Whispers rippled through the crowd.
“So it was Lucas Everhart who was being used all along…”
“Looks like Tristan was the one eyeing Miss Langford from the start.”
“Poor Lucas. No wonder he caused a scene.”
Sienna, completely unfazed by the judgmental stares, nestled shyly into Tristan’s embrace.
“Tristan, didn’t you say we had to keep it secret for the first three months?”
Daisy, fuming with rage, clutched her chest and pointed at her daughter.
“You will abort this child immediately! Your father and I will never acknowledge it!”
She trembled as she yelled, “You must marry Lucas, do you hear me? Without him, you and that child won’t live to see tomorrow!”
“Sienna, we’re your parents. When have we ever wanted to harm you? Just listen to us this once!”
But Sienna held her stomach protectively, shaking her head.
“This is my child with Tristan. If I lose it, I won’t survive either.”
“We’re already married. No one can separate us now.”
Then her eyes turned sharp.
“You just want to use Lucas’s body to break the curse, right? If that’s all it takes, why not let me spend the night with him tonight and get it over with?”
The air turned ice-cold. Tristan’s expression darkened at once.
“Sienna! He’s still my nominal brother. You’re my wife now. How could you even suggest spending the night with him?”
“Didn’t you say the curse was fake?” she retorted without hesitation.
Then she turned her glare on me.
“I find him disgusting. I don’t want him to touch me. But he’s been following me around, begging to sacrifice himself.”
I laughed, dry and cold.
“You really thought I’d want to spend the night with you?”
I turned to Mr. and Daisy, voice calm but sharp.
“Well, now that everything is out in the open, there’s no need to pretend any longer.”
“I won’t interrupt your happy occasion.”
I placed the USB drive down on the table and gave a slow, deliberate smile.
“Consider this my wedding gift. Watch it closely, Miss Langford.”
Then I turned and walked away.
Behind me, chaos broke loose.
“Lucas! If you walk out now, don’t ever come back! We no longer recognize you as our son!”
“Don’t try to drive a wedge between Sienna and me. She’ll never believe you!” I didn’t look back.
Let them shout. Let them scream. That night, I received a text from Tristan.
“Lucas, you’re really pathetic. Your own parents love me more than you. Even your fiancée only wants me. What’s the point of living?”