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Original title: Married at First Sight

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Since the day Serenity got hitched to a stranger on their blind date, she had assumed married life would be ordinary but respectful and mundane. It never crossed her mind that her new husband would be clingy like a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe. To her utmost surprise, he could make her troubles disappear whenever she was in a fix. Despite her questioning, her husband would always pass it off as luck. Until one day, she watched an interview with a local billionaire known for fussing over his wife. That was when she noticed the uncanny resemblance of the billionaire to her husband. The wife whom he was showering attention on turned out to be her!

Original fiction. Characters and events are invented.

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### Chapter 1: Chapter-1

"Noelle, shall we go take a look at the secondary residence?""I'll follow wherever you go, Mr. Laurence."Laurence sighed. "Noelle, can you keep calling me by my name?"Noelle fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'm so used to calling you that it's hard to change overnight. I'll try.""Let's check out the secondary residence and head home to have dinner with my mom and the others. I'm not going to any social dinners tonight. I'm going to knit a sweater."Both the driver and Noelle were speechless.She would rather Laurence went to a business dinner than neglect his actual work just to knit a sweater.Chloe said that Laurence took up knitting because of her, and that he wanted to give her a sweater he made with his own hands. However, Noelle already had plenty of clothes.Laurence was busy. There was no need for him to waste time knitting."Did Chloe's post get to you?" Noelle asked with a little amusement. "I saw the sweater she posted on her social media. Devon is prett

"Also, why did you tell them in advance? Once we move in, we could simply bring in authenticators. Then, we can report them to the police and get all of them arrested."Laurence explained, "Tony is crafty. If he dared to do something like that, he'd make sure the fakes came with certificates and were convincing enough to pass for the real thing. Ordinary authenticators might not be able to tell the difference."After a pause, he continued, "Even if I didn't say anything, he would've prepared in advance. He wouldn't have replaced the antiques on the first floor. Those are the most valuable pieces. The ones upstairs are mostly small ones and worth less."He could also shift the blame onto his children and grandchildren. We don't have a sure way to win a case against him, so we'll just make them spend even more money buying back the genuine pieces. That'll also deal a serious blow to his family."When they buy the antiques back, they'll leave a trail for us to follow. Keep a close eye

Laurence glanced at his watch, stood up, and said, "Uncle Tony, I only came by to check on your moving progress. Since there's nothing else, I'll head back now."Noelle stood too.Tony and the others hurried to their feet to see them off. They escorted Laurence and Noelle out of the house and watched as they got into their car. Only after the car had disappeared from sight did Tony lead his family back inside.Once they were seated again, he stared at his family and said sternly, "All of you, listen carefully. No matter how much you hate Laurence, you must show him and Noelle the utmost respect whenever you see them from now on."Roxy was the first to object. "Grandpa, I can't accept this!""And what will that change? Will your refusal make any difference? Laurence is now the head of the Longbottom family. All the elites answer to him. If you dare disrespect him, he truly will punish you under the family rules."He won't show any mercy. He already made you apologize in front of e

Tony said apologetically, "It's our fault that you have to stay at one of the secondary residences for now. Fortunately, it's not too far from the company, so it should still be convenient. We'll move out as soon as possible."Laurence nodded. "As long as you're out by the deadline I’ve given you, that's fine. Just be careful with the items that belong to the estate. Don't damage anything."Tony replied quickly, "Of course. We've been very careful. We wouldn't dare touch any of the original ornaments carelessly.""Every item is listed in the inventory. I'll check them one by one when the time comes, and I'll have experts authenticate them too. That way, we can make sure your descendants haven't gotten greedy and switched any of the genuine pieces for fakes."The expressions on Tony and his family's faces turned sour.They had indeed done that, and not just recently. Ever since they moved into the estate, they had gradually bought fake antiques to replace the genuine ones. They did

