A Decade’s Betrayal Chapter 08

A Decade’s Betrayal Chapter 08

After that, Christopher and I were pushed onto the fast track to marriage, like two mules being driven straight

onto a train we could no longer get off.

To my surprise, Christopher was also a Virgo.

When he noticed that the waistline of my wedding dress wasn’t tailored perfectly, he immediately paid ten

thousand on the spot and asked the boutique to redo it overnight.

I felt a little sorry about the money and held his hand.

“You really don’t have to spend so much. A loose stitch won’t keep me from saying ‘I do.“”

Christopher scratched his head shyly.

“Don’t worry. I may not be as rich as your ex–boyfriend, but I can still afford this much.”

Christopher wasn’t originally from Maplewood Village.

When he was wandering near the village, my mother picked him up.

Back then, he was filthy from head to toe, his body covered in bruises from being beaten.

Money was tight for Mom back then, but she got him to Riverside General anyway.

The police later filled her in–his father was a violent drunk who’d put him in the hospital more than once.

The man had died alone in a ditch a week prior.

Out of pity, after Christopher was discharged from the hospital, my mother went around asking people until

she finally found a family willing to adopt him.

Christopher and I lived together for a short time back then.

After he was adopted, however, we never saw each other again.

We didn’t meet until the day my mother suffered a fatal heart attack at the hospital.

That was when Christopher found me. His eyes were red as he looked at me, his face filled with guilt.

“I’m sorry, Jessica. This is on me. If only I’d come by yesterday…”

“If I had visited her last night, this wouldn’t have happened.”

After my mother moved to Riverside City, Christopher would visit her from time to time.

But back then, I was blind to everything but Lucian.

I barely made time for my own mother, so running into Christopher was never in the cards.

That day, Christopher not only paid off my mother’s outstanding medical bills, but also helped transport her body back to Maplewood Village.

He even handled the entire funeral for me.

Perhaps that was when warmth quietly seeped into my heart.

After the funeral, I went to Christopher and asked if he was willing to marry me.

At the time, it was nothing more than an impulsive thought, yet I never expected him to agree.

I was lost in those memories when Christopher suddenly handed me my phone, his expression slightly

strange.

When I saw Lucian’s name on the screen, I stayed silent for two seconds, then answered on speaker in front

of Christopher.

The moment the call connected, Lucian’s flustered voice rang out.

“Jessica, explain yourself. What is this wedding invitation doing in the company chat?”

I took a deep breath and fired back into the phone.

“Lucian, you absolute bastard. I spent ten years dating you, and you still think you can order me around. Who do you think you are?”

“You think having a little money makes you superior? Who I marry is none of your business. I broke up with

you.”

“If you dare bother me again, I’ll have my husband deal with you, you shameless fraud.”

After that, I hung up angrily.

Christopher stared at me in disbelief.

I turned toward him, smiling sweetly.

“What’s the matter? Having second thoughts now that you’ve seen the real, unfiltered me?”

“Come on, think about it. My mother could win a shouting match against the entire village council. You didn’t

really expect me to be a wallflower, did you?”