Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 564

Chapter 564: Reclaiming My Glory

Ronald felt as if lightning had struck him where he stood. His eyes went rigid, his face turned ashen, and he stared at Selina in utter disbelief.

No... no... impossible... this was impossible!

Edwin had to be lying. How could Selina be Piper? How?!

He was Piper’s student—there was no way Piper could be Selina.

"B-but, Mr. Edwin," someone from the crowd protested, "Ronald’s connection to Piper is something all of Country Y knows. How could Piper possibly be Selina?"

"Exactly!" another chimed in. "Even the royal family has acknowledged it. If Ronald were really faking, that would mean he deceived the royal family itself. Would he dare?"

Edwin cut them off with a single question: "Has anyone in Country Y ever seen Piper in person?"

The hall fell silent. All eyes shifted toward Ronald.

It was true... Piper had never once made a public appearance.

And thinking back, everything about Ronald being Piper’s student had always come from Ronald’s own mouth. Piper herself had never confirmed it.

"B-but..." one of Ronald’s fans tried to argue, unwilling to give up, "if Ronald was only pretending, why didn’t Piper ever come forward to deny it?"

"Deny it?" Edwin gave a cold laugh. "Every rumor about this so-called connection started and spread only within Country Y. Piper isn’t from Country Y. How would she even know about it—let alone step forward to deny it?"

The realization spread like wildfire. If Edwin was telling the truth, then Ronald had been lying on both sides—tricking everyone for years!

Ronald clenched his teeth. "That still doesn’t prove—"

"Then I’ll give you a chance," Edwin said, lifting his chin. "Contact your so-called teacher. Let your ’teacher’ stand here and face Selina. Let’s see who the real Piper is."

Cold sweat trickled down Ronald’s back.

Where was he supposed to find someone to impersonate Piper now?

But to admit it outright? He couldn’t. He refused to believe Piper could be a girl so much younger than himself. To acknowledge Selina as Piper would be a slap straight across his own face.

"Since Ronald has nothing to say, then allow me!" Edwin’s tone shifted, no longer sharp but filled with respect as he turned. "Miss Piper, may I have your permission to reveal your identity?"

Selina curved her lips into a faint smile.

The very next moment, Edwin uploaded a video to a world-renowned social platform.

In the clip, a fifteen-year-old Selina was seen working with Edwin himself. Before launching a perfume, Edwin asked if she wanted to use her real name on the label.

The girl tilted her head playfully and replied: "No, just write ’Piper.’"

The evidence was irrefutable.

Selina was Piper.

Selina’s smile deepened. "That’s why I said—so long as Piper appeared in person, it would prove I never plagiarized."

The rules of the competition allowed previously unpublished works to be submitted.

"But Ronald," she added, her tone sharpening, "why is it that every single one of your twelve released perfumes is identical to drafts I abandoned?"

The hall erupted.

If Selina was Piper, then Ronald’s words had been lies all along. Ronald was the plagiarist—the one stealing from Piper.

In that instant, Ronald finally understood what it meant for his sins to come full circle. All the accusations he’d hurled at Selina now came crashing back onto his own head.

"Ronald is shameless!" someone shouted.

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