It was infuriating.Noelle said indifferently, "You hate me so much, but you were made to apologize and promise to treat me with respect. It must be hard for you."Roxy's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth. However, she held back and kept her head down, acting as though she were in the wrong."I'm a generous person. Since you've apologized, I'll let it go. But let me make one thing clear. If you fail to show me the proper respect next time we meet and keep glaring at me like that, don't expect me to go easy on you.""M— Laurence, isn't there a rule in the family that says everyone must greet the family head and his wife politely? Anyone who breaks that rule will be punished."Noelle almost called him "Mr. Laurence" out of habit but caught herself just in time.The elders had all been telling her to change the way she addressed him. Laurence had said the same, telling her to call him by his name from now on.Laurence hummed in agreement.Noelle looked at Roxy. "Did you hea

Roxy snapped out of her thoughts and quickly lowered her head, but everyone in the room had already seen the hateful way she had been glaring at Noelle.Tony shot her a fierce look. "Roxy, apologize to Mr. Laurence and Ms. Noelle."Roxy jerked her head up and stared at her grandfather in disbelief. "Apologize? All I did was look at her for a couple of minutes. Why should I apologize?"She was a lady of the Longbottom family, but who was Noelle? Noelle was just Laurence's bodyguard, and an orphan at that. Even her surname had been given to her by Laurence.Laurence's voice turned cold. "You weren't just looking at her. You were glaring at her with such venom that everyone here could see you wanted her dead."I know you and Noelle had plenty of conflicts in the past, a history of bad blood, so it's understandable that you resent her. However, Noelle is my fiancée now, and I'm the family head. No matter how much you hate her, don't let me see you acting that way."It irritates me wh

Alex said, “Don’t bring any. I’m already drinking some iron-replenishing soup every day.”He glanced at Stanley.Prepared by Stanley, two out of his three daily meals included soup. After drinking it for so many days, he was starting to get tired of it.“You know, you guys can just come empty-han

He had fully paid for an apartment in a certain residential complex in Wiltspoon, bought a car worth over thirty thousand bucks in full, and had some savings in the bank. Considering he had started from nothing and worked his way up to having a home, a car, and savings, he had already done quite wel

“I’m not asking you to get involved. I just wanted to tell you about it.”Zachary turned to kiss his wife. “Since you’re still so energetic, let’s go for another round.”Serenity was speechless.They had another round of sex.After that, Serenity did not talk to Zachary and simply fell asleep.

It tasted as bitter as his emotions at that moment.The words Sheila spoke before she left meant she had guessed what he and Mary had done the night before. She probably knew something through Mary as well. Kent did touch Mary. Although they did not cross the final line, he had touched and kissed

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### Chapter 2: Chapter-2

"Noelle, shall we go take a look at the secondary residence?""I'll follow wherever you go, Mr. Laurence."Laurence sighed. "Noelle, can you keep calling me by my name?"Noelle fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'm so used to calling you that it's hard to change overnight. I'll try.""Let's check out the secondary residence and head home to have dinner with my mom and the others. I'm not going to any social dinners tonight. I'm going to knit a sweater."Both the driver and Noelle were speechless.She would rather Laurence went to a business dinner than neglect his actual work just to knit a sweater.Chloe said that Laurence took up knitting because of her, and that he wanted to give her a sweater he made with his own hands. However, Noelle already had plenty of clothes.Laurence was busy. There was no need for him to waste time knitting."Did Chloe's post get to you?" Noelle asked with a little amusement. "I saw the sweater she posted on her social media. Devon is prett

"Also, why did you tell them in advance? Once we move in, we could simply bring in authenticators. Then, we can report them to the police and get all of them arrested."Laurence explained, "Tony is crafty. If he dared to do something like that, he'd make sure the fakes came with certificates and were convincing enough to pass for the real thing. Ordinary authenticators might not be able to tell the difference."After a pause, he continued, "Even if I didn't say anything, he would've prepared in advance. He wouldn't have replaced the antiques on the first floor. Those are the most valuable pieces. The ones upstairs are mostly small ones and worth less."He could also shift the blame onto his children and grandchildren. We don't have a sure way to win a case against him, so we'll just make them spend even more money buying back the genuine pieces. That'll also deal a serious blow to his family."When they buy the antiques back, they'll leave a trail for us to follow. Keep a close eye

