Chapter 8

Before the divorce was finalized, however, Damian had made a request of Natalie.

He would be giving her a large sum of money. However, the catch was that she had to attend his wedding with Cheryl and stay by her side for the rest of the preparations and frills and fancies, including trying on wedding dresses, wedding shoes, and ring shopping.

Also, Natalie was to be Cheryl's only bridesmaid.

He would only truly let Natalie go after she'd fulfilled everything.

Natalie simply couldn't understand why he would make her do this. Wouldn't it be awkward for him to have his ex-wife at his wedding?

However, soon, she quickly found out the reason why.

Everything he did for Cheryl had been things that he'd promised he'd do for Natalie. And now, Natalie was forced to witness with her own eyes as he fulfilled all of his promises to her, but with another woman by his side.

Back when she and Damian got married, there was no wedding ceremony and no wedding photos. He had simply taken her to the town hall to register their marriage before living together.

That marriage was nothing but just a fever dream—it was also his revenge on her. It was meant to hurt her. So, he naturally didn't need to put his heart into it.

Now, he was about to begin a new life with another woman, and his marriage would finally be a happy one.

While Cheryl tried on wedding dresses, Natalie sat by the side, watching her change into wedding gown after wedding gown in the boutique.

The wedding dresses were already stunning in the display windows. However, when Cheryl wore them, they seemed to look even more ethereal than ever.

It was no wonder that they said every woman's dream was to try on wedding dresses. Wedding gowns really looked and felt different when they were being worn.

Damian stood below the tiny stage, watching Cheryl with doting eyes as she changed into outfit after outfit and giving her reassuring nods every single time.

The staff around them were full of praise for Damian.

"Mr. Abbott really adores you, Ms. Garcia! You don't usually get a groom who's so attentive whenever accompanying his bride to choose a wedding dress!"

"You're both a match made in heaven! You're perfect for each other!"

"Mr. Abbott must spoil you rotten, Ms. Garcia! These wedding gowns all cost a fortune each. Regular people would never even dare to touch them in the display window!"

Cheryl lowered her head shyly and glanced occasionally at Natalie.

"Yeah… Dam really treats me very well."

After they were done trying on wedding dresses, the three of them then made their way to the beachside venue where their wedding ceremony would be held.

It was Cheryl's idea to have the ceremony there. She said that she loved the sea, and that the ceremony would first be held on the beach before they moved onto a yacht that night for the reception and afterparty. It would be a free and easy yet romantic wedding.

After getting on the yacht, Damian began discussing details with the staff there while Cheryl and Natalie rested on the deck.

For some reason, Cheryl happened to catch sight of the locket that Natalie had carefully tucked away.

Back when Natalie first received the locket, she had excitedly shown it to Cheryl first, so Cheryl naturally knew what it was and how much it meant to them.

Her face fell at once as she snatched the locket from Natalie without another word.

"Didn't you say you were going to break up with him? Why are you still holding on to this locket?"

Natalie anxiously tried to get the locket back from Cheryl.

"It's just a locket. Give it back to me."

Cheryl grew even more resentful when she saw how nervous and anxious Natalie was about the locket. She flung it to the ground in fury and stomped hard on it.

"If you're going to break up with him, then you should be severing all ties with him completely! What is the point of this lingering attachment?"

The opal locket shattered into pieces instantly. However, before Natalie could even get upset about it, Cheryl suddenly grabbed her and jumped into the sea with her.