The night before my wedding, I overheard Rafael talking to his best friend at the end of the hall.
“After you pick up Helena tomorrow, tell the driver to take her straight to the Hawthorne estate in Greenwich.”
“To the Hawthornes’ place?”
Rafael lowered his voice.
“The Bennetts are bankrupt. They owe the Hawthornes millions. Her parents are planning to send Margot to the Hawthornes to pay off the debt. I can’t just stand by and watch her life get ruined. The only way is to have Helena go in her place.”
His friend was silent for a few seconds.
“So, because you can’t stand to see Margot suffer, you’re sending Helena instead?”
“Old Mr. Hawthorne is ninety and bedridden. All he wants is a wedding in the family before he dies. Helena just has to go through the motions. In a year or two, once the old man is gone, I won’t care that she was married. I’ll still marry her.”
“You think Helena will agree to that?”
Rafael paused.
“I’ll have my mother put something in her orange juice tomorrow. By the time she wakes up, she’ll already be at the Hawthorne estate.”
“Once it’s a done deal, she won’t have a choice.”
I stood on the other side of the door and heard every word.
I didn’t push the door open.
I didn’t make a sound.
I just went back to my room and quietly waited for morning.
Later, when Rafael came looking for me, begging me to come back, I was already five months pregnant.
I looked at him and said, “Like you said. Once something is a done deal, there are no other options. Now you’re the one with no choice.”
My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 16 If it really was Conrad, then the marriage was a far better fate than Rafael had imagined for me. On our wedding day, I told Conrad everything. “Conrad, I have an ex-boyfriend. We grew up together, and we were a couple for
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 15 “So, thank you for sending me to him. I’m very happy.” Rafael stood there for a long time without saying a word. After a few seconds, he let out a short, raw laugh. “I was such an idiot.” “I handed the person
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 14 Conrad Hawthorne stepped out of the airport terminal. I immediately pulled free from Rafael and hurried to Conrad’s side. Conrad drew me into a protective embrace and looked down at me. “Are you okay?” “I’m fine.” I shook my head. Rafael stared
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 13 His voice was hoarse. “When I went in, the person I saw was Margot. For three years, I thought it was her.” Only then did I remember. “I was in bed eight at first,” I explained. “But I was afraid you’d find
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 12 Six months later, I returned to the States. I never expected to see a familiar face the moment I walked out of the airport. “Helena.” Rafael’s eyes were bloodshot as he strode toward me. “I finally found you. Why didn’t you tell
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 11 Rafael’s face fell. “I’m looking for Helena Ferraro.” One of the guards seemed to understand. “Oh, you mean the younger Mrs. Hawthorne?” “She left the country today. Probably won’t be back for six months.” Rafael stood frozen. She had gone abroad the
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 10 From that day on, Rafael welcomed Margot into his life. He introduced her to his friends, solved her problems, and protected her at every turn. For her, he had even destroyed his own wedding to Helena. And now, the doctor was telling
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 09 “That’s impossible. She has a long scar on her waist.” The doctor explained, “That scar is from an open surgery for kidney stones several years ago. It’s not from a kidney donation.” Rafael sat there in stunned silence for a long time.
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 08 After leaving the cemetery, Rafael returned to the hospital. Margot was awake, sitting on the bed and crying. The moment she saw him, she held out her hand. “Rafael, you’re finally back. I thought you’d abandoned me.” “My family is finished. If
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My Fiancé Sent Me To Another Man On Our Wedding Day Chapter 07 On the way back down the hill, he passed a narrow path and overheard two of the household staff talking. “There was quite a racket coming from the honeymoon suite last night.” “I heard it, too. That young Mr. Hawthorne seems so
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