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A month later, I was working late. The October night in Milan was cold. I locked the office and went downstairs. Across the street, a black car was parked. Henry stood beside it in a long coat, holding an unlit cigarette.He stepped closer. "I came to Milan to find you. I have been looking for three years. I have been standing here every night since then, waiting to see if you would come out."I stopped walking. "That is a long time to wait.""I have waited longer." He looked at me. "I waited three years for you to come back. I checked airports, train stations, every city I thought you might go to. I put people on it. No one found anything. I thought you had disappeared forever.""You should have stopped looking.""I could not." His voice was steady, but something underneath it was not. "I tried. I told myself you did not want to be found. I told myself to let go. I told myself I deserved it. But I could not stop thinking about that night in the chapel when I walked past you and did no
They Chose My Sister as the Bride Chapter 6
Three years later, I came back.I returned to Milan one evening and went to my office on the second floor of an old building in the center of the city. The window faced a small square. I closed my laptop, gathered my files, and put on my coat.When I left three years ago, I had one suitcase. I went to Milan and re-enrolled in law school. My first semester, I lived in an old apartment with no elevator and heat that broke in winter. I wrapped myself in blankets and read until three in the morning. My second semester, I started taking freelance work, translation, contract review, whatever I could find. My third semester, someone read a legal memo I had written and asked if I was interested in private wealth management.I took the offer. I got my license. I joined a firm. I started taking clients. The first year, no one knew my name. The second year, people started asking about "the Bellandi lawyer." The third year, I had my own practice.I had not contacted anyone in three years. No one h
They Chose My Sister as the Bride Chapter 5
Henry did not start the car right away. He sat with his hands on the wheel for several seconds."We are going to find her," he said slowly. "And when we do, you are going to apologize."Nina blinked. "What? I planned everything. I handled everything. She disappeared. And now I have to apologize?"Henry turned to look at her. "You handled everything so well that you did not know where she was staying. You kept her wedding dress in your house. You did not arrange her makeup. You did not even check if she was coming. Tell me, Nina, what exactly did you handle?"Nina's voice dropped. "The makeup artist was supposed to meet her at the venue. But they said no bride was there."Henry looked at her and remembered. Every time Jocelyn had an opinion, Nina had a better one. The music. The flowers. The guest list. Nina always said Jocelyn had no preference. He had never asked Jocelyn directly. Because Nina was more capable. Because Nina was always right. Because Nina was weaker. Because Nina neede
They Chose My Sister as the Bride Chapter 4
The wedding was set for Monday, three days later. In those three days, no one called Jocelyn. No one went to check on her. No one noticed she had stopped responding to messages until the morning of the wedding.That morning, Henry glanced at Nina in the passenger seat and asked if she had the venue address."Of course," Nina said, smoothing her dress. "She never confirmed, but she knows where it is."Henry nodded. "You always handle things well."The car pulled into the Moretti family estate, past the guards at the gate and the black cars lining the driveway. Henry walked ahead with Nina half a step behind him.A staff member approached. "Mr. Moretti, has the bride arrived?"Henry frowned. "She should be here." He called Jocelyn's number. No answer. Again. Nothing. Messages, voice calls, encrypted channels, all silent."She is not picking up," he said, his voice tight.Nina stood beside him. "What is she doing? It is her wedding day. She cannot be sulking now."Henry ignored that and c
They Chose My Sister as the Bride Chapter 3
That afternoon, I drove to the wedding venue myself. The rehearsal was at a private chapel near the Moretti estate. I walked in. The first person I saw was not the planner or the florist. It was Nina. She was wearing a white satin gown. My gown. The one I had spent a month choosing and having tailored. She stood beside Henry. The planner was teaching them the processional. Henry's hand rested lightly on her waist. The two of them stood in the center of the chapel like the real bride and groom.I stood at the entrance. No one noticed me. Until the planner looked up, her expression turning awkward. "Miss Bellandi, you are here."Nina turned around and smiled. "Perfect timing. I am running through the process for you. You did not reply to messages this afternoon, so the planner was worried about delays. I went ahead and rehearsed for you. We are about the same size anyway.""Why are you wearing my dress?" I asked.Nina looked down at it, still casual. "We are about the same size. I thoug
They Chose My Sister as the Bride Chapter 2
I called the family property office and told them I was moving out of the apartment."Are you sure?" the person on the phone asked. "You have lived there for over four years."Four years. When I first got together with Henry, he wanted me to move into the Moretti estate. But Nina said it was not proper for a Bellandi woman to live with a man before marriage. I thought she had a point. I wanted my own space. So I rented this place, close to Moretti territory. Henry could come by whenever he wanted. He did, sometimes. He would stay the night. This apartment held proof that we had loved each other. It also held too many memories of him picking up a phone call and leaving in a hurry.The person sighed and told me to leave the keys in the mailbox.Not long after I hung up, the door opened. Henry and Nina walked in together.Nina said with a smile, "Henry said you were packing here, so we came to check on you. Oh, and your room at the estate is ready. The one facing south with the terrace. T
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