On the eve of our wedding, Lucas Sterling fell to his death. Everyone assumed I, deeply in love as I was, would follow him to the grave. But I didn't shed a single tear. Three years later, I met him again. He had not only returned from the dead but also lost his memory. "Are you my former fiancée? Haven't seen you in years; why do you look so shabby? For old times' sake, I can spare one day a week for you to serve me." I didn't even spare him a glance. Lucas didn't know that on the night of his "death," I received a video recording. He also didn't know that during the three years he spent feigning amnesia and traveling the world with Sophia, I had gotten married. And my husband was his own brother. Chapter 1 In the private room, the crowd hadn't noticed me standing at the door yet. Someone suddenly brought up a topic. "Lucas, it's been three years. What are you planning to do about Isla?" Lucas replied nonchalantly, "Three years have passed; there's no rush. Let's wait until I marry Sophia." The crowd laughed and chimed in. "I have to say, Isla is pretty thick-skinned. Seeing Lucas again after three years, she'll probably be shocked silly!" "I heard she's been living miserably these past three years. Without Lucas, her life is just crap." The room was filled with merriment, the mockery in everyone's words impossible to suppress. I was about to leave when someone spotted me and shouted, "Isla!?" I was exposed to everyone's gaze. The guy who was laughing the loudest just now scratched his head awkwardly, trying to smooth things over. "Isla, Lucas is alive. We didn't tell you because he lost his memory, and we were afraid of agitating you." I glanced at them with disgust. Before I could speak, Lucas looked me up and down. "So you're my fiancée? Why do you look so shabby? They said your standard of living plummeted without me these past three years." Lucas was as arrogant as ever. But I no longer had the tolerance I once did. Facing him now, I felt only endless disgust. Seeing my silence, Lucas didn't get angry. He lazily embraced Sophia, tracing her lips with his index finger. Sophia smiled, holding Lucas's wandering hand, and pressed her provocative gaze on me. "Isla, haven't seen you in three years. How did you end up like this? No wonder Lucas forgot you. Looking like this, who would remember you?" I frowned, clenching my fists unconsciously, disgusted by their loose behavior. Lucas, however, mistook my reaction for jealousy and looked somewhat pleased. "Alright, don't be so jealous. If you still want to be with me, you have to get used to this relationship. Don't worry, I'll save one day a week for you." As soon as he finished speaking, the people around immediately surrounded me, jeering, their words full of gloating and belittlement. "Oh Isla, look, Lucas still has feelings for you. Even with amnesia, he keeps you in his heart, saving one day a week for you!" "As long as you serve Lucas and Sophia well, won't your life be better than before? Look at your shabby state; had enough of the hard life? You have to seize this opportunity!" Sophia leaned back on the sofa, her beautiful legs casually resting on the coffee table, her body pressed tightly against Lucas. She tutted. "No choice, Isla. You'll just have to suffer a bit for now. After all, the person Lucas loves most right now is me." Lucas chuckled at this. He admired Sophia's new manicure and glanced at me indifferently. "What does she have to complain about? Loving me to death as she does, she should be secretly thrilled to have one day with me." Hearing this, something in my heart clenched painfully. Lucas was so strange now that I dared not recognize him. Years ago, he loved me so much. Once, when I had a high fever of 104 degrees that wouldn't break, he not only dropped all his work to watch over me day and night but also personally went to Wuling Mountain, climbing 9,999 steps, kowtowing every step, to pray for a safety charm for me. At that time, looking at his swollen, bleeding forehead and bloody knees, I was too heartbroken to speak, scolding him for being silly. But he held my face lovingly with both hands. "As long as you are safe and healthy, it's worth it even if it costs me my life." Everything from the past was vivid in my mind, but reality had long since changed. Chapter 2 It turns out a person can change so much. I suppressed the surging emotions, met Lucas's eyes, showed the wedding ring on my hand, and tried to keep my tone calm. "You've mistaken me for someone else." "Also, I'm already married." The room fell instantly silent. Everyone looked at each other, exchanging glances, and then suddenly burst into laughter. Lucas raised an eyebrow indifferently, glancing carelessly at the wedding ring on my hand. "Married? To which delivery guy?" "Look at your poor state; that ring looks like it came from a dollar store! What, think this will trigger my memory of you?" With that, he quickly stood up and yanked the ring off my ring finger. I had been exhausted from project work these past few days and couldn't dodge in time. Sophia stepped forward to examine the ring closely, then suddenly laughed. "Lucas, doesn't this ring look like the Heart of Eternity wedding rings your brother bid for in France three years ago?" "Don't tell me Isla claims she married your brother, Julian?" Sophia looked at me askance, playing with the wedding ring, making the room even livelier. This was too absurd for them. After all, Julian was now the primary heir of the Sterling family. Ruthless and decisive, he was the ice-cold tycoon no one dared to