Chapter 3

"We will Save that for the bedroom sir, we can not do that here," Marina said to the priest with a smile hanging on her lips, she did not look like a person who had been rejected a moment ago.

"Thank you everyone! For coming and being a witness to this beautiful union, I sincerely appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for the gifts and blessings too, hopefully in a year you all will hear news of my baby."

"Thank you so much, you can open the door now. You all can leave." Marina remarked with a bright smile, she was scurrying everyone out of the room in a hurry with excitement in her eyes.

While Marina was looking at the guards leave, Jayden moved from the back of the altar and came to stand in front of her. "Marina! Are you insane?! What did you just do?"

"You married someone else on our wedding day? How dare you do that?" Jayden yelled angrily.

Marina calmly reverted her eyes from the guests and looked at Jayden with humor in her gaze. "I do not know you, I only have one groom and he is Aiden Wellington. If you have a problem with that, then you can leave too."

"The wedding is over after all," Marina remarked with a smile.

"Youuuuuuu!!!!...."

"Youuuuuuu..... How dare you...." Jayden yelled gritting his teeth, he raised his hand to hit Marina.

"No, stop it."

"Don't you dare hit her!" Mrs. Jones yelled seeing Jayden raise his hand, how dare he try to hit her?

"Jayden that's enough!"

"Jayden son, stop this madness." Mrs. Wellington yelled upset at the turn of events but hitting a woman was not the way to get things done.

Marina stared at Jayden with determination in her eyes, she was ready to watch him try and hit her. Jayden cursed in his heart, bringing his hand closer to Marina's face, he tried to control himself but it was proving futile.

From the side, Someone held onto Jayden's hand. "What do you think you are doing? Hitting a woman? Much more, hitting my wife in front of me? You have some balls kid." Aiden's calm voice came from the side but his tone screamed fire.

"Ahhhhh, let go of my hand...." Jayden cried in pain, Aiden's grip was just too powerful and it was hurting him.

Marina looked at Jayden with a cocky look in her eyes, "Listen to my husband, do not try to hit his wife. You might just get your hand broken."

"Dear husband, please let him go now. I am certain he has learned his lesson this time around and will not repeat this mistake." Marina said to Aiden looking at him with a smile.

"Let them go," Aiden said and the bodyguards finally stopped overpowering Marina and Jayden's parents.

Mrs. Hawthorne rushed up, running to her son. She held his face and checked his wrist for any damages, "Are you alright? Is your hand broken, should we go and see a doctor!"

"No, it's fine Mom," Jayden reassured his mom even though his hand was hurting.

Smack! The loud sound of the slap echoed inside the room, Marina's eyes were wide open with her head whooped to the side.

"What is wrong with you?! Why did you do it? Do you want to ruin your life to make a point? How dare you, do you even know who he is?"

"Do you even know the kind of man you chose? What if he isn't what he pretends to be? Why Marina, why?!" Mrs. Jones cried holding onto her daughter's gown.

"Why did you do it, Marina... Why?!!"

For the first time since she was rejected, Marina let the tears drop freely from her eyes. "It hurt so bad mother, I was humiliated mother. In front of everyone, the prince charming of the Hawthorne family rejected me in public Mother!!"

"What was I supposed to do? Just stand here and do nothing but cry? Was I supposed to go to my room and cry in there silently while he lives free from humiliation not caring what he did?"

"How was I supposed to survive after his rejection mother? For once, I am happy with the choice I made today. You and my father have always been the ones making choices for me and you both chose him, see what he did to your precious daughter. Can you see!!"

"See what your choice of man did to your daughter. Today, Marina Jones is finally no more, I am now Marina Wellington." Marina said blinking back the tears in her eyes.

"Marina, you can not do this. You you......"

"She is right Mariam, we are responsible for this. We are at fault for this, we can not blame Marina's final decision."

"If we had not chosen this child in a man's body for her then she would never have been humiliated the way she is now. I support your decision Marina, and I am sorry." Mr. Jones muttered apologizing to his daughter with his head bowed.

Marina did not know whether to cry anymore or accept her parent's apology. Sniffling to herself, she turned around hiding her feelings from them.

Aiden watched the situation before his eyes without much care but when he looked at Marina a glint of worry appeared in his eyes.

Stepping forward, Aiden stood before Mr. And Mrs. Jones. Bowing before them, he raised his head the next minute. "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, I am Aiden Wellington your daughter's husband."

"I know you have had no prior information of me but I promise you one thing here today, I promise to always care for your daughter. From now on, she is my responsibility and no one else's. She will always smile." Aiden muttered with a straight face.

His eyes pierced into Mr. And Mrs. Jones that they had no room for objections. He looked ordinary but his aura was something else

Marina did not know if she should cry loudly or silently at Aiden's words, he was a stranger she had begged for a favor and he was willing to take care of her.