The Grand Wedding That Ceased to Exist のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

The apology statement had just been posted for less than three minutes, and the comments instantly hit more than 100.Eunice sent me a private message to mock me."Claudia Sawyer, apart from being luckier than me in meeting Eric earlier, what makes you better than me? I just had to shed a few tears in front of him, and he immediately made you apologize to me. So what if you're engaged to him? Unless I say so, that wedding's not happening."After that, she flaunted the news that Eric was taking her out to relax and attached a photo of plane tickets to Parmisia.I was about to turn off the screen when a notification popped up. Eunice had left a comment in the comments section."Everyone, please don't talk about Claudia like that. I'm also at fault."Within less than a minute, Eric immediately replied to Eunice's comment, "Don't take all the blame on yourself. This was clearly Claudia's fault from the start."Our colleagues also piled on, saying my apology statement didn't read lik

I'd never realized Eric could be so patient. After all, in all the years he'd been with me, he'd never once behaved this way. He'd never looked that genuinely happy either.In every photo, Eric was smiling brightly, a side of him I'd never seen before.In the past, I carefully picked out a camera and even spent several months learning photography just so I could surprise him on his birthday.To my surprise, he immediately pulled a long face and said sternly, "I've hated having my picture taken ever since I was a kid. As my fiancee, shouldn't you know that? Claudia, don't pretend like you know me so well. It makes me sick."Because of that, he gave me the silent treatment for an entire month.Later, it was only after I worked on projects for two straight months to help him get promoted to Deputy CEO that he was finally willing to speak to me again.It was funny how easy it was to tell when someone loved you and when they didn't.Loving someone meant you knew their favorites and p

When Eric spotted me, his eyes lit up. "Aren't you good at making soup? Come teach me—I want to whip something up for Eunice. Nothing too complicated, just something to build her strength back up."There was such a glow about him that I found myself staring without realizing.I had seen that look on his face before. It was the exact same way he'd looked at me back when I agreed to hand over 5% of the shares.But to think it was all for Eunice.I glanced at the burns on the back of his hands and said icily, "We have a chef at home who specializes in making soup. There's really no need for you—"I hadn't even finished speaking before he cut me off impatiently. "You don't get it. What matters most is the thought you put into making it yourself."I looked up at him when I heard that. There was a light in them as he spoke.There was a time when I, too, had put that same kind of painstaking effort into making soups for him. Even when the household staff remarked that I acted less like

But Eunice had never seen an occasion so grand, so no matter how she tried, she simply couldn't pull herself together.All around her, the guests were whispering and pointing at her. In the end, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot.Eric's face turned thunderous.He turned to Oscar and snapped, "The wedding must go on. If it isn't, I'll be the biggest joke in the city tomorrow. I don't care how you do it, but wake Eunice up right now, or you're fired."Hearing this, Oscar recalled how people on TV always splashed a bucket of ice water to wake someone up. Thus, he immediately ordered the staff to bring one over.Just as the household staff member approached Eunice with the basin of ice water, someone tripped them. The entire basin drenched Eunice from head to toe, completely ruining her meticulously styled hair and makeup.And yet, Eunice didn't react at all.Oscar started to panic. He never expected things to turn out like this.Then, someone mentioned that pressin

"You've clearly gone senile. Maybe you should step aside and let someone younger take over," Eunice added.At that, Eric immediately felt that someone must be slandering her."Unless you have proof, keep such talk to yourself. This kind of gossip damages the cohesion and culture of the company," he said sternly to Lucas.A dark glint flashed through Eunice's eyes. Remembering that I'd already resigned, she decided I might as well take the fall for her this time.She turned to Eric and flatly denied everything. "Eric, this is all a setup. It's got to be Claudia scheming to frame me—you have to stand up for me. All these years, I've worked diligently and had nothing but the company's best interest at heart, so why would I ever turn around and sabotage it?"As soon as she finished, she shot a look at Jenny, who had been watching the drama unfold from the sidelines.Jenny caught the signal and, thinking of all the times Eunice had looked out for her, chimed in right on cue, "Mr. Powe