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I Married His Rival at Our Wedding - ENGSUB Romantic Drama, Billionaire Love Story
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00:00The night before my wedding, someone slipped a keycard under my door, room 1408 the same
00:05suite where Callum Drake had proposed to me 3 years ago, I thought it was his idea of
00:09romance, one last surprise before the big day, but when I pushed the door open, I found
00:14him tangled in the sheets with another woman, he took his time, then he reached for a cigarette
00:18on the nightstand, exhaling smoke like a man with nothing left to hide,
00:22Relax, I got tired of sneaking around, figured you would rather find out now than after the
00:28honeymoon, you are still my wife Maris, that part has not changed, you followed me for
00:3710 years, you burned every bridge in this city standing beside me, who else would take you
00:42now, tomorrow goes exactly as planned, just one small adjustment, the wedding is yours Maris,
00:49but the marriage license, Sienna's name goes beside mine, he expected screaming, tears,
00:55a pathetic demand for reasons, instead, I pulled the ring off my finger, set it on the dresser,
01:01and walked out, the next morning, Callum Drake stood on the cathedral steps in a tuxedo, wearing
01:07the look of a man who owned the world, his best man, Marcus, spotted my car first, she
01:12showed up, he elbowed Callum, grinning, wedding eve scandal, and she still comes in the dress,
01:18that is what training looks like, the man spent all night elsewhere and still looks fresh,
01:26legend, Maris has spent 10 years tied to my name, her career, her reputation, her whole
01:31future runs through Drake Industries, she can throw a fit, but she won't leave,
01:37the car door opened, I stepped out in white, for one second, his eyes flickered, then his
01:42phone buzzed, he stepped away to answer it, I stood my ground, Callum Drake, if you walk
01:50away right now, I am swapping the groom, he paused, turned, looked at me with that infuriating
01:59smirk, swap the groom, with who Maris, you think this is a TV drama, everyone in this
02:06city knows you belong to me, but hey, if you can actually find someone brave enough to
02:11take my place at that altar, be my guest, he pulled the car door open and tossed a careless
02:15wave over his shoulder, do not be dramatic, darling, wait for me, I always know what I
02:20am doing, Callum, you are seriously leaving your own wedding, Sienna is throwing a fit,
02:25you know how she gets, handle the guests, pour some champagne, and I will be back before
02:29the vows, that girl is impossible when she cries, I am not making that my problem tonight,
02:34the engine roared, tires scraped over gravel, the car disappeared down the drive, I stood
02:39there in my wedding gown, veil drifting in the breeze, the photographer hovered, camera
02:43half raised, unsure whether the shoot was happening, nobody spoke, I looked down at my bare ring
02:49finger and smiled, go, Callum, go comfort your girl, because this multi-million dollar wedding
02:54you spent three months building, I would be taking it, every flower, every guest, every
02:58cent, I gathered my train and walked into St. Augustine's Cathedral, 300 guests sat in rows of
03:04white, an orchestra waited beneath the balcony, roses fell from the ceiling like frozen waterfalls,
03:09everything was perfect, except the groom was missing, Marcus caught up inside, breathless,
03:15Callum had a quick errand, five minutes, tops, he will be right back, Jake jumped in, you know
03:21Callum, he never drops the ball on big things, sure, I will wait, they exhaled in relief, I would
03:29wait, but the man coming for me was not Callum Drake, this wedding had been the talk of the
03:33city for three months, every detail screamed Callum Drake, the waterfall of white roses,
03:38the crystal strands under the vaulted ceiling, the hand-lettered place cards in custom ink,
03:43when Callum committed to something, he went all the way, that applied to chasing me, to
03:47building this wedding, and apparently, to betraying me, no ambiguity, no apology, no escape route
03:53offered, in his mind, loving someone and destroying them were never contradictions, and I had only
03:58one option, accept it, in the bridal suite, is Callum literally insane, he left his own
04:04wedding to go see his side piece, did someone drop him as a baby, Chloe, my best friend from
04:09London, paced like a caged animal, I thought he was bluffing, even if he is trash, he picks
04:14today, remember when he visited every floor in the city for your bouquet, remember him crying
