My Brother Made Me Marry His Secret Lover

The day before my wedding, my infamously partial brother, Liam, unexpectedly invited me home for dinner. On the way, I was ambushed by attackers. Barely escaping with my life, I suffered a severe head injury and completely lost my hearing.

My fiancé, Caiden, promptly called off our engagement and married my adopted sister, Madeleine instead. Under the weight of these crushing blows, my uncle, Vicente, stepped forward and made an extraordinary gesture by marrying me, vowing to be my ears for life.

Three years into our marriage, on the very day my hearing returned, I was filled with joy and eager to share the good news with Vicente. But instead, I overheard a conversation between him and my brother.

"It was clever of you back then, teaming up with those thugs to stage a kidnapping, so Madeleine could marry Caiden," Vicente commented.

"If Amaya ever found out that you orchestrated the attack and planned for her to marry me, would she forgive you?" he inquired.

Behind the closed door of the living room, Liam was casually admiring his wristwatch, his voice indifferent.

"Hmph! I'm her brother. She wouldn’t dare not forgive me. Besides, it's what she owed Madeleine," Liam replied snidely. "And you're the one I feel sorry for. You clearly liked Madeleine, yet you ended up having to marry a woman you don’t love—and deaf, no less..."

Vicente’s expression was a mix of deep affection and resignation. "As long as she can marry the one she loves and live a happy life, I'm content. I heard Caiden recently bought her an island and even named it after her. That shows we made the right choice."

I clenched the doorknob so tightly that my hand ached, my entire body trembling uncontrollably. It was the middle of August, yet an icy chill crept through my limbs.

From the start, I had been caught in a massive conspiracy, and the mastermind was none other than my own brother. Memories, soaked with tears, flooded my mind. Throughout my life, even though I was Liam’s biological sister, his affections were always reserved for Madeleine, the adopted daughter.

Especially after our parents passed away in a car accident, leaving only the three of us siblings in that large mansion, Liam's favoritism became even more blatant.

Yet, the day before my wedding, he, who barely acknowledged my existence, suddenly called me with a gentle voice, inviting me to dinner. I was overjoyed, believing my sole remaining family member was finally ready to accept me. I rushed over, never suspecting the fate that awaited me on the road—a violent encounter with those thugs.

Barely escaping, I suffered a grave head injury and was informed upon waking in the hospital that my hearing was damaged, possibly permanently. Soon after, I learned of Caiden and Madeleine's wedding. Grappling with these twin devastations, I was on the brink of collapse.

It was Vicente who pulled me back from the abyss, proposing marriage and promising to be my ears for life.