Chapter 1 I Am Your Bride

• It was a wedding on a luxury cruise.
• Roxana Pace looked coldly at the beautiful couple before her. Her blue gown fluttered in the sea breeze.
• "Wait a minute!"
• Her shout halted the deplorable wedding, and everyone turned to look at her.
• "Who is this woman? Why is she heading toward the bride and groom?"
• "Could she be Elio Osborn's lover? Is she here to cause a scene?"
• The bride, Vivien Lange, heard what the crowd was saying. Her smile froze as she began to panic.
• She turned and immediately saw Roxana walking toward her, making her heart sink.
• She also did not know how Roxana got here. After all, no one would be stupid enough to invite a love rival to their wedding to cause a scene. Furthermore, she had plotted for so long to get to this point.
• "Roxana…" Elio immediately let go of Vivien's hand. His cold expression thawed as he turned toward Roxana and was replaced with warm affection.
• Vivien panicked and reached out to grab his hand. "Elio, I'm your bride. The Pace family has fallen."
• Although her voice was soft, she held a tight grip on his hand.
• Meanwhile, Roxana smiled as she walked toward them.
• "Roxana, please hear me out…" Elio panicked when he saw her cold gaze.
• "Congratulations, your bride is beautiful. Although the Lange family's business is not one of the largest, it is still quite considerable. It will indeed be useful to you." Roxana gave a charming smile and pulled out a shiny red gift.
• "Although the Pace family has gone bankrupt, I can still afford to give you a gift. I wish both of you a happy marriage."
• After saying that, Roxana threw the gift at Elio with all her strength.
• The gift hit Elio's face and fell to the ground. If one were to look closely, there were even traces of blood on it.
• Roxana chuckled and said, "I thought a gift is not good enough for your wedding celebration, so I splattered some pig's blood to give it more color."
• Elio grabbed her hand urgently. "Roxana, you know you're the one I truly love. Please don't act rashly."
• "Elio, how can you say that?" Vivien felt humiliated. He is my husband!
• She could no longer remain calm. She tore off the veil on her hair and glared at Roxana with eyes full of hatred. "The Pace family has fallen, and you are now nobody. You have no future with Elio, so scram!"
• She and Roxana were classmates. At the time, the Pace family was at the peak of its influence, and everyone wanted to get on its good side.
• Furthermore, Roxana was known as an ice princess at school for her dignified and unapproachable demeanor.
• But now, the Pace family was investigated by authorities for dangerous defects in their products. The people in charge were all sent to prison.
• Even if Elio can marry a poor girl, he can never marry someone with a criminal record!
• "Don't worry. I will leave once it is time for me to go." Roxana glanced at the gift on the floor and continued, "Anyway, you have gotten my gift. It's been nice knowing you two."
• The reporters on the scene recorded everything. They had a field day with continuous drama.
• Vivien's expression went livid as she screamed, "Who let this woman in here? Get rid of her now!"
• The wedding grew even more chaotic following her scream. The places were filled with noises of discussion and the sounds of camera shutters. Some people even started live streaming.
• At the height of the chaos, a clap suddenly sounded, and all the lights went out on the cruise, plunging the whole place into pitch darkness.
• "Argh…" Someone screamed.
• Suddenly, a large hand covered Roxana's mouth while another grabbed her shoulder.