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“Melody, it was Znack’s parents‘ wedding anniversary the day before yesterday. Why didn’t you attend the family banquet? Claire suddenly turned to
I was engaged to Znck, no i was familiar with his parents.
I never expected that for his parents‘ wedding anniversary, Zack didn’t take me but instead took Claire. I wonder how he introduced her to his parents?
I was texting on my phone, not bothering to look up as I replied, “I didn’t know it was his parents‘ anniversary the day before yesterday”
“How could you not know? Didn’t Znck tell you?‘ Claire pressed.
I raised my head, meeting Zack’s gaze in the rearview mirror.
I smiled casually and responded, “Hmm”
The atmosphere in the car suddenly become awkward
Zack averted his gaze quittily.
I smirked, and closed my eyes.
We dropped off Claire at her home first.
It was just Zack and me left in the car. I pretended to doze off with my eyes closed, not saying a word throughout the journey.
When we arrived at the garage, I opened my eyes, ready to get out of the car.
He suddenly spoke, “You were still in the hospital the day before yesterday, so…
I interrupted him calmly as I got out of the car, “Yeah, the past is the past. It’s not a big deal. What’s the point of bringing it up again?”
His hand hesitated on the door handle as he looked at me in disbelief. He didn’t expect me to speak to him like that.
After all, those were the words he would say to me before.
Last month, my dad passed through here on a business trip and come specially to see us.
I wanted Zack to have dinner with my dad, and he agreed.
But when my dad arrived, he was busy accompanying Claire, who had a cold and needed IV fluids in the hospital.
I called him, and he sounded annoyed. “You have dinner with your dad. I can’t just leave Claire alone.”
I got furious. “What do you mean you can’t leave her alone? Who is she to you? Do you have a responsibility towards her?”
“She’s my friend. Don’t I have a responsibility as a friend? Can you stop behaving like a shrew making a scene?”
His words choked back the outburst that was on the tip of my tongue.
I felt a bitter taste in my heart
Apparently, at some point, I had become a shrew making a scene in his eyes.
I swallowed the bitterness in my eyes and asked him, “So, is it more important to accompany this friend of yours than to accompany my dad, your fiancée’s father?”
He didn’t answer, just hung up.
He gave me the answer in the most straightforward way with his attitude.
That day. I forced a smile and told my dad that Zack had urgent company matters and couldn’t join us for dinner,
My dad sensed something was wrong but didn’t expose me.
Since then, whenever I called home, my parents wouldn’t ask about Zack, nor did they urge us to get
That night, Zack and I had a heated argument.
married anymore.
He, in anger, said, “Having dinner with your dad isn’t a big deal. What’s past is past. What’s the point of bringing it up again?”
I threw his own words back at him today, and he would find them equally hurtful.
When we got home, I cooked for myself again.
He couldn’t stand it anymore, impatiently taking my plate.
“What’s the point of acting like this? I’ve already given you a way out. Can’t you be sensible and stop making a scene?” Estared at his fingers.
Our engagement ring was missing, replaced by a new one
He noticed my unwavering gaze on his hand, his face changing slightly as he put down the plate, clenching his fists.
He awkwardly explained, “I lost some weight recently, so the ring was loose. I took it off for now. But the ring mark looked a bit unsightly, so Claim got me a suitable replacement today”
I sneered, “Do you not know what a ring symbolizes?”
Annoyed, he replied, “It’s just a regular ring, isn’t it? What meaning could it e? You’re just being petty, always overthin
I didn’t know how long he intended to play dumb.
He wanted to play dumb, but i didn’t want to act in this dram
drama anymore
“Let’s break up!”
