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Seven Days Before the Wedding

Seven Days Before the Wedding

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Por:  Late LoveCompleto
Idioma: English
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Male POV

Tragic Love

Winning Back the Husband

Mistress

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My wedding to my fiancée, Helen Howell, was only a week away. I finished my business trip a day early and decided to surprise her. The moment I opened the door to our new place, I heard the shower running. A second later, Helen's longtime best friend, Martin Miller, walked out shirtless with my bath towel wrapped around his waist. Helen poked her head out of the bedroom and froze when she saw me. "Lawrence? I thought you weren't coming back until tomorrow." I looked at Martin. "Why is he here?" "The water at Martin's place got shut off, so he came over to shower." Helen said it like there was nothing unusual about it. My eyes dropped to the towel around his waist. "And he's using my towel?" "I gave it to him." She shrugged. "It's just a towel. We can wash it." When she saw my expression, she walked over and slipped her arm through mine. "Martin and I have known each other for ten years. There's nothing going on between us, so stop making such a big deal out of it." I stared at her for a few seconds, then realized I didn't even feel like arguing anymore. "Helen, the wedding's off."

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Chapter 1
Helen Howell froze for a second, then stepped closer and reached for my hand. I moved out of the way, leaving her hand hanging awkwardly in the air.The smile on her face faded. "Are you really this mad?"By then, Martin Miller had gotten dressed and come back out. He took one look at us, then headed for the door. "Helen, this is on me. I'll get out of here so Lawrence doesn't have to feel awkward."Helen frowned. "Lawrence, we're getting married. That doesn't mean I suddenly have to cut off every guy I know. Martin and I have been friends for ten years. What's wrong with him coming over?"I didn't feel like arguing. "Do whatever you want."She stared at me. "What's that supposed to mean?"Martin looked between us. "Alright, Helen, I'm leaving. Don't get into a fight over me."After he left, the living room went quiet. Helen watched me for a moment, then walked up behind me and wrapped her arms around my waist."Fine. Next time he comes over, I'll let you know first. Happy?"
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Chapter 2
My phone buzzed again.[Also, Ms. Howell has been pretty busy lately, so she asked Mr. Miller to take care of the rest of the wedding details. He said he'll stop by tomorrow afternoon to go over everything for her. Does that work for you?]I stared at the messages. So it wasn't just the vows. Apparently, Martin was handling our wedding now, too.-We were supposed to have dinner with Helen's parents at 7 p.m. for her father, Todd Howell's, birthday. When I came out of the study, Helen was already dressed and ready to go.I held up my phone. "What's this?"She glanced at the screen. "What?""Martin edited your vows?""Yeah." She didn't seem bothered at all. "He writes for a living. Mine sounded too stiff, so I asked him to clean them up."I pulled up the revision history. "You call this cleaning them up?"The first paragraph was rewritten, then the second, and almost all of the last two. I looked at her. "How much of this did you actually write?"Helen went quiet for a
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Chapter 3
This time, Martin didn't say anything else. I didn't bother arguing with him either.He wasn't the one who kept letting himself into our relationship.Helen was.By the time I got to my car, she had already sent me several messages.[Why did you leave without me? My parents want to go out for drinks after this.]I ignored them and texted Ellie instead.[Are you free tomorrow afternoon? I need to stop by.]She replied almost right away.[Yes. Are we finalizing the remaining details?][No.]I typed out another message.[I'm coming in to cancel the wedding.]It took her a while to respond.[The wedding is only six days away, and some of the deposits are nonrefundable. Are you sure?]I stared at the screen for a moment.[I'm sure.]-The next afternoon, I got to Ellie's office early. When I walked into the conference room, Martin was already there.The table was covered with schedules, place cards, and two copies of our vows. Helen's place card was sitting right next to M
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Chapter 4
"Isn't it?" Helen shot back."No."She went still.I looked straight at her. "I'm not calling off the wedding because of Martin. I'm calling it off because of you."She stared at me for a second. "Because I asked him to help with a few things? You know how crazy work's been lately."I shook my head. "If you're that busy, tell me. We can scale the wedding back. We can cut whatever we need to. But every time something comes up, you hand it off to Martin."Her brows pulled together. "Because he's available, and he knows what I like. I don't see why that's such a big deal."That was when I stopped wanting to argue.She genuinely didn't understand why any of it bothered me.I turned and walked back into the conference room. Ellie went over the cancellation terms and explained that some services had already been provided, so part of the deposits couldn't be refunded.When Helen heard how much we would lose, she finally spoke up. "Lawrence, that's a lot of money. Don't sign anythi
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Chapter 5
