Chapter 1: The Wedding I Ruined

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[Scene: Grand ballroom of the Black Corporation Hotel. Glittering chandeliers. Cameras flashing.]

👰‍♀️ Bride: (smiling softly) I can’t believe this day is finally here…

🤵‍♂️ Adrian Black: (cold smile) It’s not over yet. The show’s just begun.

💐 [Crowd applauds. Reporters swarm around the stage.]

Suddenly—

💥 CRASH!

A tray of wine shatters across the floor, staining the bride’s million-dollar gown crimson.

😱 Crowd: What—?!

👀 Reporter: “Who did that?!”

[Camera pans to a terrified girl clutching an empty tray.]

🥺 Lia Park: “I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to—!”

💢 Bride’s Mother: “You clumsy little—do you know what you’ve done?!”

💔 Lia: “Please, I’ll pay for the damage! I just—my brother’s medicine— I needed this job!”

[Everyone whispers. Adrian’s gaze darkens as he looks at her face.]

😈 Adrian: (murmuring) “Lia Park… so fate finally brings you to me.”

🥺 Lia: “What…? You know me?”

🔥 Adrian: (steps closer, voice low) “Oh, I know everything about you.”

[He grabs her wrist, pulling her out of the ballroom before the cameras can follow.]

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[Scene: Private corridor — lights dim. Tension thick in the air.]

😨 Lia: “Please, I’ll accept any punishment—just don’t fire me!”

😠 Adrian: “Punishment? You think this is about a job?”

💢 Lia: “Then what do you want from me?!”

💬 Adrian: (leans in close, his breath brushing her ear)

“You ruined my life years ago.

Now, you’ll make it up to me—by becoming my wife.”

💍 Lia: “W-what?!”

🔥 Adrian: “You heard me. Sign the contract... or watch your brother’s hospital shut down tomorrow.”

😢 Lia: (voice trembling) “You’re a monster…”

😈 Adrian: “Maybe. But I’m the only monster keeping your world alive.”

[Scene: Grand ballroom of the Black Corporation Hotel. Glittering chandeliers. A thousand roses line the marble floor.]

👰‍♀️ Bride (Evelyn): (smiling nervously) I still can’t believe I’m marrying the Adrian Black…

🤵‍♂️ Adrian: (tight smile) You should believe it. Once I decide something… there’s no turning back.

[Applause erupts. Reporters snap photos. Music swells.]

💬 MC: “And now, the kiss that seals forever—”

💥 CRASH!!!

A tray slips from trembling hands. Red wine explodes across the bride’s white gown like blood splatter.

😱 Guests gasp. Cameras flash.

👀 Reporter: “What just happened—?!”

[The music stops. The bride’s smile fades. Everyone turns.]

A young woman stands frozen—her uniform soaked, eyes wide with horror.

🥺 Lia Park: “I-I’m sorry! It was an accident—please, I didn’t mean to—!”

💢 Bride’s Mother: “You! Do you have any idea what that dress cost?! Get her out!”

💔 Lia: “Please don’t! I’ll pay for it, I swear! I just… I can’t lose this job. My brother—he’s sick…”

[Whispers ripple through the crowd.]

💬 Guest 1: “Isn’t that the orphan girl from the catering company?”

💬 Guest 2: “She ruined the wedding of Black Corporation’s CEO—she’s done for.”

[Adrian’s cold gaze lands on her. The world seems to fall silent.]

😈 Adrian (to himself): “Lia Park…”

(His voice darkens, low and dangerous)

“So fate finally remembers my name.”

🥺 Lia: “You… you know me?”

🔥 Adrian: “Oh, I do. I’ve been waiting twelve years for this moment.”

[He walks toward her, the crowd parting as his aura chills the room.]

💬 Evelyn (Bride): “Adrian! The cameras—what are you doing?!”

[He doesn’t answer. Instead, he grabs Lia’s wrist firmly.]

💢 Lia: “Let go of me! Please, you’re hurting—”

[He pulls her out of the ballroom, through a service door, slamming it shut.]

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[Scene: Private corridor — cold lights, empty silence.]

😨 Lia: “Please… I’ll do anything. Don’t fire me. I need this job.”

🔥 Adrian: “This isn’t about a job.”

💔 Lia: “Then what do you want from me?!”

[He leans closer, voice sharp but trembling with emotion.]

💬 Adrian: “You want to pretend you don’t remember? That your family didn’t destroy mine?”

😳 Lia: “What are you talking about? I’ve never even met you before!”

[He smirks bitterly.]

😈 Adrian: “Of course you wouldn’t remember. You were just a scared little girl hiding behind your father’s lies.”

💬 Lia: “My father’s… dead.”

💬 Adrian: “And so is mine. Because of him.”

[Tears fill her eyes, confusion twisting inside her.]

💔 Lia: “That’s not true—please—”

[He steps closer, their faces inches apart.]

🔥 Adrian: “Oh, it’s very true. And now, Lia Park… you’ll pay the price.”

[He tosses a sleek folder at her feet.]

📄 Adrian: “A contract. One year. Be my wife. In name, in public, in every photo the media will see.”

😨 Lia: “What?! Why would I—”

💬 Adrian: “Because if you don’t… your brother’s hospital loses its funding tomorrow morning.”

🥀 Lia: (voice breaking) “You’re a monster…”

😈 Adrian: “Maybe. But I’m the only monster who can save you.”

[He turns away, voice cold.]

🔥 Adrian: “You have twenty-four hours to decide. And Lia… once you step into my world, there’s no going back.”

[He leaves her trembling in the empty hall as cameras click outside the door.]

💔 Lia (whispering): “What did I ever do to deserve this…”

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[End of Chapter 1]

💖 Author’s Note:

Oof 😳 What a first encounter, right? Adrian’s dark aura is no joke 🔥

But is he truly evil... or just broken by love and revenge?

Oof 😳 That tension though!

Adrian’s anger runs deep, and Lia’s past is a mystery that will soon unravel…

Are you ready for their dangerous deal? 💍

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