07/15/2025
The stepmother forces her stepdaughter to marry a beggar to humiliate her in front of the world! On the wedding day, everyone is terrified by the revelation of the beggar's secret...
The late afternoon sun dipped low behind the skyscrapers, casting long golden rays across the cobblestone streets of the East. In the shadow of a large cathedral, preparations for an elegant wedding were in full swing. White roses lined the church entrance. Musicians tuned their instruments under the large arch. Yet amid the delicate lace and the murmuring excitement, a strange unease hung in the air - something unspoken, something unsettling.
Across the street, a man stood still under the shade of an oak tree. His suit was new, but it did not seem to belong to him. His shoulders were tense. His hands trembled slightly, as if unused to the softness of the fabric or the weight of the stares. The passersby gave him short looksācurious, judgmental, envious. He didnāt belong. Not in this neighborhood. Not at this wedding. And certainly not in the role he was about to play.
āAre you sure you want to go through with this?ā a young man in a dark coat muttered, standing just behind him. āYou can still leave.ā
The man didnāt answer immediately. His eyes were fixed on the church doors. Something about them reminded him of a dream he couldnāt fulfillāa flicker of a childhood memory lost in the mists of time. He swallowed hard.
āNo,ā he said finally, his voice low but firm. āI have to.ā
Inside the cathedral, guests sat, fanning themselves and muttering behind their gloved hands. In the front row sat a woman in a designer hat, her posture stiff, her expression unreadable. She smiled politely, but her fingers tapped rhythmically against her hand. Those who knew herāif anyone really didāknew that smile meant trouble.
āShe doesnāt look like a woman whoās about to find a son-in-law,ā one guest whispered to another.
āMaybe itās because she doesnāt expect him to last long enough to be one,ā came the half-joking, half-serious reply.
Somewhere in the back of the church, a bridesmaid adjusted the bridal veil with trembling hands. āOlivia,ā she whispered, āare you okay?ā
The brideās lips barely moved. āI donāt know,ā she breathed. āSomething feels⦠wrong.ā
Outside, the man in the unfamiliar suit closed his eyes for a moment, gathering the strength to walk away. His whole life had led to this moment. But not for the reasons anyone here believed. The truth lurked beneath his skin like an unspoken name.
He stepped forward.
And from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same..