Chapter 5

Seraphina's POV

The sweetness on Lily's face instantly froze. The malice in her eyes almost overflowed.

Suddenly, she immediately put on an innocent, frightened expression, clutching her lower abdomen and hiding slightly behind Peyton.

The guests' gazes all turned toward me.

Peyton's expression changed drastically. He almost instinctively pushed Lily away and strode quickly toward me.

He forcibly maintained his composure, his tone urgent yet carrying his usual deception.

"Seraphina, let me explain. Lily is the girl you sponsored. I've always seen her as a sister. Today we're just... just wearing a wedding dress to take some photos."

He reached out to pull me, his eyes certain yet false. "The person I love has always only been you. Only you for this entire lifetime."

I recoiled as if burned, the corners of my mouth curving into an icy smile.

"Sister?"

"Then whose child is in her belly?"

Peyton's expression cracked.

"You got her pregnant, and you still dare tell me she's just your sister?"

My gaze fell on his lips, where Lily's lipstick mark still remained.

"Your sister wears a wedding dress and makes out with you for three minutes?"

My words were all like knives, precisely cutting through all his pale excuses.

Peyton's mouth opened and closed. His Adam's apple bobbed, but he couldn't refute me.

The entire venue erupted.

Lily's face went pale. She immediately rushed over, dropping to her knees with a "thud" in front of me, her hands desperately clutching my legs, crying pitifully.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault... I seduced him. Don't blame Peyton. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Please forgive me..."

She cried until her whole body shook, looking extremely wronged.

The friends around immediately couldn't stand it and came forward to accuse me.

"Seraphina, what's wrong with you? They're just acting!"

"So what if a man has a mistress on the side? As long as Peyton has you in his heart, that's enough!"

"Lily is so pitiful. Do you have to drive her to death to be happy?"

One accusation after another, like icy rain pouring on my heart.

So in these people's eyes, betrayal could be forgiven, harm could be forgotten. And I, the victim, had become the villain instead.

My heart completely died.

Seeing I still had no reaction, Lily cried harder. She suddenly released her hands and staggered backward.

"Since you won't forgive me... then I'll just die. I shouldn't exist. I shouldn't disturb you two!"

Before her words finished, she suddenly stood up, lifting her wedding dress hem and rushed straight out of the chapel, running directly into the middle of the road.

The sharp sound of brakes suddenly rang out.

Bang!

A muffled thud. Lily was violently thrown by the car.

"Lily!"

Peyton rushed over like a madman, kneeling on the ground and cradling Lily's head. His hands were covered in blood, his voice trembling. "Ambulance! Quick, call an ambulance!"

I walked to the doorway, watching the chaos before me.

Peyton suddenly lifted his head. Seeing me standing on the steps, his eyes held only cold disgust and accusation.

"Seraphina! When did you become so vicious?!"

Vicious.

This word hit me like a slap across the face.

I stood on the steps, wind blowing through my hair.

I looked at Lily in Peyton's arms, at the shocked or accusing faces around me, at this world I once thought would be my home, and suddenly laughed.

I laughed until tears came out.

"I'm vicious?"

My voice was very soft.

"Peyton, you're the one who made me this way."

You personally forced the me who once had only you in her heart into what I am today.