He Saved A Spot For Her, Leaving No Room For Me Chapter 06

He Saved A Spot For Her, Leaving No Room For Me Chapter 06

The guests erupted.

Tessa sobbed and shook her head. “I didn’t write that-the shop assistant made it up.”

I pulled up the store’s surveillance footage.

On screen, Tessa twirled in my main wedding gown, facing the mirror.

She smiled and asked Ethan, “Ethan, wouldn’t I look pretty as the bride too?”

He bent down to smooth the hem for her. “Don’t be silly.”

His tone wasn’t rebuke.

It was indulgence.

Tessa tried to explain more.

I pressed the next audio clip-a voice message she’d sent to a friend.

Her voice came through loud and clear: “That main gown of hers is gorgeous.”

“But it doesn’t matter if she wears it-Ethan couldn’t take his eyes off me when I tried it on.”

The room exploded.

Ethan’s lips trembled. “Iris, that was just a joke.”

I looked at him. “My wedding was your joke?”

He stepped forward, his voice tight. “Enough. Don’t provoke her anymore.”

I laughed out loud. “Even now, you’re worried I’ll provoke her.”

“Ethan, you’re so consistent.”

“Consistently on her side.”

Fourth page.

[Permission 4: Wedding Website Admin]

A string of edit logs scrolled up.

Bride’s photo-changed from me to Tessa.

Welcome sign-changed from Iris to Tessa.

Head table-Tessa replaced Iris.

Device used: Ethan’s tablet.

Location: The Pines.

At the same timestamp, living room footage appeared.

Tessa sat on the couch at The Pines, holding the tablet.

She turned the screen to Ethan and pointed at the “Bride Photo” field.

Ethan frowned and said something.

Then he handed her medication-and didn’t take the tablet back.

Tessa rushed to him crying, “Ethan, I was just checking how it’d look-I didn’t mean to save it.”

This time, Ethan didn’t hug her right away.

He took a slow step back.

“You changed it right in front of me?”

Tessa froze. “You said not to stay up too late that night.”

Ethan went completely still.

He finally remembered.

He’d known all along.

He just hadn’t cared.

Ethan’s mother tried to speak again.

A relative pulled her arm. “Stop. This is only getting uglier.”

I clicked to the next page.

[Permission 5: Joint Account]

The transfer records appeared on the big screen.

Last night, 12:02 AM.

$36,000 transferred out.

Eighteen thousand of that was the settlement from my mother’s death.

Thirty minutes later-Tessa paid a luxury apartment deposit, studio deposit, and bridal shop damages.

My voice was flat. “Ethan took the money my mother left me-and used it to pay Tessa’s life insurance premium.”

My uncle’s eyes were bloodshot.

Ethan’s mother’s face finally changed.

She hissed at Ethan, “You actually took her mother’s money?”

Ethan stared at me, panic flooding his eyes. “Iris, I’ll pay it back.”

“I’ll pay it back today.”

I laughed. “You can pay back the money.”

“How would you ever face my mom?”

Ethan’s tears fell.

Tessa panicked too. “I didn’t force him-he said I could borrow it.

I looked at her. “Borrow?”

“Where’s the promissory note?”

She went mute,

I asked Ethan again, “You loaned my mother’s money to someone did you ask me?”

Ethan opened his mouth-nothing came out.