Betrayed and Sabotaged Before Vows Chapter 04

Betrayed and Sabotaged Before Vows Chapter 04 The Wedding’s Crushing Final Revenge
When my eyes fluttered open, I was laid up in a private hospital ward. I still can’t wrap my head around how cruel they both are to do this to my body behind my back. Lila sat beside the hospital bed with a blank, unruffled expression. “I’ve heard everything that went down yesterday. If you hadn’t picked a fight with Ethan in the first place, none of this mess would’ve happened.” “At the end of the day, the fault lands squarely on your shoulders. I won’t even demand an apology from you, so we’ll sweep this whole incident under the rug.” “Our wedding’s tomorrow. Rest up properly. I’ll have staff drop off your formal suit and wedding band first thing in the morning.” I locked my gaze on her, my throat raw and gravelly from injury as I spoke. “What exactly did I do wrong?” “He beat me half to a pulp, and you have zero intention of disciplining him at all?” A flicker of irritation crossed Lila’s features. “Why would there be any punishment? I already told you this was all your doing.” I was seconds away from unleashing a vicious tirade at her, when a sharp, stabbing twinge shot from the wound between my legs. My hand trembled as I reached down to touch the injury, and every vile line Ethan had spoken earlier flooded my mind instantly. I stared at Lila in complete, stunned disbelief. “You actually made the doctor perform the sterilization procedure on me?!” Guilt darted across her eyes for a split second before she forced out a shallow excuse. “I’m already carrying a child.” “The Hale Group only needs one heir to secure the family legacy. As my husband, you’ll never need that bodily function again, so I authorized the operation without asking you.” A suffocating weight clamped down on my chest, white-hot rage threatening to consume me entirely. I snatched the insulated food thermos off the nightstand and hurled it straight at her frame. “Lila, have you lost every shred of sanity?!” “You’re still lying through your teeth to my face. I know Ethan pressured you to get that procedure done behind my back!” “You went through with it just to put his mind at ease!” “I’m fully aware the child you’re carrying is his illegitimate spawn!” “You’re utterly deranged—you two are equally revolting! Get out of this room right now!” I roared at the top of my lungs, every fiber of my being screaming to lunge out of bed and strangle her on the spot. Lila had never anticipated I knew every sordid detail between her and Ethan, and pure panic washed over her face instantly. She forced herself to steady her shaky composure after a beat. “I’ll offer you substantial compensation. Once we’re officially wed, I’ll devote myself fully to being your wife—you can ask anything of me you want.” “I’ll cut all contact with Ethan for good, no exceptions.” I ripped the IV catheter out of my forearm and tossed the glass fluid vial at her body. “I don’t want a single cent of your so-called compensation!” She failed to dodge the projectile in time; the glass smacked hard against her skull, leaving her disheveled and covered in spilled liquid. Fury flashed in her eyes, but she turned toward the ward doorway without glancing back as she spoke. “I know you’re furious right now, but think this through carefully, Kael. Walk away from me, and you lose all your wealth, status, and comfortable high-society lifestyle.” “I’ll send a driver to collect you tomorrow morning for the wedding ceremony. Take some time to calm your temper.” With that line, she strode out of the room without a single pause. My entire frame shook uncontrollably from unbridled anger, and the fresh trauma tore my lower wound open, warm blood trickling down my thighs. The following day, I ignored my unhealed injuries and headed straight for the wedding venue with all my critical documents in hand. Before I even pulled up to the venue doors, my phone flooded with nonstop hateful texts from Ethan. “Even if you tie the knot with my sister, I’m the only man who’ll ever truly own her heart and body.” “You’re nothing more than a neutered cuck meant to stay quiet and accept your miserable fate.” “Oh, and don’t forget—my sister’s busy with me right now even on your wedding day. The noises she makes under me sound absolutely divine. Wanna listen to the audio clip I saved?” “After today, you’ll be celibate forever, so you’ll never get another chance to experience this for yourself.” Right after the messages rolled in, he sent a stack of explicit video files. The footage showed Lila draped in a white bridal gown, her eyes glassy and unfocused as she lay beneath him. Dark hickeys littered her neck, and faint smudged stains stretched up her torso from beneath the wedding dress fabric. The sight churned my stomach with overwhelming disgust. I blocked Ethan’s number permanently, then tossed my smartphone straight into a nearby waste bin. I slipped into a quiet back corner of the venue and watched them play their fake loving act with a cold, mocking smirk, before dialing a critical business contact. Lila grew increasingly anxious as the staff she’d dispatched to retrieve me failed to return on schedule. Minutes later, only her personal assistant rushed back alone, and her heart sank to her stomach the second she saw no sign of me beside him. “Ms. Hale, it’s an emergency! Mr. Mercer isn’t in the hospital ward—but I found these papers left on the bed!” The assistant held a thick stack of paperwork high in the air, and Lila clearly spotted the bold printed words: Divorce Papers. Her complexion drained to ashen white, yet she dared not reveal a shred of panic with dozens of wealthy, influential social elites watching every move. If the crowd learned I planned to file for divorce on their wedding day, the scandal would tank every major business deal for Hale Enterprises. That humiliation still wasn’t punishment enough for everything they’d done to me. I lounged casually in the hidden corner, observing every panicked shift in her expression with quiet satisfaction. Just as I predicted, her cell phone began ringing nonstop, sounding like a death toll chime echoing through the ballroom. She snatched the phone and answered in a blind rage, only to nearly collapse onto the marble floor mid-call. “Ms. Hale, catastrophe! Our largest core corporate partner has terminated all long-term contracts effective immediately!” I watched Lila’s face twist into utter devastation, and I knew the perfect moment had arrived to step forward and land the irreversible final blow.