All Chapters of My Fiancée’s Secret Boyfriend: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Ian, the water's perfect. Go ahead and get in. I'll be out after I dry my hair."Natalie Fisher called out from the bathroom, her voice soft and affectionate.I stood frozen beside the coffee table. My eyes were fixed on the profile picture glowing on her phone. It belonged to the account I had been using for the past three years.[We shouldn't talk anymore. It's over.]Those were the exact words I had just sent.The bathroom door opened, and Natalie stepped out in a robe. The moment she saw me standing there, she stopped."What's wrong? You look terrible."She walked over and reached for the collar of my pajamas, trying to straighten it the way she always did.I recoiled so fast that my lower back struck the arm of the couch. A sharp pain shot through me as the hard edge dug into bone.Her hand froze in midair."Ian?"Her eyes followed my stare to the phone glowing on the table. Then her expression went completely still.The phone vibrated again, playing the custom notifi

Chapter 2

"Mr. Moore, is your fiancée unable to make it again today?"The bridal consultant kept her smile professional, but the implication was clear.I sat alone in front of the full-length mirror.This was the second time Natalie had stood me up.A few employees whispered nearby. They kept their voices low, but I could still hear every word."That's him. The illustrator. I have no idea how he managed to get engaged to Ms. Fisher.""She hasn't shown up once. She hasn't even tried on a wedding dress. I doubt this wedding is actually happening."I pretended not to hear them.Once I was inside the fitting room, I pulled out Scott's old phone. Hundreds of unread messages from Natalie filled the screen.[Why are you ignoring me?[Did I do something wrong? Just tell me, and I'll fix it.[Please answer the phone, even just for a second.[Are you leaving me?[Please don't leave me.]At the bottom was a 60-second voice message. I hesitated for a long time before pressing play.Her voice

Chapter 3

By the time I got home from the bridal boutique, I felt so drained and out of it that I went straight to bed.In the middle of the night, a sharp pain tore through my abdomen. Cold sweat soaked my pajamas, and my vision started to go dark.I fumbled for my phone and called Natalie. It rang for a long time before she finally picked up."Hello?" An airport announcement echoed in the background.My heart sank."Natalie... My stomach hurts so badly. I can't get up. Can you come back and take me to the hospital?"She was quiet for a few seconds."I have something urgent to deal with right now. Can't you call a cab yourself?"Something urgent."Scott" wanted to break up with her. Of course, she considered that an emergency.I lay on the floor, my hands and feet ice-cold.Without really knowing why, I picked up Scott's phone and typed a message.[I want to see you.]I hit send.Almost immediately, I heard Natalie shout at someone on the other end of the call."Change my flight!

Chapter 4

I started packing.I didn't cry or cause a scene.I folded the clothes Natalie had bought me and put them back in the closet. The clothes I had paid for went into my suitcase.In the study, I covered the art supplies she had given me with a dust cover.Little by little, I removed every trace of myself from the living room.That was the scene Natalie walked into when she finally came home.She spent three days waiting in Cloudspire for "Scott," but he never appeared. She looked exhausted and unkempt, with smudged makeup and bloodshot eyes.She froze when she saw me closing my suitcase."What are you doing?" she asked with a hoarse voice.I didn't answer. I bent down, moved the potted monstera from the coffee table to the floor, then pulled the plain platinum band from my finger.Natalie and I had bought matching bands after she accepted my proposal.I placed the ring and my keys side by side in the middle of the coffee table."Ian, I asked you a question!" Her voice sharpene

Chapter 5

I dragged my suitcase out of the apartment building. It was still raining, but I didn't bother opening an umbrella.I moved into a small studio apartment I had rented a long time ago. It wasn't much, but the windows faced south, and sunlight poured in every afternoon.After Scott died, I had barely touched a paintbrush. Now, I picked one up again.I shut myself inside the studio and worked day and night.A week later, I landed an illustration project with a game company. The pay wasn't great, but it was the best opportunity I could get at the time.The project manager's name was Chloe Ingram. She looked a few years younger than I was."Ian, our art director took one look at your portfolio and approved you on the spot. I'm looking forward to working with you."She held out her hand. I hesitated before shaking it."Same here."Natalie probably thought I wouldn't last three days. She was always convinced I couldn't survive without her.A week later, her Rolls-Royce pulled up out

