Reborn To Marry The Disabled Billionaire
Bonnie Galvan woke up to the suffocating scent of lilies, staring at the mirror in the exact same seven-figure wedding dress she had worn seven years ago.
In the doorway stood her so-called best friend Itzel and her secret lover Erwin, desperately urging her to elope.
They warned her that her soon-to-be husband, the billionaire Arlington Townsend, was a crippled monster, and marrying him would ruin her life forever.
In her previous life, she blindly believed their lies and ran away from the altar.
Because of her public betrayal, the ruthless Townsend family completely bankrupted her father's company in retaliation.
Erwin and Itzel swooped in as her saviors, only to steal whatever was left of her family's wealth and power.
When she was finally stripped of her value, Erwin pushed her down an icy mountain slope during a brutal blizzard.
With a shattered ankle, she could only watch as Itzel smirked and Erwin coldly walked away, leaving her to be buried alive under the freezing snow.
As her lungs burned and her heart gave out in the agonizing cold, she was consumed by hatred.
Why did the man who swore to protect her and the friend she trusted with her life plot so meticulously to destroy her?
Opening her eyes again, Bonnie was back in the bridal suite, minutes before the ceremony.
This time, she didn't run.
She walked straight down the aisle, looked the terrifying Arlington Townsend in the eye, and firmly said her vows.
"I do."
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Chapter 5
The ceremony concluded, and a wave of guests surged forward, their congratulations now laced with a palpable sense of awe and fear. Bonnie stood beside Arlington, a polite, slightly shaken smile fixed on her face, playing the part of the brave new bride.
While Arlington was occupied with a business associate, a hand gripped her arm and pulled her forcefully into the shadows of a backstage alcove.
It was Itzel. Her mask of friendship had been ripped away, revealing the ugly, contorted face of pure rage beneath.
"What the hell was that, Bonnie?" she hissed, her voice a venomous whisper. Her nails dug into Bonnie's arm. "Why did you go through with it? Why didn't you say anything?"
Bonnie didn't fight back. Instead, she let her eyes fill with tears, her body tremble. She summoned the image of Arlington crushing Erwin's wrist.
"I saw his eyes, Itzel," she whimpered, her voice cracking. "When Erwin was shouting... the way he looked. He's terrifying. I was too scared. I couldn't risk it."
She let out a sob. "I can't let my family be destroyed. The Townsends... they could crush us with a phone call."
Itzel's face tightened with disgust. "You're a coward. A pathetic, useless coward. We had a plan."
Bonnie deliberately let her hand drift up to her face, as if to wipe a tear, making sure the massive diamond on her finger caught the light. The ring, a flawless rock the size of a quail's egg, flashed brilliantly, a beacon of wealth and power.
Itzel's eyes locked onto it, her tirade faltering. The raw fire of jealousy began to smolder in her gaze.
"If I had run," Bonnie continued, her voice gaining a hint of manufactured pragmatism, "the Townsends would have sued me for breach of contract. My family would have been ruined, and I would have had nothing. At least this way..." She let her hand, and the ring, fall back to her side. "At least this way, I'm Mrs. Townsend."
The words hung in the air. The reality of Bonnie's new status, her new power, settled heavily on Itzel. She had wanted to see Bonnie ruined, cast out. Instead, Bonnie had stumbled into the one thing Itzel craved most: a place at the very top of the social ladder.
Itzel took a deep breath, forcing her features back into a semblance of concern. The transition was jarring. "Well," she sighed, "what's done is done. I just hope you'll be happy. I was only worried about you."
Bonnie put on a grateful expression, reaching out to squeeze Itzel's hand. "Thank you, Itzel. You're such a good friend."
Itzel pulled her hand away. "What about Erwin? He did all of this for you. He's probably a mess."
Bonnie shrugged, a picture of marital propriety. "I'm a married woman now. It wouldn't be right for me to contact him." She looked at Itzel, her eyes wide and innocent, her thoughts seemingly scattered. "What about Erwin? He's... oh, I can't even think about him right now. Itzel, you're his friend too, aren't you? I... I can't see him. Maybe you should go? Make sure he's okay?"
A strange, conflicted look crossed Itzel's face-a flash of guilt, quickly overshadowed by a calculating greed. Here was her chance. With Bonnie out of the picture, Erwin was vulnerable.
"Yes," Itzel said, a little too quickly. "I'll... I'll go see what I can do. You just focus on being the new lady of the manor."
She turned and walked away, her heels clicking angrily on the stone floor.
Bonnie watched her go, the smile on her face slowly melting into a smirk of pure ice. The seed was planted.
Bonnie was so focused on Itzel's retreating form that she didn't notice the faint, approaching whir until it stopped right beside her. She turned with a start. Arlington was there, his expression unreadable.
"Finished chatting?" he asked, his voice a low rumble. There was an edge to it she couldn't quite decipher. "It's time to go home."
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