Semua Bab Always the Fiancée, Never the Bride: Bab 1 - Bab 7

"I'm sorry, but Chloe's life matters more right now. I have to go!"I had been through this exact scene more times than I could count, yet the moment Evan Shaw lowered his head and apologized to me, my heart still ached.This was the 56th wedding ceremony I was holding with Evan. Every time we reached this moment, some obstacle inevitably tore us apart.The first time, Chloe Brooks, one of the female soldiers under his command, got hurt in an accident, and he left, even though it tore him up to do it.The second time, Chloe got promoted. Evan was so overjoyed that he cried, abandoned me at the altar, and rushed off to see her.The third time, the wedding date I chose happened to fall on her mother's death anniversary. Evan flew into a rage, accused me of having no compassion, and walked out on me again.…I had lived through that same humiliation 55 times.And today, everything seemed to be going perfectly for once.That was until Evan's phone rang at the worst possible moment

I didn't take the hefty suitcase I had already packed. Instead, I left the home I had lived in for five years with nothing but my phone.After that, I found a hotel to stay in. I invited my friends and parents to meals, treating each gathering as the last time I would ever see them.During that time, Evan never once reached out to me. It was as if he didn't care whether I was dead or alive.The night before I left, I sat at a dinner table with a few close friends and my parents, chatting over the meal. They were still trying to talk me out of it."Your best years are already gone. Leaving Evan now won't do you any good. You've endured it for five years, so you might as well endure it for the rest of your life."I didn't respond, but when I looked at the graying hair on Mom's head, I actually hesitated for a moment.I knew that if Evan gave me even the slightest opening to stay, I would probably soften. To escape the suffocating atmosphere, I used the restroom as an excuse and m

"Evan, what is she talking about? Are you two finally over? I feel so bad for you. You gave her everything, and she doesn't appreciate a single bit of it. If it were me, I would never treat you like this!" Chloe said, her excitement practically spilling over. She scrambled to show Evan her sincerity, making it crystal clear that she was the better choice for a wife.But Evan suddenly snapped and shoved her to the ground, then begged me not to leave."You can't go. After everything we've been through over all these years, can you really just walk away? We're about to get married!"Next month… I'll make it up to you next month. You've forgiven me so many times already, so please give me one more chance, okay?"His eyes were red, and he looked almost pitiful.He held me back, and for one brief, dazed moment, I almost saw the Evan who had once loved me.If there hadn't been a pool of blood beneath Chloe, maybe I really would've hesitated. But the blood was too glaring to ignore, an

After Evan was taken away, things finally went quiet for a long while.Eventually, I heard whispers of what happened to him after I left.Evan had completely let his career go to ruin. Not only did he stop showing up for work, but he spent his days in a drunken stupor with a few of his old comrades.Chloe, meanwhile, had been hysterical, demanding they marry after her miscarriage.Evan was still somewhat clear-headed at the time, so after paying her a large sum of money, he sent her to a psychiatric hospital.His drinking only worsened after that. His body began to fail, and a major mistake at work earned him a triple demotion.Still, Evan acted as if he no longer cared about anything. He resigned from the career he had worked so hard to build, claiming he had more important business to attend to.Everyone around him said he had truly lost his mind. He never cherished me when I was around, only to play the part of a devoted lover once I was gone.Like those people, I found Evan