Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Married My Childhood Friend Instead: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

Everyone was toasting each other in the hall when I saw Grayson Chapman hold Monica Bleuthe's hand and take a drink on her behalf. He had told me more than once that his stomach couldn’t handle alcohol. He had never drunk on my behalf in the four years we had been together, not even when I got dead drunk while entertaining clients.Just as I was about to ask him about it, Grayson threw me a warning glance. "This is just a misunderstanding. I'm only pretending to be Monica's boyfriend. It's no big deal that I'm having a drink." He lowered his voice when explaining it to me. My knuckles turned white from gripping my wine glass so hard.Monica was unhappy to see Grayson whispering to me. "Ella, do you know each other?"A gentle smile appeared on Grayson's face. "There's nothing between us. She's just a subordinate of mine."Everyone in my family knew that I was gaining work experience at another company, and that included Monica, which was why she said nothing. Grayson came to Mon

I never thought I would see Edwin again under such circumstances. "Why did you suddenly come back?"Edwin had dark rings under his eyes and looked like he had just rushed over right after his plane landed, but he still smiled when he replied, "I didn't tell anyone because I wanted to give everyone a surprise. The party hasn't ended, has it?"I smiled. "No. You came at the right time." I circled my arms around his arm without another word and mimicked Grayson in making my announcement, "I'm taking this opportunity to inform everyone that Edwin and I have been together for four years, and we'll be getting married very soon!"This time, everyone's applause was for me. I leaned in close to Edwin's ears to whisper an explanation as he tried his best to maintain calm despite being surprised by my actions. Edwin was amused. "I didn't expect you to prepare such a wonderful surprise for me."I blushed from the embarrassment, but to Grayson, it looked like I was whispering affectionately t

Grayson's declaration caused a huge commotion among the crowd. "What?" My aunt was the first to scream as she grabbed him by the collar. "What nonsense is this, Grayson? You're supposed to be my daughter's boyfriend!"Grayson's eyes turned red as his chest heaved violently. He smacked my aunt's hands away and pointed at me while roaring, "I was just pretending to be Monica's boyfriend. The person I've been in a relationship with for the past four years is Ella!"If she hadn't kept her identity a secret and told me she was just an ordinary woman, we would've gotten married long ago!"Monica's face turned pale, and she tugged hard at Grayson's sleeve to beg, "Stop it, Grayson. Stop all of this, I'm begging you! We're supposed to be a couple. You promised me—""That's enough!" Grayson pushed her away forcefully. "If I had known this, I wouldn't have agreed to help you out. Just look at how this turned out. You've destroyed my relationship with Ella. Let's never see each other ever a

"It was wrong of me, Ella. I made a huge mistake. I was always true to you in the past four years, but I was too materialistic. I shouldn't have looked down on you because I thought you were just an ordinary woman. Let's get married, alright?"I looked down at him coldly. "It's too late, Grayson. I'm already married to Edwin.""You're lying!" Grayson said through clenched teeth. "Even if you did grow up with him, you lost contact for four years, and he only just returned from overseas. How could your relationship develop so fast?""But it's the truth. If you don't believe me, you can look into this yourself.""You're supposed to be with me! If you were already married to him, then you cheated on me!"I sighed. "Have you forgotten that I broke up with you earlier today, Grayson? While you and Monica were busy having your fling in bed, Edwin and I went to the city hall. How can you say I cheated?"Edwin did not look surprised when I suggested registering for marriage. He quickly fi

Two months later, I heard a friend mention in passing that Monica had been trying to find Grayson since she got kicked out of the family. She was convinced that Grayson destroyed her life and wanted him to compensate her for everything she lost.Monica actually succeeded in locating him. Grayson had been living in a rundown basement in the suburbs since his bankruptcy. It was dark and damp inside, extremely dirty. When she rushed inside to grab and shout at him, Grayson did not give in at all. They started to argue and fight again.During the chaos, Monica went crazy and pushed Grayson down the stairs. When she realized he was no longer moving, she escaped in a fluster. When Grayson was found, he was covered in blood, but was still breathing.However, the nerves in his backbone had been seriously damaged, and the doctors announced that he would be paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair for life. As for Monica, the police caught her after she went into hiding for