Three Years Prisoned for Him, I Married His Uncle after FreedomChapter 1
I took the fall for Gabriel and spent three years in prison for him.
When I was sentenced, he held my hand, sobbing uncontrollably. he swore that he’d marry no one but me, promising to wait for me until the day I was released.
On the day I got out, he didn’t come to pick me up. I walked over ten kilometers on foot to his family’s old estate, just to attend his mother’s birthday banquet.
When I arrived, I saw him holding another woman in his arms. He didn’t miss the chance to mock me. “A woman who’s been to prison thinks she’s worthy of marrying into *The Prince Family*?”
That’s when I realized—he had fallen in love with someone else during those three years.
Heartbroken and numb, I turned around and agreed to the arranged marriage my parents had set up.
On the day of my wedding, I sat before the vanity mirror, touching up my makeup in my wedding gown.
Suddenly, Gabriel barged in with his friends, laughing hysterically.
“Nora, are you that desperate to be my dirty little mistress? You even stole The Prince Family’s wedding gown to force me into marriage? How shameless can you be?”
Before I could respond, his uncle rushed in. He immediately draped his jacket over me and slid a wedding ring onto my finger.
At that moment, Gabriel’s face turned pale.
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“This wedding dress is a custom design commissioned by the Prince Family,” the makeup artist said with excitement. “It’s said that the ninety-nine diamonds adorning it were specially sourced from all over the world, handpicked by the head of the family. Ms. Waller, your groom must really cherish you—”
Before she could finish, the door burst open with a deafening bang.
Gabriel Prince strode in, clad in a sharp groom’s suit, his face twisted in fury. Without a second thought, he grabbed me and yanked me off the makeup chair.
“Nora,” he spat, “you’re just an ex-con. Do you seriously think I’d still want you?”
His voice was laced with contempt. “You’re so shameless. I tossed out a careless joke and you had the audacity to take it seriously?
“And now you’re stealing my family’s wedding dress to force me into marriage? How much lower can you sink?”
The sound of approaching footsteps echoed in the room as Gabriel’s friends gathered by the door, their smirks filled with ridicule.