Marrying my secret admirer after my husband's fake death novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

There was an understated opulence to the motorcade–luxury that couldn’t quite be hidden, despite every effort to keep things low–key, Passersby couldn’t help but stare, curiosity lighting their faces.

Was this really a wedding convoy? Who else could afford such extravagance and still try so hard to keep it discreet?

Confused onlookers even took to the internet, searching for any clue as to what day it might be. The more people searched, the more a certain phrase began to trend.

Northcrest: The Hawksley Heir’s Wedding Day.

The Hawksley family’s enterprises stretched across the

country–everyone had heard of them. But Justin Hawksley himself was a mystery. He guarded his privacy fiercely; outside of his own rarefied circle, almost no one had ever seen him, and even within it, only a select few had met him in person.

Online chatter exploded. Who exactly was this enigmatic Hawksley Heir?

But no matter how deep they dug, the internet sleuths found nothing useful–not a single revealing detail about the heir, let alone the identity of the bride he was marrying.

One socialite influencer, though, did leave a few tantalizing comments amid the speculation.

Yvonne: <<You all are overthinking it. This is just an old promise being cashed in. Some people will do anything to climb up the ladder.>>

Yvonne was a well–known name among Northcrest’s elite. Her online persona–rich, beautiful, and impeccably connected–gave her words weight. People took her at face value.

And so, the rumors took on a life of their own.

The popular theory? Years ago, the Hawksleys had made a promise to another family. Now that promise was being used as leverage, and,

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unwilling to be branded as untrustworthy, the Hawksleys had no choice but to go through with a reluctant marriage.

Yvonne watched with satisfaction as the narrative spun further and further from the truth. She was doing her best to cast the Sumner family’s daughter as an opportunist–a shameless woman cashing in on a decades–old joke, forcing her way into the Hawksley family.

Yvonne hated this woman who had appeared out of nowhere.

If it hadn’t been for her, Yvonne would have been the leading lady of this

story.

The Hart family was on the rise. Perhaps they weren’t quite on the Hawksleys‘ level, but in all of Northcrest, no one was more suited to

Justin than her.

Right now, Yvonne’s resentment toward Edith–the mysterious new bride–was at its peak.

Her online comments grew increasingly irrational.

Yvonne: <<A second–hand bride for the heir of Northcrest? What a joke. Some people really have no shame.>>

Suddenly, the internet was ablaze with arguments about the “divorced woman” marrying into the Hawksleys.

People clung to their fairy tales: Prince Charming was supposed to marry Snow White, wasn’t he? But now, Snow White was being replaced by a woman with a past. Everyone had an opinion, and the gossip only grew

louder.

The Vance family saw the rumors, too.

Salome scoffed, “Has Justin lost his mind? Why would he marry a divorced woman? It’s ridiculous!”

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