Chapter 1

The first thing my foster brother Joey did after getting his driver's license was ask to borrow my sports car to pick up girls.

I said no, so on my wedding day, he drove off with my wedding car.

Amidst the roar of the engine, he sent me a voice message, sounding carefree.

"William, I'll take your bride to the wedding venue first. You can just grab an Uber."

The scene fell silent.

I turned to look at Mia's father, Carter, standing at the back of the crowd.

He avoided my gaze and simply said,

"William, don't misunderstand. Joey and Mia already know each other well. It's just a car ride, nothing serious. Let's not delay the wedding."

I nodded, then spoke directly to my assistant.

"Call the police. Someone just stole a car in broad daylight and is suspected of kidnapping."

"Also, notify the bank. I'm withdrawing my guarantee on that two hundred million dollar loan for the Carter family."

The moment I finished speaking, Carter's expression changed instantly.

He rushed over to stop me, his tone full of negotiation.

"William, let's talk this through. It's our wedding day—let's not make a spectacle for outsiders."

I replied with a cold laugh.

"So you do know it's a wedding. The bride just ran off with some other guy, leaving the groom to Uber to his own wedding. You're not worried about being a laughingstock?"

The smile on Carter's face completely collapsed.

"This is indeed Mia crossing the line. I'll call her right now and tell her to come back!"

But after three consecutive calls, Mia didn't pick up.

Just as Carter was sweating bullets, Joey sent me a message.

In the video, he had Mia, disheveled, pinned against the passenger seat.

"William, look—Mia's so excited she's hyperventilating. I'm just giving her mouth-to-mouth."

I held my phone right up to Carter's face.

"Is this what you call 'nothing serious'?"

"Since she has Joey, I'll make it easy for both of you."

As soon as I finished speaking, police cars surrounded the Rolls-Royce in the distance.

Mia hurriedly got out of the car, her face still flushed.

"William, what's the meaning of this?"

"Joey was just joking with you. We're all family here. You really want to send your own brother to jail?"

Joey stood beside her looking utterly wronged.

"Don't blame William. It's all my fault for not knowing my boundaries. Don't fight because of me."

Hearing this, Mia got even angrier.

"See how understanding Joey is? Besides, I gave him the car keys. I was the one who asked him to take me for a ride. If you've got the guts, have the police arrest me too."

Since she was defending Joey so adamantly, I'd grant her wish.

I yanked out the dashcam and handed it to the police.

"Officer, you just heard them. One's the principal offender, the other's an accomplice. Not only did they steal the car, they were speeding and parked on a non-motor vehicle road."

"Please handle this according to the law."

Seeing I was serious, Mia completely panicked.

Her voice carried a barely detectable tremor.

"William, I'm your wife. Are you really going to send me to jail?"

I waved my phone at her.

"The wedding's been canceled. Didn't you know?"

Carter stood beside her, frantically gesturing for her to apologize.

Mia froze for a moment, her face instantly losing all color.

After a pause, she came before me and took my arm proactively.

"William, are you jealous?"

I didn't respond. She pressed the car keys into my hand.

"What happened just now was my fault. I promise you, I'll never do something so thoughtless again. Please don't be angry, okay?"

"The wedding's about to start. Let's hurry to the venue."

I pushed her away roughly.

Staring at her ingratiating smile, my voice was ice-cold.

"If you want me to drop this, it's not impossible."

"The police are right here. Tell them what really happened just now. You know what I want to hear."

Mia frowned deeply, trembling all over.

Under everyone's gaze, she slowly spoke.

"Just now, Joey stole the car keys. I was tricked into getting in the car with him."

Since she stepped forward to identify him, the police wasted no time and took Joey away directly.

The police car drove off with its sirens blaring. Carter also cautiously approached me. "William, are you satisfied with this resolution? Then about our two families' wedding..."