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Chapter 1

Josie Collins' lipstick stain was still on William Locke's face. Before she could wipe it off with her fingers, William grabbed her wrist. "Leave it. My grandmother would love to see this."She smiled and nodded gently, but her smile vanished right away when she realized I was staring at her wedding dress. "I'm only wearing this to cheer his grandma up. I'm not really going to marry William. Your mom has been gone for six months. Stop comparing the living with the dead."My grip on the steering wheel tightened gradually. After I calmed down, I turned off the engine and pulled out the car key. "Fine. Go ahead and cheer her up. Our wedding next month is off."Josie was taken aback, and her face fell. "Don't be this way, Sam."I said nothing and got out of the car. The moment I got out, Josie's mother, Maude Collins, came running over to grab me by the arm. "You've always been a good boy, Sam. Why must you create trouble today?"She glanced inside the car and tried to talk me into co

Chapter 2

Josie and William's wedding trended locally. However, I was the one who had booked the hotel and picked the day, and every thread on her wedding dress had been sewn by my mother. I never expected the reason for her to postpone the wedding was to have it with William first. I stopped scrolling through news of their wedding and returned home to pack my luggage.My father, Hank Carter, called me around noontime. "Sam, didn't you change the date for your wedding?"Something about his voice did not sound right, and I asked right away. "Where are you, Dad?""I'm at the hotel. They called me just now to inform me that they have used up most of the alcohol we sent over, and they wanted to know if they should serve up the remaining drinks."He paused. "I thought your wedding was postponed and wondered why the hotel was serving all the wine we brought over, so I stopped by to have a look."I grabbed my keys and headed out right away. "Leave the hotel first, Dad. I'm coming over to pick yo

Chapter 3

After being checked by the doctor, my father was diagnosed with a fractured wrist. His heart was also giving him problems due to the excitement, and he had to be admitted to the hospital for observation.Before he was taken into the surgery room, he held my hand with his healthy hand. "I'm sorry I gave you so much trouble, Sam."I held his hand back. "It's fine, Dad. Just focus on getting well."He lowered his head to look at his swollen wrist, and took quite a while before saying, "I couldn't take it when I saw the bourbon I brewed with your mom used on someone else's wedding. She was keeping them for you."I nodded, and tucked him in under the covers. "I know, Dad."He finally released my hand.When the surgery was over, he was taken to the hospital room. After I tucked him into bed, Josie and William arrived. She stood outside the door and glanced into the room. "Is Hank all right?""It's none of your business, Josie."Josie's expression froze, and she raised her voice. "I'v

Chapter 4

After my father's checkup was completed, I returned home to pack some clothes for him.When the elevator arrived at my floor, I heard laughter before the doors were even open. A huge 'Congratulations' banner was hung at the door, and I pressed my thumb on the lock, but the verification failed.Applause was suddenly heard coming from inside the house."Now that you've carried the bride into the house, you need to be rewarded for it!""Kiss the bride!" I pressed the doorbell, but no one came to the door. I had no choice but to find the spare key hidden under the shoe rack to open the door.William was carrying Josie in his arms, and her hands were wrapped around his neck. His lips had the mark of her red lipstick brushed against them.Maude was standing next to them with a basket of flower petals. She was laughing while throwing the petals over their head, scattering the ground with a sea of red. The house fell silent when I walked through the door. I looked at Josie while stil

Chapter 5

It was noon the next day when my flight landed. The company's overseas project would last for 18 months in a country with a weak basic power facility.I turned on my phone, and numerous notifications popped up. I had dozens of missed calls from an unknown number, which also sent me several texts. Based on the tone of those texts, I could tell they were from Josie.[What do you mean by this, Sam?][Why did you block my number when I told you to come pick me up in two days?][Where are you?][Your father told me that you left the country. Is that true?][18 months?][Why didn't you discuss something so major with me?]The first few texts were full of anger, but the next ones had different tones.[Sam, I'm already home.][I've hired cleaners to clean up our house.][William is gone.][Please pick up my call.]The last text was sent at 4:00 am. [Do you really not want me anymore?]I blocked the number after reading all the texts.That night, my aunt gave me a video call. S

