The CEO’s Fake Wife Exposed in Front of Everyone

When our CEO made his marriage public, my colleague, Theia Briar, shamelessly flaunted her diamond ring in everyone's witness, declaring herself as the CEO’s wife.

As the news rippled through the crowd, they flooded her with compliments and cheers, causing Theia to begin to believe her deception.

In an attempt to take vengeance on me for turning down to play her social games, she stole my project proposal.

Before I could catch my breath, I found myself accused of plagiarism, enduring harsh criticism from my colleagues.

Despite my attempts to clarify the situation, my coworkers, eager to curry favor with the self-proclaimed CEO’s wife, began to twist their statements against me.

Theia taunted me, saying, "Seren, I have a lot of witnesses. If you’re so clever, go ahead and find just one to back you up!"

Just as I stood there, at a loss for words, the CEO walked in, a deep frown shadowing his brow.

"I saw Seren create this proposal myself. Does my testimony carry enough weight?”

Only then did everyone finally understand who the true CEO's wife was.

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1

“Seren Sage!” My colleague, Theia Briar, exclaimed, her finger jabbing in my direction. “Have you no shame? Just yesterday, the CEO made a public announcement about his marriage, and today, you’re showing off that simple ring, trying to pass yourself off as his wife. Are you attempting to make us believe in your fabrications?”

It was still early at the office, and I was a little dazed, struggling to grasp the meaning behind her words.

But Theia's fury intensified as she continued, “Look at you, flaunting that gaudy ring from a discount shop, thinking you can fool the CEO! Have a little pride! Do you even grasp who the CEO is? Do you honestly believe he’d give you something like a cheap ring? Dream on!”

At last, her words sank in, and I rushed to clarify, but before I could utter a word, the people around us gasped in disbelief.

“Theia, is that a diamond or a sugar crystal in your finger? It's so huge!”

“Isn’t that the one I caught on the auction broadcast the other night?”

“Wait a minute, didn't the CEO announce his marriage yesterday? And now this breathtaking diamond appears today? Could it be…”

“No way, the CEO’s wife is standing right next to us!”

Right there and then, Theia put on an act of sudden realization; her eyes grew wide with surprise as if she had just discovered the sparkling ring on her finger.

She swept her gaze over the crowd with a satisfied smirk, then pretended to blush, shyly tucking her hand behind her back as if hiding a secret.

“I wanted to keep a low profile, but when she started showing off that cheap ring, trying to deceive my husband, it got under my skin,” Theia said, gritting her teeth. “So please, just pretend you didn’t see that ring and keep calling me Theia, not the CEO’s wife.”

The colleagues gasped, quickly siding with Theia, their faces mixed with disbelief and disdain.

They glared at me, accusing me of trying to deceive the CEO. All of them demanded I get rid of my cheap ring, threatening to teach me a lesson if I didn’t.

I furrowed my brow, frustration brewing inside me at their sudden turn against me.

I started to question if the civil affairs bureau I went to was on the level and whether the marriage certificate in my hand held any real weight.

No, that couldn't be right. Was Theia pretending to be me?

2

As the discussion spread like wildfire, growing louder with each passing second, department supervisor Leander Anderson finally emerged, a deep frown etched on his face.

“What’s all this commotion so early in the morning? Is this a company or a marketplace? Do you all want to keep your jobs?” he demanded.

Theia’s smile vanished in an instant. She hurried over to Leander, straightened up, her aura dripping with arrogance, and pointed at me.

“Leander,” Theia said, her voice dripping with arrogance, “I was just putting an employee in her place, reminding her not to entertain foolish thoughts about people she has no business with.”

Leander, looking perplexed, raised an eyebrow and asked, “What? When did you get a promotion? I didn’t know we needed you to discipline the employees. Should we just go ahead and make you the supervisor?”

But Theia remained unfazed. She casually waved her hand and said, “Oh, Leander, Seren is trying to pass herself off as me, claiming she’s the CEO’s wife. I wanted to keep my identity under wraps, but I can’t stand by while she impersonates me and fools everyone.”