At our engagement party, my sister said she saw my fiancee at the hospital for a prenatal checkup. Inga Lane looked at me nervously, then smiled and handed the test results to our parents. “I’m one month pregnant.” Both families were over the moon. I was the only one who could not smile. After everyone left, Inga said, “I’m sorry. I’m pregnant. I was drunk that night. The baby is Xion’s.” I clenched my fists and tried to stay calm. “Then, why did you come to the engagement today?” She leaned toward me and said, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to marry Xion. He has cancer. He doesn’t have much time left. “We grew up together. He’s the only child in his family. I just wanted to give him a child to carry on his family line.”
View MoreInga showed up at our door looking pale and weak.When she saw me, her eyes shone in hope. “Martin, I already transferred the money to your account. Can we talk?”Olivia glanced at me and decided to give us some space. “I’ll go downstairs and wait in the car.”Inga’s voice was hoarse, and her gaze was regretful. “I’m sorry. I was wrong. I misjudged Xion and let him fool me. He never had cancer. Martin, please forgive me this one time.”My heart already belonged to Olivia. Inga’s tears meant nothing to me.“Inga, you really did me wrong. I’ve heard your apology. Now, leave.”She shut her eyes in pain. “That night, I really was drunk. I always saw him as a close friend. I didn’t know he had feelings for me. Please forgive me.”She grabbed my hand in desperation.I pulled away at once, disgusted, and kept my hands behind my back.“Go! Don’t cry here like someone has died.”Her tears stopped for a moment. She had not expected me to treat her this way. “Martin, we were together fo
My sister was a doctor. She told us she would take care of it and went in the ambulance to take Inga to the hospital.Thanks to Inga, the wedding had turned into a complete farce.Everyone knew she had cheated on me.What weighed on me most was the guilt I felt toward Olivia.But Olivia did not seem affected at all by what happened.I had a feeling she was just putting on a brave face.After all, no woman could be in a good mood when her husband’s ex had crashed the wedding.“I’m sorry, honey.”Olivia crossed her arms and looked at me. “It happened anyway. Sorry doesn’t change anything.”I lowered my head. She cupped my face, smirked, and said, “Change your clothes. Tonight, you’re going out with me.”“Alright.”She wanted to go to the beach. Was she planning to stay up all night to watch the sunrise?I was not in the mood for a sunrise, but if that was what she wanted, I would go with it.When we arrived, music started playing. A few of our close friends were already
As Olivia and I were about to finish the ceremony and exchange rings, Inga suddenly appeared. “You can’t get married!” She lunged forward and tried to snatch the rings away.I pulled Olivia close and moved her out of the way. Inga missed her shot.Her face twisted in anger as she glared at my arm around Olivia. “Martin, you betrayed me!”The moment she said it, our relatives and friends assumed I had cheated on Inga. Everyone knew we had been together for a long time and were even engaged. Seeing a different bride at the wedding set off a wave of whispers.Olivia took the microphone from the officiant and calmly said, “You were the one who cheated. You got impregnated by someone else and almost tricked Martin into marrying you!”Inga sobbed. “I didn’t!“I told you. Xion has cancer. I just wanted to give him a child before he dies. His parents would raise the baby, and after I gave birth, I’d marry you like we planned! Our love hasn’t changed. We could go back to the way t
Inga spent a month traveling with Xion before finally coming home. She had so much fun that she stopped texting me. She assumed I would, like before, calm myself down and go back to her.When she returned, she received a local courier delivery. I had already sold the apartment that I had bought for our marriage. I had all her belongings packed and shipped to her through the courier.When she saw the delivery, she texted me.[Martin, what do you mean by this? I gave you my youth! But you packed up all my things to return them to me! Are you trying to end this for good?[Don’t cry about it later if I decide not to have you back anymore!]She put on a tough front. She then grabbed the gift and headed to our previous apartment to find me, only to discover that the locks had been changed. She tried the old code again and again, but the door would not open. The sounds drew the attention of the owner, who opened the door and asked, “Can I help you?”When Inga saw a young woman in
Olivia posted our marriage certificate on social media. I saved the photo and was about to post it too.She stopped me. “Do you actually love me yet?”I said honestly, “I like you a little.”“Then, wait until you really fall in love with me. It’ll mean more at that time.”Just as I was about to log off, the first post on my feed was the photos of Inga and Xion at the beach during sunrise.I looked at the caption.[I hope we can make beautiful memories together, ones we’ll look back on for a lifetime.]In the photos, they were barefoot and chased each other along the shore. Xion stood in the waves and lifted Inga onto his shoulders.Was this how a terminally ill cancer patient looked like?He seemed strong enough to me.Olivia picked up my phone and liked the post on purpose.Right after that, Inga texted me.[Babe, if I had known how beautiful the sunrise was, I would’ve gotten up no matter what, even if I had to crawl.]Inga and I had been to the beach so many times. Not
Inga’s mom did not even seem surprised. She must have known it all along.She paused for a moment, then said, “But Xion doesn’t have much time left. Inga’s always been someone who holds on to her feelings. What they did was wrong, but still… this is the only child Xion will ever have. You can’t let the Zeller family end like that!“Once the baby’s born, Inga will still be your fiancee. You can marry her. After everything you two have been through, can you really walk away from her just like that?”I said, “Given enough time, I believe I can.”Her tone turned sharp in an instant. “Our family has always valued education. We were never truly okay with Inga being with a businessman like you. It was only because she went on a hunger strike that we finally agreed to the engagement.“Don’t worry. We won’t let you raise someone else’s child. Once the baby is born, it’ll go to Xion’s parents. Don’t be so stubborn. These days, plenty of people are happy to marry someone who’s divorced.”I
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