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Skipped Seven Marriage Signings, I Chose My Bestie’s Brother。 HD
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00:01Do you vow to take Chloe as your legal partner, to stand together and honor one another?
00:10Ethan Carter and I were at the Suffolk County Court Marriage Registry.
00:14We were just one photo away from getting our marriage license when he was called away by a phone call.
00:19He left me alone at the marriage registration counter, stuck between a rock and a hard place.
00:25I called him, but he didn't answer. I texted him, but he didn't reply.
00:30Finally, I found the number of his childhood friend, Lila Moore, and called only for Ethan to pick up.
00:35Chloe Bennett, please stop calling and disturbing.
00:37Leela sprained her ankle and I have to take care of her today.
00:40Could you stop calling to bother her rest? We'll reschedule our license appointment.
00:44This is the seventh time we've rescheduled.
00:47So what? The court is right there. It's not going anywhere.
00:53My face was expressionless, but my heart felt like it was being torn apart.
00:57Are you sure you want to do this, dear?
01:01The clerk asked me sympathetically if I still wanted to proceed.
01:04I nodded gently.
01:07Yes, I do.
01:11I called my best friend, Zoe Parker's brother, and agreed to his request.
01:15After hanging up, I told the clerk to give me a moment.
01:20Just as I was still stunned, Zane arrived.
01:23As he rode a matte black Harley Davidson motorcycle and stepped inside wearing his helmet,
01:28he immediately caught the attention of many people.
01:42When he caught the scent of the scent of a eye, he was hit by a mummy.
01:43I thought he was still a good one.
01:44I'm still a good one.
01:48I did not want to walk.
01:48I was in a brother.
01:48I'm still a good one.
01:53I'm still a good one.
01:54I'm still a good one.
01:57Let's go.
02:02do you understand now are you willing to enter into a sham marriage with me just to deal with
02:06the family problems i nodded faintly truth be told it was not merely to evade family pressure
02:12to get married the core reason for this marriage was to ease my grandfather's worries before he
02:16passed away grandpa arthur's health had rapidly deteriorated half a year prior he stayed in the
02:21general hospital every single day and every time he saw me he would keep asking when i planned to
02:26marry when will you get married i want to see you in a wedding dress and witness you walk down
02:34the
02:35aisle with my own eyes that way even if i'm gone there will still be someone to love and cherish
02:43you yes i'll get married as soon as possible that was why i had been pressing ethan to marry me
02:52starting half a year ago we'd made intermittent trips to the courthouse seven times yet every
02:58single attempt ended in failure for one reason or another the last time lila got her period and
03:03suffered severe menstrual cramps so he had to rush home to buy her hot cocoa the time before that
03:09lila locked her car keys inside her vehicle and couldn't get back home so he needed to deliver
03:13a spare set of keys the occasion prior to that lila grew hungry and craved quincy's lobster rolls
03:19forcing him to rush over and queue up for the food all seven cancellations were down to lila
03:24each time prompting ethan to abandon me without a second thought ironically i had given him seven
03:30separate chances this time around i was done compromising ethan i gave you your chances seven
03:37in total all preliminary formalities went smoothly when zane and i applied for our marriage license
03:42just as we prepared to take our official wedding photo my phone pinged with an incoming message
03:48it was from ethan
03:55zane shot a glance my way and asked lazily do you want to continue i drew a deep breath and
04:01replied
04:02with an impassive expression yes once all paperwork was finalized i said to zane how are you tomorrow
04:09i have something i'd like you to come with me on
04:12please contact me by phone if you need anything who knows in just a couple of days my grandfather
04:18might need your help too
04:22my seven-year romance with ethan four years in college plus three years after graduation
04:27had ultimately fallen apart meanwhile i'd gotten married to my best friend's brother after only
04:33meeting him once on the ride home ethan messaged me again alongside an attached photo the dining table
04:39was laden with an abundance of delicious dishes sure enough upon arriving home the table was in a
04:45messy state with every last scrap of food completely eaten up standing nearby lila put on an innocent
04:52pitiful look and spoke to me sorry sister it was all because i was too hungry and couldn't resist eating
04:58first even slow-witted as i was i could tell she was deliberately provoking me blood rushed to my head
05:06in an instant my hands clenched into tight fists with sharp fingernails digging deep into my palms