04:19before you did at your dress fitting, I was so jealous, I went home and yelled at my boyfriend,
04:24she went quiet, who could have predicted this, I did not answer, Sienna had just posted on
04:29Instagram, the photo showed a man's dress shirt and a woman's lingerie scattered across
04:33a hotel floor, caption, someone said he would only stay 10 minutes, but he could not leave,
04:39she tagged the location, a hotel suite, comments were already rolling in, one mutual friend wrote,
04:44Sienna, who are you trying to kill, Sienna replied, whoever is standing in a wedding dress
04:49with no groom, I guess, I screenshotted everything, stop waiting for him,
04:54Chloe snatched my phone, look at this garbage, Chloe, thank you for being here,
04:59I said softly, after the wedding I'll return to the Veyon estate, Chloe went still, she knew what
05:04waited for me there, 10 years ago, I bet my inheritance on Callum Drake, today, he made
05:09sure the debt came due, after calming Chloe down, I walked toward the terrace at the end
05:14of the corridor to get some air, before I could push the door open, I heard voices inside,
05:19the groomsmen, smoking and talking where they thought no one could hear,
05:22wait, Callum is seriously not coming back, he texted Marcus, said Sienna is all over him and
05:27he cannot get away, told us to stall, how long do you think Maris will sit there before she snaps,
05:33did you see her face, the groom ditched her and she did not even flinch, honestly,
05:39lucky bastard doesn't deserve her, Callies doesn't care about that right now, Sienna hasn't ripped,
05:43they all laughed, then someone dialed a video call, Callum man, Maris is still waiting,
05:48you need to get back here, the audio that came through was unmistakable, heavy breathing,
05:52sheets rustling, a woman's lazy laugh, can you not see I am busy, Callum's voice was rough,
05:59irritated, dripping with something I refused to name, I am not coming, just keep the guests
06:04entertained, sure boss, Maris is easy to handle anyway, I pushed the terrace door open, every
06:09smile froze, Marcus shoved the phone behind his back, Marcus, I looked at each of them,
06:14the ceremony starts in three minutes, you have 300 guests sitting out there,
06:19are you gonna make them wait or make them watch, Jake let out a nervous laugh, three minutes,
06:24come on Callum is not that fast, he will not need to be, three minutes is all I need,
06:29I turned and walked out, the groomsmen stubbed out their cigarettes and scrambled after me,
06:33smoothing lapels like boys caught after curfew, Jake fell into step beside me, voice low and
06:39conspiratorial, Maris, listen, we all know how it is with you and Callum, 10 years, he loves you,
06:48he is just, you know, a man, I did not look at him, until last night, I had not wanted
06:54to believe
06:55it either, Sienna was a 23 year old venture capital princess with a famous father, a polished
07:00Instagram feed, and nothing useful except access, Callum met her at a launch party 6 months ago,
07:06I watched his eyes change in real time, I told myself I was imagining things, we had survived
07:11bankruptcy, rebuilt Drake Industries from ashes, and dragged his name back into rooms that once
07:16shut him out, we would not lose to a girl fresh out of college, then he stopped hiding it,
07:21he stopped hiding his phone, sometimes I wondered if he wanted me to see her name light up on the
07:25screen, came home at dawn smelling like her perfume, started using her father's promised
07:30funding as collateral and investor decks before the money even arrived, when I confronted him,
07:34he wrapped betrayal in silk, a man like me was never going to have just one woman,
07:40but my heart is yours Maris, the title of Mrs. Drake belongs to you, he wanted gratitude,
07:47Chloe was right, he had kept the mask on until the night before the wedding, then ripped it off
07:51where it would hurt most, Marcus whispered, walk slowly, we will flank you, keep it looking good,
07:58they thought I would walk the aisle alone, stand at the altar, and wait for a groom who might never
08:03come, that was Callum Drake's script for me, the cathedral door swung open, sunlight flooded the
08:08entrance, a man stood in the light, every grin in the room died, Callum reached for his jacket,
08:13you are leaving? Sienna sat up in bed, pouting, you promised me the whole day, I only agreed to postpone
08:20the license signing because you said, I have to, he checked the mirror, fixing his collar, she gave me
08:32but today is different, this wedding was my promise to her, then why did you come here?