Chapter 6

Seven days after I left the country, a mutual friend shared a clip with me. [Take a look at this. Josie had a falling out with William.]Initially, I had no interest in watching it, but his text ended with, [It was because of you.]This prompted me to click on it, and an image of a gate to a residential area was shown. Josie had gotten out of a car, and William chased after her, trying to put his hand around her shoulder, but she dodged his hand suddenly. "Don't touch me."William was taken aback. "Josie?""Don't touch me from now on," she said coldly. "And we shouldn't keep in touch anymore."William's face fell. "What do you mean? We didn't do anything when Sam was around, and now that he's gone, you're starting to draw the line with me?"Josie said nothing and turned to leave, but William blocked her way. "We've already gotten married and even kissed each other. I've even stayed at your house. What are you trying to prove now that he's gone?"She jerked her head up to look

Chapter 7

A month passed, and it was soon the new date of our wedding after Josie and I postponed the previous wedding. I received an email from her at 6:00 am. [It's supposed to be our wedding day today.]At noon, she wrote another email to me. [I'm outside the hotel entrance.]Josie emailed me a picture at 11:51 pm. It was a picture of the empty venue where the tables and chairs had been rearranged for the next event. [I've waited the entire day.]At 12:01 am, she sent the last email: [The day has passed.]I did not reply. Time passed as work became busy. Three months passed, and soon it was six months later. On the day of my mother's death anniversary, I had a work meeting. My father shared a picture of an extra bouquet on my mother's grave. I glanced at it and texted him: [Did she come by?]My father replied: [Yup.]That night, he called me. "Josie waited for me a long time at the cemetery." I remained silent."She said she wanted to see your mother.""Did you let her?"

Chapter 8

My flight home landed 18 months later, and I walked toward the airport lobby while pulling my luggage behind me. I spotted my father right away.It had been more than a year since I had seen him, and he had more gray hair than he did before. Despite that, he looked quite high in spirits, and the fracture on his wrist had healed. I approached him with a smile. "Dad.""You're home.""I'm home."He wanted to help me with my luggage, but I refused. "I can carry the luggage myself.""Do you think I'm still a patient? You can think that when I'm 70." He laughed as he rebuked me light-heartedly."Sam." I stopped in my tracks and turned to see Josie standing in the crowd. She had lost a lot of weight in the past 18 months. She had no makeup on, and she was not specially dressed for the occasion. All she did was stand where she was while gripping her phone.My father glanced at her and said nothing.Josie approached me slowly. "You're back.""Yup."She probably did not expect my rep

Chapter 9

The fiasco at our home had been turned into a video clip, which became evidence in the end. When I was away at work overseas, my aunt helped me hand the evidence over to the lawyers. I was back this time to attend the last session of mediation.William was there as well. The arrogant look he gave me 18 months ago was no longer there. "It's been a long time, Sam. It's about time you stopped this shenanigan."Before I could reply, the clacking of high heels was heard from outside the door, and Josie entered the room. William's face fell. "What are you doing here?""I'm here as a witness." She handed something to the lawyer. "I was present on that day, and I saw everything. I know who made the first move and who pushed Sam to the ground."William stared at her. "Are you coming at me because of him, Josie?"Josie did not look at him. "I'm just making up for what I failed to do then.""Can you even make it up?" William suddenly laughed. "Sam doesn't even want you anymore."Josie turn

Chapter 10

The house was eventually sold off. The realtor even asked me, "Why would you sell it when you've renovated it so nicely?"I replied, "I don't want to stay here anymore."However, I still had many things kept at that house. It had clothes that my mother tailored halfway for my father, pictures of our family of three, and the furniture I bought for after Josie and I got married.Unfortunately, there was no reason to force myself to live in this house when it had been sullied by someone else. After the house was sold, I bought a smaller house for my father that was closer to the hospital and my company. The overseas project I worked on was a success, and I was promoted when I returned. I had rejected the offer to work on the project once because of Josie, but the project returned to my hands after some twists and turns.Now, I no longer needed anyone's permission to go wherever I wanted, and I did not need to consider anyone's plight of waiting for me for 18 months if I accepted a

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