The CEO regretted it after pretending to be crazy and stupid Chapter 6

Seth bowed apologetically with humble courtesy:

"Natalie, to help you completely escape Lucas' harassment, I deliberately said we were already engaged. That was presumptuous of me. Please don't be angry."

Dad teased from the side: "You two are well-matched in talent and looks. Why don't you just marry Seth? You know each other well—it would be perfect."

Mom nodded with satisfaction: "Exactly, exactly. Natalie has followed Seth around since childhood, calling him 'big brother' this and 'big brother' that. Marrying Seth would put your father and me at ease."

Looking at my still-living parents and the steady, reliable Seth, my nose stung:

"I'll listen to Mom and Dad. If Seth has no objections to this match, I agree."

My wedding with Seth was set for three months later. Mom and Dad were overjoyed.

Combined with the Foster family's influence and Seth's fame, the wedding day was packed with distinguished guests.

The Montgomery family also sent someone to attend—a young man I'd never met who looked very much like the late Mr. Montgomery.

Through his introduction, we learned he was Max Montgomery, the son of the late Mr. Montgomery and his country wife.

Old Mrs. Montgomery, domineering and relying on her family's power, never allowed Max into the Montgomery home and concealed his existence from the outside world.

Max had been raised in the countryside by a distant Montgomery relative. Because Lucas had been causing such a scene lately, the Montgomery family finally remembered this long-neglected eldest Montgomery son.

From him I heard the aftermath of that wedding fiasco.

That day, when Old Mrs. Montgomery saw the livestream, she fainted on the spot.

Although afterward, Old Mrs. Montgomery bribed the hospital to issue Lucas a "brain injury recovery certificate," the Montgomery elders and shareholders had lost confidence in Lucas and demanded his removal as CEO.

On the wedding night, Lucas and Lily blamed each other. Lily was so angry she smashed their wedding photos, crying that Lucas didn't love her, that all his sweet words had been lies, that he'd played with her feelings and deceived her heart.

Lucas was furious: "My wife should be elegant, refined, tolerant, and generous. Look at yourself now—what's the difference between you and a common shrew? Marrying you was the biggest mistake of my life!"

"If I'd known you were this stupid, I never would have given up Natalie to choose you!"

"I deceived your heart? Don't think I don't know about how you maxed out credit cards to attend luxury cruise parties to catch wealthy men before we started dating! You're only sincere about money. Lily Evans, you think you're some innocent maiden? You're just a scheming woman who wanted to marry into wealth!"

"Want to marry into a wealthy family AND have me devoted only to you? Dream on!"

That night, Lucas went to a private high-end club and ordered several female models.

Old Mrs. Montgomery looked down on Lily from the start. But Lily had no self-awareness. The very next morning, she cried to Mrs. Montgomery: "Mom, Lucas cheated on me with other women. You have to help me!"

Old Mrs. Montgomery frowned impatiently:

"Useless! Can't even hold onto your own man's heart. Acting like this as newlyweds—how will you manage in the future!"

"Besides, what man doesn't stray? The Montgomery family only has Lucas as an heir. What's wrong with him finding other women?"

"I advise you to be more magnanimous! Don't bring those lower-class attitudes into our Montgomery family!"