The temperature in the hall seemed to have fallen by a few degrees because of the man's frigid presence.
Everyone was captivated. They could not help but stare at him.
Emmeline felt a lump in her throat, and her vision was blurred by tears.
"Abel…" she whispered.
"Emma!" The man's resonant voice echoed in the hall.
Abel walked down the aisle, grabbed Emmeline authoritatively, and hugged her tightly.
"Why did you come here, Abel? Doesn't it… hurt?"
"I'm fine, Emma. I don't need you to save me like this!"
"I'm only one step away from obtaining the antidote! You shouldn't have come here!"
"I won't let that man marry you! He'll have to step over my dead body!"
Sobbing, Emmeline shoved him away. "No! You should leave! It took so much for me to be here, and I don't want to fail now. Please, I beg you, Abel. Please go back."
"Silly girl!" Abel hugged her tightly. "I can't let you suffer like this! If you want to proceed with the ceremony, you'll have to kill me first!"
"But I want the antidote!" Emmeline burst into tears. "With the antidote, you'll be cured. I don't care if you hate me after that. At least you'll be fine!"
"So you insist on marrying this ugly man?" Abel narrowed his gaze.
"Mm." Emmeline nodded. "I don't want you to suffer anymore…"
"Will you marry an uglier man then?"
Everyone who heard that could not help but think, An uglier man? Is he joking? That man is already ugly enough!
"That b*stard wants me to marry the ugliest man in the world. Where can I find one now?" Emmeline smiled wryly.
"How about… this one?"
Abel lifted his hand and slowly removed the mask on his face. "Is this… uglier than him?"
Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw Abel's face!
Bloody cracks crisscrossed Abel's face. Despite his sculpted features, his face was a mess.
Is that… really Abel Ryker?
That can't be! That's not ugly… it's totally repulsive! He's not a human. He's a demon who crawled out from hell!
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