Chadwick's bloodshot eyes locked on Richard, who cleared his throat and spoke. "Son, I have the wedding gift ready."
After the disturbance Selene caused, Chadwick chose not to create a scene despite his anger.
"Now, you may kiss," the emcee said.
Mandy hesitated, unable to bring herself to do it. She had overheard the heated argument and suspected that X might have taken Esther. Selene's wedding interruption was likely related to this.
Mandy felt cornered. She was unwilling to kiss Chadwick, so she feigned exhaustion during the kiss. She collapsed toward Chadwick, accidentally revealing her face as she removed her veil.
Mandy's sudden unveiling triggered chaos at the wedding.
"Mandy!" the guests exclaimed.
Chadwick was standing beside her as the groom and glared at her. "Why are you here? Where's Esther?!"
Mandy didn't admit her role in this plot. Instead, she looked at Chadwick with a face of innocence and confusion. "Huh? Where's Bradley?"
Chadwick angrily dialed a number on his phone. "It's me! Put out a citywide search for Bradley Warner!"
Mandy sought refuge in her mother's arms, fear evident in her voice as she exclaimed, "Mom, what do we do?"
Richard's expression was dark. He instantly understood why Selene had tried to stop the wedding. She already knew the bride marrying their son was actually his daughter!
Mandy had been hidden within the Pendleton family. Liliane's plastic surgery had allowed her to assume Mandy's identity, and Chadwick had proudly acknowledged her true identity.
The upper echelons of Capitus' society were well aware that Chadwick had a half-sister. Now that he was marrying her, the situation became an unprecedented spectacle.
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don't read at all. horrible story, makes me sick....