offend in the business world. Yet such a man suddenly had a flash marriage three years ago, marrying a mysterious woman and loving her to the bone. For three years, no matter how much the media dug, they couldn't find a single piece of information about his wife and son. "Isla, you're not going to say you're that mysterious woman no one has been able to dig up for three years, are you?" Sophia tossed the ring up and caught it, the ring flashing dazzlingly under the lights. "Oh, gotta say, the craftsmanship on this fake is pretty good. Which factory did you find to make it?" Their successive mockery made me impatient. "Don't touch my ring, it's real—" Before I could finish, Lucas slapped me, turning my head to the side, my face instantly burning with pain. "Isla, have you lost your mind? Daring to spread rumors about my brother! Everyone knows he loves my sister-in-law to the bone. Even I haven't seen her face, and you dare to impersonate her. Who gave you the nerve?!" I licked my dry lips, slowly turning my head to meet Lucas's gaze. Perhaps my look was too terrifying; Lucas frowned. Seeing this, Sophia immediately got upset. She pointed at my nose and scolded: "Isla, how can you be so ungrateful? Lucas already promised to spend one day a week with you. Not only do you not cherish it, but now you dare to impersonate his sister-in-law. Everyone in the elite circle knows Lucas's brother's trigger is his mysterious wife. Are you doing this to make his brother take it out on Lucas? How vicious can you be!" Hearing this, I felt a sense of realization. Once, Sophia couldn't tolerate me anywhere, always trying to outdo me. To break up Lucas and me, she smeared my name in front of him every day. But back then, Lucas didn't believe her at all and even punished Sophia severely for her malicious slander. But now, the person who used to protect me the most stood with Sophia. He held Sophia's hand and threw a stack of bills hard at my face. "Fine, stop pretending. For old times' sake, I won't pursue this. Look at your poor state; this money is enough for you to enjoy for a month." The sharp corner cut my face, oozing tiny drops of blood. I ignored it, just lifting my eyes to stare dead at Lucas. A flash of inexplicable guilt and panic crossed his face. Seeing this, I scoffed and bent down. The guilt and panic on Lucas's face faded, replaced by mockery again. "Thought you had some backbone..." The next second, his words halted. Under Lucas's stunned gaze, I found the ring among the pile of red bills. Lucas froze, stopping me before I could leave the private room. "Still pretending even now? Any single bill on the floor could buy dozens of your broken rings!" His expression was complex, with a hint of annoyance upon closer look. I ignored his emotional changes and slapped his hand away hard. Lucas's hand froze in mid-air, his teeth grinding audibly. "Fine, you've got some nerve now. As expected, poverty breeds temper. Three days from now is my wedding with Sophia. My brother returns to the country that day too and will attend with my mysterious sister-in-law. If you have the guts, come!" Chapter 3 Hearing the word "wedding," Sophia's eyes lit up, and she added: "Maybe she's afraid of being exposed and won't dare to come." I didn't want to tangle with them anymore, turned and strode away, leaving a sentence before I left. "I'll be there in three days. Hope you're still this confident then." Walking out of the club quickly, breathing fresh air, the nausea churning in my stomach subsided a lot. I took out my phone and looked at the video I received three years ago again. In the video, the man intimately held Sophia, smiling lazily and recklessly. "Isla is too boring. Although I love her, she can't give me the feeling I want." "This time I'm faking my death. I'll go back when I've had enough fun. She's suitable for settling down with, but with my stunt, given her personality, she might want to die for love. You guys keep an eye on her." The day I got the death certificate, I did think about ending it all. His friends kept stopping me from doing anything foolish. Thinking back now, their distorted crying was clearly them trying hard to hold back laughter. I put away my phone and looked at the dim streetlights. Regardless of whether Lucas was dead or alive, there had been no place for him in my heart for three years. Three days later, I arrived at the wedding venue as promised. Lucas's tense expression vanished the moment he saw me step into the venue. I withdrew my gaze and was about to take a seat unhurriedly when someone tripped me hard, sending me crashing into the nine-tier cake beside me. Decorations and cream came crashing down. My high-end gown was instantly covered in cream, and I looked utterly pathetic. Wine glasses also fell to the ground, shattering glass cutting my face, blood oozing from my forehead. The venue was instantly in an uproar, everyone's eyes glued to me. Cream blurred my vision. I struggled to get up, but before I could stand steady, I was pushed down hard again. Sophia's angry voice came from above. "Isla, what exactly do you mean? We kindly invited you to the wedding. Not only did you not give a gift, but you deliberately caused destruction at our wedding. You just can't stand seeing us happy, can you?!" Many people came to this wedding, mostly hearing that Julian would attend with his mysterious wife, and were rushing to curry favor with his brother. "There really are all kinds of people these days, daring to bully Julian's brother and cause a scene at his wedding. Let's see how she