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Chapter 1

“Mom, could you give me the contact for the blind date you got me the last time?”There was silence on the other end for a moment before my mother, unsure, asked, “Have you finally made up your mind that you’re going to break up with that Parker brat?”I smiled bitterly. Scenes from the video I saw just now replayed in my mind again.Moments ago, a video of Leon Parker proposing to Charlotte Rain had accidentally been posted on his brother’s feed. Now, all of our friends and relatives knew that Leon was getting married. The only problem was that he wasn’t getting married to me, the girl who had been with him for the last five years.Upon sensing my prolonged silence, my mother proceeded to advise me seriously, “Anna, I’ve told you that Leon is not a man you can count on. I’m glad you’ve finally come to your senses.”“I’ve sent you the contact. Just give it a shot. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll help you find someone else.”I grunted and chatted with her for a little longer before e

Chapter 2

In university, Leon was a star in the sports faculty. Not only was he handsome and popular, but he was also an amazing basketball player. I, on the other hand, was known as the beauty of the art faculty, so it was no surprise that people tend to associate both of us as an item.After hearing about him again and again, I gradually developed an interest in him too. Then, during a basketball game, he made a slam dunk, and I was mesmerized.We exchanged contact, went out to dinners and movies, and started dating like any other couple. By our junior year, we were officially together. He was very kind and caring to me, and it felt like I was his entire world.The year we graduated and started our internship, however, he reconnected with Charlotte.Charlotte was just as attractive as I was, but the difference lay in that she was a far more bold and expressive person. More importantly, she was also Leon's childhood best friend, so they had a shared history, one I could never be part of.A

Chapter 3

I scrolled through her previous messages and found out the true reason Leon left the house in a hurry.Lily was a nurse and had just admitted a man who had been wounded in a traffic accident. When the family members were sorting out the paperwork, she heard them mentioning that Leon was the man’s son-in-law.I chuckled at the thought. It turned out the reason he left was because of Charlotte.After that, I gathered myself mentally and went to work.My father ran a large company. Thanks to my degree being directly related to the family business, I smoothly transitioned into the company after graduation and became the department manager within a couple of years.As soon as I arrived at my office, my assistant brought me a document.“Miss Rain, we need your signature on this project. All the paperwork’s complete.”I opened it and went through it briefly. It was a joint project with Parker Corporation, but I had the impression that Parker Corporation wasn’t a good fit for that proje

Chapter 4

After that, I never contacted Leon again. Likewise, he stopped contacting me as well. That was when I met Luke Goldberg, a blind date my mother had gotten for me.Luke’s parents were urging him to get married, while I was recovering from a heartbreak. However, we clicked immediately and talked about getting married right away.As the wedding date drew closer, I got busier with the wedding preparation. One day, the designer called and told me to try on a customized wedding gown, so I went to the studio during my lunch break. I had just stepped out of the fitting room after changing into the wedding gown when, coincidentally, Charlotte stepped in.The moment she saw me, she remarked with a disdainful sneer, “You don't even have a spouse, but here you are, trying on wedding gowns!”I ignored her and checked out the dress in the mirror. From the reflection in the mirror, I spotted Charlotte’s expression drop.“Annabelle! Are you getting a wedding gown to crash my wedding?”She imme

Chapter 5

After the wedding ended and we went home, I was so exhausted that I fell asleep as soon as I hit the bed. That was until Leon’s voice coming from downstairs snapped me out of my sleep. I woke up and realized Luke wasn’t by my side, so I went to the balcony, where I could hear Leon’s voice clear as day.“Annabelle! Come out here right now! How could you marry someone else without my permission?“Anna, I love you! Come with me. I will give you everything you want!”I was getting irritated by his endless barking.Luke stamped out a cigarette before coming to my side. His voice was raspy as he said, “Did he wake you?”“Yeah.”I could only imagine how Luke would feel about his wife’s ex-boyfriend coming to his house to disturb him on his wedding night. If I were him, I wouldn’t tolerate it.While I started thinking about how to broach the subject with Luke, he noticed I was only wearing thin pajamas and frowned.“You’re going to catch a cold in that.”Then, he carried me in his

Chapter 6

The next morning when I woke up and checked my phone, there were dozens of missed calls and hundreds of messages from Leon.I opened the messages and did not bother to even read a single one of them. I replied curtly, “I am married, please stop bothering me.”Immediately after that, he called me.After I declined the call, I received another text from me.“Anna, I know I made a mistake, give me a chance to explain my situation to Charlotte. You can’t just marry someone to get back at me because of some misunderstanding.”“You think too highly of yourself, Leon. You were the one who said that you only kept me around for entertainment and to kill time. You know what? The same goes for me.”After I sent the text, I ignored his replies and proceeded to block his number.Luke had prepared breakfast and was waiting for me. After we had breakfast, we went to my parent’s place.Even before the wedding, my parents already had a good impression of Luke. They were naturally very fond of

Chapter 7

It was around ten at night. Most of the houses in the area had turned off their lights and settled in for the night.Leon was so loud and disruptive that I became worried he would disturb our neighbors like he did last night.After speaking to Luke, I got out of the car by myself and confronted Leon.When he saw me step out of the car, he seemed thrilled and stepped forward to approach me.“Leon, what do you want?”My voice was full of disdain but he seemed to have filtered it out entirely.“Anna, I knew you would come talk to me, I knew you still miss me.”I wanted to refute his claim. I hardly had time to do so before he pulled out a velvet box and dropped to his knees in front of me.“Anna, I bought this diamond ring a long time ago to ask for your hand in marriage. Would you give me one more chance?”“The last few days, I have been thinking about the time we spent together. I kept looking at the pictures we took and thought about the experiences we’ve had together. It made

Chapter 8

Right after that, I heard the roar of an engine.Luke’s car slammed straight into Leon!“Luke, stop!”I cried out instinctively and closed my eyes because I was scared of seeing Leon getting run over.After the car jerked to a stop, I opened my eyes warily and noticed the car stopped merely ten centimeters away from Leon.Leon dropped to the ground and was trembling with fear.Luke stepped out of the car and draped his coat over me before taking me in the car.He fastened my seat belt, then kissed my forehead before approaching Leon.“Who are you?”Leon asked with his voice shaking.Luke announced icily, “I am Annabelle’s husband. My name is Luke Goldberg.”“Husband? No, Anna never loved you! I am the only one fit to be her husband!”Luke’s expression turned glacial in an instant, he proceeded to punch Leon right in the face.Leon had just managed to get up on his feet, then he was knocked over again.Then, Luke pinned his weight against Leon and started pummeling him.“

Chapter 9

Luke and I went home together.His hands were red and bruised from punching Leon, so I went to fetch a first aid kit to help him attend to the bruises.After applying the cream, he carried me to the bed. Then, he lay in bed and stared at me silently.I blushed from the way he was staring at me. Suddenly. I recalled a scene from the past."Luke, I think I remember you now.”A sad look flashed across his eyes, and he playfully pinched my nose. “You sure are a cruel one. I never forgot about you ever since that one time you unintentionally flirted with me.”At last, I remembered my first encounter with him. It was during the winter of my freshman year, when I was going to give Leon a hand-knitted scarf during my lunch break. While on the way to see him, I accidentally slipped and fell. It hurt so much that I stayed on the ground for a while.At the time, Luke looked at me the same way he did now. He smiled gently and asked, “Are you okay? Let me help you up.”He pulled me up a

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