The Failed Wedding Scam

I could not help but laugh at how ridiculous that was.

“You’ve got some nerve, Henry, calling me your secretary.”

I turned around and looked at Yvonne’s mother.

“How can you still not know what your son-in-law and daughter do for a living when they’re already getting married?”

Before I even finished speaking, the entire room burst out laughing.

“You still dare to question your boss?”

“Henry is the CEO of a publicly-listed company with countless assets!”

“Didn’t you know? This wedding hall is reserved for CEOs worth hundreds of millions of dollars. People like you can’t just walk in here!”

Hundreds of millions of dollars? Countless assets?

Hearing those words was like listening to the biggest joke in the world.

Henry’s current success was the product of all the resources I had given him.

I had ignored my parents’ objections and thrown myself into a relationship with him.

Henry did not have the vision or experience to stand firm in the business world, so I secretly assisted him in completing tasks he could not handle himself.

Without my help and guidance, how could he have transformed from a poor, inexperienced student to where he was now?

Seeing me standing there calmly, without a trace of fear or hesitation, the guests began to speak up in Henry’s defense.

“Henry, you’re just too kind! You need to make sure your staff know their place!”

“How dare a mere secretary cause trouble at your wedding! She needs to be fired! Otherwise, she’ll never learn her place!”

Surrounded by their voices, Henry took on the posture of someone in power, raising his voice to reprimand me, “I’ve been far too lenient with you, and you’ve forgotten your place.

“From today onward, you’re no longer my secretary. Since you’re not completely useless, you can work as a janitor instead.

“But if you still won’t learn your place, I’ll have no choice but to fire you.”

As soon as he spoke, the hall erupted with laughter.

I sneered.

“Who exactly are you to fire me?”

Before Henry could answer, someone else shouted at me, “Are you so jealous that you’ve lost your mind?

“You’re just a secretary. Without Henry, what would you even be?”

A fat, big-eared man behind me laughed out loud.

“I know what you could do. You could sell yourself!

“With that figure, you’d fetch quite a high price!”

Hearing this provocation, I could no longer hide the murderous edge in my gaze. I turned to Henry.

“Are you sure you’re not going to explain anything? Are you just going to stand there and watch people humiliate me like this?”

Henry faltered under my stare, but Yvonne immediately forced out some tears.

“I know Henry is amazing and everyone likes him, but this is my once-in-a-lifetime wedding day. How could you?!”

The more she cried, the more dramatic the scene became. My whole body trembled with anger, and I grabbed a nearby glass of wine and splashed it on her.

The red wine flowed down her pure white wedding dress as she screamed, clutching her chest as though she were about to faint.

Henry exploded with rage and shoved me hard.

He used his full strength, and I fell back onto the table. Scalding hot food burned my skin red, shattered plates and glasses tore my dress, and the shards sliced my palms until they were bleeding.

Henry held Yvonne in his arms and glared at me furiously.

“Apologize to Yvonne now!”