Chapter 6

Natalie didn't come back.Even so, she was far from idle.She was searching for "Scott" like a woman possessed, using every connection and resource she had to track down someone who didn't even exist.Valerie was the one who told me. She somehow got my studio address and showed up unannounced one day."Are you and Natalie really over?"I kept working on the colors without looking up. "What do you want?""You need to go back and talk some sense into her." Valerie looked annoyed. "She's so obsessed with tracking down that guy she met online that she can't even focus on work anymore. She's completely losing it. I heard she hired one of the best hackers in the business to trace the account's IP addresses and login history."My hand went still. A drop of paint fell from my brush and spread across the paper."Did they find anything?""I don't know." Valerie ran a hand through her hair. "But take my advice and stop pushing your luck. Natalie's only acting like this because she's angr

Chapter 7

I thought Natalie would come looking for me.But she didn't.For two full days, my phone was strangely quiet. There were no calls, no messages. Valerie didn't even show up to plead her case.On the third night, I worked until almost midnight. When I opened the studio door, rain was pouring down.That was when I saw Natalie again.She stood beneath a streetlight, her blouse and fitted blazer soaked through and clinging to her body. Rainwater streamed from the ends of her hair.She had lost weight. Her face looked thinner, her features drawn.The moment she saw me, she started toward me. Her heels splashed through the puddles, but she did not seem to notice."Ian..."Her voice was raw, the name barely making it past her throat.I stood beneath my umbrella without moving.She stopped a step away, rain running down her forehead and mingling with the tears on her face."Ian, it was you all along..." Her voice broke. "Why? Why didn't you tell me?"I didn't step aside, but I didn

Chapter 8

I never saw Natalie again.The game Chloe and I had worked on became a massive hit. My character designs were shared tens of thousands of times across social media. Almost overnight, job offers began pouring in.I expanded the studio and hired a team.Three months later, I held my first solo exhibition. I called it Rebirth.A huge crowd came to the opening, including industry professionals, reporters, and fans who had traveled just to see my work.Chloe pushed through the crowd carrying an enormous bouquet of sunflowers."Congratulations!"I took the flowers and was about to answer when a commotion broke out at the back of the room.People were being pushed aside, and someone asked, "Who is that?"It was Valerie.When she finally pushed her way through the crowd, I got a clear look at her. Her clothes were rumpled, her hair was greasy and unkempt, and she barely resembled the polished woman I had seen three months earlier."Ian!" She squeezed past the last few people and s

Chapter 9

In the end, I went to the hospital.Not because I had softened, and not because Paul had begged me through tears over the phone.I only wanted to see Natalie with my own eyes and close that chapter of my life for good.Natalie had a private art room where she kept every painting I had given her over the years. After we broke up, she left them exactly where they were and refused to let anyone touch them.Three days earlier, faulty wiring had sparked a fire in the room.The moment Natalie realized what was happening, she ignored everyone trying to stop her and ran straight into the flames.By the time firefighters pulled her out, most of her body had been badly burned. Her face was unrecognizable.But she had something clutched in her hand, and she refused to let it go.It was a ring, warped by the heat and blackened with soot.It was the engagement ring I had left on the coffee table.I stood outside the ICU and looked through the window at Natalie lying in bed, her entire bod

Chapter 10

One year later…My private studio officially opened its doors.The grand opening drew a huge crowd. Congratulatory flower arrangements lined the sidewalk all the way to the corner.Chloe stood beside me in a fitted pantsuit. Now my business partner, she gracefully declined one toast after another on my behalf.Out of sight beneath the table, she slipped her hand into mine and held on.Warmth spread through my palm. I turned to her with a smile. She smiled back, just as brightly as she had the day we first met.The sun shone overhead, and it felt like everything was only beginning.At the edge of the crowd, Valerie stood watching me from a distance, her expression impossible to read.Beside her, a caregiver pushed a wheelchair. Natalie sat motionless in it.Her recovery had not gone well. The fire had left her face badly scarred and caused permanent damage to one of her legs.The confident, accomplished woman who had once commanded every room she entered now depended on a whee

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