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Especially the wedding dress shop owner.
The cost of the dress alone had exceeded
700 thousand dollars. He had been reluctant to agree to the transfer from the beginning, but Cole had lost his temper and the owner had only agreed under
pressure.
Now, seeing that Cole couldn’t pay and I wasn‘ t stepping in to help, the wedding dress shop owner, facing the biggest loss, decided to call the police.
Terrified of being dragged into the mess, relatives from both sides scattered like a flock of birds, disappearing without a trace.
The police arrived quickly.
Even as Cole was being led out of the hotel by the officers, he was still shouting my
name.
Unfortunately, with the shop owners‘
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bodyguards holding him back, he couldn’t get close to me.
Seeing the chaos finally coming to an end, I checked the time and gracefully made my way outside.
It wasn’t until shortly before the wedding that I learned the wealthiest Harper Family, whom I was set to marry into, had actually booked the Emperor’s Hall at Yucca Hotel as the venue.
After all, booking the Emperor’s Hall started at 700 thousand dollars.
But it was precisely this extravagance that showed how much they valued me.
Just as I reached the entrance, I saw Cole still desperately struggling. He was shouting my name, pleading for me to save him.
Winona was so frightened that she
panicked, asking him what they should do now. In a fit of rage, Cole kicked Winona in the stomach.
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Winona let out an incredulous scream as she collapsed, blood flowing from her body.
The moment he saw me, hope sparked in Cole’s maddened eyes and he suddenly went berserk.
He twisted his shoulders, broke free from the grip and then mercilessly kicked Winona’s stomach twice more.
Then, with a thud, he suddenly knelt in front of me.
“Stella, you heard everything that night, didn’t you? But please, let me explain. It’s really not like you think. She threatened me with the child, saying that if I didn’t stay with her, she’d kill herself. I was forced into it, please believe me. From beginning to end, the only person I‘ ve ever loved is you.”
“You don’t want the child in her womb, but it’s gone now. You don’t have to worry, I won’t have anything to do with
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her anymore. I’ll stay by your side and live just for you, okay?”
As he said this, he reached out, attempting to touch my stomach.
I swiftly dodged, glaring at him coldly.
A look of pain flashed in his eyes and he crawled two steps forward, grabbing my pant leg and pleading with me. He stared at my stomach and continued, “Besides, we already have a baby. Once the child is born, we’ll be the happiest little family of three. Let’s just let these little incidents pass, okay?”
“You‘ ve loved me all these years, you‘ ve always loved me the most. You‘ re just angry right now, right? I really know I was wrong, honey. If I had known you would be this angry, I would never have agreed to Winona’s ridiculous request. I’ll stay by your side, with you and the child and love. only you.”
Hearing those words, the memories of my
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past life came rushing back.
He had dug the child out of my womb with his own hands and right before my eyes, he had used a shovel to beat the child to
death.
The hatred in my heart was overwhelming and I couldn’t hold back to kick him
fiercely.
“Cole, how dare you mention the child!”
With that, I threw the miscarriage document in his face.
He looked at it, his lips trembling in shock.
“Stella, how could you be so heartless! That was our child! How could you be so cruel!”
I ignored him and turned to see Samuel Harper, who had come to pick me up. He took my hand and together we walked toward the wedding car.
Behind us, Cole’s voice grew increasingly
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“Stella, who is this man? Is this because of him that you‘ re treating me like this? Don’t forget, you’ve been with me for ten years and you even aborted our child. You‘ ve long been tainted!”
