Chapter 1
“Mr. Wilson, is that overseas branch position you mentioned last time still available? I’ve made up my mind, I want to go.”
Hearing that I agreed to the overseas training, my boss’s voice was full of relief
“Alright, I’ll submit your information right away. But I heard you’re getting married soon“]
“It’s fine, the wedding’s off. Don’t worry about it.“]]
My voice had a slight tremor
To prevent him from noticing. I hung up the phone immediately after speaking.
My eyes were fixed on the thousands of photos of a girl on Lucas White’s computer, lost in thought.
After graduation, we joined the same company, working in different departments.]
Tonight he went to attend a bachelor party thrown by his friends, with his phone turned off
His manager couldn’t reach him but urgently needed a proposal, so the call came to me
That’s why I turned on his computer for the first time, only to discover these photos.
In an instant, eight years of memories flooded my mind.[]
In all our time together, he never had any photos of me on his phone, nor did he keep any records of our relationship.
No matter how much I cried or complained, he always said that since we saw each other every day, there was no need for mementos[
It wasn’t until this moment that I understood it wasn’t unnecessary; I just wasn’t necessary to him
For eight years, I made every excuse for his indifference]
My stubborn behavior now seemed like a joke.
The words his friend accidentally let slip when he learned about our wedding suddenly echoed in my ears:
“Wow, I thought you were going to stay single forever because of Annie Hall! You’re really getting married? You’re not just being impulsive, are you?”
At the time, I didn’t notice Lucas’s awkward expression, and I confidently parted my chest, saying:
“We’re doing it for love!”
Now I understand why he asked that question, and I no longer have the confidence to say these words
I took a few deep breaths and closed the computer
I opened my phone, wanting to text Lucas about breaking up, but saw that he hadn’t even replied to my thessage about choosing a wedding dress from a day ago.
I opened his WhatsApp Moments, seeing a blank black background without any updates.
Only a single word under his profile picture[]
Waiting 10
I pulled my lips into a bitter smile, collapsing powerlessly onto the sofa.]
Before, I didn’t know he was hiding someone else in his heart: I just thought he was introverted and not good at expressing himself]]
Now that I think about it, I was naive to the point of ridicule.
I had asked him many
y times about his WhatsApp bio, but he never answered.]
At this moment, I finally knew the answer.
There were only three days left until our simple wedding. I had set the countdown as my phone’s dynamic wallpaper to remind myself daily
Looking at the numbers ticking away on the screen, 1 rubbed my sore eyes, suppressing the overwhelming fatigue.
Just as I was about to book the ticket, Lucas’s friend called me []
“Grace, Lucas is drunk. Can you come and take him home? I’ll send you the address,”
Through the receiver, I faintly heard Lucas’s familiar voice calling “Annie“]]
My heart was unexpectedly gripped
The caller quickly covered the phone and hung up
Ishook my
head to clear away emotions I shouldn’t have, changed my clothes, and walked to the entrance. Only then did I see that Lucas’s half of the couple’s keychain 1 had carefully chosen was carelessly thrown on the cabinet
This was a custom design I had ordered from an original store based on our experiences
He said it was too childish and never wore it
After some thought, I picked up the keychain and threw it in the trash
Loolding up, I caught sight of the unopened couple’s mugs under the coffee table.||
They seemed to be silently mocking my one sided play.
A wave of powerless frustration welled up, and I picked up the trash can and threw all the couple items into a bag
After disposing of the garbage, I took a taxi to the address his friend had sent.[]
As I reached the door of the private room, I heard playful questions from inside.]
“Annie, why did you come back today? You didn’t regret it after hearing that our Lucas is getting married, did you?”
I took a deep breath, pulled my 1 lips into a smile, and pushed the door open to enter.]
The laughter and chatter inside stopped instantly, and everyone’s faces were awkward.[
The man who was supposed to marry me in three days was lying in a woman’s arms, his face full of tender affection.
That woman’s face, I had just seen countless times on his computer.