08:37Because you would not stop calling, he walked over and pinched her cheek, be good, I will be back
08:43tonight, Sienna slapped his hand away, so when are we signing the papers, my father will not keep his
08:48term flick open forever, later, his voice was already distant, he grabbed his phone from the
08:53nightstand, the screen lit up with the groomsman's group chat, missed calls, voice messages,
08:58frantic capital letters, the last message was a video from Marcus, he frowned and tapped play
09:03anyway, his blood went cold, what? Sienna leaned over, what is it? Callum's hand trembled around
09:10the phone, on the screen, a woman in a white wedding gown walked the aisle, on the arm of a
09:14man who was not him, the man wore a custom groom's boutonniere, Julian Arkwright, CEO of Arkwright
09:19Industries, Wall Street's golden shark, the one man Callum Drake had never beaten, that is impossible,
09:24Callum whispered, Maris hated Julian, they had fought over every contract, every deal, every room
09:30worth owning, Julian Arkwright would never marry a woman without a dynasty behind her, unless everything
09:35Callum believed about Maris was wrong, Callum called Marcus, the line connected into chaos, shouting,
09:41gasping, chair scraping, a hundred whispers hitting at once, Callum, Marcus said, sounding like he had
09:47seen a ghost, she walked in with him, she took his arm, I could not stop her, you let Julian
09:54Arquith into my cathedral, Callum nearly screamed, you know Maris hates him more than anyone,
10:01he is there to humiliate me, three seconds of silence, then Marcus said, Callum, you need to
10:08watch the second video, Callum opened the clip, it was shaky, shot from behind a pillar, Maris walked
10:13down the aisle in the gown he had chosen, white roses he had ordered lined her path, crystal lights
10:18he had approved caught in her veil, and she was smiling, not the polite smile she wore at
10:23galas, not the tired smile she gave him after another all night crisis, a real smile, the
10:28kind he had not seen in years, she looked at Julian Arkwright the way she used to look at
10:33Callum, back when they had nothing except hunger and promises, and Julian looked down at her
10:37like the cathedral, the guests, the orchestra, and the cameras had vanished, only she remained,
10:43Callum's phone almost slipped from his hand, he knew Maris, she had slept on office floors,
10:48flown to 12 cities in a month, and stood before creditors when his family went bankrupt,
10:52he still has me, she had said, a woman like that did not switch sides overnight, not unless
10:57something had shifted long before he noticed, Callum grabbed his keys, for the first time that
11:02day, he ran, and he suddenly hated that he had arrived too late, the aisle was long, white roses
11:08paved the path like a river of silk, Julian walked beside me, that signature half smile playing on his
11:13lips, for the record, he murmured, I did not need the wedding, the license was enough, I laughed
11:19softly, a wedding like this does not come cheap, custom flowers, a live orchestra, 300 guests,
11:26a Michelin starred reception, all free, why waste it, his smile did not change, but something in his
11:33eyes deepened, I took another step and lowered my voice, although for a man who claims he does not
11:38care about the wedding, Mr. Arquith, you were very prepared, I looked up at him, your driver parked
11:45in the alley behind the cathedral, bespoke suit waited in the back seat, you changed in under
11:49four minutes, his lashes flickered, just once, but I saw it, I had hit something, behind those dark
11:55eyes, interest sharpened, the pleasure of being matched, Maris, he did not deny it, did not explain,
12:01it is a free wedding, I will play along, he leaned down, his breath brushing my temple,
12:06but what you just said, his thumb drew a slow circle on the back of my hand, consider it
12:11interest, the organ swelled into the wedding march, we took our first step together, 300 heads turned,
12:17whispers erupted, phones lifted like a field of stars, the groomsmen looked sick, one tried to
12:23rush the altar and was blocked, another reached for his phone and found it already gone, slowly,
12:28the truth spread, this wedding had never been theirs to control, the officiant opened his book,
12:32Maris Vam, do you take, the cathedral doors exploded open, she does not,
12:41Callum's voice tore through the cathedral like a gunshot, Maris, get down from there,
12:48now, Marcus sprinted to his side, thank god you saw my video, she walked the whole aisle with him,
12:56I could not stop, that video, me, walking toward Julian, me, placing my hand in his,
13:01willingly, Callum knew me better than anyone, or thought he did, he knew I had spent years fighting
