All Chapters of She Didn't Show on Our Big Day: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1 Moving Out

Sylvie Riverson fell into silence. A pregnant pause later, she asked, "Are you being serious?""I am," I answered, determination overflowing from my voice. "What about you? Does your proposal still stand?""I'm abroad, but give me a month. No, two weeks. I'll come back in two weeks, and then we'll get married.""I'll be waiting."I hung up and looked at the photo Fabian Focker, Sophie's assistant, sent me, then I turned my phone off. Five years. We spent five years as a couple, and Sophie decided to chase novelty instead.…It was midnight when Sophie Riverson came back. I didn't welcome her with open arms. Instead, I was quietly packing up. Even though we only had two weeks left, I refused to spend even a single moment with her."Get me some water and fetch me my pajamas."Her voice was dripping with imperiousness. She wouldn't even look at me. Typical. She only saw me as her servant. Her making me take her pajamas was her form of reward. That meant she would share the bedroom

Chapter 2 Burn Them All

As I lay on my bed, I kept going through the memories of my relationship. When I first dated Sophie, she was… clingy. She even said the air tasted sweet whenever I was around.Whenever I called her, she would drop everything she was doing just to come to me. And she was a jealous woman. If she noticed any girl lingering around me, she'd throw a tantrum. Her jealousy went so far, she insisted on personally vetting my guy friends.She took care of everything in my life. It was a smothering love for most people, but I loved it.Still, she was no longer the old her. She'd changed. I was no longer the same man who only cared for her.And then my phone buzzed. I checked who it was—Fabian Focker, Sophie's assistant."Best birthday ever, Sophie. Thank goodness you're around. You made me a happy man. Oh, and I have a surprise for you on my Instagram. Check it out."I was in a daze, but before I could say anything, the message was deleted. "Sorry, Mr. Terraton. I didn't mean to send that t

Chapter 3 Late-night Call

"What are you doing?" she screamed. Sophie lunged at the brazier, worry etched on her face. She tried to salvage the photos, but they were all burned to a crisp, and the flames roared higher.She couldn't even get close. "Why did you do that?" Sophie glared at me, and her eyes were red with rage. I could hear the tremble in her voice. Perhaps it was not an act. Perhaps she really did feel that way. Perhaps.Even so, the only urge I had was to laugh. She cherished the pictures so much, yet she couldn't care less about my feelings. Ironic.Impassively, I grabbed the photos she was holding and tossed them into the flames. "Keeping the photos of the one you fell out of love with is a bit weird, don't you think?"Sophie froze. "You're still mad about what happened that day?"Before I could say anything, she screamed, "What do you want? I've explained myself, and I promised we'll get that license in a couple of days! What more do you want from me?"Compared to her rage, I was calm. I s

Chapter 4 Shameless Guy

My excitement kept me up that night.Then, morning came. Someone rang the doorbell, and I opened the door. The first thing to desecrate my eyes was Fabian's disgusting face. He was smiling."Congratulations, Christopher. I wasn't expecting an internationally famous musical organization to set its eyes on you. I wish I were you. You're a lucky man."He chalked this up to luck? I didn't care. I was not going to argue with him, so I extended my hand. "Give me the invitation."He did not give me the invitation. Instead, he shook his head. "Why should you get this opportunity? I'm a music academy graduate as well. You're not better than me. How about this? You give me the invitation, and I'll put in a good word with Ms. Riverson for you."I almost laughed, yet I was also taken over by a deep bitterness. How sad. Sophie was supposed to be my wife, yet I needed someone else to put in a good word with her so she wouldn't be mad at me."Do you have any idea how stupid that suggestion is?"

Chapter 5 The Day

Later that evening, Sylvie called me as she usually would. "Miss me, darling?"I answered earnestly. "More than ever before.""Really?" Sylvie didn't seem to believe me.I answered again, this time with adamance, "Really!""Well, if you say so. I think I can trust it a little."She seemed to be in a good mood. "Oh, and I'm already making the preparations for the wedding. We'll check out the attire and the hotel for the reception once I'm back. How does that sound?""You don't have to trouble yourself with that," I declined. "I'll get my family to prepare the wedding, and it'll happen in my childhood home. You won't be disappointed, I guarantee that.""A wedding?" And then Sophie's voice echoed from behind. "I thought I said no wedding! And you want to go back to your childhood home for that? You didn't even talk to me about that! I never said yes to that!"I calmly put my phone down and turned my attention to the shocked Sophie. Not nervous at all, I said, "It's not like I'm go

