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CHAPTER 10. BETRAYAL BENEATH THE CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS
Author: Arthea Edelweis
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Oliver's mind is torn. It seemed like only yesterday that he was imprisoned for trying to protect Katie, and now, in front of his eyes, he saw his ex-girlfriend preparing to marry the man who had destroyed his life and family.

Oliver stared blankly at Kate and Rudolph who were smiling widely ーlooking so happy. Katie's wedding dress seemed to glitter under the crystal chandeliers, while Rudolph Hanover stood by her side with a haughty smile.

Katie... marrying this bastard? How could that be?

"What's wrong? Do you know the married couple?" Elena's question brought Oliver back to his muddled thoughts. Elena felt that Oliver knew the married couple, but seeing how he reacted when he saw them, it seemed like something bigger had happened.

To his surprise, he felt his body trembling with an anger he had never felt before. And it made Oliver feel uncomfortable as if he was about to explode at the sight of his beloved getting married to the bastard who had put him in prison, and all because h
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