05:11lila and ethan had been childhood sweethearts ever since they were little that explained why lila
05:17always occupied the top priority spot in ethan's eyes in the beginning our relationship from meeting
05:22to falling in love had progressed seamlessly we rarely argued on the rare occasions we did ethan was
05:29always the first to back down and comfort me he would take full responsibility instantly even when the
05:35fault wasn't mine my best friend zoe had envied me repeatedly for landing a man who doted on me as
05:40much as ethan did but that envy came to an abrupt halt half a year ago ever since lila entered
05:46the
05:46picture his affectionate treatment toward me had shifted entirely chloe why are you just coming back
05:52now i remember i reminded you a long time ago i was delayed by something on the way so i'm
05:58back late
05:59what could be so important that you missed me time
06:05no problem the company asked me to travel to new york on business and to pack my luggage upon return
06:11i had no intention of telling him about my recent marriage now that i'd resolved to leave him ethan was
06:17nothing more than a stranger from that moment onward but the second i pushed open the bedroom door i was
06:22stunned by what met my eyes the neatly made bed i tidied before leaving was all rumpled and the closet
06:28had
06:28been ransacked in disarray i could overlook all of that but the handcrafted cape cod lighthouse
06:33ornament my grandfather gifted me sitting on the nightstand had snapped clean in half tiny shards
06:39scattered all across the floor i could no longer hold back and called out ethan's name sharply
06:43who has been in this bedroom who knocked over my things
06:48it's just a handmade item i'll ask someone to put it back together for you later
06:52i froze for a split second that indifferent tone sounded exactly as if i meant nothing
06:58to him at all from that single sentence i knew for certain lila was the one who'd wrecked the
07:03ornament only she warranted such blind unreserved protection from ethan
07:08was broken by lila right my calm single line was like tossing a lip match into ethan's keg of gunpowder
07:15do you have evidence to prove that it was lila who broke it maybe it just fell down on its
07:19own
07:19because it was not properly installed don't just open your mouth and falsely accuse others
07:23before you say it was lila you should at least present some evidence or i'll sue you for slander
07:28i nearly bit through the soft flesh inside my mouth the thick metallic tang of blood flooding my tongue
07:33he really would go to any lengths to shield her one casual remark from me and i was already
07:39facing a defamation charge but ethan hadn't always been this way half a year prior i fell head over
07:45heels for him on a rainy night i was involved in a car crash and he sprinted all the way
07:50to the
07:50accident site without so much as an umbrella that refined well-mannered man cast aside all restraint
07:56that night shouting by the roadside and getting into a physical fight with the driver who'd hit my
08:00vehicle what had happened to turn him into this person i chose not to escalate the fight further
08:06just as ethan claimed i possessed zero evidence to prove lila had broken the lighthouse
08:11i crouched carefully on the floor to gather the broken fragments and collected the two separated
08:16halves of the lighthouse figurine brother ethan please don't quarrel with your sister it wasn't my
08:22doing but if you want to blame me sister go ahead no one has ever liked me since i was
08:27a dild so
08:28it's only natural that you don't like me either i did it so what rage surged through my head and
08:37i
08:37shoved lila away yet before my hands made contact with her body she tumbled onto the floor with
08:43effortless ease her gore's wrapped injured foot smacked precisely against the nightstand the next
08:48second lila burst into tearful sobs sister i just want to help you
08:57before i could process what was happening ethan grabbed fistfuls of my long hair roughly he glared
09:02at me with a ferocious expression and piercing eyes as if he wanted to kill me even if you don't
09:08like lala there's no need to hurt her like this besides she's still ill right now with my hair
09:13painfully pulled i was forced to crane my neck upward to stare at them didn't touch her at all
09:18i didn't touch her at all
09:25you're still lying even now chloe do you think i'm blind i was right behind you and i saw it
09:30with my own eyes first you framed lila and now you've pushed her down how come i never knew before
09:35that you're such a heartless and cruel woman you're simply vicious my breath caught in my throat
09:39leaving me unable to utter a single word of rebuttal nothing i said would convince ethan at this point
09:45regardless of my explanation no excuses now chloe you're truly a venomous woman ethan stared at me
