On my 30th birthday, my boyfriend of seven years asked to meet at the City Hall. He even told me to bring my ID and wear a wedding dress. But when I showed up just as he asked, he was laughing and looked really excited. “Pay up, pay up! I told you all. No matter how embarrassing it is, Wrenna will always do what I say!” I just looked at him wordlessly. Matthew Young raised his eyebrows at me. “Come on, it was just a joke. You’re not mad, are you?” When I stayed quiet, he got annoyed. “Alright, alright. I said I’d marry you, and I will. Just not right now.” His good-for-nothing friends started laughing and making fun of me. They said I was his simp and would never get angry. And they were right. I was not angry. I did not come here today for him anyway. After everyone left, I walked into the City Hall. “Sorry I’m late. Let’s go get married.”
View MoreOn the stage, Marco took the microphone and said, “I’ve always been aware of certain matters. My wife is kind and chooses not to hold grudges, but that doesn’t mean I’ll let people get away with hurting her.”Some people in the audience started to look nervous and scared. I could not help but chuckle.“Alright, today is our wedding day. Let’s not waste time over this.”The rest of the ceremony went smoothly.Later, when toasting Marco’s parents, his mom held my hand warmly. Her eyes were full of tears as she said, “I can’t believe Marco actually found you again after all these years. He’s really lucky.”I looked at him in surprise.As I glanced at Marco, his face slowly reminded me of the little boy I once knew.I smiled playfully at him and joked, “So you were already planning to marry me when we were just kids?”Marco’s face turned a little red.“If your family hadn’t moved away, and I hadn’t lost contact with you, I would’ve made sure you never had to go through all that
The next morning, I opened my door, and someone fell at my feet.Matthew had been outside all night and was shivering from the cold. Half-awake, he looked up at me and said, “Wrenna, why did you take so long to open the door? I’m freezing out here.”I could not believe it. I never thought he would actually stay outside all night.Normally, he would just get mad and leave.I frowned with resignation.“Can you please stay away from me? It’s over. We’re not together anymore.”Matthew smiled confidently.But since he was outside all night, his smile was a little stiff due to the cold.“We might have broken up, but I know we’ll get back together. I believe I can win you back.”I chuckled and said sarcastically, “So you want to be my simp now?”His face changed. He looked embarrassed and awkward.“I bet your friends would love to see you like this. How about I call them over to watch it?“And also Krystal. She loves to mess with me. Would you like to try it?”Matthew’s eyes went
As soon as I got into Marco’s car, I could tell he was upset.His face was serious, and he kept tapping the steering wheel with his fingers.I gave a small, awkward laugh. I knew exactly why he was mad.I carefully reached out and tapped his shoulder.“Marco, are you mad?”He did not answer, and his eyes still looked cold.So I tapped his shoulder again, a little harder, and gave him a small smile. Finally, he looked a little less angry.He pulled the car over, leaned over to me, and asked, “Why didn’t you let me help you back there?”I instinctively leaned back against the car door and sat with my knees up.“Because… I caused this. I wanted to deal with it myself. I didn’t want to drag you into it.”Marco let out a short laugh. It sounded like he was experiencing a mixture of amusement and annoyance. He reached over and gently pinched my cheek.“Deal with it yourself? That means you still don’t see me as your husband, do you?”I pressed my lips together and stayed quiet.
Luckily, the hotel manager showed up just in time, so nothing worse happened.In the end, everyone just let it go like nothing happened. Krystal looked at me with disdain.“Wrenna, you were lucky this time. But you won’t always be this lucky.“Why don’t you just apologize to Matthew? If he stays mad, it won’t be good for you either.”The others around us agreed quickly.“Yeah, it’s your fault he’s angry. It’s up to you to fix it.”Matthew looked proud and said, “Since everyone’s sticking up for you, I’ll give you one more chance to make me happy. But next time, don’t expect it to be this easy.”His fake, annoying tone made me feel sick.I knew if I did not make it clear to them, they would not leave me alone.I looked up and shook my head to stop Marco from stepping in to defend me.After being with Matthew for seven years, I wanted to end things in my own way.In front of everyone, I blocked Matthew’s number and deleted him from all my social media.I also removed all the
Matthew’s sudden yelling shocked me.His eyes were wide and bloodshot.If this had happened before, I would have immediately tried to explain, apologize, and do whatever it took to make him forgive me.But things had changed. He did not matter to me anymore.“Matthew, is this really how you see me?“But it doesn’t matter. We’re already broken up. If I have another man, what’s it to you?“You’re the one who didn’t want to marry me. I can’t just wait around forever.”Once I said this, I thought I had made myself clear.But then Matthew started laughing.He looked at the blazer I wore and seemed to come to an understanding.“I never expected this from you. You thought you could pressure me into marrying you with this?”I frowned. I did not understand what Matthew meant.“You’ve got some taste, trying to fool me with this brand.“But how could you afford such an expensive suit? You probably rented it, didn’t you?“Why do you have to act so desperate? I told you I would marry
Everyone in the room looked shocked as I grabbed my purse and walked out.Before I left the restaurant, I went to the restroom to clean the flour off my clothes.On my way out, I walked past the private room and heard people laughing inside.“Matthew, aren’t you afraid Wrenna would really break up with you? Why are you still here drinking?”Matthew replied like he did not care at all.“Come on, she’s so desperate. All I have to do is wave her over, and she’ll come back.“If you don’t believe me, just wait. When I go home later and say a few nice words, she’ll give in. Want to bet?”“Alright, let’s bet. I don’t think you’ll win this time!”“I’m not betting! I lose every time!”I kept a straight face, but inside, my heart was breaking.After seven years together, I realized I was nothing more than a tool for bets between him and his friends.I ran out of the restaurant in a daze and accidentally bumped into someone.It was Marco Parker. He raised an eyebrow and asked, “What h
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