Sophia couldn't even finish her explanation before she gasped for air and collapsed in front of everyone in the banquet hall. Marcus angrily shoved me aside, leaving me alone to face the crowd's pointing fingers and whispers.
The woman, pretending to faint, was gently scooped up by him and whisked away to the hospital.
The room spun around me as I stood there, hit by a wave of mockery and insults.
"She's the one who stole Sophia's place and wrecked their relationship," they sneered.
"Marcus only married her because she tricked her way into his bed and then threatened to end her life.
He had no choice but to agree to marry her."
"Otherwise, Sophia would have long been Mrs. West in name and in fact."
I barely remember how I stumbled back home. Ever since that incident, I've become the
