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I stood in the glittering wedding hall, wearing a custom-made gown and holding a bouquet of vibrant white roses. But my heart felt like it was being crushed by a cold, invisible hand, every breath hurt. Today was my wedding day with Alex Foster. The whole city was watching, waiting for this high-profile union between two powerful families. Everyone envied me, Charlotte Summers, for marrying the CEO of Foster Enterprises, the man everyone dreams of. But only I knew: from beginning to end, this wedding was nothing but a joke. Alex didn't love me. The one he truly cared about was my half-sister, Isabelle Summers. To the Summers family, I was only a pawn to secure their place. And to Alex, I was simply a tool to win Isabelle back. Right there at the ceremony, he said it out loud, "I don't." I wiped my tears away, straightened my back, and walked out of that humiliating wedding step by step. Everyone was staring. Outside, the sun was blinding, but I felt completely free. I had finally walked out of that prison they called love.