Chapter 1

"Fifty million dollars. Sold."

When the auction hammer fell, I was already prepared to feel the weight of that crown on my head.

But Eric Carter walked right past me. He strode straight to the very back row and placed the bridal crown, the one I had personally designed, onto the head of a woman in a white dress.

"Welcome home, Claire."

His voice was so tender it could melt ice.

The entire hall fell into a dead silence.

Every socialite in the room shifted their gaze from envy to sheer mockery.

I stood up, my high heels clicking against the marble floor as I walked up to him. My voice was as calm as if I were talking about the weather.

"I have only one question. Is our wedding next month still on?"

Eric sneered. "Sure. As long as you work as Claire's personal assistant for her comeback show, the wedding is still on."

I nodded. "Deal."

He would never know that I never wanted his love in the first place.

All I wanted was a wedding that would allow me to die.

Because once I died at that wedding, my quest would be complete, and I could finally resurrect my true love.