09:52with evident disappointment contrarily i felt immense relief any last shred of hope i'd clung to for him
09:59was finally gone for good how dare you compete against me lila lifted into ethan's arms shot me a
10:07triumphant glance and mouthed a silent phrase i read clearly
10:13i staggered to my feet catching sight of my burning red cheek marked by the slap reflected in
10:18the dressing table mirror the handprint remained sharply defined it was plain to see how furious ethan
10:23had been and how much force he'd used to strike me i let out a bitter laugh and wiped away
10:28blood
10:29trickling slowly from the corner of my mouth that single slap shattered every last fantasy i'd once
10:34held on to i took advantage of his absence to gather all my clothing and pack them into a suitcase
10:40i took every belonging i could carry and tossed all leftover junk straight into the trash bin
10:45before leaving i contacted a real estate agent and listed the apartment online for sale
10:51this property belonged solely to me my grandfather had purchased the south boston apartment using his
10:56pension fund i'd originally planned to use it as my marital home now there was no reason to keep it
11:02anything tainted and spoiled disgusted me i planned to spend all my remaining time by my grandfather's
11:10side for his final days on our way to the hospital zane and i pre-planned lines to fool my
11:15grandfather
11:16i'd brought ethan to visit grandpa previously so grandpa knew ethan was supposed to be my fiancee
11:21to spare grandpa unnecessary worry i'd asked zane to pretend to be ethan and hide our real marital
11:26arrangement i never anticipated he and grandpa would hit it off so well they chatted about life from
11:32grandpa's younger years all the way to modern artificial intelligence technology grandpa was
11:37visibly reluctant to see us leave when our visit wrapped up he held my hand and patted the back of
11:43my palm gently it's much more reliable than ethan's grandpa did you get it wrong he is ethan
11:54your grandpa here isn't senile yet i still know whether it's a person or not
12:01grandpa doesn't know if he can hold on until the day of your wedding banquet
12:09grandpa don't worry we'm easing married and the wedding banquet is being prepared you definitely make
12:15it
12:20i knew it it's not that kid ethan but zane parker right that's a great name i shot grandpa an
12:28annoyed
12:28playful glare before stepping out of the hospital ward zane waited for me in the corridor appearing to
12:34have just gotten into an argument with someone stepping closer i saw his opponents were none
12:39other than ethan and lila what did my girlfriend do wrong i apologize to you on her behalf but as
12:44a grown man how can you bully a woman like this have you no shame if you've done something wrong
12:50you
12:51should admit it if everyone were like you what we need the law for just because you're a woman does
12:55that mean you can do wrong ethan and lila were left speechless by his retort ethan spotted me the
13:01moment i stepped into view a flicker of panic flashed across his eyes yet he quickly suppressed
13:06it putting on a casual front and hurrying over to grab my arm to speak first
13:12chloe you came just in time just and i lisa accidentally spilled coffee out here and he
13:17to only claim that this suit was worth over a thousand you think this is extortion don't you
13:20have a sister who's a lawyer let's sue him for extortion lila nodded matter of factly without
13:27an ounce of remorse we will sue him for extortion and demand compensation for our mental damage
13:33zane looked at me with an amused grin and i couldn't help blushing
13:38your friend
13:41i shook my head immediately no his clothes are worth over ten thousand and the lawyer you mentioned is
13:49his sister with that i strode out of the hospital wanting zero further interaction with ethan
13:55whatever negotiations followed between them were none of my concern
14:00in the weeks afterward zane busied himself arranging our wedding reception
14:06meanwhile ethan texted daily asking when i'd return from my supposed business trip
14:11i've picked a time and want to invite you to go get our marriage certificate
14:18i'm busy on a business trip
14:21it was too late i no longer needed that commitment the wedding day arrived quickly
14:27i stood inside the church venue dressed in my wedding gown a familiar voice sounded from behind me
14:32tinged with surprise and unease
14:35chloe aren't you on a business trip in new york why are you here wearing a wedding dress zane walked
14:42over to
14:42my side i glanced at him indifferently i had no doubt he'd long since figured out my messy history with
14:48ethan isn't that the man we saw at the hospital the other day should we go and have a chat
14:52if you
14:53want to watch a play today it can be arranged now ethan sprinted up to me pointing at me furiously
