Chapter 5


    Jeremy tilted his head slightly and narrowed his eyes while staring at the small balcony that connected


    to the empty attic. After two seconds of silence, he whispered an order, “You can lead the guys in for


    now.”


    “Well, uhh…” Tommy was surprised, but he did not dare to question Jeremy’s order. He could only do


    as he was told and wave his hand to give the men behind him a signal.


    “Everyone,e on in with me.”


    The Holdens’ wedding entourage was blocked by bridesmaids begging for gifts at the door of the


    Carews’ vi, making for a particrly lively atmosphere.


    No one noticed that the groom had gone around to the back door of thepound.


    There, a girl was strolling and humming ‘Wedding March’ as if no one would recognize her.


    She had barely taken a few steps when a hand grabbed the back of her neck by force. Her entire body


    had been lifted into the air, and both her feet were dangling like amb waiting to be ughtered.


    “Did you think you could just run away?” The man’s voice was as sonorous as a cello. There were


    strong hints of aggression in his tone, and it sounded rather cold to the ears.


    Corinne might not be facing the man who attacked her, but she immediately recognized that the voice


    belonged to Jeremy.


    She was surprised that Jeremy had recognized her from that distant nce earlier. Even so, she was


    ready for that eventuality.


    Corinne turned her head to look at Jeremy and spoke with a lisp in a feigned tone. She stammered and


    said, “M—M—Mister? Who are you? Why are you p…pulling my arm?”


    Jeremy was given a small fright when she turned around. He let go of her hand in an instant, almost as


    if he had seen a ghost.


    The woman in front of him had plenty of moles on her face, a unibrow, sausage lips, and eye shadows


    in all colors of the rainbow.


    Her appearance was exceedingly ugly, and one could even say that it was much worse than gag


    scenes of cross-dressing men in movies.


    Corinne reveled at the sight of Jeremy’s expression after he had been frightened by her ugly


    appearance.


    She acted stupid once more and said in a daze, “Mister, you’re getting m—married, yes? You went t—t


    —the wrong way! You need to go the fuc—


    “I mean, the f—front door! Your b—bride is waiting there!”


    Jeremy narrowed his eyes, stared coldly at the ugly girl in front of him, and nearly believed her act. His


    thin lips curled up in a smile and said, “Is that so? Then why are you wearing the Holdens’ unique


    engagement ring?”


    As soon as he said that, he grabbed her hand and raised it to gaze upon the diamond ring on her ring


    finger.


    Corinne was speechless. Her ruse had been exposed!


    It was not that she forgot to take it off, but rather, the ring seemed to have taken root on her finger. She


    was unable to take it off, regardless of how much soap she used.


    Jeremy’s charming eyes were dark and discerning. He could see what she was thinking, so he opened


    his mouth to offer an exnation for her doubts. “You don’t need to waste all that effort. The body of


    this ring is made of tinum that has been mixed with some special materials. The only way to take it


    off is to lubricate it with a special essential oil.”


    Corinne gritted her teeth.


    That was some trick he had up his sleeve, and she finally conceded that there was no escape for her.


    “Now that it’se to this, I suggest that we have a frank conversation with each other. I know that you


    don’t really want to marry me, and that you only need a wife in name for some ulterior reason. Am I


    wrong?”


    Jeremy did not answer, but he had to admit that she was a smart woman.


    Corinne pursed her lips and said with a smile, “In that case, my sister Sherlyn is more than willing to


    marry you. She’s more beautiful than I am, and her figure is so much better than mine. Everything will


    work out perfectly if you marry her!”


    Jeremy narrowed his eyes, wondering if the girl in front of her was that averse to marrying him.


    In fact, she seemed to be trying to avoid him!


    The experience was a novel one for him. All the women he met in the past had tried their level best to


    get his attention and be his woman. However, he wanted someone who was not clingy.


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    Jeremy pursed his thin lips and said, “I’ll only marry the person who’s wearing my engagement ring.”


    Corinne frowned. “That should be easy then. Bring me some of that special essential oil. I’ll take the


    ring off at once and return it to you. Then you can just give it to Sherlyn!”


    Jeremy shrugged. “I don’t have any.”


