Chapter 1

It was the day of Avonsville socialite Avery Tate’s wedding, but there was no groom in sight.

The groom, Elliot Foster, had been in a vegetative state since a car crash half a year ago. His doctors said that he was not going to make it until the end of the year.

In a grief-stricken act, Elliot’s mother decided to arrange a marriage for her son before he met his untimely end.

The Fosters were one of the wealthiest families in Avonsville, but no socialite in her right mind would want to marry a man who was knocking on Death’s door.

……

Avery sat at the vanity with her slender figure gracefully dressed in a white wedding gown. With her elegant makeup that brought out the exquisiteness of her pale complexion, she looked as delicate as a budding red rose.

Yet, there was an uneasiness in her almond-shaped eyes.

There was only another 20 minutes until the ceremony, and Avery was frantically sliding her fingers across her phone screen, anxiously awaiting a text message.

She had a boyfriend before she was forced to marry Elliot, and it was a terrible coincidence that he just happened to be Elliot’s nephew, Cole Foster.

However, they had never made their relationship public.

Avery had texted Cole the night before in hopes that they would escape Avonsville together and elope. She had stayed up all night waiting, but she never got a reply.

She could wait no longer.

Avery rose from her seat, clenched her hand around her phone and made up an excuse to leave the room.

She hurried down the corridor and froze in her tracks as she walked past one of the rooms.

Avery heard the sound of her sister, Cassandra giggling delightedly through the slightly ajar room door.

should go and butter her up a little more. What are we going to do if she

arms and nuzzled his thin lips against her neck.

said, “Avery will lose her mind if

felt a violent buzzing in her head. She

her gown and held back the tears in

hospital when

made it sound like the marriage was for the good of the Tate family, but Avery knew

boyfriend who said he loved

wonder Cole urged her to carry on with the wedding. He said that he would marry her once Elliot died, but it was

and dreams were crushed, and she could

the room intensified, Avery clenched her fists, and her eyes

and stepsister’s bullying for her father’s sake. She suffered through all kinds of injustices for the sake of

was too stupid and

she would no longer allow them to take

would take back all

ceremony began

her wedding gown with a bouquet of flowers in her hands, Avery walked down the aisle as soft, romantic music played in

own vows and

but

now on, she was Mrs. Foster, and she was

used to hold Avonsville in the palm of his hand, did not have much longer to

……

night, Avery was

in the heart of the city’s affluent district and cost over

layout,

immediately drawn to the man on the large bed. She slowly walked over and carefully watched his

chiseled face,

time indoors, but his handsome face made one

sick, Avery would have never become his

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