The Billionaire's Discarded Bride,A Revenge UnveiledChapter 1
On the night of our wedding, friends came over for the traditional newlywed party games.
The very first round required the bride and groom to kiss for three minutes.
But my husband, Neil Sanchez, grabbed his secretary by the arm and kissed her without a second's hesitation.
They kissed for a full three minutes. When they finally pulled apart, a thin string of saliva still connected their lips.
The smiles around the room froze. Every pair of eyes shifted to me, stiff with awkwardness.
Neil wiped the moisture from the corner of Shirley Cobb's mouth with his thumb, his expression utterly unbothered.
"The girl's shy. She'd never handle something like this in the future, so I figured I'd help her get some practice ahead of time."
He tossed a stack of cash onto the table in front of me. Twenty thousand dollars.
"That enough? Take the money and settle down. Don't act like you've been so terribly wronged."
"All I did was swap out the game partner. I still went through with the whole wedding for you. You should be grateful."
Shirley nestled into his arms, coy and blushing, her eyes brimming with adoration.
I nodded calmly, slid my wedding ring off, and dropped it onto the pile of bills.
"Mr. Sanchez is too funny. Of course I'm not upset."
"After all, I was planning to swap out the man on my marriage certificate too."
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Silence.
The room went so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Neil smashed the ashtray beside him. Glass shattered across the nightstand, and his expression turned black as a storm cloud.
"Kathryn Henson, it was just a game partner swap. Do you really have to be this petty about it?"
"Fine. Here's another ten grand. Take back what you just said and stop ruining the mood for everyone."
Like he was scolding a child who didn't know her place.
I looked at that face, the one that used to make my heart race, and felt nothing but revulsion rise in its place.
"I think I made myself perfectly clear. We never filed for a marriage license anyway, so consider us done."
"Oh, and think of tonight's wedding as my gift to you, Mr. Sanchez. A little practice run for the real thing. No need to thank me."
The temperature in the room plummeted.
Shirley suddenly looped her arm through mine, all smiles.
"Don't be mad, Kathy. Mr. Sanchez was just worried I wouldn't know what to do at my own wedding someday, so he gave me a little preview."