Wrong Date, Right Man: Lock Me Into His World

The day Madison Wallace was supposed to register her marriage became the exact moment she watched her fiance Kieran Stanley get down on one knee for another woman during a livestream.

By five in the afternoon, she was still standing where she was with her phone clenched tightly in her hand.

On the screen, Kieran faced a woman with a diamond ring between his fingers while everyone online watched him confess his love.

"Kristina, ever since I met you at seventeen, I've never wanted anyone else beside me. You're the person I want to spend my entire life with."

The instant Madison saw the ring, her chest tightened.

Only last week, she had spotted the velvet box sitting inside Kieran's study. Back then, she stayed awake half the night in excitement because she thought he had prepared it for her.

Never once did she imagine another woman would be the one wearing it.

"I'll make sure you're happy for the rest of your life!"

Right after saying those words, Kieran pulled Kristina Todd closer and kissed her in front of the cameras.

The livestream exploded with comments almost immediately.

"Oh my god! Kieran actually proposed to the actress Kristina!"

"They've loved each other since they were young, and now they're finally together!"

"This is seriously like something out of a romance movie. They're perfect together!"

Blessings and congratulations flooded the screen one after another.

Madison tightened her grip around her phone until her fingers nearly lost color.

Instinctively, she opened her contacts and searched for Kieran's number. Part of her still wanted to believe there had been some kind of misunderstanding. She needed to hear him deny it himself.

Only yesterday evening, he had wrapped his arms around her while talking about the future they would build together. How could the same man propose to someone else less than a day later?

The moment she found his contact, her phone suddenly rang first.

The caller was her best friend, Elin Stanley.

For a brief moment, Madison forgot how to react before finally answering the call.

The second it connected, Elin's angry voice burst through the speaker. "Maddie, did you check the news yet? Kristina turned out to be the adopted daughter my parents took in years ago. She used to date my brother when they were younger, but my parents later found out, split them apart and shipped her overseas. And now she's suddenly back as some huge celebrity!"

Even while her emotions twisted violently inside her, Madison forced herself to sound steady. "Is that so?"

"Seriously! After Kristina left, my brother completely lost it. I even heard he found another girl who resembled her and kept her around for five whole years as a replacement. And now that Kristina's returned, he's gone running back to her without hesitation. Doesn't that sound completely ridiculous?"

Every word stabbed straight into Madison's chest.

So Kristina had been raised by the Stanley family all along. She and Kieran shared a history that dated