Lahat ng Kabanata ng Her Final Vow: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

"Where the hell is Alexis Harding? Has she died down there?"As my consciousness slowly returned, Ryan Wolfe's furious voice was the first thing I heard."Mr. Wolfe, we've looked everywhere. There's no sign of her. Do you think something might've happened to Ms. Harding?" his assistant spoke hesitantly, standing nearby.Ryan's response was to slam his glass onto the table, shattering it against the floor."What could possibly happen to her? She's doing this on purpose to humiliate me! All because I gave her a lesson for Lorelei's sake!" His chest heaved with rage, his expression twisted in fury.At that moment, a soft voice crept into the room from the doorway."Ryan, I think I just saw Alexis! And... I took a picture!"Lorelei Floyd, acting as if she had discovered something precious, held out her phone for Ryan to see.In the photo, it was unmistakably me, standing with my childhood friend, Scott Caldwell.Ryan's eyes locked on the image, and he gritted his teeth. "How dare

Beneath the swirling lights, Lorelei clung to Ryan, appearing like the perfect couple everyone envied. No one seemed to notice that I wasn't the bride, nor did they care about my absence. It was as if all the guests had agreed that Lorelei was the woman Ryan intended to marry. But soon, my mother sensed something was wrong. With the murmurs of the crowd around her, she rushed forward, her voice ringing out in accusation. "Where's Alexis? Why are you with this woman?" All eyes turned to her, focusing intently on the confrontation. Lorelei feigned concern, grabbing my mother's hand. "Mrs. Harding, Alexis didn't show up. You can't blame Ryan for that!" My mother, however, didn't buy her flimsy excuse. She immediately pulled her hand away, fury lighting up her eyes. "You've tried to sabotage Alexis more than once! You must have done something to keep her from coming! What did you do with my daughter?" My mother's urgent questions ignited whispers among the guests. "

He tightened his grip on my hand slowly, then suddenly let go. I collapsed onto the floor, gasping for air. "Ryan, I really didn't do any of this! It wasn't me!" I pleaded while carefully tugging at his shirt, but he shrugged me off with a swift motion. "Alexis, I'll marry you, but don't expect anything else!" He threw that line at me before slamming the door behind him, leaving me alone on the cold floor, where I sat for the entire night. And it just so happened to be my birthday. I had prepared dinner, lit candles, and bought a cake, eagerly waiting for Ryan to come home and celebrate together in a warm, cozy atmosphere. But his words shattered all my expectations, leaving me with nothing but a feeling of foolishness. I thought we loved each other enough. I didn't realize that our trust was as fragile as glass when it came to Lorelei. But looking back now, it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would; there was only a slight ache in my heart. Perhaps this was a good omen.

Scott's expression shifted in an instant, and he grabbed Ryan by the collar, demanding, "What did you do to Alexis? Where is she? Answer me!"But Ryan seemed trapped in a nightmare, frozen in place. In a fit of rage, Scott slammed his fist into Ryan's face. "Alexis nearly got killed by those thugs, trying to save you, and you didn't even ask if she was okay. You're a monster!" With that, Scott hit him again. Ryan fell to the ground, disbelief written all over his face as he stared up at Scott. "Alexis was the one who saved me? I thought it was Lorelei. It can't be Alexis! No way!" "Meeting a scum like you was the worst thing that's ever happened to her!" Scott straddled Ryan, raining down punches with relentless fury. Ryan made no attempt to fight back, allowing Scott to kick and strike him until he had no strength left. "Don't ever let me see you again! Leave!" Scott shouted, then rushed out the door. Ryan slowly pulled himself up from the floor, looking utterly def