14:59and
14:59roaring chloe i know it's you stop pretending you don't recognize me what is this game you're playing
15:05leading me on as your boyfriend than marrying another man leading you on ethan how dare you
15:11utter such shameless words since you always choose lila over me i'm granting your wish you can stay
15:17by her side day and night from now on the sight of ethan dragged back memories of my ridiculous seven
15:23years spent loving him ethan tried to argue further yet security guards summoned by zane dragged him
15:29away forcibly he screamed my name all the while rambling nonsense about wanting to marry me zane clicked
15:34his tongue i didn't expect you to leave him speechless i shot him a cold glare don't mention him again
15:39the last thing i wanted was for anyone to link my name with ethan's ever again with the disruption
15:44removed our wedding ceremony resumed grandpa was too unwell to attend in person but zoe held up a
15:50high definition laptop for a live video feed so grandpa could watch every wedding moment unfortunately
15:56grandpa's health deteriorated rapidly as the ceremony went on i left the church mid-wedding still
16:01wearing my bridal gown after receiving an urgent hospital call informing me grandpa was on his death
16:07he'd clung on to life solely to witness my wedding and now his final wish fulfilled his breathing grew
16:12shallow and faint i sprinted toward the hospital only to get blocked by ethan downstairs he grabbed my
16:19wrist with bloodshot eyes when you can i dude chloe you cannot marry that man he's obviously no good for
16:24you let go of me i have an emergency to attend to we'll discuss us later luckily zane arrived promptly
16:32to hold ethan back for me zoe pressed the elevator button and i rode up to the third floor i
16:37arrived
16:38too late grandpa lay covered under a white sheet having already passed away the doctor shook his head
16:43at me i'm sorry you missed your chance to say goodbye but your grandfather departed extremely happily
16:47it's rare for our medical staff to see patients pass away with a smile
16:54i'd lost my last opportunity to see grandpa alive i reached out numbly to touch his cold hand
16:59zoe wrapped her arms around me and whispered comforting words don't grieve too hard chloe
17:03you fulfilled his final wish and the doctor confirmed he died happy i wiped endless tears from
17:09my eyes and stroked grandpa's face gently through the fabric of the sheet yes grandpa must be overjoyed
17:16a light drizzle fell on the day of grandpa's funeral zoe held an umbrella over me while zane
17:22oversaw the burial of grandpa's ashes don't be too sad i nodded my head grandpa had departed without
17:29a single regret even satisfied with the hastily chosen husband i'd found i glanced upward at zane
17:34sprinkling the last mound of soil over the grave amid raindrops unable to deny my heartfelt gratitude
17:39i owed everything to the brother and sister who'd stood beside me through my darkest hours
17:44zane thank you for helping me fill grandpa's last wish we can file for divorce paperwork tomorrow
17:50what's the rush your troubles are settled but mine aren't leave our marriage as is for now i'll reach
17:56out to you in a few days he left immediately after speaking i looked towards zoe in confusion noticing
18:02her evasive gaze my dad's been pressuring zane into marriage and he can't find anyone suitable
18:07chloe help him out by staying married to fool our family something felt off about her explanation
18:13yet i couldn't pinpoint the problem right away still zane had done so much for me i couldn't turn
18:18my back on him after his kindness upon exiting the cemetery grounds i found ethan waiting by the gate
18:26chloe this is grandpa where he's buried i should have paid respects to grandpa i had no desire to
18:31converse with him yet out of respect for grandpa i declined politely thank you mr carter but i'll
18:36pass given your relationship with my grandfather there's no need for you to pay respects at the
18:39grave i apologize to you i didn't know anything about grandpa's condition that day i just loved
18:48you too deeply and wanted to win you back so i stopped you in the hospital lobby chloe forgive me
18:54this time we will definitely get married and god will bless us you see i've accompanied you to visit
19:00your grandfather several times before and your grandfather really likes me when grandpa is no
19:05longer around i will be the one to protect you i wondered when exactly he developed such shameless
19:11thick skin ethan had once carried quiet dignity and self-respect never overly arrogant now his presence
19:18filled me with revulsion before i could reply a black bentley pulled up beside us zane climbed out
19:24and pulled me firmly into his embrace my wife doesn't need you to protect and grandpa doesn't
19:30like you the one he likes is me he acted exactly like a jealous man eager to claim exclusive ownership
