Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle'-Chapter 300: Desperate Struggle

In the video, it wasn’t just Jimmy—others came forward too.

—"I’m Jenny Gray, Group B judge from the 10th Design Competition. James gave me $300,000 and asked me to greenlight Angelica all the way through. I’ve posted the proof on Twitter."

Angelica had been a contestant in Group B that year.

—"I’m Lisa Miller, Group A judge from the 10th Design Competition. James offered me $150,000 to make up a charge and disqualify Selina. I refused—but I kept the evidence. It’s now on Twitter."

Selina had been in Group A. Lisa Miller was removed from the panel during the semifinals, likely for rejecting James’s bribe.

—"I was a semifinal judge in the 10th Design Competition. After the semifinals, James gave me $300,000 and Katie gave me $200,000 to ensure Angelica ranked first. I’ve since donated the $500,000 and posted the evidence on Twitter."

—"I’m a grand finals judge from the 10th Design Competition. Over the course of the finals, Katie and James gave me a total of $1 million to secure my vote for Angelica to win. All proof has been posted on Twitter."

...

In total, over a dozen judges recorded videos and posted them publicly.

The receipts, transfer records, voice memos—none of it could be faked.

Everyone was stunned.

Just yesterday, people were still praising Angelica as a design prodigy—so young, yet already a competition champion.

Now, it was revealed that her victory had been bought by the Clark family.

They had spent over ten million yuan just to secure that championship title.

And this same Clark family had paid off judges to disqualify Selina—paid off Group A judges, bribed advancement judges—all just to force her out of the competition.

One stepdaughter. One biological daughter.

Was this family even human?

Joe stood frozen, eyes full of disbelief.

He couldn’t wrap his head around it—Angelica’s title was bought?

And the way the Clark family treated their own daughter... that cruelty?

His mind felt like it was tearing in two, logic crashing into emotion.

What the hell was going on?

"Angelica bought the championship!"

"She’s the one who actually stole someone else’s spot!"

Some fans in the crowd refused to accept it. "Angelica’s final-round design was breathtaking! Even without the Clark family’s help, she would’ve won!"

Selina narrowed her eyes slightly.

The truth about Angelica’s final entry hadn’t been exposed yet—but it would be. Soon.

In the livestream, bots and hired commenters were already spinning the narrative.

[Exactly! Angelica’s design blew the other ten out of the water—she deserved that title!]

James was trembling all over.

"Yes! Yes! Angelica was outstanding—I just wanted to smooth her path a little. What’s so wrong about that?! Her championship was well-earned—!"

"But James, maybe you forgot—if you hadn’t paid off the judges, Angelica wouldn’t have even made it past the semifinals!"

A cold, sharp male voice cut through the noise.

Kevin, a world-renowned designer and guest judge for this year’s competition, stepped forward.

He locked eyes with Selina for a second, then looked straight into the camera.

"This was Angelica’s semifinal entry. Every judge at the time voted to eliminate her. She only advanced because Ellis fought for her—and Ellis received $1 million from James. You call that ’well-deserved’?"

Someone who should’ve been eliminated in the semifinals—what does it matter how well she performed after that?

If James hadn’t bribed the judges, Angelica wouldn’t have even had a chance to perform.

If you’re saying her championship justifies the bribes in the earlier rounds, then have you ever considered how unfair that was to the contestant she edged out?

What if that contestant was a true prodigy, someone who would’ve shined in the finals?

Angelica didn’t just win—she stole a spot that rightfully belonged to someone else. That’s a fact.

Not long after, the contestant Angelica had displaced took to Twitter:

"I always thought I just wasn’t good enough to reach the semifinals. Turns out I was pushed out by someone with connections. What a joke. Ellis said my designs had too much ’personality’—but maybe that wasn’t the issue. Maybe I was just too good, and they were scared I’d outshine Angelica."

"And Angelica’s fans? Stop harassing me at school, stop dumping animal blood at my door. The more you do this, the more Angelica looks like a shameless thief."

Attached to the tweet was their semifinal design—undeniably stronger than many of the entries that did advance.

Better work was eliminated. Worse work moved forward.

What else could you call that but a joke?

And while Angelica stole someone else’s spot, she also let her fans attack that contestant.

Joe’s pupils contracted again—he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

This... was his daughter?

Victoria’s daughter?

How could this be?

Angelica stared at the flood of videos and evidence, her eyes wide with panic.

She never imagined any of this would be exposed.

Selina. Selina! That bitch!

Kevin, looking pleased with the shift in public opinion, addressed the room: "So, the committee has decided—Angelica’s championship title will be revoked. Her ranking is nullified."

Luke clapped loudly, grinning.

"Exactly what needed to happen! Some people spend all day figuring out how to buy titles and steal rankings. Chairman Morris, are you watching? This is your precious daughter. Oh, don’t glare at me! Am I wrong?"

"Oh, right, of course not—our pure, innocent Miss Morris would never bribe judges to win. Nope! It must’ve been the Clark family. Angelica just happened to benefit. After all, she’s a Morris, pure and blameless! Why are you all standing around? If I’m right, clap!"

...

A few awkward claps scattered through the room.

Joe’s face turned dark again.

Whispers spread through the crowd:

"If Young Master Luke hadn’t said it, Angelica’s next move was probably gonna be the usual: cry, collapse, pretend she knew nothing, then claim the Clark family did it all. She was just an innocent bystander."

"Ugh, the fake sweet act is nauseating."

Angelica’s body swayed. No. No...

Now that it had come to this, she had to do something—anything—to do damage control.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

Angelica covered her face, crying. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"I really didn’t know any of this—but I’ll take responsibility. I accept the decision to revoke the title. I owe everyone an apology... I’m sorry..."

Katie burst out crying too.

"This is all my fault, not Angelica’s! I bribed the judges—Selina used her body to bribe them! We’re no different, so why is she blaming me?!"

Selina looked down at the mother-daughter duo throwing a fit on the floor and sneered.

"Ms. Bryant, did you forget that the only reason I was eliminated in the semifinals was because you and James sabotaged me?"

Everyone froze.

That’s right—Katie and James had spent money to bribe the judges into disqualifying Selina...

So then—

"That still doesn’t prove you didn’t seduce the judges! Yes, I paid them to get rid of you—but only because you have no talent. Keeping you in the competition would’ve been an embarrassment to the Clark family!"

Katie sobbed loudly.

"I was trying to help! And this is how you repay me?! You... I can’t even finish my sentence! Angelica has already paid the price. But your seduction scandal still needs to be dealt with!"

Selina raised an eyebrow, amused.

So Katie still wouldn’t give up—still trying to drag her down.

"Ms. Bryant..."

"Katie," Logan’s cool voice cut in before Selina could respond. He raised his eyes, his presence icy and absolute.

Each word shattered Katie’s crumbling fantasy:

"And what makes you think—I didn’t find the evidence?"