13:06Julian Arkwright across negotiation tables, boardrooms, and port deals, today, in Callum's
13:12mind, I should have thrown Julian out, instead, I stood beside him, and I looked at him in a way
13:17Callum had never seen me look at another man, the officiant froze, book in hand, I did not turn
13:22around, I said, continue, my voice was quiet, but it drained the color from Callum's face,
13:28Maris, he charged up the aisle, have you lost your mind, his eyes burned with rage, disbelief,
13:34and something he was trying to bury, panic, what game are you playing, his voice dropped,
13:39but the tremor stayed, I have known you for 10 years, I have seen every version of you,
13:45you think Julian Arkwright, a man who dates heiresses and superdells, would look twice at you,
13:52standing there holding his hand, are you trying to make me jealous, or make yourself a laughing stock,
13:58he laughed, harsh and ugly, do not be a fool, Maris, he is using you, and you are too desperate
14:05to see it, he took another step, come down now, and I will pretend none of this happened,
14:11I will throw you another wedding, you will still be Mrs. Drate, then he held out his hand,
14:16and waited for me to crawl back, the cathedral fell silent, I turned and looked at him,
14:21at the man I had loved for 10 years, carried for 10 years, shrunk myself into dust for 10 years,
14:27not once had he given me real respect, then I smiled, it was the kind of smile that comes when
14:31a chain finally breaks, rose on my toes, looped my arms around his neck, and pulled him down,
14:36then I kissed him, the moment my lips touched his, his body went still, for exactly one second,
14:41then his hand slid around my waist and locked me against him, he kissed me back hard, deep,
14:46like a man who had been holding his breath for years, and had finally been allowed to breathe,
14:50a collective gasp rippled through the cathedral, older guests covered their eyes, younger ones forgot
14:55to close their mouths, half the room looked like they expected a paywall to drop any second,
15:00Calum's voice cracked, I did not acknowledge him, Julian pulled back first, his breathing was
15:06uneven, his thumb brushed my lower lip, a beat, then his mouth curved, behind those dark, steady eyes,
15:14something ignited, possession, yes, but also relief, as if he had waited so long he had forgotten
15:19waiting could end, he tilted his head toward the security detail behind him, for men in black
15:27moved without a sound, before Calum could react, they had him by the arms, his face twisted,
15:32Arquist, this is my wedding, my cathedral, you think you can just, Julian did not look at him,
15:38he looked at me, shall we continue, Calum thrashed against the guards, humiliation ripping through
15:42his voice, you think you can steal my wedding and my woman Arquist, do not forget the Caldero port
15:48deal, your family chased it for three years, the final approval landed on my desk, I own that
15:53contract, I own this city, he paused, then let the venom drip, Calum's smile twisted, a woman who
15:58stood beside me for ten years, a woman everyone in this city already knows is mine, his eyes cut
16:03to Julian, vicious and bright, I got tired of her, but you parade her up the aisle like she's some
16:08priceless trophy, his lip curled, the whole business world will laugh at the great Julian
16:12Arquist for marrying the woman Calum Drill no longer wanted, the Drake relatives stared at the floor,
16:18Marcus and Jay pressed themselves against the wall, nobody defended him, even they knew he had gone
16:23too far, the guards dragged him toward the doors, Julian looked at me, something shifted behind his
16:28eyes, not pity, not anger at being insulted, but a quiet, lethal ache, he was not hurt by Calum's
16:34words, he was hurt that I had once loved a man who could say them, what he just said, I
16:39don't care, I cut
16:40in, his jaw tightened, then his hand found mine, fingers closing around it with a certainty that said
16:45everything he would not say aloud, I turned to the officiant, continue, from the back of the
16:50cathedral, Calum's voice shattered, no, Maris do not, I came back, I did not sign the papers with
16:57Sienna, I did not sign them, do you hear me, his words collapsed into broken sounds that bounced off
17:03the vaulted ceiling and faded, the heavy door swung shut, silence, the officiant cleared his throat,
17:09shall we proceed, Julian's thumb traced one slow line across my knuckles, he said,
17:15we shall, nobody breathed, and the ceremony began, I now pronounce you husband and wife,
17:22Julian reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a ring, not a last minute diamond,
17:26not something chosen by an assistant, the moment I saw it, my breath caught, a midnight blue sapphire
