Rogelio Bailey and Marian
travagance, turning this nuptial event into a spectacle of o
rchestrated a lavish banquet that sent ripples of excite
ed on the bride, Marian, the one arousi
However, contrary to the expected joy, her countenance bore a somber hue.
ed heavily on her: this marriage had thru
of torment that Marian was convinced would plague her until her last breath. T
ption shattered the silence-the unmistakable sound
was appr
ted her gaze, locking eyes with the man
se, his face bearing an angularity that matched his striking handsomeness. Ye
ed himself squarely before
ations. From this moment onward, you shall reside in a
ear, causing her to involuntarily step b
e retreat, she realized
der brother, Neal Bailey, perished i
erating instead of braking. The vehicle had hurtled towards Marian, only
ed but alive, while Neal's li
l harbored an unspoken affection for her. His feelings remained hidden
, and he acknowledged his unworthiness of her l
le shift in her life. The heart-wrenching reality of never
ebt owed to the Bailey famil
Marian, declaring, "At the moment of the accident, she was closest to the car's fr
gelio, a venomous loathing that etched itself deeply int
bility for his brother's tragic
ring the accident, I never intentionally used Neal as a shield. He was an embodiment of ki
ed countless times, yet it faile
etorted, "Marian, do you persi
emanating from him, each beat of h
is voice slicing through the air. "Is fear of me now coursing through
icted, a suffocating pres
hin, and she w
"I would willingly exchange places with fate, welcoming the impact of the c
tightened, his fingers digging int
e was an intricately
unblemished smile graced his innocent visage
was accountable for
The weight of her transgression would
of despondency, Marian
ut by Rogelio's hands on the
ly, Rogelio's g
his voice a hushed murmur against her ear. "Do
k her head,
iley lineage. You shall become my nominal wife but, in fact, forever a
revelation, Marian
tive for their un
ing her for
atious wedding ceremony that had gripped the
heavens," Rogelio sneered, his words dripping with cruelty. "However, your sanctity shall forever be untouched. You shall
to relentlessly subject her to torment and hu
t her aside and nonchalantly slipp
arian's form went unnoticed as he glanced
ected at the fallen Marian, before he pivot
ed by fits of violent coughing, struggling
y the genesis
Each passing moment was a d
e like Rogelio, perhaps the collision with t
her chest, Marian gingerly
truck her, accompanied
ly brushed against her neck as she uttered in di
Neal, a token of their bond before his
was unt
surroundings, even peering
io taken it when his gri
ency, she das
limpsed was the taillights of Rogelio's departing
e pendant became h
... Rogelio's entrance
been the city's m
hoose to spend his
sumed drink after drink, his tie slightly
nger sister, observed his handsome profi
h distinction be linke
n higher esteem in
him, her tone infused with flirtation. "Drinking al
with Rogelio, but her attempt was thwart
p aw
plea. "Mr. Bailey, remember, you're now my b
. Yet you persist in your attempts to seduce
ntered too m
ames surged within him, coursing thro
ng feeling
n had he be
to the pinnacle of the building, the
met with a view of hi
tercepted by a vigilant security guar
turing towards her bridal attire. "You j
of millions, adorned with genuine diamonds that s
d immediately, his tone resp
into the room wi
d the space, an
t, "Rogelio, are you here?
ted as a man's forceful kis