Being Dumped by My EX, I Marriied His Older Brother-Chapter 146: The Setup

The person who entered was Cole Kane.

He was wearing an expensive suit, smiling as he walked up to her. "What, still waiting for Justin Kane?"

Nina Thorne didn’t answer him, her face cold as she asked, "What are you doing here? You’re not welcome. Get out."

Cole Kane sneered, "I’m here to save you, so you won’t be too embarrassed later."

Nina Thorne narrowed her eyes, frowning as she looked at him.

Cole Kane had always been arrogant and hated to lose.

From the moment she broke off their engagement, to when she exposed Serena Kane’s true colors, and then to when he found out she had married Justin Kane, he had been in constant denial, believing only what he wanted to believe.

That’s why, for all this time, no matter what she said, he refused to believe she no longer loved him.

"I don’t want to talk to you. Get out."

Nina Thorne called for the waiters standing guard outside. "Please escort him out."

The waiters knew what kind of event this was.

It was Justin Kane’s birthday, and the party was exceptionally grand.

Besides, they had all heard that Justin Kane was going to announce his marriage tonight.

They flanked Cole Kane, their attitude polite yet firm. "Second Young Master Kane, please leave."

"Get lost."

Cole Kane snapped, striding in front of Nina Thorne.

He looked at the woman before him—dressed to the nines for the evening, more stunning than ever, her skin so fair it seemed to glow, as radiant as the moon in the sky—and his heart filled with jealousy and resentment.

"Nina Thorne, listen to me. Come with me. Justin Kane has no intention of revealing your identity tonight."

Cole Kane gazed at her with deep affection. "Can you please stop being so stubborn? Leave this place with me. Don’t cling to false hope."

Nina Thorne’s expression was cold. Unwilling to waste her breath on him, she glanced at the two waiters, signaling them.

"Get him out of here."

Seeing she was angry, the waiters quickly moved to escort Cole Kane out again.

Cole Kane said angrily, "Fine, you refuse to believe me, is that it? Then take a look at this!"

He quickly swiped on his phone, and a recording began to play.

"Justin, I want you to leave Nina Thorne. You are not to publicly announce your marriage to her!"

April Graham’s voice rang out, followed by a few seconds of silence.

Justin Kane’s familiar voice said, "Alright, I promise you."

"..."

Hearing the recording, Nina Thorne’s face fell, and her hands clenched into fists.

Cole Kane watched the subtle change in her expression, a triumphant glint in his eyes as he grabbed her wrist.

"Come with me. I’ll get you out of here."

Nina Thorne’s expression was wooden as she let him lead her out of the room and into the main hall.

The main hall was bustling with guests.

Among the crowd, Nina Thorne noticed Serena Kane and Felicia Yates chatting and laughing with some female guests.

Ethan Kane and Old Master Kane were also surrounded by people.

Even her grandfather, Master Thorne, was sitting next to Old Master Kane, engaged in lively conversation.

Almost everyone had arrived; they were just waiting for the man of the hour to appear.

"Let go!"

Nina Thorne shook off Cole Kane’s hand and warned in a low voice, "Cole Kane, don’t cause trouble here. Don’t think I’ll believe you just because you faked a recording."

Cole Kane said, his voice full of heartache, "Why do you still not believe me? Why must you be so stubborn?"

Nina Thorne stared at him coolly and sneered, "Is there anything about you left to believe?"

"You..."

Cole Kane was choked speechless.

After a moment, a woman’s surprised voice suddenly rang out. "Oh my god, Nina Thorne is trending!"

The person who shouted was Jessica Jenkins, dressed in a beautiful gown and standing beside Serena Kane.

Nina Thorne’s gaze shot over to her, her eyes narrowing coolly as a low laugh escaped her lips.

’How ridiculous.’

Everyone heard the exclamation and quickly pulled out their phones to check the trending topics.

The trending topic not only had photos of her and Justin Kane, but also an edited recording.

All of this "evidence" pointed to Nina Thorne having seduced Justin Kane.

Murmurs erupted all around.

"So, Nina Thorne was already seducing Justin Kane before she even broke off her engagement with Cole Kane."

"I heard Mr. Kane is announcing his marriage tonight. Don’t tell me she did this on purpose, trying to ruin his relationship with his wife?"

"No, wait, I heard the one marrying Mr. Kane *is* Nina Thorne..."

All sorts of speculation filled the hall.

Serena Kane put on a pained expression. "Mom, look at Nina Thorne. So she really did seduce my older brother and then break up with my second brother."