17:31sat in the center, wrapped in delicate silver vines, I knew that design, years ago, before I became
17:37Maris Bayron the strategist, the negotiator, the hidden heiress, I used to sketch jewelry in secret,
17:42my father had called it a waste of time, Calum had never even noticed, but Julian, how had Julian
17:48known, I stared at the ring, at the tiny silver vines curling around the sapphire, it was too close
17:53to be a coincidence, he had seen that part of me, somehow, he had remembered it, he lifted my hand
17:59and slid the ring onto my finger, I waited 10 years to put this on you, his thumb brushed my
18:04knuckle,
18:06don't make me wait another 10, I stared at the ring, for 10 years, I thought that part of me
18:11had
18:11been buried with everything else I gave up, but Julian had remembered it, not my usefulness,
18:16not my family name, not the deals I could win, my eyes burned, I blinked once, then I took the
18:22other ring from Chloe and slid it onto Julian's finger, as the band passed his knuckle, he curled
18:27his finger and caught mine, a gentle trap, applause erupted through the cathedral, I looked up to see his
18:32face, the cathedral doors opened for the third time, two members of cathedral security stepped
18:37in first, behind them came the venue manager, white faced and sweating, Calum Drake followed
18:42with a lawyer at his side, Calum raised his hand and pointed straight at Julian, that man illegally
18:48entered my private event, hijacked my wedding ceremony and used my fiance to stage a public
18:53humiliation, I want him removed, now, his lawyer stepped forward, expression sharp, if your staff
18:59fails to act, Mr. Drake will file suit against the venue for negligence, trespass and reputational
19:04damages, Calum looked around the room, wild eyed, this wedding was organized and financed
19:09by me, every flower, every chair, every cent, 300 witnesses can confirm it, Mr. Arkworth,
19:16is Mr. Drake's account accurate? Silence, nobody in the Drake section dared to speak, finally,
19:22this wedding is between me and my husband, there is no issue here, every pair of eyes swung to
19:26me, your husband? I turned my head and looked at the man still holding my hand, Julian Arkweiten,
19:32Calum flinched like he had taken a bullet to the chest, not anger, not grief, pure, unprocessed
19:38shock, the kind that comes when a reality you never questioned collapses in front of you,
19:42he had never imagined that I, the woman he believed could not survive without him, would
19:47stand beside another man and say his name with certainty, I nodded at Chloe, she pulled a
19:51folder from my bag and handed it to the venue manager, here are the venue rental agreement,
19:56the floral procurement receipt, and the catering services contract, every document is signed by
20:02me personally, Mr. Drake'll helped with some on-site arrangements, but this wedding, from start to
20:08finish, was mine, the venue manager flipped through the papers, his face went white, then he looked at
20:14Callum, Mr. Draest, the venue contract is under Mrs. Veyan's name, Callum's face went white too,
20:20not red, not purple, white, the color of a man watching his story get rewritten without his
20:25permission, the room held its breath, the Drake family section erupted, Marcus was the first to
20:30charge forward, jabbing a finger in my direction, Morris, do you have a conscience, Callum spent months
20:37on this wedding, he barely slept, and now you call it your wedding with another man, what was he, a
20:44free
20:44event planner, Jake followed, voice shaking with outrage, he gave you everything, 10 years of his
20:50life, you turn around and marry his rival using his flowers, his guests, his entire design, that is ice
20:57cold, Callum stood motionless, no shouting, no cursing, not even tears, he just looked at me,
21:03Maris, I came back, does that count for nothing, 10 years, when did I ever truly let you down,
21:11yes, I was a mess these past months, I lost my mind, but you were always here, you know that,
21:18he inhaled, shaking, look at him, Julian Arkwhite sabotaged our Caldero bid last week, he has been
21:24trying to destroy Drake Industries for years, you think he cares about you, he is using you to hurt me,
21:30he held out his hand, palm up, the same gesture he had used a thousand times when I was angry,
21:36and he wanted to reel me back in, come back Maris, I will never leave you again,
21:40I swear, we start over, clean slate, you and me, his hand hung in the air, trembling, one second,
21:48two, three, then my voice came out flat as glass, Callum, it is too late, his face emptied,
21:55every emotion drained away, Mr. Drace, Mrs. Vail has full documentation, the venue,
22:01vendors and ceremony arrangements are under her authority, Callum's lawyer went silent,
22:06the cathedral went with him,