"Do I really have to ask you about something like that?" Helen asked.When I didn't answer, her tone softened. "Lawrence, I'm not trying to disrespect you. Martin's place just isn't livable right now.""So you decided to tear apart my study without asking me?""It's temporary." She frowned. "Your studio's only 15 minutes away. If you need to work, you can just go there."Martin set the tape measure down. "Forget it, Helen. I'll get a hotel. I'm not sticking around if it's going to cause problems."Helen turned to him right away. "For two months? That's ridiculous.""I can handle a hotel.""This isn't on you. Let me handle it."I stood there, watching them go back and forth, and whatever I had left to say died in my throat.After a moment, I looked at Helen. "What if it were me?"She turned back to me. "What?""What if it were the other way around? What if a woman I'd known for ten years walked out of our bathroom wearing your towel? What if I had her helping plan our weddi
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Chapter 6
"Lawrence!" Helen called out.This time, I didn't stop the elevator. The doors closed between us.As it went down, my phone kept buzzing in my hand. Helen called three times. I let every call go unanswered.When she finally stopped calling, the texts started.[Lawrence, come back. Can't we just talk about this face-to-face?[I already told the contractors to stop. Martin isn't moving in.]A few minutes later, another message came through.[What else do you want me to do?]I looked at the screen, then put my phone on silent.There was a small room at my studio where I sometimes crashed when work ran late. My assistant looked surprised when I walked in with a suitcase, but I only told him I would be staying there for a few days.He didn't ask any questions. He found me some clean sheets and left me alone.Once the place went quiet, I called my mother.We had spent six months planning the wedding, and nearly everyone in the family already knew about it. Calling it off wasn't s
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Chapter 7
Helen was quiet for a long time. When she finally spoke, her voice was soft."We've been together for seven years. Are you really ready to just walk away from us?""It's not just about what happened this week.""Then what is it?"I looked out at the dark sky beyond the window. "Seven years of me telling you when something wasn't okay with me, and somehow, I'm always the one who ends up backing down."She went quiet again.I didn't say anything else about it. "I already told my parents the wedding's off."I heard her breath catch. "You told them already?""Yeah."That was when the panic finally hit her. "Why would you tell them so soon? We haven't even worked this out yet. You should've talked to me first...""I have. Plenty of times."She went quiet.I ended the call.A little after 7 a.m. the next day, someone knocked on the studio door. When I stepped out, Helen was standing there.She looked like she hadn't slept much. There were faint shadows under her eyes, and she w
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Chapter 8
Christine pressed her lips together before she spoke again. "But there really is nothing going on between Martin and Helen. I can promise you that. "We've watched Helen date other people over the years. If she'd ever wanted to be with Martin, it would've happened a long time ago."Helen looked at me right away, almost like she expected that to settle it.I nodded. "I know they're not having an affair."Christine went still. Even Helen looked surprised."I didn't call off the wedding because I thought they were cheating."The room fell quiet.Todd frowned. "Then why did you?""Because I don't want a marriage like this."I didn't bother listing every incident again. They already knew what had happened, and going through it all one more time wasn't going to change my mind."I don't have a problem with Helen having guy friends, and I don't expect her whole life to revolve around me once we're married. "But I do have a problem with another man having free access to our house,
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Chapter 9
Helen's voice was starting to shake.I looked at her for a long moment. "You're only willing to change now because I actually walked away.""That's not true...""If I hadn't come home early that day and seen Martin coming out of our bathroom, would he be moving into my study after the wedding?"She didn't answer. She didn't have to.I stood up.Helen quickly stood, too. "Lawrence...""You don't have to fix anything anymore."The color drained from her face.I looked her in the eye. "We're done."-Over the next two days, Helen stopped showing up at the studio, and the texts came less often.Word slowly got around that the wedding was off. A few friends asked what happened, but I gave everyone the same answer.We just weren't right for each other.I never mentioned Martin.Calling off a wedding wasn't some public trial, and I had no interest in dragging Helen through the mud just to prove I had a reason to leave.On the third afternoon, I went back to the house to pick u
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Chapter 10
Helen was the one who had given Martin that kind of access, little by little.Martin didn't say anything at first. He just stood there with the bags still in his hands.After a few seconds, he gave a small nod. "Alright. I get it."Helen reached for the bags, but he pulled them back. "If you don't want me doing this stuff anymore, I'll take them with me."He kept his tone even, but the sting was obvious.Helen frowned. "That's not what I said.""It's fine." Martin gave her a tight smile. "You want boundaries. I heard you."Then he turned and walked away.Helen stayed in the doorway, watching him go.In the past, if Martin had talked to her like that, Helen would've gone after him without a second thought.This time, she stayed where she was.By the time I came out with the last box, she was still standing by the door.I didn't bring up what had just happened. "That's everything."She turned back to me. "I'll walk you down.""You don't have to."I headed for the elevator,
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