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Noah was a man of swift action.
The next morning, he sent people to deliver a wedding dress and wedding gifts to my home.
My living room was nearly filled with these items.
“Ms. Johnson, this is the wedding dress Mr. Webster personally designed for you, and he specifically commissioned top designers both domestically and internationally to create it. Mr. Webster is preparing for the wedding and wants you to try it on to ensure it fits properly.”
For a moment, I stood frozen in place.
I hadn’t expected Noah to arrange everything so meticulously.
My parents stood nearby with stern expressions, clearly dissatisfied with my marriage plans. However, at this point, they could only accept it.
Since we didn’t love each other, I should at least secure the greatest benefit for my family.
Although Noah had a questionable reputation, the Webster family was undeniably among the elite upper–class families in New York society.
If the Duncan family hadn’t already arranged a marriage alliance with the Webster family, Stephanie would likely have had no chance of entering Noah’s family.
I was carefully hanging up the wedding dress, about to call Noah to thank him, when Howard unexpectedly walked in with Xavier and Stephanie.
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Seeing the room full of gifts, Howard immediately sneered, “Weren’t you being stubborn yesterday? Today you’ve already prepared a wedding dress and jewelry. Since you’re so eager to get married, why don’t we hold the wedding tomorrow?”
Then, a flash of jealousy crossed Stephanie’s eyes.
Feigning innocence, she removed a diamond ring from her finger and said, “Ms. Johnson, if that’s the case, I’ll return this ring to you. Howard only spoke that way yesterday because he had no choice. Don’t blame him.”
Before I could respond, Howard immediately stopped her.
“Stephanie, that’s something I gave you. You don’t need to return it to her.”
Then he took out a silver ring and tossed it at me.
“Don’t say I didn’t prepare anything for you!”
Looking at the cheap ring on the floor, I laughed mockingly.
The ring on Stephanie’s finger was made with a massive pink diamond worth ten billion dollars, specially commissioned by Howard from professional designers.
He had said that ring belonged to his future wife. I thought he had bought it for me, but it ended up on Stephanie’s finger.
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Ignoring Howard’s words, I simply said, “I don’t need it. You should give it to your kind sister.”
Seeing my coldness, Howard’s face immediately darkened.
He grabbed the silver ring and threw it into the trash can.
“If you don’t want it, just throw it away!”
Seeing Howard’s anger, Xavier frowned and glared at me viciously.
Then, he directly picked up a pair of scissors and cut up the wedding dress I had hung.
Diamonds and pearls from the gown scattered across the floor.
Xavier snorted, “You made my dad angry! If I destroy your wedding dress, you can’t marry my dad.”
Then he dropped the scissors and ran to Stephanie’s side, tugging at her clothes.
“Stephanie, you’re the best to me. Will you be my mom?”
Looking at the ruined wedding dress, my heart filled with sorrow and disappointment.
I never expected that the child I watched grow up would now publicly humiliate me to please Stephanie.
Stephanie said in a coquettish tone, “Ms. Johnson, Xavier is too 3oung to understand. Please don’t hold it against him!
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She pretended to carefully open the bag she was carrying and took out a wedding dress. “Ms. Johnson, you’re getting married tomorrow. If you don’t mind, how about wearing this?”
I recognized it immediately as the old wedding dress she had worn at her previous wedding.
Seeing her challenging look, I suddenly realized they had come specifically to humiliate me today.
Howard said with admiration in his eyes, “Ellie, Stephanie is being so thoughtful for you, so don’t be ungrateful. After all, your wedding dress is already ruined, so just wear this one tomorrow.”
I took a deep breath and continued, “That won’t be necessary. Our engagement has been canceled, and I’ve already married someone else. Please leave.”
Howard’s face instantly darkened.
Just as he was about to explode, Stephanie suddenly choked up, “It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me, you two wouldn’t be fighting. I’ll leave tomorrow.”
Howard anxiously wiped away her tears.
“I’m not asking you to leave. Who dares to make you go?”
He looked at me angrily and continued, “Ellie! Stephanie is trying to help you, but why are you so ungrateful?”
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kind of person you are? Besides me, who would marry you?”
After saying these vicious words, Howard left with Stephanie.
Xavier, standing nearby, didn’t forget to stick out his tongue and make faces at me before leaving.
This scene reminded me of when Stephanie first returned to the country.
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