But instead of a response, she left behind a letter and went abroad by herself. The letter was filled with expressions of envy toward me and reluctance to part with everyone.
Christopher immediately turned cold toward me. “You really can’t tolerate anyone, can you?”
Timothy, who had always looked after me, was also deeply disappointed.
“Helena, you’re so selfish!”
They firmly believed that Isabella needed love more than I did. So, they gave all their affection to her.
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This wedding had been my dream since I was a child.
The wedding dress, the ring, even the pattern on the invitations—I had designed them all myself.
I couldn’t help but close my eyes. I stood alone, facing the stares of everyone at the wedding, and the calm composure I once had finally crumbled.
“What’s going on? This is the first time I’ve seen a wedding get canceled halfway!”
“Did the groom run off?”
“Why did the bride’s brother leave, too?”
“Who knows? If even her own family abandons her, she must have done something shameful and unforgivable!”
“Just look at her face—she doesn’t look trustworthy!”
A tidal wave of slander came rushing at me.
And those two men, the ones who promised to always protect me, at that moment, became two sharp knives stabbing straight into my heart.
