On Our Wedding Day, My Fiancé Married His True Love

On my wedding day, my fiancé showed up with another woman, flashing a marriage license.

He announced, "She's my true love. Don't even think about taking her place."

My doting brother sided with her too. "You've had a cushy life for over 20 years. Let her have this."

I left quietly.

My brother and my fiancé breathed a sigh of relief. They paraded the new girl around town, my brother even calling her his adopted sister to boost her status.

They didn't know I'd gone to the border until someone mentioned me.

I was done with them, but they started to regret it.

The day George White threw a party for his adopted sister, I was filling out an application for a classified government mission.

20-plus people were needed at the border.

I wasn't supposed to be picked. I was the White family's heiress, after all.

Everyone in Seaside City knew I'd been born with a silver spoon. I had a doting brother, George, and a childhood sweetheart, Kai Mason.

No way would they send me on a dangerous gig like that.

But the day before the deadline, I grabbed the form and swore to my professor. "I'll complete this mission. I won't back down. This isn't a whim. It's my choice."

After I got dumped at my wedding, rumors about me were flying.

Professor Ruby Walsh had heard them. She worried I was acting out of anger.

This was a national matter. Even the White family's clout couldn't let me mess around.

"Are you sure?" she asked. "That's the border. No one's going to baby you there, rich girl or not. If you come crying back, no one will feel sorry for you."

Her tone was sharp, driving home the stakes.

I put my pen down. "I get how serious this is, and I know what I'm doing."

Since starting college, I had aced my classes and shone in charity work, completing tasks with flying colors. This mission should have my name on it.

Ruby sighed, giving in. "Well then, I respect your choice. The team is leaving tomorrow afternoon. Go pack."

I exhaled, shielding my eyes from the blazing sun.

My mind had been a mess since a few days ago when Kai brought Lily Foster to our wedding.

She grew up in an orphanage. Hardships forged her unbending character. That should've been admirable, but she crashed my wedding and took my place to marry Kai.

Overnight, I became Seaside City's laughingstock.

Everyone thought George, who'd always spoiled me, would have my back. But he stood by Lily, showering her with pity.

"You've had a cushy life for over 20 years, while Lily has got nothing," he said to me. "Now that she has joined my family, can't you just let her have this?"

"She joined our family?" I staggered back, my white gown catching underfoot.

I tripped, falling hard.

"That's right. I've adopted Lily. She is our sister now."

"What?"

Blood trickled from the wound in my elbow.

He ignored it, set on giving the White name to the woman who'd humiliated me.

It was ironic to no end.