Despite my protests, Anne still dragged me to the gathering.
We had just reached the door of the private room when I heard Nathan’s voice coming from the inside. “Oh, stop making a fuss. It’s been so many years. Yvonne has said many harsh words, but in the end, she never really left me. She’s just angry right now.
“Once she calms down, she’ll come running back to me like always.”
Outside, I bit the inside of my cheek so hard that I could taste blood.
Over the past years, I’d devoted myself to him and cared for him with all my heart, yet in his eyes, I was worth nothing.
Seeing my reddened eyes, Anne gently tugged on my hand.
Just as she was about to open the door, I stopped her.
At this point, I didn’t even want to see Nathan again.
Grabbing Anne’s hand, I turned to leave. Just as we rounded the corner, Nathan and Lucille walked out of the private room.
Lucille spoke. “Nathan, you’re drunk. You should stop talking. If Yvvy heard you, she’d be heartbroken.”
“Isn’t that what you want?” Nathan retorted. “You were the one who made me agree to marry her, only to stand her up at the last minute. You’re so mean, Lucy!”
I couldn’t hold back my tears any longer when I heard what he said.
It turned out that they were just playing with me, making me out to be a joke. No wonder Nathan did not seem happy at all the first time he agreed to marry me.