This sentence caused an uproar.

Master Thorne’s face turned ugly. "Nonsense! My granddaughter broke off her engagement with Cole Kane honorably. How dare you talk about seduction!"

Old Master Kane scolded Serena Kane, "Shut your mouth! Who let you in?"

He stared sternly at Felicia Yates, his meaning perfectly clear.

The surrounding chatter continued, and the looks directed at Nina Thorne were filled with contempt.

Nina Thorne remained calm, looking at Cole Kane with a cold smirk. "Is this your little trick for tonight?"

Cole Kane looked innocent. "You’ve misunderstood me. This has nothing to do with me. How could I possibly do something like this?"

Serena Kane’s voice was shrill. "I have a witness who can prove Nina Thorne seduced my older brother. But the one marrying him is not her."

"Everyone knows my older brother and Miss Graham from Vistara are in love. They’ve been waiting for each other for all these years."

"Obviously, she tried to seduce my older brother, but unfortunately, she didn’t succeed."

After Serena Kane finished speaking, someone asked, "Who? You can’t just make empty claims. Where’s the witness?"

Serena Kane looked at Jessica Jenkins, signaling her with her eyes.

"I... I can prove that Nina Thorne seduced Mr. Kane."

Jessica Jenkins stepped forward, fearlessly meeting Nina Thorne’s gaze as she declared, "I’m an actress in the series Nina Thorne wrote. We were filming in Vistara together before, and I personally saw her seduce Mr. Kane."

"Even though Mr. Kane tried to stop her, she still threw herself at him. She even said something about getting revenge on Cole Kane and Miss Serena Kane."

"Outrageous! How dare you stand here and spew lies to slander my granddaughter." Master Thorne was so furious his face turned ashen, and he clutched his chest in discomfort.

"That’s right, this is pure slander! Someone, escort her out of here," Ethan Kane ordered, his face flush with anger.

"I trust Lady Thorne’s character. Besides, it was Cole Kane who wronged her first, which is why she broke off the engagement."

Old Master Kane staunchly supported Nina Thorne, his voice ringing with conviction. "When my eldest grandson arrives, he will naturally announce that Nina Thorne is his—"

Felicia Yates quickly shot Serena Kane a look.

Serena Kane hurriedly cut him off. "Grandpa, I know you don’t like my second brother, but you can’t just disregard his feelings and side with an outsider like this."

"Jessica Jenkins was on the same set as Nina Thorne. She saw her seduce my older brother with her own eyes, and there are even photos online as proof. It’s an indisputable fact."

"You... You are outrageous..."

Master Thorne was so angry his chest ached, and his face grew pale.

Nina Thorne quickly walked over and soothed him in a low voice, "Grandpa, don’t be angry. I’ll handle this."

Master Thorne took a deep breath and nodded, his deep voice asking, "Where is Justin Kane? Why isn’t he here yet? Once he arrives, he won’t let these people spout such nonsense."

"He’s probably on his way. Grandpa, I can solve this."

Nina Thorne comforted him a bit more. Seeing the color return to Master Thorne’s face, she straightened up and glanced at Serena Kane and Cole Kane one by one.

"Is this all you’ve got?"

Nina Thorne’s gaze was cold, her expression tinged with disdain.

Cole Kane came to her side and said in a voice only they could hear, "As long as you divorce Justin Kane and come back to me, I can make all of this go away."

"Otherwise, not only will your reputation be ruined, but even Justin Kane could face losing control of the Kane Group."

Scandal, as they say, can be a deadly weapon.

Cole Kane was confident he had arranged everything perfectly, especially with April Graham helping him.

’Tonight, I’m guaranteed to win!’

Besides, Justin Kane wouldn’t even show up tonight, so their marriage would never be announced.

"Perhaps you’re celebrating a little too early?" Nina Thorne said with a cold smile.

Serena Kane walked up to her, a triumphant sneer on her face. "Nina Thorne, you have only yourself to blame for being so stupid. Did you really think you had won just because you had some dirt on us?"

"Let me tell you, tonight is the beginning of your complete and utter ruin!"

Nina Thorne let out a derisive laugh. "With her help?"

Her gaze fell on Jessica Jenkins, her eyes filled with icy contempt.

Jessica Jenkins said earnestly, as if pleading, "Nina Thorne, I’m sorry. It’s just that what you did was too much. I had no choice but to tell the truth."

"Second Young Master Kane loves you so much and treats you so well. I couldn’t bear to see you treat him so cruelly."

