Chapter 14

After graduation, I started my own company and moved Grandma to a warmer city.

Zack and I had been together since our school days, and now, in a grand seaside hotel, we held a wedding as magnificent as the ocean itself.

The wedding was on my birthday. My future mother-in-law carefully braided my hair into an elegant princess style, while my soon-to-be sister-in-law helped me pick out the most exquisite gown.

Zack gave me a candy store as a gift.

I froze, staring at him in disbelief.

His eyes lowered slightly, the corners lifting just a little. His slender, warm hands wrapped around my cold fingers. "A birthday gift," he said. "From now on, you won't have to envy other kids for having candy."

A lump formed in my throat. I buried myself in his embrace, feeling an unexpected sense of security.

A memory surfaced.

A long time ago, drenched from the rain, I stepped onto a bus. A boy wanted to offer me something but hesitated, so he asked his friend to hand me a packet of tissues. W