Todos los capítulos de Someone Else Will Take My Boat Now: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 8

The docks were as lively as ever on the day of the Flowerboat Festival. Firecrackers crackled and popped along the waterfront.One after another, couples who had already agreed on secret signals chose their partners' boats and sailed away in high spirits.When it was my boyfriend Julian Lowe's turn, only about a dozen boats were left at the dock, each with a woman still waiting inside.The crowd began to cheer him on. "Julian, make sure you pick the right boat this time! Susan has been waiting for seven years, and she puts so much care into the boat each year. Surely fate will finally bring you two together!"Fate?If I hadn't overheard what Julian said the night before, I might have believed it.I stood inside the cabin, clutching my wedding fan. Its weight pressed against the tiny cuts on my hand, making them sting.In our town, a finely crafted Flowerboat Festival boat was seen as a sign of how sincerely a woman sought her destined marriage.So every year, I built a new boat

The man was covered in mud and grime, looking as if he'd just crawled out of a dirt pit."There was an accident on the way, and my car skidded. My assistant's still taking care of things back there. I was worried you'd be waiting, so I came ahead," he said.I hesitated for a moment before hearing his steady voice again. "Your leg's bleeding. Let me get a car and take you to the hospital. Wait here for me."I looked down and finally noticed the long gash beneath my wedding gown. The skin around the wound was torn open, and the pain was only starting to register.My nose stung, and my vision blurred.The man hadn't gone far when my phone rang. As soon as I answered, Julian's furious voice tore into me. "Susan, how can you be so cruel? First you pushed Mia, and now you're spreading rumors that she's a homewrecker? Isn't it enough that she was forced to move back to the canal town?"His voice turned icy. "And now you let that crazy mother of yours come to the Clark residence to shove

Julian quickly strode over and stopped the old man. "What did you just say?"Mia stepped forward anxiously and reached for his arm. "Julian, we..."Julian yanked his arm back, making her stumble.The old man jumped, then glanced instinctively toward the doorway. "I'm talking about Susan Clark! The young woman who comes for the Flowerboat Festival every year. She finally stopped waiting for that out-of-town boyfriend of hers who keeps picking her sister instead!"Julian followed the old man's gaze outside.Out on a boat in the middle of the river, I was taking part in my wedding ceremony. Across the distance, our eyes met, but I simply looked away. Fireworks lit up the riverbank as I smiled warmly at the man beside me, who wore a matching wedding outfit.The old man didn't notice Julian's darkening expression. He was just happy to have someone to share the news with."You wouldn't know this, but Susan used to come here with her mom, Diana, when she was little. Her mom grew up aro

Julian's eyes widened as he instinctively reached for my hand.But before he could reach me, my husband, Henry Reed, pulled me into his arms and confronted Julian in a low voice. "Mr. Lowe, this is my wife. What exactly do you think you're doing?"Pain flashed across Julian's face. "What are you talking about? Susan is my girlfriend…"Henry narrowed his eyes and scoffed. "For seven whole years, you never once chose Susan's boat. You always chose someone else's for the wedding ceremony. And now you claim she's your girlfriend? Have you ever looked at her hands? They're covered in scars from building those boats!"Henry paused, his voice cold. "Or perhaps you only have time for other women? You made sure Mia wouldn't tire herself out by having someone fix her boat, but you never bothered to care about your so-called girlfriend."I lowered my eyes. Strangely, I felt calm as I listened.Julian went pale. "I only did that because I love her. I was scared…"Henry's arm tightened aroun