ends this!" "Hey, look at the ring on that woman's hand. Why does it look so much like the Heart of Eternity Julian bought for a heavy sum three years ago? How bold is this woman!" "Who doesn't know Julian loves his wife to the bone? Daring to play an imposter openly on such an occasion, she must have a death wish!" Lucas heard these words too. His chest heaved violently with anger, his eyes looking like they were about to spew fire. "Isla, you're a jinx! I was blind to have liked you. You even dare to wear this fake broken ring. Do you want to wait for my brother to come and deal with you personally?!" With that, he walked straight towards me, then stepped on the ring finger of my left hand, grinding hard. Severe pain shot from the base of my finger. Ten fingers connected to the heart; I felt like thousands of sharp blades were piercing my chest. Seeing me struggle, Sophia immediately yelled for everyone to hold me down. For a moment, I couldn't move. Cream covered my vision. I wanted to struggle but couldn't, finally shouting in anger: "Julian is my husband!" Lucas laughed upon hearing this, as if hearing a fantasy. He ground his foot harder, the tip of his leather shoe about to break my ring finger. "Still thinking of being an imposter now. Wait until my brother comes and see how you explain! He loves my sister-in-law so much; you just wait to die!" Seeing Lucas was impervious to reason, I felt despair. I struggled with all my might but was held down firmly by the crowd. I gritted my teeth inwardly. When the time comes, I won't spare any of these people! Lucas exerted force again, the sound of bone cracking clearly audible. I grunted in pain, but suddenly my body felt light. The crowd ignored me, hurriedly getting up to tidy their appearance, looking forward eagerly. The waiter opened the hall doors, and Julian walked in with his son, surrounded like a star by the moon. Chapter 4 Julian strode forward, holding a little baby in his arms. The child wasn't old, but his speech was exceptionally clear, shouting for his mother. "Daddy, where's Mommy? Didn't you say Mommy would be here today? Why haven't we seen her yet?" With that, he fussed to get down from the man's arms. The delicately carved little doll landed on the ground, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the hall. The bodyguards behind him followed closely, afraid he might fall. Sophia stepped forward at this time, holding a tray of small cakes. "Auntie loves little babies the most. Come here to Auntie. Want a cupcake?" Sophia smiled attentively. Who knew the child would frown and knock the tray out of her hand. "Go away, your smile looks like a bad person's. My mommy said not to eat things from strangers. And you don't look like a good person. Stay away from me; I want to find my mommy!" "My mommy said she's coming to your wedding today. You're the bride, right? Have you seen a gentle and beautiful woman?" Sophia's hand holding the tray froze in mid-air. humiliated and mocked by a child, her face turned pale. But because of Julian, she dared not flare up. "Your mommy didn't come. Everyone is here today; see if your mommy is among them?" As soon as these words came out, the whole venue started whispering. "What! Julian's wife came this time too? Hidden for three years, is she finally coming out?" "Who is Julian's wife exactly? There are so many people here, but I don't feel like any of them are her! No one here has the temperament to match Julian!" "Isla just made a big scene impersonating his wife. Unexpectedly, the real one was present at the time. She must have looked at Isla like a joke. How embarrassing!" I didn't expect that even at this time, some people still firmly believed I was an imposter. Seeing Julian arrive, Lucas greeted him affectionately. "Brother, you're finally here. Haven't seen you in years; missed you to death! By the way, why didn't sister-in-law come with you?" Julian glanced at Lucas indifferently, his voice devoid of emotion. "I had unfinished business abroad and came back late. She returned three days early. You should have seen her. She said she would come to find you in advance. Didn't you meet?" Lucas froze, a trace of surprise flashing across his face. "No, no one came to find me in the past three days, and I didn't see sister-in-law." Not seeing me for so long, my son started crying. "Boohoo, I want Mommy. I haven't seen Mommy for three days. Where did you hide my Mommy?" Sophia stepped forward again, smiling gently. "Good baby, your mommy probably got stuck in traffic and will be here soon. But we have a bad woman impersonating your mommy here. Do you want to see her?" A trace of hesitation flashed across my son's face. Sophia smiled. "This person is just too hateful. Not only did she impersonate your mommy, but she also forged the engagement ring your daddy gave your mommy, using the cheapest materials. She even made a scene at my wedding, ruining a happy event. But don't worry, Auntie has already punished this bad woman for you and vented your mommy's anger!" Guests wanting to cling to Julian also chimed in: "Yes, Mr. Sterling. You don't know how arrogant this woman was. Even knowing you were coming soon, she still claimed to be your wife, holding a broken ring. Did she really think no one here knows quality?" Lucas also stepped forward. "Brother, don't worry. This person has been severely punished by me. Her fingers were stepped on and broken, and the ring was thrown away by me. No one can impersonate my sister-in-law, rest assured!"
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