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I Rejected the Crown Prince to Marry the Sleeping Duke

In her past life, she was hopelessly devoted to the Crown Prince, only to be humiliated, betrayed, and die a tragic death. Reborn on the day of her royal betrothal, she publicly rejects the heartless prince and chooses the kingdom's legendary war hero—a duke who has lain in a coma for years. Everyone believes she's lost her mind. Little do they know, this time she's determined to rewrite her fate... and make the man who cast her aside regret it for the rest of his life.

Chapter 1

The day I married Ryan Cartwright.

His buddies howled with laughter. "Hailey's a huge influencer. Let's go live! Share the joy with her fans!"

I smiled. Said yes. Held up our signed marriage certificate to the camera.

Hadley Mills—Ryan's precious childhood friend—wheeled out the cake. She and Ryan traded a look. Quiet. Knowing.

The moment Hadley opened her mouth to offer a wedding blessing, a brute force slammed my head straight into the cake.

Pain exploded. The cake stand's metal support stabbed into my forehead. Blood mixed with buttercream. It smeared across my face.

"Surprise!"

The room erupted in laughter. The camera locked onto me—drenched in frosting, humiliated. The livestream chat went wild.

Ryan pinched Hadley's cheek. Adoring. "Happy? Everyone helped pull off your little adventure."

"Used my wedding too. Haddie, you see now who loves you most, right?"

Only then did his gaze drift toward me. Casual.

His voice was the kind you use on a child.

"Relax, babe. It was just a prank. Don't be such a buzzkill."

I stared at the wreckage around me.

Didn't say a word. Tore the marriage certificate in half.

***

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