My Perfect Marriage Was His Perfect Crime novel Chapter 43

As the wedding reached the ring exchange ceremony, a video of me being kidnapped and assaulted suddenly appeared on the large screen in the banquet hall.

My fiancé immediately broke off the engagement and turned to place the ring on my best friend's finger.

In the midst of everyone's insults and humiliation, I fell off the red carpet.

My best friend's older brother, a powerful gangster, caught me, silenced everyone with the sound of a gunshot, and had ten boxes of gold brought in as dowry. He publicly proposed to me.

Moved, I accepted his proposal.

Three years later, after a successful IVF, as I was excited to tell him the good news, I overheard him joking with his best friend.

"Boss, you were right. Back at the wedding, when the video of Nicole Dankworth being kidnapped and abused was shown, Pamela was able to marry into the Palmer family as planned."

Larry Relish, flicking his lighter, replied, "The Palmer family is a prestigious family. They would never marry a woman with a stain. Only when Nicole was dirtied could Pamela become the legitimate young mistress of the Palmer family."

His friend asked, confused, "But Pamela is already married into the Palmer family. Why do you still want to marry her, a woman with a tarnished reputation?"

"Pamela is afraid of pain. It's just right for Nicole to bear a child for her. Once she gives birth to the heir of the Palmer family, Pamela's position in the Palmer family will be even more secure."

The laughter echoing through the private room felt like an icy tomb.

Those moments I thought were filled with happiness turned out to be a scheme set up by Larry to drain the last bit of value from me.

All so that Pamela could climb to power over my corpse.

Wiping away my tears, I dialed the number of the rival gang's leader. "I have a deal worth ten billion. Are you interested?"

The laughter in the room didn't stop.

"Mr. Relish, you're so clever, switching that woman's vitamins with abortion pills. She can't have the baby, so she has to go through IVF. If she knew, the embryos in that IVF would have already been swapped out by you, boss, for Pamela Owen and Justin Palmer's child. She'd probably die from the anger."

"Whether she dies from anger or not has nothing to do with me. Once she has the baby, I'll just come up with some excuse to say it died. She'll only think she couldn't keep the child. If it helps pave the way for Pamela's happiness, it will be her blessing."

He threw the lighter onto the table and stood up, warning everyone in the room, "Not a word of this gets out. I want her to obediently carry this child to term."

Scott patted his chest and laughed, "Boss, don't worry. That woman is so stupid. We just call her ‘sister-in-law,' and she really believes she's the lady of the house. She brings us food and drinks every day. She doesn't know that I personally selected the people who filmed the video back then."

Someone burst out laughing, "Scott, you're too bad. Why didn't you pick me? I want to try..."

A fruit knife suddenly flew across the room, landing with a thud right between the man's legs.

The joking man turned pale with fear.

"Did I say anything? Nicole is my wife now. If anyone dares to mention those things again, I'll waste them."

A little follower awkwardly spoke up, "Boss, I don't think you feel nothing for her. That woman loves you so much. Aren't you afraid she'll leave you once she finds out the truth?"

Larry scoffed, "So what? I'll just give her another IVF child and raise her for the rest of her life. A woman whose mind has been dirtied by love can be easily coaxed. A few sweet words and she'll act like a dog, eager to lick my feet."

The room erupted in laughter again. I stood at the door, feeling as if struck by lightning.

I could only cover my mouth tightly, trembling as I swallowed my sobs.