Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243: Going Public With the Marriage

The fireworks were for my wife. What does that have to do with you?

My wife...

Luke chimed in, voice dripping with sarcasm, "Exactly! Angelica, you might wanna get that imagination checked. Since when were you Logan’s wife? That’s news to me—funny, I don’t recall having a sister-in-law like you."

Angelica stumbled back a step, her face flashing pale, then flushed, then pale again.

The crowd began to murmur as reality sank in.

"Didn’t they say Mr. Reid didn’t like his wife?"

"Yeah, and Angelica hinted more than once that he was divorcing soon. Was all that fake?"

"Mr. Reid launched a drone and firework show for his wife... doesn’t look like he’s divorcing anyone. Looks more like he’s madly in love."

"Angelica must’ve lied about everything just to climb the ladder!"

Angelica and Katie both felt the world spinning, their bodies trembling with the weight of humiliation.

"What right do you have to talk like that about Angelica?" someone suddenly shouted.

Angelica’s best friend, Zara, stood up for her. "If Angelica’s being called a homewrecker, then what does that make Selina?! She accepted Mr. Reid’s gifts and even the island! Isn’t she trying to climb her way up too?"

Angelica’s face twisted in panic—she tried to stop Zara, but it was too late.

Logan chuckled lightly.

"And why shouldn’t Selina accept my gifts?"

Zara shot back, frustrated, "If you love your wife so much, why give Selina so many things? Aren’t you worried Mrs. Reid might get the wrong idea?"

Right! Selina knew Mr. Reid was married—yet she got so close to him and accepted gifts worth billions...

Selina blinked, unbothered, and replied casually, "Why would I get the wrong idea about myself?"

What... what did that mean?

Zara turned helplessly to Angelica, only to see her seething with rage.

Then came the blow: "Because I am Mrs. Reid."

—I’m Mrs. Reid. My husband gave me fireworks, me an island, me the gifts. Why would I be jealous?

The words dropped like a bomb.

Silence swallowed the entire room.

Selina is Mrs. Reid.

Selina is Mrs. Reid.

Selina is Mrs. Reid...

The phrase echoed in everyone’s mind like a chant. They were stunned speechless.

If Selina was the real Mrs. Reid—then what the hell was Angelica doing? Bragging in front of the man’s actual wife?

"Did the Clark Family know about this?"

"They must have! No way they didn’t know Selina married Logan. And they still let the stepdaughter try to steal the real daughter’s husband?!"

"James and Katie are disgusting."

"James must’ve lost his mind. All this sucking up to a stepdaughter while burning bridges with Mr. Reid and Selina... The Clark Family deserves every ounce of this embarrassment."

Each insult landed like a slap. James swayed on his feet, face drained of color.

He met Selina’s eyes—only to watch her look away without the slightest hesitation.

Like he was just a stranger.

For the first time, James questioned everything.

Had he been wrong?

Should he never have listened to Katie? Should he have never sent Selina to the countryside?

If Selina had remained the Clark Family’s rightful heiress, maybe today wouldn’t have ended in such disgrace.

Angelica stared, completely broken.

Her voice trembled, "No... no, Logan, you said you had a surprise for me..."

Logan looked at her, expression flat.

"And you don’t think this counts as a surprise?"

Angelica froze—then suddenly everything clicked.

This was the surprise.

This entire spectacle had been a setup.

Logan and Selina had played her like a fool—just to teach her a lesson.

She had been thoroughly, spectacularly humiliated.

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