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.

butter her up a little more. What are we going to do if she changes

arms and nuzzled his thin lips against her neck. “Even if she tries to

her mind if she finds out that you’ve been spending every night

head. She took

fists around her gown and held back the tears

into hospital when his

marry into the Foster family so she could reap the benefits. She had made it sound like the marriage was for the good of the Tate family, but Avery knew

was the fact that the boyfriend who said he loved her would

said that he would marry her once

of her hopes and dreams were crushed, and

the room intensified, Avery clenched her fists,

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

too

no longer allow them

back all that was

ceremony began shortly

of flowers in her hands, Avery walked down the

own vows and put on

looked puzzled, but she paid them

Mrs. Foster, and she

the palm of his

……

Avery was

heart of the city’s affluent

properly take in the mansion’s layout, Mrs.

the man on the large bed. She slowly walked over and carefully

deep-set features stood out on his chiseled face, and he exuded a majestic

but his handsome face made one unable to take

sick, Avery

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