I nearly laughed aloud.
They’re the ones who schemed behind my back, yet now they’re turning the blame on me?
I took a deep breath, pulled out my phone and tapped open a message.
“Tristan. Mom. Dad. You all sent me this text yesterday, saying the wedding had been postponed to the evening. So why did it go ahead as scheduled?”
In my past life, if I hadn’t randomly seen a photo of the wedding car online, posted by a bystander, I would’ve missed everything. I would’ve shown up to an empty venue, too late to stop anything.
I angled my phone toward the crowd. The wedding photographer zoomed in. The contents of the message flashed across the massive screen behind the stage for all to see.
A low hum of murmurs spread through the guests. “So it’s true… The Everhart Family really favors the adopted son.”
“I’ve heard Mrs. Everhart has always doted on Tristan. Looks like she’d do anything to help him marry up.”
“Poor Lucas Everhart. After all those years lost, he finally returns home, only to find his own parents never truly accepted him.”
My father, who had been silent this whole time, suddenly turned crimson with rage.
“Stop spouting nonsense! This has nothing to do with favoritism. Lucas refused the marriage, he asked Tristan to take his place!”
“Fortunately, Sienna and Tristan are genuinely in love. Otherwise, they’d both be miserable.”
I let out a cold laugh.
“When did I ever refuse? I’m standing here today because I came to marry Sienna.”
The words barely left my lips before my father raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.
Smack!
“Lucas! How dare you! First, you run from your wedding and now you fabricate text messages to frame your family? You think the marriage alliance between the Langford and Everhart families is some kind of joke?”
“Sienna and Tristan’s wedding is already done. You… you have no place in this anymore!”
I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and lifted my gaze.
“I don’t mind holding another wedding ceremony, so long as Miss Langford is still willing to marry me.”
The moment I expressed my willingness to marry Sienna, Daisy’s expression softened with relief.
“Lucas, the Langford Family only acknowledges you as our son-in-law. This wedding doesn’t count. We’ll hold another one tonight—and this time, nothing will go wrong!”