I Wed the Story's Big Bad

At my wedding with my childhood sweetheart, Zoe Sutherland, I see live comments in front of my eyes all of a sudden.

"This is so funny! The male supporting lead doesn't even know that the bride is a fake one! The actual female lead, Zoe, is actually keeping the male lead company in the hospital!"

"It doesn't matter who the bride is! The female lead just wants to get married for the sake of her company's funds! After all, this story is about childhood sweetheart losing to the true love who's come out of nowhere!"

"The female lead will end up screwing the male supporting lead's life over. Jeez, now I feel a little bad for him."

Concealing the shock in my eyes, I go through the rest of the wedding while pretending to be kept in the dark about the truth.

I don't want to become the stepping stone that will tie the two main leads together as the cannon fodder who dies a horrible death.

Since Zoe doesn't want to marry me at all, I might as well marry the fake bride for real.

It was then that the officiant asked, "Do you accept the man by your side as your husband, staying with him in both good times and bad?"

"I-I do…"

That woman's voice was heard through the mask, sounding a bit muffled.

Upon hearing that, the assembled guests murmured to one another, remarking on the profound affection Zoe Sutherland, the heiress of the Sutherland family, held for me.

"Ms. Sutherland is truly infatuated with Mr. Sorenson! They say she had a sudden severe cold and a persistent high fever last night, but she insisted on going through with this wedding of the century today, even in a mask, afraid of disappointing her childhood sweetheart!"

"I guess it's true that the bond between childhood sweethearts is unique. In addition, this alliance between the Sorensons and Sutherlands is a total game-changer for the business world in Stonecreek."

I felt nothing but total disgust hearing the compliments from the crowd; after all, the comment section before my eyes was scrolling at a frantic pace.

"You think that's infatuation? Zoe is currently holed up in a suburban villa, cuddling with Jaiden while watching the live stream of the wedding ceremony! They're sipping wine and mocking the supporting male lead for being such a pathetic idiot!"

"I feel so bad for this stand-in bride. I mean, she accepted a measly 100 thousand dollars to take the fall for this, and she's about to be publicly shamed by the supporting male lead!"

"Do you not know who the stand-in actually is? She's actually the most powerful hidden big shot in the entire novel—Maisie Shepherd, the hidden billionaire!"

"She had harbored a secret crush on Waylon for ten whole years. She eventually tore the Sutherland family out by the roots and obliterated them to avenge Waylon. She's the very definition of the ultimate devoted lover!"

I was stunned to find out that