Chapter 1

Isaac's POV

I got up and walked away, but Sherry Schmidt's friends immediately rushed over to stop me.

"Don't leave, Isaac. That's just how Cole is. He's always like this with us, but he knows where to draw the line."

With that, they pushed me back into my seat.

20 minutes later, Sherry finally came out of the bathroom with Cole Graham.

Sherry, who was usually perfectly clearheaded, looked a little dazed. Cole wiped the lipstick from the corner of his mouth and grinned at me.

He teased, "Bet you're stunned, huh? Don't worry. I wouldn't give her my first time that easily. We were just messing around in there."

Sherry rolled her eyes at him and jokingly scolded, "You're always fooling around."

Then, she draped my coat over my shoulders as if nothing had happened. "You didn't actually take him seriously, did you? That's just how he is. Nothing happened in there. We were putting on a show for everyone."

The smudged makeup on her face and the unmistakable hickeys on her neck told me exactly what had happened.

The atmosphere in the private room quickly livened up again. Sherry sat back down beside me, but when I spoke, my voice was unnervingly calm.

I said, "Let's call off the wedding."

The room fell completely silent.

Cole scoffed and grumbled, "Don't tell me you really can't take a joke. We get way crazier than this when you're not around. I was actually holding back tonight. You're making a huge deal out of nothing…"

As he complained, everyone else looked at me with contempt. It was as if they were mad at me for being overly sensitive and ruining everyone's fun.

Sherry seemed embarrassed at my reaction.

She sighed helplessly and said, "We're all going to spend time around each other after we get married. Cole has been my best friend since we were kids. You're putting me in a really difficult position."

She only thought about how awkward things were for her. However, she never stopped to consider what it felt like for me to sit there and watch them act so intimate with each other.

The tension dragged on until Cole suddenly pulled a wedding ring out of his underwear.

He waved it triumphantly in front of us. "Sherry, you accidentally dropped your ring down my underwear just now. You better hurry! I'm auctioning it off right now. Pay up if you want it back."

That was the wedding ring I'd painstakingly picked out. I'd waited more than six months for the designer to finish making it. Now, it had ended up in another man's underwear.

My eyes reddened, but Sherry merely gave him an indulgent smile.

It turned out I was the only one who had ever taken this wedding seriously.

Seeing the look on my face, Sherry snatched the ring back and slipped it onto my finger. "He was just trying to liven things up. Don't take him so seriously."

Then, she playfully kicked him.

I took the ring off right away and shoved her hand away. Then, I slipped it onto Cole's ring finger.

"Congratulations on your wedding," I said.