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Audrey arrived very quickly.
After getting in the car, I found that there was an extra basketball pillow on the passenger seat.
I moved it away and saw a box of unsealed condoms.
After hesitating for a while, I chose to sit in the back seat.
Audrey‘ s eyes were still fixed on the phone and she didn’t notice my abnormality.
She said casually, “Why did you think of playing in the amusement park? Have you finished the wedding matters?”
“Almost.”
“I remember you always wanted to ride the Ferris wheel. When I’m free, I’ll accompany you to have a good time. I didn’t want to disturb you today, but my
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mother wanted to see you.”
In Audrey’s eyes, the wedding was my business alone.
She would only think of me when she needed me.
I didn’t answer, my eyes were sore and I felt uncomfortable in the wind.
When we arrived at the old house, there was only a table of leftovers.
My mother was chatting with Randolph.
Katherine took my hand enthusiastically.
“Chase, I really like you. Although you don’t make much, you are simple and family–oriented, unlike those men who are full of tricks.”
When she said this, she glanced at Harold.
“Although Audrey can find a better one with her conditions, I also advise her to cherish it. After all, not all men are willing to marry into the family. But you are not
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young anymore. Don’t work after
marriage. Have a child as soon as possible and stay at home to take care of Audrey in the future.”
I responded perfunctorily for a few words and when I looked up again, Audrey had already come to Harold.
She brought the groom’s suit and the best man’s suit for us to try on.
“I know you are busy, so I let Harold choose. His vision has always been better than yours.
The yellowed second–hand suit had a big
tear.
Harold, wearing a white haute couture suit, looked more like a groom.
Audrey was a little anxious.
“It must be the store‘ s mistake. It has nothing to do with Harold. It’s just that it’s too late to change it now. I’ll think of a solution tomorrow.”
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“It doesn’t matter.”
I calmly wanted to take off my coat.
Harold suggested taking a group photo.
He squeezed me to the edge and stood beside Audrey.
At the moment, when the shutter was pressed, he tripped me again.
In the end, there was only a blurry figure whose face could not be seen clearly.
Audrey said she wanted to retake the photo.
I smiled and said, “Let’s talk about it later. It’s getting late.”
The wish to take a group photo together had long been crossed out by me.
Harold said sorry to me with red eyes.
“Chase, don’t be angry and embarrass Audrey. Even if I run all over the city tonight, I will find you a satisfactory suit.”
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As he said that, he ran out crying.
Audrey glared at me and chased after him.
I just felt bored and left alone with the tattered suit.
Anyway, everything would be over
tomorrow.
After returning, I counted my luggage for the last time.
I was busy until the early morning and I didn’t expect to find Audrey‘ s diary.
The diary recorded how Audrey met Harold in a youth hostel a few years ago when she was at her lowest point.
The most critical pages were torn off.
Only one sentence was left, [That was the happiest time of my life.]
The following books were one after another.
All of them were telling of their nostalgia for Harold.
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On the day she agreed to my proposal, she wrote in her diary.
[I was young and ignorant and I mistook mud and sand for stars and missed the only love of my life. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t turn Chase into a star. The past cannot be pursued, for the sake of the stars, I will treat Chase well.]
Her handwriting was elegant and beautiful.
Every stroke seemed to be engraved in my heart.
The falling tears blurred the words on the diary.
I looked up at the gifts Audrey gave me over the years.
From watches, sports cars and high–end fashion.
From dolls, milk tea and game consoles.
Without exception, all of them were what Harold liked.
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Looking at myself in the mirror again, with short hair and gray sweater, I looked like a magnified version of Harold.
I thought Audrey and I were childhood sweethearts and had been together for ten
years.
There was always some friendship between
- us.
But…
She clearly witnessed with her own eyes the harm Harold had caused me over the years, but she still chose to believe him.
She clearly knew that the person I hated the most in my life was Harold, but she still chose to make me his substitute.
The feeling of grievance and anger hit my heart.
I broke the mirror in front of me and
shaved off the hair that I carefully groomed every day.
After doing all this, I tore off the last page
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of the calendar.
My last wish was written on it.
[Hold the most grand wedding and marry my beloved Audrey.]
Now, the wedding had been ruined.
The person I once loved the most had also changed beyond recognition.
I crumpled the paper and threw it away.
I took a taxi to the airport alone without taking anything.
At 12 noon, the moment I sat down, Audrey called.