"Besides... besides, Mr. Kane is already married! Why would you keep trying to seduce him and destroy someone else’s relationship?"

Her words incited the anger of the other women present, who began to scorn Nina Thorne.

"How shameless! And she comes from a prestigious family, too. To think she’d resort to such disgraceful tactics."

"Exactly! She’s a disgrace to all women!"

Amidst this ruthless verbal assault on Nina Thorne, not even the members of the Kane Family who knew the truth offered a single word of explanation.

Ethan Kane wanted to speak, but Felicia Yates held him back firmly. "At a critical moment like this, anything we say will only make it worse. Let her solve it herself."

Master Thorne’s face was ashen, his chest heaving with rage.

But he believed in his granddaughter. If she said she could handle it, then she could handle it.

Old Master Kane’s voice was grave. "Everyone, please calm down. The news online is nothing but malicious slander. When Justin Kane arrives, the truth will naturally become clear to all of you."

"Grandpa, stop defending Nina Thorne. The reason my older brother is so late is probably because he’s busy consoling his wife," Serena Kane said with certainty.

Cole Kane urged her again, "Nina Thorne, Justin Kane isn’t right for you. Just say the word, and I’ll immediately clear your name."

"Is that so? If anyone needs to clarify things, shouldn’t it be you?"

As soon as Nina Thorne finished speaking, a shower of photographs suddenly began to rain down from above.

The photos fluttered down like snowflakes.

The photos were all nudes of Serena Kane and Cole Kane. With dazed expressions, they were captured mid-kiss, the images crystal clear.

The photos were absolutely explosive.

Immediately after, trending news alerts popped up on everyone’s phones:

#SHOCKING!! Kane Family’s Second Young Master and Third Miss in Forbidden Love#

#Cole Kane and Serena Kane’s Secret Underground Affair#

There were several trending topics in total, and in the blink of an eye, they had pushed the previous news about Nina Thorne off the top of the list.

The venue erupted in an uproar.

After watching the high-definition, uncensored video, everyone’s jaws nearly hit the floor.

It really was a video of Cole Kane and Serena Kane... doing *that*...

The way they looked at Cole Kane and Serena Kane changed completely.

Felicia Yates’s face went dark.

Old Master Kane and Ethan Kane, in particular, were so furious their faces twisted in anger, but with so many people present, they couldn’t lash out.

Cole Kane turned pale with fright. "Everyone, stop looking! The video is a complete fake!"

Serena Kane’s face was deathly white. Seemingly understanding something, she snarled at Nina Thorne, "You bitch, you did this!"

Nina Thorne had learned in advance that they had arranged for someone to spread malicious rumors, so she had prepared all of this in waiting for them.

She sneered, "I suppose you’ve forgotten that the reason I broke off my engagement with Cole Kane back then was because you two got together three years ago."

"My breaking the engagement was just to let you two be together. Your methods for slandering me are just too pathetic..."

"And these videos of yours... they look pretty fresh, don’t they? Taken just a few days ago?"

Serena Kane was about to lose her mind!

’How could I have believed Nina Thorne didn’t keep copies? That bitch... it seems she was deliberately waiting for us tonight!’

She was so furious she wanted to kill Nina Thorne. Pointing a finger at her, she raged, "The video is a fake, but you seducing Justin Kane is real! Jessica Jenkins is the witness! You can’t escape this!"

"When my older brother gets here, all your actions will be exposed for everyone to see."

"Yeah, why isn’t Justin Kane here yet?" someone suddenly asked.

Serena Kane snorted coldly. "Because my older brother knows she’s here! To avoid getting tangled up with her, he’s not coming tonight at all!"

"Why else would he not be here when it’s already past nine?"

The crowd began to murmur again.

"Yeah, is Mr. Kane coming or not? It’s almost ten o’clock."

"I think the reason Mr. Kane isn’t here after so long is to avoid certain people."

"If he’s not coming, we should probably just leave. It seems he really doesn’t want to come because of certain people."

Nina Thorne’s heart sank.

Although she had a plan to deal with Cole Kane and Serena Kane, she had no idea what was going on with Justin Kane tonight.

’Could it be? Does he really regret it and isn’t coming?’

In an instant, her joyful anticipation turned into disappointment and unease.

Just then, a tall, imposing figure strode through the main entrance, his voice deep and commanding. "Who said I wasn’t coming?"

Hearing that familiar voice, Nina Thorne’s heart leaped with excitement, and she immediately looked toward the doorway.