    “Then go buy some!”


    “Nobody produces it anymore. It’s not something that can just be bought.”


    “Oh, I see…” Corinne gritted her teeth. With a half-smile, she suddenly raised her hand and pointed


    behind the man, “Mister, look! It’s a rainbow-colored pig!”


    Jeremy put on a poker face as the corners of his thin lips began twitching subtly.


    ‘How childish.’


    The next second, Corinne, who was about to run away, was grabbed by the nape again. Jeremy picked


    her up and brought her away nonchntly, despite Corinne’s attempts at trying to kick him.


    …


    Back at the vipound, Tommy had just led the handsome entourage to the living room when his


    phone rang. The caller was Jeremy. Tommy stopped and answered the phone with the utmost respect,


    after which he turned and made his way out in a dignified manner with the other groomsmen.


    Upon seeing that, the smug-faced Lilliana went nk for a moment and walked up to them at once.


    She asked, “Where are you going, Mister Tommy? The bride is waiting right inside.”


    Tommy looked at Lilliana and said, “Mister Jeremy has already gotten his bride.”


    Lilliana was stunned. “He has? But how? Sherlyn is still inside the house!”


    Tommy frowned. “Sherlyn? Ma’am, you must be mistaken. The woman whom Mister Jeremy intends to


    marry isn’t named Sherlyn!” After ending his sentence, he walked past Lilliana icily and led his men


    away without looking back.


    Lilliana was frozen stiff, and her face was as pale as paper.


    Her first thought was, ‘I’m…mistaken?’


    All their rtives and friends began to whisper among themselves.


    Marvin, who had been the subject of much praise and ttery by all the rtives that surrounded him


    earlier, soon turned into everyone’s object of ridicule. He was ashamed, and his expression was as


    ugly as ugly could be.


    He turned around andshed out at Lilliana for causing him to make a fool out of himself. “What the hell


    is going on, Lilliana? Didn’t you say that Mister Jeremy was going to marry Sherlyn?”


    Lilliana could only put on a helpless look. “I… I don’t know how this happened! When the Holdens


    came to deliver the betrothal gifts to us that day, they said it was because they wanted to marry your


    daughter. They had all the gifts delivered to us! You saw that, didn’t you, Marvin?”


    Marvin went up and gave Lilliana a tight p. “Our family has be the butt of jokes thanks to you!


    How could you make all these arrangements without confirming everything beforehand?”


    Sherlyn, who had been waiting too long for the groom toe and get her, heard her parents


    quarreling outside. She lifted her wedding dress slightly and walked out of the room, asking, “Dad!


    Mom! What are the two of you doing?! Where’s my groom? Where’s my Jeremy?”


    “Sherlyn, Mister Jeremy’s people just said that there was a mistake. They’ve already left with the real


    bride!”


    Sherlyn turned pale in shock. “What? How could there be such a huge mistake, Mom? Wasn’t Mister


    Jeremy going to marry me?”


    Lilliana covered the side of her face that had been beaten by Marvin. “Please don’t me me, Sherlyn.


    I’m confused too…”


    The rtives who had long been fed up with Sherlyn and Lilliana’s characters began to rub salt into the


    wound.


    “No point making a scene now that things ended this way, Sherlyn. When you think about it, it’s pretty


    obvious that someone with Mister Jeremy’s status would never want to marry a scandalous actress like


    you!”


    “Honestly, I was still trying to wrap my head around how you managed to establish a connection to a


    first-tier family like the Holdens. Turns out, it was all a mistake!”


    “You should just go back to being an actress, Sherlyn! After all, that’s the only time you get to marry


    your handsome, no-nonsensepany president! Hahaha!”


    Sherlyn could not bear the ridicule from all her rtives, so she gave Lilliana a resentful look before


    dashing off to hide in her room.


    Their snide remarks were infuriating, and she felt ashamed to face anyone ever again.


    One question remained unanswered: how could the mistake have happened?


    ‘Didn’t Mister Jeremy give me a ring?’ She found it hard to ept reality, and she could not believe


    what was happening. ‘Who did Mister Jeremy bring away?’


    After all, there could not have been another person with the same surname living nearby…