All Chapters of Keep the Groom, I'm Out: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

At my words, my boyfriend, Benjamin West, froze for a moment, clearly not expecting his threat to fail this time. As if he had realized something, he let out a cold snort after a while."Giselle, this is just another one of your little games, isn't it? Playing hard to get? Why are you so petty?" he berated me."Chelsea's already struggling enough raising a child while trying to make it in a big city. What's wrong with me helping her out as her boss? We can register our marriage anytime."But if Chelsea registers too late, her child won't be able to enroll in kindergarten. If that ruins the kid's future, will you take responsibility for it?"If you're this cold-hearted, how do you expect me to feel safe marrying you? Or making you the mother of my future children?"Listening to his self-righteous speech, I rubbed my cheek, still numb and throbbing from the slap. Yet inside, I felt calmer than ever before.Maybe it was because things like this had happened far too many times alread

I ignored Benjamin. Instead, I replied to my parents, "Mom, Dad… Benjamin and I are over. I'll take your advice this time and come home for blind dates."Mom and Dad had never approved of Benjamin in the first place, but I had insisted on staying with him, even leaving my hometown behind for him. Now, it seemed they had been right all along."Good! We'll start arranging blind dates for you right away!"After hanging up, I bought a bus ticket for the next day, then took a cab home to pack my things. The moment I reached the door, I heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.I pushed the door open and saw three pairs of shoes by the entrance—matching family shoes. Immediately, I recognized one pair as Benjamin's.Chelsea had given them to him as a birthday present, though they were probably cheap street-stall sneakers that cost less than ten bucks.The workmanship was terrible, and the material looked flimsy and cheap. Yet, Benjamin treasured them like gold. Meanwhile, the custom

"Didn't you say you wanted to break up? I agreed. What's the problem now?" I asked.Benjamin was stumped, his face red with anger.Chelsea and Sadie, who had been in the living room, heard the noise and pushed the door open. The former put on an innocent, pitiful act."Giselle, I didn't expect you'd go as far as breaking up with Benny just to force us out. I'll take Sadie and leave right now so we don't bother you anymore."She picked Sadie up and stormed out the door. After a moment of hesitation, Benjamin followed after them.Before leaving, he threw a harsh parting line over his shoulder. "Fine, we'll break up! And go ahead and leave if you want! Let's see how long this tantrum lasts!"Of course, he thought I was just throwing a fit.I still remembered the last time he made me take the blame for Chelsea. We had argued so badly that I had stormed out of the house. He searched for me for a long time before finally finding me.At that time, he held me and cried. "Giselle, I onl

At my words, Benjamin's eyes widened, and his breathing hitched. "When did I even break up with you, Giselle?"I kindly reminded him, "Yesterday, at home, when you mentioned breaking up. Have you forgotten already?"Only then did it seem to click for him. He looked genuinely surprised. "You weren't just saying that out of spite?""I've been serious, Benjamin."His face immediately fell. When he spoke again, there was irritation in his tone. "Giselle, just because I registered my marriage with Chelsea, you're going to break up with me?"I did it to help Sadie get registered for kindergarten. Was it really necessary for you to hold onto this until now?"Chelsea immediately joined in, theatrically beating her chest and squeezing out a couple of fake tears as she backed him up."Giselle, it's all my fault, every bit of it. I know I shouldn't have gotten married to him first, but I only did it for my child. I had no other choice. If you're mad, just come at me. Why drag a breakup int

Benjamin had always been like this. He trusted Chelsea completely, enough to tell her his phone password and even company secrets, back when he barely knew her for a year.Toward me, the partner he had dated for six years, he always assumed the worst. Every document I handed him, he would inspect like he was using a magnifying glass, terrified that I was secretly plotting something.I found it ridiculous. "Whatever."Seeing that neither threats nor soft words worked on me, Benjamin angrily called Annie on the spot. "Contact a lawyer immediately. Giselle forged the company seal and faked her resignation. I'm suing her!"Annie sounded confused. "Fake resignation? There must be a misunderstanding, Mr. West. Ms. Johnson already resigned yesterday."Benjamin's eyes widened in shock. "What? You're saying the resignation letter is real? Even the company seal, too? But how could you approve her resignation without my permission? And who told you to stamp her documents on your own?"Faced