Semua Bab The One You Never Remembered: Bab 1 - Bab 8

The next morning, Gabriel Fletcher showed up at my house.He was a wedding planner and had been handling every detail of my wedding. With only two days left until the big day, all the decorations were already in place.Yet there he was, sitting on my couch, saying he wanted to replace all the flowers."The roses and peonies we picked before are too tacky," he said. "How about purple hydrangeas instead? They'd give the place a more dreamy, sophisticated feel!"He excitedly showed me his new design.But the moment I saw those pictures, I thought of the potted hydrangeas on Derek's bedroom windowsill. They were his favorite flowers."And I've added a few more dishes to the reception menu." My mother came out of the kitchen. "Cilantro beef, steamed crab, red grouper…"I could not stand cilantro, and I was allergic to seafood. Every one of those dishes was something Derek liked.They discussed the changes enthusiastically for quite a while. Only when they were nearly finished did th

I had already prepared myself for what I might see. I had even anticipated the outcome. But seeing it with my own eyes still made me throw up."Harrison!" Vivian hurried after me, her panicked voice quickly alerting the rest of the family. "Please, let me explain. Derek was drunk…"Allison was the first to rush out of the room. The moment she saw the lipstick marks on Derek's face, she understood exactly what had happened."Well, the wedding is tomorrow anyway. Since you've already seen it, I might as well tell you."She stepped in front of me and spoke slowly. "Derek will take your place at tomorrow's wedding. He's been in a bad place lately. All he wanted for his birthday was to experience having a wedding. So you'll be Derek's best man tomorrow and help make his wish come true."My parents immediately stepped in front of Derek, shielding him from me.Even Vivian instinctively moved closer to him. "Harrison, it's just one wedding. We can always have another ceremony later."Sh

While the Huxleys were still reeling from the revelation, Vanessa told me what had happened in the car. "She lied to you. The marriage certificate was fake."I paused, but I felt nothing. Not anymore."I see." I gave a faint smile. "That's fine. Saves us the trouble of going through all that. We can just get married overseas."Vanessa looked at me with delight. I took her hand and spoke sincerely. "Vanessa, thank you for helping me out of that situation. Of course, if you ever fall in love with someone else, I won't try to hold on to you."She looked at me affectionately, shook her head, and leaned against my shoulder."There won't be anyone else," she said.Vanessa had secretly loved me for seven years.If her family had not gone through such turmoil back then, forcing her to move abroad and lose contact with me, she would have confessed her feelings to me that winter.She once told me I would always be her greatest regret.But she had always been careful to respect my relati

When they found me, I was taking pictures in a park.I was a photographer now, free to pursue the life I wanted instead of compromising with my parents and doing work I hated.But when Vivian stepped into my frame, my hand jerked, ruining the shot."Harrison!" She rushed toward me, looking haggard, then dropped to her knees in front of me. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have married Derek. I shouldn't have lied to you."With trembling hands, she pulled a ring from her pocket. "This ring is yours. You're the only person I've ever loved. Derek deceived me. I was fooled by him."She reached out to take my hand. "Please come back with me. Let's get married. I've already planned the wedding exactly the way you like it. Everything's ready. I know you don't love Vanessa."I looked at her disheveled appearance and smiled faintly. "Who told you I don't love her?"I shook off her filthy hand. The ring on my left ring finger flashed, its light practically stabbing her in the eyes."From the mome