All Chapters of Dumping Him for His Valiant Uncle: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"You're shameless!" I hurled the bouquet at them. "Luke, if you didn't want to get engaged, you could have just told me. Why pull this stunt?"I rushed forward, grabbing Emma's dress. "And you? Are you that desperate to be the other woman?"Turning back to Luke, I demanded, "Why is she wearing my dress? Don't tell me you didn't know. Am I just a part of your sick game?"Luke slapped my hand away from Emma's dress and said nonchalantly, "It's just a dress. I'm so busy at work. How would I notice these little things?"One of his friends jumped in. "Don't blame Luke. We planned all this behind his back."Another echoed, "Luke and Emma were always meant to be together. If it weren't for you, they wouldn't have split up."They were full of bullshit.When I first met Luke, he was heartbroken after Emma dumped him.Now they were making up stories, lying through their teeth.I sneered, "It's all their idea? I don't buy it. You knew everything, didn't you?"Luke avoided my gaze. "I di

It suddenly dawned on me. "You know who I am."Luke's flickering eyes gave him away. He straightened up and spoke obsequiously. "Claire, why did you hide it from me? If it weren't for the delivery guy, I wouldn't have known you're the daughter of Grento's richest family."I sneered and tossed the box aside. "So what? Does that make me more valuable to you?"Luke raised his hand. "I swear, I'm truly in love with you. I risked my life to save you, and from that moment, I fell for you."I laughed out loud. "Then how do you explain what you said about me all these years? I could never be as good as Emma. Was I imagining things?"Luke blushed with embarrassment and took me into his arms. He pleaded, "I was wrong. Please give me another chance."Just as I was about to push him away, Emma burst into the room."Your shameless woman!" she barked. "Luke doesn't want you, yet here you are, throwing yourself at him."She rushed to Luke's side and pushed me away. "Don't fall for her tricks.

I didn't remember if Anderson answered me.I was plunged into darkness when a sudden chill jolted me awake.When I opened my eyes, I found myself submerged in cold water. Anderson had placed me there.The ice-cold water helped clear my mind a little, and I noticed that his chiseled face was marked with lipstick stains.I felt a pang of guilt. The red lipstick had been applied by the makeup artist."You're awake. How are you feeling?" he asked, sensing my stir. "You were drugged."His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse."Thank you," I whispered, touched by his concern.He ripped open a packet of medicine and made me swallow it."Take this. It'll help you regain some strength," he said. "The doctor came earlier. He gave you an injection and said if you didn't wake up in three hours, I should dunk you in ice water to stabilize you. Good thing you're awake now."The medicine helped me regain some strength, but it wasn't enough. The heat in my body was still spreading.

I turned around and smiled at Anderson."Uncle Anderson?" Luke muttered in shock, his gaze fixed on our clasped hands.Anderson pulled me closer and announced proudly, "Allow me to introduce my wife, Claire West. You should call her Aunt Claire."The room fell silent.Moments later, gasps of surprise filled the air.Luke looked at us in disbelief.Suddenly, someone next to Anderson exclaimed, "Ms. West, is that really you?"Seeing my confusion, he explained, "I'm a close friend of your brother. I saw you when you were little."Noticing the puzzled looks around, he continued, "As everyone knows, the West family has two daughters. The younger one has been living abroad and rarely appears in public, so many people don't recognize her."Anderson was surprised. "Wow, I didn't know about your background. It seems I'm the lucky one here."I laughed at his playful gesture, and he pulled me back into his arms.Luke stared at me intensely. "Claire, are you really..."His face flushed