<Finding New Happiness) Chapter 13: Two Weddings
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The day before the wedding, the family group chat exploded. My parents, staring at the invitations in their hands, were furious. Daisy, worried about me, rushed over to the house. “What’s Bryce up to?” she asked, tossing an invitation onto the coffee table. I reached for it and opened it up. To my shock, my name was there, but the groom’s name had been changed to Bryce. I couldn’t help but chuckle in disbelief. Had he lost his mind? My mom pulled out some blood pressure medication for my dad.
“It’s not just us. Everyone got two invitations–one for you and Alex, one for you and Bryce. eople think you’re getting married twice!““They’re asking which wedding to attend!” I glanced at the invitations. The venue for Bryce’s “wedding“-the seaside location Bryce and I had discussed six months ago. Meanwhile, the venue I had booked with Bryce was at a hotel, two places located on opposite ends of the city. I hadn’t even had the chance to call Bryce to figure out what was going on when Bella’s call came through.
“Alice! You’ve ruined me, do you want to ruin Bryce, too?”
In recent days, Bella’s scandal had exploded online. Journalists traced the timeline of my wedding cancellation six months ago, which coincided perfectly with Bella’s announcement of her temporary retreat from the spotlight for health reasons. Plus, the other day, when Bryce and I had a public argument, bystanders recorded videos that went viral, further implicating Bella in, the mess. Multiple advertisers pulled their partnerships with her overnight. Even the film festival nominations she had been bragging about were revoked. Suddenly, Bella was the laughingstock of the town. The Miller family disowned her. She knelt outside their villa for a day and night, making headlines. No one was cleaning up her mess anymore. I found it darkly humorous.“Bella, you brought this on yourself. If there’s karma, you deserve it.”
