Chapter 10
On the day of the wedding, both my father and Paul showerd op
Adrian came in msk me what twanted to do.
The imakeup artist was applying the finishing touches to my makeup fistincti
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up and saw myself in the mirror alongside my soon to be
The bridal makeup was a bit heavier than my usual look, making me appbar newhat different.
I resembled the Western crabapple trees Adrian had planted especially for in our new home–blooning shyly, vibrant yet captivating.
Adusan, in his black groom’s suit, looked incredibly handsome.
We exchanged a glance, and in that fleeting moment, mur eyes held a shared sabile.
I don’t want to see them.” I said softly.
Adrian nodded without hesitation
“Alright. I’ll have someone escort them out.”
“Okay”
Old faces and past memories–nome of
ories–none of them w
were worth revisiting
The scars they left in my heart would eventually fade with time.
hat were never meant to be
My bond with them had always been shallow. I had stopped forcing myself to hold onto connections that
When everything was ready, I walked onto the stage in my white wedding dos, holding my bouquet
Before I could reach him. Adrian couldn’t wait any longer.
He stepped forward to meet me, holding out his hand eagerly, desperate to take mine.
I reached out to him as well
Amid countless blessings and joyous laughter, our hands clasped tightly together.
Adrian leaned down and kissed me, a kiss so long and deep that I felt I might run out of breath before he finally pulled away,
“Grace,” he whispered as he slipped the ring onto my finger.
“I love you, Grace”
“I loved you long ago, and I will love you far into the future.”
I looked up at him, my eyes brimming with both tears and a smile.
“Adrian, Ell try my best to love you too. To love you wholeheartedly.”
He wrapped me in his gentle embrace.
“Okay,” he murmured.
The wedding that day was both extravagant and romantic beyond words
Paul and Simon weren’t allowed to set foot inside the wedding venue.
Yet neither of them left, silently agreeing to linger outside.
Sanon, however, didn’t make it to the end of the ceremony.
His Affair, My Glue, Their Screams at 2 AM
He suddenly suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital by anshulance. Though the doctors saved his life, he remained in a coma.
Paul Mtayed until the wedding ended.
For some reason. Grace’s best friend, Lesi, had never blocked him on WhatsA
Through her posts, Paul practically willissed the entire wedding from afar.
Paul had known before the welding that tirace’s grom was Adrian, her tinistity
She had often praised Adrian hack when she and Paul were still in the early ages of their relationship.
Every time Grace mentioned Adrian, Paul would feel a surge of jealousy,
Tventually, Grace stopped bringing him up altogether and even deliberately kept her distance from Adrian.
Yet after all the twists and turns, Grace had ended up marrying him.
As a man, Paul could instantly tell how deeply A
Adrian loved her.
In every photo and video, Adrian’s gaze toward Grace was filled with low
ni devotion.
It reminded Paul of his past self,
Once, he had also loved Grace that way.
Until he thought he had grown tired of her, bored with her.
He was tempted by someone younger, more alluring, and in the end, he let Grace slip away.
By the time he realized his mistake and wanted to turn back, it was far too late
Adrian’s car drove her away.
Were they heading to their new home?
Paul couldn’t describe the bitterness and regret that consumed him.
He had heard that their home was filled with crabapple flowers, planted especially for Grace.
Now, in the heart of spring, the flowers must be blooming beautifully.
On his drive back to Capital City, Paul found himself on a high overpass late at night.
The long bridge was empty, eerily silent.
He pressed down on the accelerator, pushing the car to its limit.
Then, he turned the steering wheel sharply and closed his eyes.
The speeding car crashed violently into the guardrail.
After the deafening noise, there was only silence.
The crabapple flowers would bloom again.
But in someone else’s garden.
If there were a next life. Paul thought,
He would want to return to the year he first met Grace.
This time, he vowed.
He would love her with all his heart.