Chapter 6 Disappointing Girlfriend

"I will never!" Sophie retorted without even thinking. She slammed her foot on the brakes and looked at me earnestly. "I know there's been a little misunderstanding between us lately, but we've been dating for years."We didn't just become a couple because of some sort of impulse. I'm sure our love will go on forever!"Ah, what a loving confession. Pity I felt no happiness. The only thing I felt was bitterness. I used to think our love was real. I used to think she loved me.Used to.Now? Now she only cared about a man who wasn't me."Yeah," I answered calmly, but I didn't want to elaborate any further on this topic. I opened the glovebox to get a bottle of water, but then a box of condoms fell out instead. I fell silent.Calmly, I picked up the box of condoms and shook it in front of her. "Anything you want to say about this?"A hint of panic flickered on Sophie's face, but she quickly put on a mask of calm. "Honestly, that Fabian. He stuffed a lot of stuff in the car during hi

Chapter 7 Stood Up

Yet another familiar excuse. I nodded calmly. "Yes."I didn't even try to ask her to stay back. I got out of the car right away, and Sophie drove off without even so much as a goodbye.I went to City Hall and waited the whole day. I was waiting for her answer. My heart stayed calm and quiet, just like my phone. I didn't get a call. Not even a text, too.Eventually, City Hall was closing for the day, and Sophie didn't even come back. Nope, no calls or texts either. I stretched my arms."See? Told you it'd only be a waste of time," I told myself. "You're a joke, Christopher. Why did you even expect anything out of her?"It was after eight o'clock at night when I came back, and my phone buzzed, but it wasn't any message from Sophie. It was Fabian."Sorry I held you two up, Christopher. I didn't think she'd stand you up for the whole day just for me. She even delayed taking that license just to comfort me."He sent me a picture. Sophie rested her head on his abs, and her face glow

Chapter 8 Sylvie's Call

I hung up right after mocking her, but she called me again right after. "What was that all about? You heard him! He was a mess! He could've died!"I snickered. "Really? And what was the doctor's verdict?""The doctor—" Sophie paused for a while, and when she next spoke, she didn't sound as tough as she was. "The doctor said he's weak and needs rest.""Which means he would've been fine with or without your help, correct?"The silence that followed was longer. About half a minute later, she explained, "I-I was panicking, so—""Save it. I understand," I interrupted. "And I've left the wedding invitation on the table. Come over if you can. You know the couple, and they're dying to see you on their big day."That made Sophie ease up a lot, and she calmly said, "No thanks, I'll skip. I'm busy.""Suit yourself." I hung up.Sylvie called me while I was on the way back to my childhood home. "I'll be back tomorrow. Are you excited to see me?"Finally!I happily answered, "Of course. I'

Chapter 9 Before the Wedding

I got to the airport and saw Sylvie standing at the entrance. She was lithe and had a windbreaker draped over her. She also wore a pair of sunglasses and looked like a mature, sophisticated woman. She had a different air from her sister.Her sister was the willful girlfriend, while Sylvie was the gentle, mature, and elegant lady.I stood in my place in silence and waited until she noticed me. She came up to me and, in mock anger, chided, "You didn't call out to me even when you already saw me?"I smiled. "I try not to call out to an angel out of the blue. People might think I'm a pervert.""Someone has a glib tongue." Sylvie rolled her eyes. "Is that what you always say to my sister?""Stop comparing yourself to her." I turned and opened the car door. "Hop inside."…On our way back, she asked, "So you still can't let Sophie go?"My eyes were on the road. "Why do you ask?""Because you seemed bothered when I brought her up."I smiled. "You'd be upset too if someone brought up

Chapter 10 Ditch the Trash

She was… gentle. It caught me by surprise, and I wondered what she was up to. Maybe she was trying to salvage the relationship? It was too little, too late."I'm going to the wedding with or without you. Whether you show up or not is your business, not mine."…I was welcoming the guests on the day of our wedding, and things were going well until it was time to exchange vows.The moment I exchanged rings with Sylvie, a commotion broke out. It was Sophie. She showed up.She pushed the crowd away and walked up to us, staring at us like we'd just become gods or grown six snake heads."How could you—I thought you said this was your friend's wedding, Christopher!"I smiled at her. "It is. As far as I'm concerned, a girlfriend is a friend as well."Thunderstruck, she stumbled backward. Tears fell down her cheeks, and she jabbed me with a finger. "Why?" she asked loudly. "We were supposed to get married, so why'd you take another woman's hand? You'd throw us away for… for this? We had

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