"What? Yes... my... friend."
I laughed at my self-righteousness wishful thinking.
After five years of marriage, I thought I could get something in return if I put in all my effort, but I was wrong.
She didn't like me. Even if I was willing to protect her sincerely for the rest of my life, she wouldn't feel my heart.
I took the microphone from the emcee and said to the guests, "Ruby, you're getting married. I didn't prepare any gifts for you. It's a small souvenir for you."
I extended my arm and pointed at the big screen.
Harry began to play the PowerPoint.
The first picture was my marriage certificate with Ruby.
The audience burst into an uproar.
Then, it was a premarital agreement I signed with her, the wedding photos I took with Ruby, and our intimate selfies during honeymoon
Harry changed the picture every 20 seconds so that the guests present could see them clearly.
These photos caused an uproar among the audience. Some people raised their mobile phones to take photos of the shocking news in Seattle.
"Liam Duncan, are you crazy? Turn it off!"
Ruby roared at me.
Grayson was also shocked.
Not only was he shocked by the photos on the big screen, but he was also frightened by Ruby's furious look.
She had always played the role of a delicate woman. Today, she showed her true colors.
"Ruby! Is this the reason why you said to hold a wedding first before getting the marriage certificate?
"So you are married"
"No! No, Grayson, listen to me. These pictures are fake. He framed me."
She grabbed Grayson's sleeve and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"You can go to the City Clerk's Office to check." I said with a mocking tone.
Grayson family rushed forward and questioned her about what was going on.
Ruby's parents ran to the stage in a hurry and stood in front of her. "Listen to me. It's all a misunderstanding."
"He loves Ruby, but Ruby has rejected him. So he wants to ruin Ruby's life on purpose!"
They pointed at me and lied.
"What misunderstanding? You even have wedding photos. This is fraud! Are you trying to cheat us out of our money?!"
Grayson's family was not stupid. They did not blindly believe Ruby.
"Ruby, is it true?" Grayson looked at her in disbelief.
Once again, she pretended to be pitiful and threw herself into his arms, crying bitterly.
"Grayson, you must believe me! I was framed."
Grayson couldn't bear to see her crying so pitifully.