The Groom They Underestimated — Novel

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On the day of his wedding, Trevor Dalton finds himself in a fight for his dignity before he even walks down the aisle. With his fiancée's assistant presenting him with a humiliating marital agreement packed with absurd clauses, Trevor faces a choice: sign away his autonomy or walk away from the elite world of the Youngs. Little does he know, the icy heiress he's about to marry is not only beautiful but also determined to keep him in his place as a mere live-in husband.

As tensions escalate, Trevor's refusal to comply ignites a fiery confrontation. Felicity Young is used to getting her way, but Trevor’s unexpected defiance takes her by surprise. With the stakes higher than either of them anticipated, what will happen when pride clashes with power? Can they navigate the chaos of family expectations and societal pressure, or will their arranged marriage crumble before it even begins?

In a world where image is everything, can a “nobody” stand up against the elite? As secrets unravel and tempers flare, Trevor and Felicity must decide if they're willing to rewrite the rules of their lives—or be trapped in a gilded cage of expectations.

The Groom They UnderestimatedChapter 1

Trevor's POV

On the day of my wedding, I was sitting backstage getting ready when my fiancée’s assistant suddenly handed me a marital agreement.

[Clause 1: No kissing below the bride’s eyebrows without permission.

Clause 2: The groom is allowed intimacy only once a month, depending on the bride’s mood, and each session must not exceed ten minutes.

Clause 3: At any time, if the bride feels uncomfortable, the groom must immediately stop all actions.]

By the time I finished reading through the hundred-plus ridiculous clauses, my blood was boiling. I grabbed my phone and dialed my fiancée’s number.

“Miss Young,” I said tightly, “care to explain Clause Ninety-Eight to me? What the hell does it mean that no matter who the child’s father is, the baby will still take your last name?”

——

Embarrassing as it is, this grand wedding today wasn’t born out of love; it was an old family arrangement set up by our grandfathers.

I had never even met the bride. All I knew was that she came from a powerful family in the capital.

But never in my life did I imagine that the so-called ‘rules of the elite’ could be this absurd.