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

he held Cassandra in his arms and nuzzled his thin lips against her neck. “Even if she tries to back out

her mind if she finds out

She took a step back

gown and held

father was admitted into hospital when his company

made it sound like the marriage was for

the fact that the boyfriend who

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

and dreams were crushed, and she

in the room intensified, Avery clenched

stepmother and stepsister’s bullying for her father’s sake.

was too stupid and

them to

would take back all that was

wedding ceremony

hands, Avery walked down the aisle as

her own vows and

looked puzzled, but she paid them no

was Mrs. Foster, and

used to hold Avonsville in the palm of his hand, did

……

was sent

of the city’s affluent district and cost

Avery could properly take in the mansion’s layout, Mrs.

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

out on his chiseled face, and he

time indoors, but his handsome face made one unable to take

Avery would have never become

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