All Chapters of After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man: Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

ELOWEN"El... Elora's dead?" I said, my mind drifting off to the thought of Lilith's shock and grief."H-how... What happened to her?" I continued, my hands trembling in my coat pockets.I glanced at Ryan's lowered head and back at dad's face. His face was a mixture of shock and despair, he was obviously surprised to see me and of all places, back at the house."What happened to Elora?" Ryan asked, snapping me out of my state of confusion."She... She had been sick for a long while and... Lilith tried her best to but..." He paused, his voice trailing as his face contorted into a frown."Lilith tried her very best to pay the hospital bills, to clear the dues payment but it was too late..." He continued, avoiding my gaze on his face. "She really...she really tried." He sobbed, lowering himself to the ground.Ryan threw me a short glance, headed in his direction as he held him up.I could feel my knees go weak, my eyes watering with tears, my vision blurry but I couldn't feel the liqui

ELOWEN"What do you mean you haven't seen her?" I asked, my voice grim and my tone a bit lower than I expected. "I swear," he paused, his voice going a bit lower as he lowered his head to the ground.Where could she have suddenly disappeared to?The Lilith I knew wasn't one to cower in fear, she was ready to let the whole world know she was, even if it meant making a lot of enemies."Something is wrong." I whispered, causing Ryan to nod in affirmation."I don't trust him." He replied and I nodded, walking off into the house.As I walked away from the tension outside and stepped into the warmth of the house, my mind was still racing with the image of Owen looking so scared on the ground, thinking about what he said.If a man like him couldn't find Lilith, then she was truly trying to stay hidden or something terrible had already happened to her. I shook my head to clear the dark thoughts and leaned against the doorway for a second, listening to the muffled sounds of Ryan finishing h

ELOWEN"Li–Lilith?" I read aloud, my hand trembling, my fingers weakening as the paper slipped through them, flattening on the ground."What was in it?" Celeste rushed after me.I felt Ryan's hands wrap around my shoulders, his warmth encompassing me.It should have felt good but surprisingly, I felt empty, incomplete, unable to comprehend how I felt, the emptiness, the guilt I felt within me.I couldn't stop staring at the ink.I felt like the name was burning a hole in my mind, felt so lightheaded that the white walls of the hospital began to spin around me in a blur."What was in it? El, talk to me!" Celeste rushed towards me and didn't wait for an answer, she just reached down and grabbed the paper almost immediately, her eyes darting across the lines with a look of pure shock. I couldn't stand up anymore. I staggered to the nearest piece of furniture, falling back on a plastic chair for support and buried my face in my hands. I felt Ryan's hands wrap around my shoulders and he

OWEN"I'm coming!" I dragged my form off the ground, my legs feeling like lead, unable to effectively move them from the dinning room to the front door."Who is it?" I asked through the door, looking through the peep hole but there was no one behind it."What the fuck?" I cussed, walking back to the dinning room when I heard the ring again.I paused, turning around almost immediately. "Who the hell is that?!" I yelled, hauling the glass cup in my hand at the direction of the door."Mr Hill?!" Liam's voice came from behind the door, to my surprise."Liam?" "What are you doing here?" I called out to him as I headed for the door.I pulled the door open and grabbed Liam by the front of his shirt, dragging him inside with a strength I didn't know I still had, the paranoia was starting to eat me alive. I looked sideways into the street to make sure no one was following him, then I slammed the door shut and engaged every lock with a series of panic filled clicks. Liam stood in the middle

ELOWEN"We are gathered here today to witness the beautiful union of Ryan Sylvarn and Elowen Lenshaw, a match both believed was made in heaven, one whose connection we all can agree was a spark way before ignition..." The words of the priest trailed as I lifted my eyes to Ryan's through the veil over my face, my eyes holding his in a lovestruck gaze, my lips threatening to betray the intensity of the gaze with a smile.It was finally here, a day long over due had finally come.One that had only been as an imagination to me, the only difference was that the dream starred a different groom, one that was not my destined half nor my significant other."I now pronounce you man and wife!" The little crowd of friends and family erupted in cheers, my hand instinctively reaching for Ryan's arm, locking him in place as we walked through the flowers descending from the sky.The reception hall was filled with the scent of lilies and laughter as I scanned my eyes over everything and everyone in t