The Warmth of the Bullet Comments

On the day of my wedding to Adrian MacRae, a screen suddenly materialized before my eyes:
[MC, you can't marry Adrian MacRae! This wedding is a complete sham!]
[You're actually the long-lost heiress to the Stone Corporation! The heirlooms your mother left you are the proof, and Adrian is only marrying you to steal them!]
[He's going to have his childhood sweetheart impersonate you to claim your inheritance. Then he'll marry her, and together they'll murder your father and take over the Stone Corporation!]
[As for you, he'll have your face slashed, then sell you off to an old man deep in the mountains. You'll give birth to one disabled child after another until you're finally beaten to death.]
My eyes widened as the comments, like a live stream chat, flashed before me. I was torn between disbelief and a creeping dread.
From outside the dressing room, I could hear the murmur of guests.
"Did you hear? Conrad Stone, the billionaire, is here today to meet his long-lost daughter! Let's go see!"
I stood up, wanting to see for myself, but Adrian suddenly appeared, blocking my path.
His expression was dark. "Seraphina," he said, his voice cold. "The ceremony is about to start. Where do you think you're going?"

1
Staring at the man I loved, I couldn't bring myself to believe what the screen was telling me.
And yet, a seed of caution had been planted.
I decided to test him, my voice hesitant.
"Adrian, darling... those earrings my mother left me, you're keeping them safe, right? I was hoping to wear them for the ceremony. Could I have them back?"
The earrings were a gift from my missing father to my mother. Before she died, she gave them to me, calling them my inheritance.
A month ago, when Adrian proposed, I told him their story. He said they were too precious and offered to keep them safe for me. I'd agreed without a second thought.
But now, as I asked for them, a chill entered his eyes.
"They're too valuable to carry around," he said dismissively. "There are plenty of other earrings here, Seraphina. Just pick another pair."
His refusal sent a stone sinking in my stomach.
I chose my words carefully. "But my mother made me promise on her deathbed that I would wear them on my wedding day. Adrian, could you please just ask your assistant to get them?"
His expression turned to ice. "The wedding is starting any minute now, Seraphina. Can you please not cause trouble at a time like this?" he snapped.
"Besides, didn't you say you had something for me? What is it?"
My heart clenched. I was sweating, my hand gripping the small ring box in my purse.
Besides the earrings, my mother had also left me a ring. I had planned to give it to him before the ceremony, which was why Id asked him to come here.
The comments flared to life again.
[Don't do it, MC! Don't you dare give him the ring!]
[If he gets all the proof, you'll never be able to reclaim your place at the Stone family!]
"I... I just missed you," I stammered, forcing a smile. "I wanted to see you."
But the man who had always been so patient and gentle now looked at me with an ill-concealed disgust.
"I'm extremely busy today. Don't waste my time with such trivial matters."
He turned to leave.
"Adrian!" I called out, one last desperate test. "I heard there's a family reunion happening in the hotel today. Could you come with me to see what's going on?"
His voice dropped several degrees, any trace of warmth gone.
"What does someone else's family drama have to do with you? Today is our wedding day!"
He sneered. "Besides, have you forgotten your place? You think you can just wander into the world of the rich and powerful? If you go gawking and offend someone important, don't expect me to save you!"
My heart turned to stone.
Adrian came from nothing. He was a ruthless overachiever, clawing his way up to a general manager position at a young age. Everyone praised him as a prodigy who had reached the pinnacle of success in his twenties.
But I knew better. I knew he was nowhere near the "pinnacle" he dreamed of.
At every meeting, every banquet, I'd seen him watching the true titans of industry, his eyes burning with the hunger of a wolf, fantasizing about the day he could tear them down and take their throne.
His ambition was a bloodthirsty, predatory thing.
Looking at him now, I believed the warnings on the screen a little more.
Using his lover to infiltrate the Stone family, then using her to devour the corporation... yes, he was more than capable of it.

