All Chapters of He Bet Against My Best Friend, Then Lost His Place in My Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

That evening, Xavier brought Aurelia back to our place.The moment Aurelia saw me, she burst into tears.“Arabella, this is all my fault,” she sobbed. “I ruined your chance to buy the jewelry. I’ve already quit the job and returned the money to Xavier. Please don’t call off the wedding out of spite, okay?”I looked at Aurelia calmly. “No.”Aurelia cried even harder, tears and snot streaming down her face.“Why? Are you angry because I’m too stupid and keep bothering Xavier?” she wept. “If that’s the case, I’ll pack up and move out right now.”With that, Aurelia ran back next door in tears to pack her clothes.Xavier watched her with heartbreak in his eyes before turning to glare at me.“Arabella, don’t push your luck,” he warned sternly. “Aurelia has no money right now. Are you really going to force her onto the streets?”Xavier, who used to be unable to bring himself to say a single harsh word to me, was now plunging knives into my heart for Aurelia’s sake.The cold intensit

Just as I took a cab back home, a message popped up from the florist.“Ms. Donovan, are you sure you want to swap the real flowers in your bridal bouquet for artificial ones?”I read the message in complete confusion, instinctively replying, “I never said anything about swapping the flowers.”The florist explained, “Your fiancé asked to change them to artificial flowers. He said you’re allergic to real ones. But I wanted to double-check with you directly.”I wasn’t allergic to real flowers. The one allergic to real flowers was Aurelia.So Xavier wanted artificial flowers for Aurelia’s sake.Even though I already knew the answer in my heart, I still wanted to ask.I called Xavier. “Why did you replace my bridal bouquet with fake flowers? You know I’m allergic to synthetic materials. Did you forget?”The sounds of the busy street buzzed in the background, but I could hear Xavier clearly.“I didn’t forget,” he said. “That’s why I made sure to get you some allergy medicine. Beside

Before Xavier could say a word, he passed out cold on the floor.When he woke up, a sharp slap stung across his cheek.Marlowe berated him furiously. “I trusted you! I even threatened my own daughter with my life just to force her to marry you, and this is how you treat her?”Aurelia held Marlowe back, trying to explain, “Ma’am, please calm down! Xavier had his reasons. Arabella was the one who called me a home-wrecker in the comments first, so Xavier was just defending me.”Marlowe spun around and slapped Aurelia hard across the face with a crisp crack.“Arabella never should have helped you back then, you ungrateful leech!”With that, Marlowe raised her hand to strike her again.Xavier immediately shielded Aurelia with his body. “Enough, Mom... This is all my fault.“Blame me if you must, but don’t take it out on Aurelia.”Behind Xavier, Aurelia sobbed piteously, tears streaming down her face like rain.The sight only made Marlowe more agitated and disgusted. She shouted an

Snapped back to reality by the slap, Xavier immediately softened his tone.“I know, Arabella…That’s why I came to bring you back home.”“Home? Didn’t you give our home to Aurelia?”I let out a cold scoff.Xavier spoke with deep remorse, “Arabella, I know you’re upset, but I’ve already bought our house back. Plus, I kicked Aurelia out.“I promise you, she and I will never have any contact ever again. Just trust me one last time, okay?”Faced with Xavier’s promise, I replied calmly:“No. It’s over between us.”With that, I turned to walk away, but Xavier blocked my path once again.He dropped to his knees on the ground, pleading desperately, “Arabella, after seven years together, why can’t you give me just one more chance?”In this moment, Xavier abandoned every last shred of his pride.All just to keep me from leaving.Yet my heart remained unmoved. Wanting nothing more than to end his harassment, I spoke again:“I gave you chances, Xavier. You were the one who failed to ch