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Marrying My Father-in-Law After Divorcing my Husband

Today was supposed to be our fifth wedding anniversary. My husband and I were supposed to celebrate on a cruise, but instead of staring at the sunset, I found myself staring at my phone. An anonymous video had arrived minutes earlier. It was Xander—and Maureen, my best friend. Their laughter echoed through the speakers, their bodies tangled in sheets that weren’t ours. The worst part? I had just learned that Xander had been lying to me all along, using my money to fund Maureen’s luxuries. When I finally reached my breaking point and decided to file for divorce, the universe found a new way to humiliate me. At the registrar’s office, I requested a copy of our marriage certificate. The clerk, a young woman with kind eyes, frowned at her screen. “I’m sorry, ma’am,” she said gently, “but there’s no record of your marriage to Mr. Xander Smith. According to our records, he’s legally married to a woman named Maureen Reyes.” I thought that was where the nightmare ended—but it didn’t. It only got worse. He faked the death of our son and then tried to kill me. That was my breaking point. The moment I decided I would never forgive him. So, I called his father, Colton, and asked him to marry me. And on the day of their wedding, I walked down the aisle not as the bride Xander expected, but as his stepmother, ready to destroy everything he once loved.