She Asked Me to Be Her Fake Fiancé at Her Ex’s Wedding… Then Kissed Me in Front of Everyone
Chapter 9
Daniel stared at the photograph.
“No.”
Olivia’s mother nodded.
“Your father had another family.”
Olivia looked at Daniel.
“My father is your father?”
“Yes.”
Daniel was speechless.
The reason he had always felt connected to Olivia suddenly made sense.
They were half-siblings.
Not lovers.
Not enemies.
Family.
The engagement that had been used to manipulate everyone had been built on a lie.
Gabriel had known.
Samuel had known.
Their parents had known.
Daniel had been kept away from Olivia because Gabriel wanted control of both sides of the trust.
Olivia’s mother explained the final piece.
Thomas had divided the trust.
Half belonged to Olivia.
Half belonged to Daniel.
But neither could access it alone.
They needed each other.
That’s why the ring mattered.
Not as a map.
As a symbol.
Always choose the person who stays.
The trust required both heirs to appear together.
Gabriel had spent years trying to force them together.
But he never realized they were siblings.
I looked at Olivia.
“You had no idea.”
She shook her head.
“No.”
Daniel looked at her.
“I should have told you.”
“You didn’t know.”
“I knew I had to protect you.”
She smiled sadly.
“You always did.”
Daniel stepped back.
“I need to fix this.”
“You can’t do it alone.”
He looked at me.
I nodded.
We went to the trust office.
The final documents were hidden behind a wall.
Olivia and Daniel placed their hands on the scanner.
The safe opened.
Inside was a complete ledger.
Names.
Accounts.
Payments.
Evidence.
Gabriel’s entire network.
They had him.
But Gabriel attacked before they could leave.
The building was surrounded.
Lights went out.
Doors locked.
People screamed.
Olivia grabbed my hand.
“Ethan.”
“I’ve got you.”
Daniel moved toward the back exit.
“I’ll draw them away.”
“No,” Olivia said.
“You both stay.”
He looked at her.
“I’ve spent my whole life protecting you.”
“Then stay alive.”
He smiled.
“Good sister.”
The word hit her.
Sister.
She started crying.
Daniel hugged her.
Then the three of us escaped through the underground passage.
We reached the street.
Police surrounded the building.
Gabriel fled.
But the ledger had been transmitted to authorities.
He was finished.
Days later, the arrests began.
Samuel confessed.
Gabriel was captured at the airport.
Corrupt executives were charged.
The trust was secured.
And the truth about Thomas Hart was finally public.
Olivia lost her inheritance for a moment.
Then regained it legally.
But she didn’t care.
She cared that her family had finally stopped lying.
Daniel ended his marriage to Madison.
Madison had never known the full story.
She apologized.
Olivia forgave her.
And Ethan?
He was still standing beside Olivia.
But something had changed.
There was no fake engagement now.
No contract.
No performance.
No audience.
Just them.
One evening, Olivia came to my apartment.
She held the ring.
“I think you should have this.”
I stared.
“Why?”
“Because you stayed.”
I looked at her.
“So did Daniel.”
“Yes.”
She smiled.
“But he was always my brother.”
My heart stopped.
“And me?”
She stepped closer.
“You were the man I wanted beside me when I was afraid.”
I swallowed.
“Olivia…”
She smiled.
“I know you love me.”
I nodded.
“I do.”
She looked at me.
“And I think…”
She paused.
“…I love you too.”