19:36of his partner ethan's features contorted with rage his eyes glued to zane's arm wrapped around my waist
19:42chloe these wealthy men only play around for fun don't let him trick you he put on an overly
19:48affectionate expression chloe my social i'm different seven years of up and downs together
19:55make you irreplaceable in my heart no matter how you change my love for you will never waver
20:00his empty declarations churned my stomach with disgust recalling the day he'd brutally snatched
20:06fistfuls of my hair sent a phantom ache across my scalp i sneered at him openly
20:11is loving me dragging my hair and striking me without hesitation is loving me slapping my face
20:17hard ethan your version of love terrifies me i want absolutely no part of it my cutting remark
20:24drained the color from ethan's face memories of his cruel deeds flooded his mind he stumbled backward
20:30two paces and nearly toppled onto the ground i almost laughed aloud had he developed selective
20:35amnesia that required me to remind him of his own terrible actions how else could he spout such
20:40shameless falsehoods final notice i'm selling this apartment move out with lila promptly or i'll call
20:46law enforcement to remove you ethan stared at me in stunned disbelief for a long moment you're selling
20:51our home i refuse to allow it this was meant to be our marital property where will i live if
20:56you sell
20:56it your living arrangements are none of my concern you're a complete stranger to me now vacate
21:00proponentarily before i involve police and create an ugly scene i ignored his further protests and climbed
21:06into zane's departing vehicle ethan chased the moving car screaming frantically chloe we can still
21:11get married you can't kick me out zane remained in a foul mood for the entire drive exhausted from
21:17days of emotional turmoil i leaned against the car seat and fell fast asleep i woke up inside a small
21:23apartment unable to keep living in hotels while ethan and lila occupied my old home zoe had arranged
21:29for me to move into zane's residence all my luggage had already been transported here zoe sat
21:34on a nearby sofa typing furiously on her laptop with an angry expression unsure what messages she
21:39was firing off online zoe what are you doing fright at my sudden question she slammed the laptop shut
21:46quickly and answered nothing much just watching online shows and leaving casual comments i eyed her
21:52suspiciously but chose not to press further strange incidents started cropping up over the next few
21:57days every time i stepped outside passers-by pointed fingers and whispered gossip about me
22:05my supervisor called me into his office during work hours dropping subtle hints about the online
22:10controversy after leaving his office i searched tiktok and twitter to uncover the full truth someone had
22:16launched a vicious online smear campaign against me i instantly recognized the account as ethan's its
22:22profile picture featured a man in an expensive tailored suit with no face visible yet i'd bought
22:27that exact suit as ethan's 30th birthday gift i pieced together his motives easily unable to accept
22:33being evicted from the apartment ethan painted himself as an innocent victim online he spread lies
22:38claiming i was a gold digger who abandoned our seven-year relationship for a rich husband's fortune
22:42stole our shared marital apartment and plotted to drive him homeless hordes of internet trolls swarmed
22:48social media to harass and cyberbullying me shortly after strangers recognized me on my walk home and
22:53chatted maliciously that's the woman right there dumped her seven-year boyfriend without a second
22:57thought cold-hearted to the core marrying into wealth is the ultimate win romance feeds the soul
23:02but not the wallet i'd pick money too gold digger poster child women like her ruin social morality
23:09out of nowhere a black cashmere overcoat draped over my shoulders zane's stern face radiated icy anger
23:18mind your own business slander is illegal one more word and my lawyer will send a cease and desist
23:23letter the onlookers scattered immediately and zane escorted me safely back to the apartment
23:29i heard zoe cursing and clacking away on her keyboard before even opening the front door
23:33these trolls only dare to show off online she closed the laptop and pretended innocence upon seeing me walk in
23:40don't pretend i already know everything what you knew all along it's all ethan's doing he's jealous
23:50you married my brother and wants to ruin you i wasn't as fragile as she assumed yet her care warmed
23:56my
23:56heart though certain ethan orchestrated the harassment i had no immediate solution to fix the online chaos
24:02my single attempt to defend myself online triggered thousands more hateful comments
24:07leading my company to suspend my job for a week pending damage control
24:10you