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[But the one marrying you is still her! That’s something I can never compete with.]
Jack’s eyes visibly reddened when he read that sentence, completely ignoring the fact that Stella was right there.
He quickly replied: [But if you’re willing, I can call off the wedding at any time.]
The moment Stella saw that message on the screen, it shattered everything she and Jack had built over the past three years into nothing.
If Bonnie agreed, the wedding Stella’d waited three years for would be hers in an instant.
Stella’s hands were trembling as she closed the chat window and walked past Jack without answering his question.
Instead, Stella locked eyes with him and said coldly, “Jack, you forgot to log out of WhatsApp on your computer.”
For a split second, Jack was panicked.
But he quickly regained his composure.
“You saw everything?”
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There was no trace of guilt in Jack’s eyes.
There was a kind of indifference as if to say, “You saw it, so what?“”
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He even gave Stella a disdainful look before saying, “You’re not going to tell me you’re angry, are you?”
Seeing her cold expression, Jack let out a mocking laugh. “I knew you were petty. Bonnie has severe depression; don’t you know that? Using your unflattering photos to cheer her up is practically a good deed. What are you even angry about?”
Stella thought, “Was this about depression? Or was it about Bonnie being the one with depression? Funny how Jack never used his own embarrassing photos to help anyone else with depression.”
It was just an excuse. Yet Jack seemed to believe it himself.
He grabbed Stella and dragged her to the computer, pointing at the wedding photos that had been edited to feature Bonnie’s face.
“Doesn’t she look better than you? You know Bonnie was the campus queen in college. And you? Just an ordinary girl.
“I hate women like you who are so competitive. Bonnie even worried you’d get upset if you found out. Honestly, people like you are exhausting.”
At that moment, Stella suddenly saw Jack for who Jack really
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Gone was the aloof and superior facade from their college days. This was the real him.
He was greedy, selfish, and good at making excuses.
All those sweet nothings he said when he pursued her were just his way of covering up his true self.
While Jack was hurling accusations at Stella, he took car keys from the table.
“I’m going to take Bonnie to see a doctor. I told you already. Don’t call me later and go hysterical.”
Stella asked him to put car keys back, and Jack slammed the door, telling her not to pull this stunt, that he wouldn’t fall for it.
The next day was their wedding, but Jack drove car across town with Bonnie to buy a seafood soup.
When Stella checked the car’s surveillance, they were making love, and it seemed like Jack’s lifelong wish had come true.
Jack was overjoyed.
He even turned and sent Stella a message saying the wedding procession would be late in the morning, and then he turned off his phone.
Looking at that message, Stella felt like the three years of
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obsession were gone, and all she felt was ridiculousness.
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