2
"You're right, I won't go..." I managed a weak, submissive smile.
Seeing my compliance, he gave a satisfied nod and walked out.
I watched him leave, a sense of dizzying disorientation washing over me.
Adrian grew up in the slums, an orphan from a young age. My mother took pity on him, raising him alongside me. He was always my protector, the first to defend me from bullies at school. He still had a faint scar by his eye from a fight he'd gotten into for me.
On my eighteenth birthday, he'd held me tight, promising to go out and make his fortune.
"Seraphina, you wait for me," he'd whispered. "When I've built something for myself, I'll come back and marry you. I'll give you a life of luxury."
I never imagined that in just ten years, that earnest boy would become this monster.
I opened the box in my hand, my expression complex as I looked at the ring inside.
[OMG, she's looking at the ring! Did she figure out his plan?]
[Go find Conrad Stone! Hurry, before it's too late!]
[Please don't tell me she's still caught in his web. He's been sleeping with Chloe forever! They even have a kid together!]
I stared at the flashing text, my eyes stinging.
With me, Adrian had always been a perfect gentleman. Even in our most intimate moments, he would pull back, his voice strained.
"Seraphina... you... you shouldn't... stay away from me."
I would tease him. "What's wrong? Can't handle it?"
He would glare, pretending to be annoyed. "I want to wait for our wedding night."
The memory brought tears to my eyes.
He swore he wouldn't touch me, yet he was sleeping with Chloe.
They had a child!
All these years I spent by his side... what a joke.
No. I would not be a lamb to the slaughter.
I tore off the wedding dress. There weren't many options in the dressing room. I threw on a random assortment of clothes and ran towards the private room where the Stone reunion was taking place.
[Wait, is she ditching the wedding? Has our lovesick MC finally woken up?]
[YES! Look, she's heading right for the Stone Corporation president's room! She's going to change her fate!]
I crept up to the private room, only to find Adrian and a woman I assumed was Chloe already inside.
Chloe was sobbing, a perfect picture of tragic beauty.
"Mr. Stone, I really am your daughter," she wept. "This DNA report proves it."
"Twenty years ago, my mother met you while you were doing business overseas. But after you parted ways at the port, she never heard from you again. She had to raise me all on her own."
"When she died, I cried until I thought I'd go blind. All these years, I've been waiting for any news of you."
"Don't you remember any of it?"
Conrad Stone looked at her pitiful form, his stern expression softening.
"This report... it does show that you are my child."
A flicker of triumph crossed Adrian's face. He pulled a pair of earrings from his pocket.
"Not only that, Mr. Stone, but Chloe's mother also left her these."
The moment Conrad Stone saw the earrings, his eyes lit up with raw emotion.
"These... These are the ones I gave to Eleonora!"
He snatched the earrings from Adrian's hand, examining them closely.
"Yes! It's them! I put them on her myself!"
Tears welled in his eyes as he was lost in memory.
"Eleonora, my Eleonora! If I had known that would be the last time I saw you..."
Seeing his emotional state, Adrian and Chloe exchanged a subtle glance.
"Mr. Stone, surely this confirms that Chloe is your daughter?"
Conrad wiped his eyes. "These are indeed Eleonora's."
"However, there is one more thing I need to confirm."
He spoke slowly.
"As I recall, I also left them a ring."

3
Chloe flinched, shooting a desperate look at Adrian.
The entire "backstory," the heirloomsit had all been fed to her by him. She had memorized every detail for this performance. But this was the first she'd ever heard of a ring.
"What's wrong?"
Conrad Stone was a veteran of the business world, and his instincts were sharp. He immediately grew suspicious. "If you are truly my daughter, you would have the ring. What are you afraid of?"
Sensing his doubt, Adrian jumped in.
"Mr. Stone, Chloe simply doesn't have it with her!"
"We'll go and get it right now!"
Conrad nodded. "Very well. I will wait for you here."
As Adrian and Chloe turned to leave, I ducked out of sight.
"Adrian, what do we do now?" Chloe whispered, her hand clutching his.
Adrian's eyes narrowed.
"Damn it, why didn't she tell me there was a ring?"
"We're so close. It seems we have no choice. We'll have to go back and steal it from her."
[That DNA report is a fake! The scumbag used the MC's blood sample! These two are shameless.]
[What are you waiting for, MC?! Go in there and claim your father! If you don't take this chance, you're going to be sold off and abused for the rest of your life!]
I remembered the horrifying future the screen had shown me, and a cold shiver ran down my spine.
No. I had to change my destiny.
Mustering all my courage, I threw open the door, rushed toward Conrad Stone, and shouted:
"Mr. Stone, I'm the one! I'm your long-lost daughter!"

4
My shout brought Adrian and Chloe, who had just stepped out, rushing back in.
The moment Adrian saw me, a murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Before I could reach my father, he grabbed me, his arms like iron bands around me.
"Seraphina Hayes, your usual antics are one thing, but how dare you cause a scene in front of Mr. Stone!"
While violently dragging me out, he turned to Conrad with a deeply apologetic expression.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Stone. This is a well-known local eccentric. She's always dreaming of marrying rich."
"She must have been eavesdropping and decided to cause trouble."
His hand was clamped over my mouth, my face obscured. I could only make muffled, desperate sounds.
He secretly kicked me. "Get lost, now! Before you scare Mr. Stone."
"She's... crazy?"
Conrad looked at me doubtfully, his eyes scanning my mismatched, thrown-on clothes. He seemed to believe it.
"If she's disturbed, then get her out of here."
I watched in horror as I was dragged away. In a panic, I bit down on his hand. Hard.
"Argh!"
He yelped in pain, his grip loosening for a second.
I scrambled free and ran back towards Conrad.
"I'm not crazy! I'm your daughter!"
"Look at my face! My mother's name was Eleonora Vance, she wasmmph!"
Gritting his teeth, Adrian tackled me again, wrestling me to the floor.
"Mr. Stone, don't believe a word she says! She heard all of that while listening at the door."
"She's genuinely insane, just ask the hotel staff!"
Conrad's gaze shifted to a nearby waiter.
I looked at the waiter, my eyes pleading for help.
"It's true, Mr. Stone," the waiter said smoothly. "I often see this woman digging through the trash cans outside the hotel. Seems she's been unhinged for a while. You can tell just by looking at her clothes."
I stared at him in disbelief, then saw the triumphant look in Adrian's eyes.
[Are you kidding me, MC?! He's bribed all of them!]
A cold dread enveloped me.
Was there truly no hope?
In my despair, another comment flashed before my eyes.
[Show him the ring!]
Seeing it, I took a deep, shuddering breath.
Even with Adrian's arms wrapped around my waist, trying to drag me away, I shouted with all my might.
"Mr. Stone, I'm not crazy! I am your daughter, and this ring is my proof!"

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