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"What are you doing here?" Heather was seething at the sight of Ophelia, remembering how much Emily had suffered at her

hands.

But Ophelia didn't even lift her eyes, completely ignoring Heather.

"And you. Heather turned to Miles. "Why did you bring this woman here? This ungrateful girl has long since had nothing to do with the Hastings family."

After all, Ophelia wasn't even Heather's biological daughter. The Hastings family had raised her and lified her to where she currently was, yet she dared to act so arrogantly instead of being grateful.

Ophelia responded calmly. "You're right. I have nothing to do with the Hastings family. I'm here on behalf of the Carnegie family. But since I'm not welcome, I'll take my leave."

Ophelia turned to go, but Miles quickly stepped forward to stop her.

The crowd around them gasped at the mention of the Carnegie family, suddenly realizing who Ophelia was. No wonder she seemed so familiar, with such a commanding presence.

Ophelia was the new member of the Carnegie family that Theo had acknowledged. Not only did she own shares in the company. but she also stood to inherit the Carnegie fortune. No one in the room could match her status. The fact that she was even attending the wedding on behalf of the Carnegie family was already a huge honor

Owen was too exasperated to say more about Heather, the idiot

Meanwhile, a few prominent business leaders, people Owen himself barely had high enough status to approach, were now fawning over Ophelia, their wives in tow.

Owen was left awkwardly sidelined

Fortunately, the wedding ceremony began.

But hardly anyone was paying attention to the ceremony. They

sneak glances at Ophelia, now the center of everyone's attention. Watching others offer her drinks

hall entrance. The grand doors slowly

bouquet, walking steadily toward Miles without glancing at

pridefully, Owen handed Emily's hand

below, Heather was

But as they turned to face the crowd, Emily suddenly

intense that it made her tremble uncontrollably. Her face contorted

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to push down the storm of

increasingly tense, and the emcee, sensing the shift, did his best to steer the ceremony

your husband? To love and cherish, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, until

forced a weak sinile. The moment she saw Ophelia, an

Miles Lewis, the emcee continued, "do you take Ms. Emily Hastings as your wife? To love and cherish, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, until

suddenly dry. The words caught somewhere deep

eyes blazed with fury, her fingers gripping the bouquet so tightly that her

tension, awkwardly repeated

do," Miles finally

couple exchange rings,

room froze in

of her daze, Emily immediately

with the audio?" Owen stood up,

video that left the entire room speechless. The scene was obscene and impossible

Are they seriously showing an adult film at

closer. That's the

is insane,"

panic overtaking her. She lunged toward the screen, desperate to shut it down, but her wedding dress made it impossible to move freely She stumbled and fell to the

stage, yanking the plug from the LED screen, but the haunting sounds still echoed throughout the

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