Part 2Runaway Bride: The Shocking Reason That Shattered My World

The wedding scandal hit the trending topics that very day. The Miller family immediately moved to quash the stories, blacklisting major media outlets.

Seeing the Millers' wrath, the Thorne family frantically came knocking.

“Liam, please calm down, she's already apologized to us!”

“Don't worry, she definitely knows she was wrong. How about... we pick another good day and have the wedding?”

Mr. Thorne’s words made me laugh, a bitter, humorless sound.

“Pick another good day for what? For Seraphina and Finn?”

The sarcasm was unmistakable.

Mr. Thorne’s face fell, then he plastered on a fawning smile.

“Liam, once you and Seraphina are married, I'll put the Thorne family in your hands.”

I looked down at him, a cold smirk on my face, and tossed a stack of acquisition contracts onto the table in front of him.

“The Thorne family? What *are* they, truly?”

Mr. Thorne was used to being buttered up, accustomed to flattery. He had never been so humiliated.

Seeing he was about to speak again, Aubrey’s face hardened. She stepped forward.

“Mr. Thorne, a woman who cheats before marriage will never enter our Miller family home. I suggest you think carefully before you speak!”

Mr. and Mrs. Thorne’s faces instantly cycled through shades of green and white—panic, embarrassment, and fury all at once.

I didn't want to prolong the argument. I cut straight to the chase.

“Out of respect for the long-standing friendship between our grandfathers, have Seraphina meet me at the courthouse tomorrow to finalize our divorce.”

With that, I had my staff escort my former in-laws, who were still trying to plead their case, out of the house, and tossed all their gifts with them.

The next day, I canceled all my appointments and waited at the courthouse from morning till night.

Watching the endless stream of newlyweds coming and going, I found it hard to describe my feelings.

I remembered the night before Seraphina and I got our marriage license; she was so excited she couldn’t sleep.

We ended up waiting at the courthouse in the middle of the night, becoming the first couple to register their marriage that day.

Seraphina couldn't wait to show off to the entire world.

Even now, I can still see the radiant smile on her face.

But the image of Seraphina protecting Finn forcibly invaded my mind, making me feel like nothing but a clown.

The shrill ring of my phone jolted me back.

The moment I hit the video call button, I saw Finn straddling Seraphina, thrusting relentlessly.

Finn’s voice was thick with lust.

“Seraphina, sis, what we’re doing is wronging Liam. If you two really divorce because of me...”

Seraphina cut him off with a soft gasp.

“Don't worry, Liam is just trying to scare me. He loves me so much, how could he ever divorce me?!”

The obscene scene instantly drained all strength from my body, and my stomach churned.

Finn even deliberately showed off the decor of our bridal suite, his eyes full of blatant provocation.

My knuckles, gripping the phone, turned white.

I had personally arranged every corner of that room, intending to give Seraphina the best possible experience for her 'first time.' I never imagined it would be dressed up for *them*!

Suppressing the swirling emotions, I sneered,

“Seraphina, you seem quite busy. Do you have time to invite me to observe?”

But hearing my voice, Seraphina instantly panicked.

She hastily pushed Finn off her, snatched the phone, and glared at me.

“Liam Miller! Are you sick? Why are you calling me for no reason?!”

I laughed, a bitter sound.

“Seraphina, I have no interest in watching a live sex show. Didn't your wonderful little brother call *me*?”