at him, momentarily stunned into silence by his

call from Willowdale. It was his mother,

your wife? Why didn't you tell me about something so important?" Audrey rolled around on the couch, hugging her blanket and thinking, 'Alistair has announced

too?

didn't have a private account. Her current account still had mutual friends of Dominic's, and posting now would likely stir up endless questions. Imagining people assuming Alistair was a

went to the kitchen to heat some milk for Alistair. He'd been working so hard, so she

hand raised to knock, but stopped when she

keep the marriage a

She knew she should walk away, but her feet wouldn't move,