Summary
The long-awaited ceremony was intended to secure a crucial pact between two influential clans. Yet when the groom appeared accompanied by his secret paramour, it marked the final humiliation I could bear. “I cannot proceed. This wedding is canceled.” As I turned to exit the shocked and silent hall, one man stood amid the chaos. “If that is so, then marry me in his place.” Did I truly just get a marriage offer after calling off my own nuptials? Wait—since when were we anything beyond casual acquaintances?