Laurence glanced at his watch, stood up, and said, "Uncle Tony, I only came by to check on your moving progress. Since there's nothing else, I'll head back now."Noelle stood too.Tony and the others hurried to their feet to see them off. They escorted Laurence and Noelle out of the house and watched as they got into their car. Only after the car had disappeared from sight did Tony lead his family back inside.Once they were seated again, he stared at his family and said sternly, "All of you, listen carefully. No matter how much you hate Laurence, you must show him and Noelle the utmost respect whenever you see them from now on."Roxy was the first to object. "Grandpa, I can't accept this!""And what will that change? Will your refusal make any difference? Laurence is now the head of the Longbottom family. All the elites answer to him. If you dare disrespect him, he truly will punish you under the family rules."He won't show any mercy. He already made you apologize in front of e

Tony said apologetically, "It's our fault that you have to stay at one of the secondary residences for now. Fortunately, it's not too far from the company, so it should still be convenient. We'll move out as soon as possible."Laurence nodded. "As long as you're out by the deadline I’ve given you, that's fine. Just be careful with the items that belong to the estate. Don't damage anything."Tony replied quickly, "Of course. We've been very careful. We wouldn't dare touch any of the original ornaments carelessly.""Every item is listed in the inventory. I'll check them one by one when the time comes, and I'll have experts authenticate them too. That way, we can make sure your descendants haven't gotten greedy and switched any of the genuine pieces for fakes."The expressions on Tony and his family's faces turned sour.They had indeed done that, and not just recently. Ever since they moved into the estate, they had gradually bought fake antiques to replace the genuine ones. They did

It was infuriating.Noelle said indifferently, "You hate me so much, but you were made to apologize and promise to treat me with respect. It must be hard for you."Roxy's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth. However, she held back and kept her head down, acting as though she were in the wrong."I'm a generous person. Since you've apologized, I'll let it go. But let me make one thing clear. If you fail to show me the proper respect next time we meet and keep glaring at me like that, don't expect me to go easy on you.""M— Laurence, isn't there a rule in the family that says everyone must greet the family head and his wife politely? Anyone who breaks that rule will be punished."Noelle almost called him "Mr. Laurence" out of habit but caught herself just in time.The elders had all been telling her to change the way she addressed him. Laurence had said the same, telling her to call him by his name from now on.Laurence hummed in agreement.Noelle looked at Roxy. "Did you hea

Roxy snapped out of her thoughts and quickly lowered her head, but everyone in the room had already seen the hateful way she had been glaring at Noelle.Tony shot her a fierce look. "Roxy, apologize to Mr. Laurence and Ms. Noelle."Roxy jerked her head up and stared at her grandfather in disbelief. "Apologize? All I did was look at her for a couple of minutes. Why should I apologize?"She was a lady of the Longbottom family, but who was Noelle? Noelle was just Laurence's bodyguard, and an orphan at that. Even her surname had been given to her by Laurence.Laurence's voice turned cold. "You weren't just looking at her. You were glaring at her with such venom that everyone here could see you wanted her dead."I know you and Noelle had plenty of conflicts in the past, a history of bad blood, so it's understandable that you resent her. However, Noelle is my fiancée now, and I'm the family head. No matter how much you hate her, don't let me see you acting that way."It irritates me wh

Alex said, “Don’t bring any. I’m already drinking some iron-replenishing soup every day.”He glanced at Stanley.Prepared by Stanley, two out of his three daily meals included soup. After drinking it for so many days, he was starting to get tired of it.“You know, you guys can just come empty-han

He had fully paid for an apartment in a certain residential complex in Wiltspoon, bought a car worth over thirty thousand bucks in full, and had some savings in the bank. Considering he had started from nothing and worked his way up to having a home, a car, and savings, he had already done quite wel

“I’m not asking you to get involved. I just wanted to tell you about it.”Zachary turned to kiss his wife. “Since you’re still so energetic, let’s go for another round.”Serenity was speechless.They had another round of sex.After that, Serenity did not talk to Zachary and simply fell asleep.

It tasted as bitter as his emotions at that moment.The words Sheila spoke before she left meant she had guessed what he and Mary had done the night before. She probably knew something through Mary as well. Kent did touch Mary. Although they did not cross the final line, he had touched and kissed

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