I Was Never the Choice
" He gently wiped my tears, looking at me with obvious concern.
"No one," I said softly. "I was reading a novel. The man secretly married someone else without telling his girlfriend. She ended up becoming the ‘other woman' without even knowing it. A… tragic character, really."
Charles froze for a moment.
Then, he pinched my nose lightly.
"That's just fiction. Made-up nonsense to grab attention."
"Charles," I said quietly, "if you ever fall in love with someone else, or cheat on me, I want you to tell me. I'll let you go, and we'll break up properly. Don't betray me, okay?"