Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 277

Chapter 277: The Deceived Father
Joe’s face darkened with a tinge of green.

Ten minutes earlier—

Joe had just arrived at the jewelry store when he saw someone apparently trying to snatch a ring from Angelica. He immediately stepped forward, only to be blocked.

Jack respectfully intervened, “Chairman Morris, my boss asks that you stay calm.”

Joe frowned. “Mr. Reid? Sorry, but my daughter is being bullied—I don’t have time to stay calm.”

He was about to march forward when Logan let out a lazy laugh. “Strange. I must’ve missed the part where someone was bullying Miss Clark.”

Joe’s temper flared. “Of course you didn’t see it—because the one bullying her is Selina, and she’s your wife. Naturally, you’d side with her.”

“Selina?” Logan’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. “Or maybe what you saw and what I saw were two completely different things?”

Joe glanced into the store, watching Angelica slowly lose ground, and his tone turned sharper. “Selina took the ring Angelica ordered like it was hers to claim. Who knows how many times she’s pulled stunts like that!”

“And how is Chairman Morris so sure that ring belonged to Angelica?”

Joe answered without hesitation, “My daughter’s a Morris. She lacks for nothing. If she wanted the ring, she could’ve just bought it. Why lie?”

To him, it was obvious. The daughter of the Morris Family wouldn’t stoop to fighting over jewelry.

“Mr. Reid, you can indulge your Mrs. Reid and stand idly by, But as a father, I can’t just stand by and watch!”

With that, he stepped forward—

Only to freeze.

Inside the store, Selina had just proved, beyond a doubt, that the rings were hers.

Logan’s eyes went cold. “Looks like Chairman Morris was wrong. It wasn’t Selina bullying Angelica—it was Angelica bullying Selina. Stealing someone else’s wedding ring? Who knows how many times she’s done that.”

He threw Joe’s words right back at him, and Joe’s face stiffened.

Logan spoke casually, almost amused: “Why don’t you guess again—now that it’s clear the rings belong to Selina, do you think Angelica will still try to take them?”

Joe bristled. “Absolutely not!” he snapped. “Mr. Reid, I respect you, but don’t insult my daughter.”

“Angelica has a kind heart. She would never knowingly take her sister’s wedding ring.”

Joe convinced himself it must’ve been a mistake by the staff. Angelica couldn’t have known. She wouldn’t.

But just as he said that, Angelica stepped forward, gazed down at Selina, and said clearly: “Selina, I didn’t want to take your rings, but Mother likes them. Can’t you just let her have them?”

…

Joe looked like he’d been hit over the head. He froze.

Logan clapped slowly. “Guess you were wrong again, Chairman Morris.”

“Angelica conspired with the store manager to twist the truth and steal Selina’s ring. So tell me—do you think that’s acceptable behavior? Is that the kind of woman Morris Family raises?”

Joe’s pupils constricted.

No—it wasn’t.

Morris Family had been built over a century. Joe had always been meticulous with his reputation, always careful not to bring shame to the family name. He’d assumed Victoria’s daughter would be the same: poised, proper, and principled.

Not someone who would use power and status to get what she wanted.

But then—

As Joe struggled to process the truth, Angelica shook her head with a sigh.

“These rings were originally Logan’s gift to me. I turned them down, and that’s the only reason Selina has them now. If I wanted them back, they’d still be mine.”

Joe suddenly seemed to latch onto a reason—something to justify his judgment of character—and quickly looked up.

“Mr. Reid, you heard her! That wedding ring was clearly meant for Angelica! If you gave it to her, then why turn around and give it to Selina? Everything Angelica did today is because of you!”

He just knew it—his daughter would never act like that!

Forget the ring. What mattered was that Angelica’s character not be misjudged.

Logan narrowed his eyes, studying Joe for a beat.

Then he chuckled lightly. “Chairman Morris, if you trust Angelica that much… fine. Then just wait and see.”

…

Inside the store.

Selina looked at Angelica, amusement dancing in her eyes. “You said this was a ring you turned down?”

Angelica’s tone was innocent but laced with provocation. “Mm-hmm. I prefer pink diamonds over blue ones. So when Logan first gave me this blue diamond set, I didn’t want it.”

“But now I’ve changed my mind. I like it again. Can’t I take it back?”

Katie chimed in, eyes gleaming with calculation. “Selina, I know you’re upset, but that’s just how it is! Even if the ring technically belongs to you now, it’s still something Angelica didn’t want. And anyway, Logan bought it for her. You snatched it up—how does that look?”

The bystanders began to murmur.

If the ring had originally been meant for Angelica, was it really so wrong for her to want it back?

Luke was stunned by the absolute shamelessness dripping from Angelica’s every word.

God. Was there actually a mistress out there worse than his own mother?

His mom had already set the bar—adopted into the family, seduced her sister’s husband, and helped push Anna to her death. That was elite-level homewrecking.

But Katie and Angelica? A mother-daughter duo of entitlement and hypocrisy. They were competing to see who could be more disgraceful.

Luke clenched his fists, ready to leap in and defend Selina, but Selina beat him to it—with a smile.

“Oh? So Logan meant to give this ring to you first?” she said casually. “If he cares so much about you, why’d he get the diamond color wrong?”

Luke’s eyes lit up. “Exactly! Angelica, you’re contradicting yourself. Maybe think your lies through next time?”

“You—” Angelica bit her lip, visibly flustered.

Just then, a voice came from the front entrance: “Mr. Reid! Chairman Morris! What an honor—please, come in!”

Everyone froze.

Logan and Joe… were here?

Angelica’s eyes flicked with calculation. Then she furrowed her brows and gave a delicate, fragile little sigh, like a wilted flower in the wind.

“Logan, you’re just in time,” she said sweetly. “The ring you gave me last time… Selina really likes it. So it’s fine—I’ll give it to her.”

“I don’t want two little rings to ruin our sisterhood. Just let her have them.”

She struck first, positioning herself as the gracious victim.

Joe’s heart ached even more.

He turned sharply to Logan. “Mr. Reid, and you still think Angelica tried to steal Selina’s ring? She just said it right in front of you—if that ring wasn’t originally meant for her, she’d never dare speak so boldly!”

“She’s honest and open. If she says it was hers, it was!”

He turned to his daughter, concern all over his face. “Angelica, what happened? Did Selina take your ring?”

Angelica glanced at Selina like a frightened kitten, hesitated for dramatic effect, then finally whispered:

“No, Daddy. I didn’t even like those rings. I gave them to Selina willingly. Please don’t cause trouble for her…”

Her mouth said “willingly”—

But every word dripped with implication: I didn’t want to. I had no choice.