My Cheating Boyfriend Thought I Was Obedient—So I Married Someone Else Chapter 19

My Cheating Boyfriend Thought I Was Obedient—So I Married Someone Else Chapter 19

After graduation, I went into investing. Sharp instincts. Hit after hit.

Kael might’ve been a terrible person, but his mind and his business sense were elite.

All those years, whenever he had free time, he’d teach me things himself.

Once my career took off, my mom stopped nagging me about blind dates. When the neighbors asked, she’d snap back.

“Rush, rush, rush your big dumb head. My daughter could never marry a day in her life and it still wouldn’t be your business.”

I wasn’t planning to never marry. Later, I saw the wedding dress Kael had picked for me.

He really did know me. It was beautiful. But I still didn’t say yes.

He didn’t believe it. “I can wait. One day you’ll want to wear it.”

Still so sure of himself. So confident. I just smiled.

He acted sure on the surface. But late at night, drunk, he’d go find Jax.

He had no one. No one who could help him. So he sent Jax to do it. “Talk to her for me. She was always so sweet. How is she being this stubborn now?”

Jax clicked his tongue. If Elara actually listened to him, would Kael even be in this position?

Later, plenty of people came to me. Hinting. Suggesting.

Kael might only have had two or three parts of a real heart. But all of it was yours.

I didn’t agree. Was I not worthy of a man who could give me all ten parts?

When a woman has her own capital, she can be picky about a lot of things. Men included.

I got married at thirty-three. To a man I chose very, very carefully.

The wedding was back in my hometown. My mom couldn’t stop smiling.

A grand banquet. Vows of eternal love echoing one after another.

I didn’t trust men. Didn’t trust their promises.

Would this man on my arm stay loyal to me forever? I didn’t know.

But I knew one thing. A good girl’s dictionary doesn’t only have the word “endure.”

If that day ever comes, I will kick him to the curb without blinking.

The man beside me suddenly looked over. As if he sensed something.

His eyes went wide. A little wounded. “Babe. On our wedding day. What messed-up thoughts are you thinking now?”

I laughed and squeezed his hand.

On the day of the wedding, Jax showed up. Brought a gift.

He touched his nose, looking awkward. Felt like bringing this to someone’s wedding was just adding poison.

He’d asked Kael to come with him. Kael refused. Said he couldn’t stand watching Elara wear a dress another man picked.

I looked at it. The diamond ring. Worth a fortune.

Amid the joyful noise of the reception, I caught the faint sound of a car driving away.

I turned to look. Floral garlands swayed in the breeze. Guests coming and going. All the greetings and goodbyes.

Sending off the dusk of my nineteenth year.

Those extreme years. That entanglement. Gone like a light breeze. Not a trace left.

From now on, love and hate turn the page. The road ahead is open.