Fixing the hem of her dress, Chelsea made her way alone to the event hall, greeting guests with grace while quietly waiting for Magnus to
return.
But an hour passed. Still no sign of him.X
The uneasy feeling in her chest kept growing. Finally, she excused herself and went to look for him.}
As she rounded a hallway corner, a burst of laughter rang out from a private room nearby.!!
“Hahaha Jeff, is this stuff really that effective?”
“Of course. I pulled a lot of strings to get it. Trust me–after tonight, Chelsea’s gonna be ruined.”
At the mention of her name, she instantly froze.
Slowly, carefully, she crept closer to the door, which was left slightly ajar. Through the gap, she saw Magnus lounging lazily on a couch, twirling a small packet between his fingers. His brows were slightly furrowed, but his eyes were empty, cold, and emotionless.
“Damn, Jeff, I didn’t know you had these kinds of connections,” Michaela said as the sauntered over in heels and sat beside her brother, snatching the packet from his hands and inspecting it closely.
“As long as she takes this tonight, and my brother catches her in bed with another guy tomorrow moming? Boom–divorce guaranteed. And once she’s out, her family’s shares will be ours.”
Snorting, she continued with apparent annoyance, “If her dad hadn’t forced my brother into marrying her by using the company shares as leverage, Sabrina wouldn’t have left the country, and they’d still be together. All of this is Chelsea’s faul
She then turned to her brother, frowning. “Hey, don’t tell me you’re actually falling for her. Sabrina’s coming back tomorrow, remember?”
“She’s just a pawn. A means to help our family bounce back. Love? That was never part of the plan.”
Magnus’s voice was calm, detached. He barely glanced at the pill in Michaela’s hand.
“I’m just thinking of a good excuse to get her to take it,” he also reasoned.
His casual tone cut through Chelsea like a knife, Just an hour ago, he was holding her, kissing her, whispering sweet nothings. And now. now he was plotting to drug her and push her into somcone else’s bed.
They met in college, always competing for the top spot. Their families did business together, so they kept crossing paths. Somewhere along the way, she fell for him.}
But back then, he was already with Sabrina.
Chelsea never tried to interfere–she kept her feelings buried deep.
Then, three years ago, Sabrina suddenly left the country, and not long after, Magnus proposed.
She later found out that his family had nearly gone bankrupt, and her father agreed to help them, on one condition: Magnus must marry her.X
She’d thought about leaving. But she loved him and couldn’t let go
And over the three years of marriage, he’d been good to her, gentle and attentive K
