All Chapters of The Wedding Dress I Never Got to Wear: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Daniel looked at me with deep disappointment."It's just a dress," he snapped. "Do you really have to push Chloe to the brink of death to be happy?"The groom and his bride were gone.In an instant, the noisy reception hall emptied out, leaving only me behind.I clutched a torn scrap of the wedding dress in my hands and frantically wiped away my tears.I forced a weak smile to comfort myself.‘It’s okay.’Mom left behind her original design sketches before her car accident. As long as I had the sketches, I could remake the dress.I rushed back to our apartment as if grasping at a lifeline.I headed straight for the closet. The sketches I had kept locked away were gone.I searched like a madwoman, tearing the place apart. Finally, I found an earring on the floor beside our bed.It belonged to Chloe.My hands shook violently as I called Daniel."Why is Chloe's earring in our bedroom?""Chloe is sick and needs someone to take care of her," Daniel said casually. "The apar

The manager of the cemetery shook me awake.I thought he was going to kick me out, but instead, he sighed impatiently."Miss Evans, there’s been a change of plans regarding the plot you reserved. Someone else is offering a much higher price. I’m going to need you to relinquish it."I froze, staring at him.It took me a long time to find my voice. "But... I already paid the deposit. How can you go back on your word?""That tiny deposit is nothing," the manager scoffed, rolling his eyes. "We'll give you a full refund with extra compensation. “Just be reasonable and do not cause a scene here."I refused to move. This was the closest place to my mother.I promised her at her bedside. After I had grown old and died, I'll be buried right next to her, looking out at the sea.I had already lost everything. I couldn't let them strip away my very last comfort.Seeing that I wouldn't budge, the manager stepped aside and made a phone call.A moment later, my phone buzzed in my hand.

What were the coroner’s exact words again?"The deceased was in the terminal stages of bone cancer. Her weakened body was already on the verge of collapsing."The autopsy revealed a recent fracture in her lower leg caused by blunt force, as well as signs of persistent, untreated fever."Given her fragile state, how could a dying patient endure such severe physical assault?"Trauma from external violence, combined with extreme emotional distress, caused her to collapse on the spot. “Emergency resuscitation was unsuccessful."Daniel couldn't process a single word the coroner said.Not until he pushed open the heavy doors of the mortuary.His eyes fell on the body lying on the metal table. A thin hand hung weakly over the edge.Her wrist was so emaciated the bones practically protruded through her skin.On her wrist sat a faded bracelet, the exact one he had given her ten years ago."Serena..."Daniel's knees gave out.He gripped the doorframe tightly to keep himself from co

"Six months ago, you found out she had terminal bone cancer before I even knew!"Daniel's voice was lethal, laced with pure rage. "You were terrified that after she died, I would never let her go. So you fabricated a terminal illness of your own!"You turned the tables on her," he sneered. "You accused her of copying you. You weaponized my pity and sympathy just to humiliate her!"Daniel seemed to have lost all control.His large hand locked around Chloe’s throat once again, squeezing hard."I checked everything," he hissed. "The cemetery plot you demanded wasn't just any plot, Serena bought it for herself!"Her mother’s grave is right beside it. How could you expect her to give that up?!"And those photos and videos of Serena kneeling?" he demanded, his eyes bloodshot. "You leaked them all, didn't you?"You had your friends hire online bots and manipulate the media. You pushed it to the top trending topic overnight. “You whipped up a mob of internet vigilantes to corner he