All Chapters of After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

ELOWEN"Heyyyy," Ryan's voice filled the empty living room.I rubbed my eyes as I walked out of the room. I inhaled and my stomach confirmed my salivation.That smelled too good to ignore. "Hey." My voice was a bit dull. "Sleep well?" He was frying up some bacon. Plates lined in front of the stove with sausages on them with some eggs as well.Sometimes I wondered how it would have been to be married to Ryan instead: hot breakfast, caring, hot body. My eyes strolled from the plates guilt filled to his bare back. With every movement he made, his back muscles responded. I swallowed, hard.I bit my lip and reminded myself the harsh truth.He's a play boy El. You're probably— definitely, not his type."Between reminding yourself it's just one more paperwork and sleeping on time when you have an important event for the day, go for the latter." I said, chuckling. He followed, throwing me short glances from time to time.Trust me."That smells really good" I yawned and rubbed my eyes."Wh

ELOWEN"What do you mean wife?!" Owen’s voice thundered through the quiet hall, the sound bouncing off the high ceilings. The sheer shock in his voice was so complete, so utterly blinding, that I couldn't help but chuckle."Yes, wife," I confirmed, raising my left hand for the confused trio—Owen, Dad, and Lilith to see. I wiggled my ring finger slowly. The massive diamond caught the light, sparkling, doing its job perfectly."What...?" Owen’s voice trailed off, his jaw hanging open. "When?"I couldn't hold back the smile that was bursting inside me. It felt like a volcano had finally erupted with pure, unstoppable joy."The very same day you chose Lilith over me," I answered sweetly.His eyes softened, and he pushed past Ryan, who had briefly let go of him, and stumbled toward me. "Lilith is sick, El," he pleaded, reaching out. I rolled my eyes at his worn-out excuse. "I had to, I did it out of—"I raised my hand, stopping him dead in his tracks. The time for his excuses was o

LILITH I stepped out of the elevator, heading straight for my office. I looked around lazily, everyone was at their working stations, being busy. They always looked serious, making me look like I wasn't doing enough.Getting out of bed was enough if you ask me."Hey Marcus." I strode into the office with heavy eyes. I couldn't sleep a wink last night and I had to come in early because of a so-called emergency in the office."Hey, I was saying hi?" I waved my hand in front of Marcus. He jerked back to life, finally noticing my form in front of him.I strode to my desk and took a seat, stretching my toes as I took my heels off. "The days just started bit I'm already so fucking tired!" I exclaimed, stressing the last word as I stretched on my seat."Where's that Itern by the way, I need coffee!" I ran my hand over my face. Everywhere was too quiet— wait, I hadn't noticed it but on my way in everything seemed off.I wasn't alone in the office, I shared it Marcus and he was way to quie

RYANFive years ago..."What's a pretty girl like you doing here all alone?" I slid into the bar stool, next to the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Her head was lowered to the table, hand on a glass of a golden coloured liquid. I waited a few minutes but she didn't move an inch."Hey," I lowered my head so I could get a good look at her face. She still didn't move.Was... she dead?I raised my hand extending my index finger to touch her, just then she sprung to life, startling me.I jerked in surprise and lost my balance falling off the stool and landing on my butt with a soft thud.Her head snapped to my direction and she bursts into laughter. I wondered if she was mocking me, or happy that I fell... But she wasn't.She was drunk. Red nosed, knees weak drunk.And even in her drunk state, she looked more pretty than any other girl I had set my eyes on.As she rocked to and fro, her laughter all I could hear.Her beautiful set of teeth brighter than the lights illuminating the

ELOWENI was sitting in my room, wrapped up in a blanket, trying to pretend I was reading. But all I could see was Ryan's face, right there in the kitchen, so close I could feel the heat radiating off him. He wasn't pretending. That look in his eyes was real. And that was what made me run.I couldn't risk making the mistake of getting my heart broken again.He had fired Lilith. He stood up for me, right in front of his best friend, and had chosen me. It was a good feeling, a deep, warm rush of knowing I mattered. But it also terrified me. If he was being this honest, this real, where did that leave my plan? My whole life with him was supposed to be about getting what I wanted, not about actually falling for him again.I pushed the soft blankets off and stood up. I walked over to the small, black briefcase underneath the dresser. I unlocked it with the code I’d known since I was a teenager—my mother's birthday.Inside, resting on a bed of velvet, was the only thing I truly car