Semua Bab She Always Comes First: Bab 1 - Bab 10

I didn't expect Michelle Watson to throw the pot of seafood stew all over me.I stayed rooted to the ground. The only thing I could do in time was to close my eyes.Everything was ruined—the dress I had painstakingly chosen for that day and the makeup I'd applied to my face.There had been spicy peppers in the stew. The smell choked me, causing my eyes to water up from the sting.It was deathly quiet in the private dining room. The other people around us were just watching us curiously, ready for more drama.I stood there, rooted in place, and not a single person came up to me to offer any help.With tears swirling in my eyes, I immediately turned toward Herbert Fischer. He was sitting by the side with his arms crossed before his chest, a look of dissatisfaction on his face."Lyanna Summers. Apologize to Chelly."I immediately felt wronged as emotions rose within my chest. Tears continued to stream down my face more than ever before.After such a long time together, this was t

The next day, I moved into my perfume studio.When Herbert asked me why, I told him that I was very busy and had to rush on orders.I was actually very busy at that moment. My mentor, Fiona Jenson, had invited me to take part in a competition, and I was busier than a bee as I worked hard on my entry.As for my relationship with Herbert, I just didn't have the mental capacity to deal with it yet.On the final day of the competition, an unknown number called me. It was Michelle, and she requested that we meet up at a cafe.She sat across from me, exuding the same amount of charm, grace, and elegance I'd felt from Herbert.Smiling, she then spoke the iciest words possible. "Ms. Summers, if you know what's best for you, you should voluntarily give up what doesn't belong to you before I forcibly pry it away from your hands."She behaved as if she were already the head of the Fischer family. However, I refused to back down. I replied with a question of my own. "Even if it doesn't be

Herbert and I had always gotten along with each other courteously and politely. We had never shared a full-blown argument, nor had we ever exchanged sweet nothings.To my surprise, he suddenly started talking in a soft voice as if trying to win me back."Lyanna, you know that my mom is very fond of you. She's basically treating you like her daughter-in-law already. I'm sorry, okay? If you think that's not enough, you can also splash stew back at me. Then we'll just pretend none of it ever happened, alright?"He then took out the gold bracelet from his pocket and grabbed my hand, trying to put it around my wrist once more.I tried my best to twist my hand out of his hold and finally shook myself free."It's precisely because Mrs. Fischer refused to let you marry Michelle that you want me to marry you so I could be your front. Isn't that right? So that I could be your cover-up while you saw Michelle on the side? "You truly are a calculative businessman, Herbert Fischer. You've tho

Michelle's shaky voice then trailed off. She genuinely sounded kind and understanding toward Herbert, concerned about him, even though she was the one being bullied, and had her childhood sweetheart taken from her by that same bully.Yet, she still sounded like she refused to wish her bully any harm, instead wishing him all the best in his relationship with her, as if she were a lovesick fool.Mandy straightened up. Her eyes looked weary and tired."Stop saying that Lyanna asked me for the bracelet. She wouldn't even take it from me, even though I insisted that she did. She even told me that day that she worried other people would grow suspicious of her actual feelings for you."She held her coat around her shoulders and turned so that her back was to us. Then, she said disappointedly, "Herbert, can't you tell whether a woman you're living with has sincere feelings for you? She's done so much for you. Yet, you choose to believe the lie someone else feeds you?"A long while later,

The smell of disinfectant overpowered the cedarwood scent. I woke up when a young nurse was neatly bussing around me.She seemed to sigh in relief before saying, "All's well now that you've woken up."Before I could gather my thoughts, I caught sight of my left wrist and saw a foreign red band around it, next to the hospital wristband tag that marked my identity as their patient.The red band was actually a slim bracelet with a cross pendant.Someone walked in through the door to the ward. I turned to look at the newcomer. It turned out to be Michelle.She looked completely worn out, with dark circles shadowing her eyes. Her fringe was also messy and stuck onto her face in odd spots.The first thing she said was, "You won." She laughed bitterly as unshed tears swirled in her eyes."Did you know? From the moment you left, Herbie's gastritis only worsened. That day when he called you? He was actually lying in a hospital bed in the emergency ward. He refused to let me tell you that