Chapter 2: Making the Best of a Mistake
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Chapter 2: Making the Best of a Mistake
The next morning, at ten o'clock.
After the rain, the sun shone brightly.
Vivien Eipstein was woken up by a series of urgent knocks on the door. When she groggily came to, Herbert Grantham was already out of bed, lighting a cigarette, his indifferent gaze falling upon her.
"Are those people outside arranged by you? Reporters?"
"I don't know, maybe my fiancé misses me after not seeing me all night," she said with a sweet, insincere tone.
Herbert Grantham frowned slightly and threw one of his white shirts onto Vivien Eipstein's face.
"Wear this first."
As he spoke, he strode to the door and opened it, revealing a crowd of people standing outside, their faces filled with shock, anger, and hostility.
Herbert Grantham didn't stop them; he let them rush in, their expressions twisted with rage.
"w***e! Do you have any shame?!" The first to curse was Vivien Eipstein's own mother.
Although they were biological mother and daughter, in Ning Mother's eyes, Hannah Eipstein, who had been with her for over twenty years, was closer to her heart.
At that moment, Hannah Eipstein was hiding behind Ning Mother, her mouth agape in disbelief: "Sister, today is your wedding day with Huaiyuan. How could you do something so despicable?!"
Also present were the elderly matriarch of the Fu family and Raymond Grantham, whose face had turned ashen since he entered, unable to speak for a long time from sheer fury.
Hannah Eipstein kept adding fuel to the fire, and Raymond Grantham, feeling his male pride threatened, moved forward to grab Vivien Eipstein by the neck: "Shameless!"
Before he could touch her, he heard a light cough from Herbert Grantham.
Raymond Grantham's fingers instantly tightened, veins bulging at his temples: "Uncle, she is my wife."
"Not yet married."
"Right, exactly!" Raymond Grantham was furious. He had never encountered such a scandalous situation in his life. He shouted and ranted, "I'm not getting married anymore!"
Senior Mrs. Grantham was also present, and he asked her to bear witness.
In a moment of quick thinking, Ning Mother, remembering the tearful face of her beloved daughter Hannah Eipstein, grabbed Senior Mrs. Grantham: "This marriage was arranged by my late mother-in-law. We can't go back on it, but now that Vivien Eipstein has done something so shameful, I can't let you and Huaiyuan proceed with the wedding..."
"Speak plainly, what do you want?"
"Why don't you marry Huaiyuan, Hannah Eipstein?" Ning Mother blinked, looking at Hannah Eipstein.
Upon hearing this, Raymond Grantham immediately declared to the elderly matriarch: "Today, either we cancel the engagement, or I marry Hannah Eipstein! Get this unfaithful slut out of my sight!"
Senior Mrs. Grantham, having seen many storms, remained calm despite the commotion. She looked up at Vivien Eipstein: "Until now, you haven't said a word."
"Today was supposed to be my wedding, but I messed everything up. I am willing to take responsibility for my actions..." Vivien Eipstein suddenly changed her tone: "But in return, you must also pay the price for your actions."
Her gaze toward the group changed, especially toward Hannah Eipstein, who looked falsely innocent. She suddenly smiled.
Hannah Eipstein's face paled, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Vivien Eipstein slowly take out her phone and play a video for everyone to see.
A steamy, explicit scene.
The location was the Eipstein family villa, in the second-floor bedroom, with the protagonists being Hannah Eipstein and Raymond Grantham.
Although Hannah Eipstein had only recently learned that she was actually a switched-at-birth fake heiress, she had always been known for her noble and graceful demeanor, with no rumors of a promiscuous private life. Now, she was caught in a compromising situation with her future brother-in-law in her own bedroom.
She screamed, her face deathly pale, and lunged for the phone.
Vivien Eipstein didn't give it to her.
In the struggle, Ning Mother rushed forward, panting and cursing: "You ungrateful wretch, defaming your sister's innocence like this. I shouldn't have brought you back, you wretched thing!"
The mother and daughter were strong, and they finally managed to grab Vivien Eipstein's phone, with Ning Mother quickly deleting the video.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Herbert Grantham stood there with his arms crossed, watching the show. When he got tired, he sat down and played with his phone, acting as if it had nothing to do with him.
It wasn't until Vivien Eipstein said, "If Raymond Grantham wants to break off the engagement, fine, but he must publicly announce that I dumped him. Otherwise, I will release this video. Whether people find out he was cheated on or that he was fooling around with his fiancée's sister, I think the reputation of the Fu family can't afford this kind of scandal!"
Senior Mrs. Grantham furrowed her brows.
Old age hadn't dulled her mind. After weighing the pros and cons, while everyone else was still in a state of tension, she quickly made a decision.
"This wedding has already attracted the attention of all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Ning City. If we cancel it now, the Fu family will become a laughingstock. Since Huaiyuan refuses to marry Vivien Eipstein, then we'll switch... anyone with the surname Fu and anyone with the surname Ning. Or, let Mingzhe and Vivien Eipstein get married!" Senior Mrs. Grantham knew her words would cause a huge uproar, but her mind was made up.
From the video, the elderly matriarch's impression of Hannah Eipstein had plummeted, and she would never allow such a woman into the family.
"Mingzhe, Vivien Eipstein, what are your thoughts?"
Herbert Grantham, tired of playing with his phone, stretched his neck and cast a lazy glance at Vivien Eipstein on the bed.
Vivien Eipstein thought he would refuse, but instead, he chuckled softly: "I couldn't ask for more, because the young lady of the Eipstein family and I... deeply love each other!"
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