Revenge Wears a White Dress

Revenge Wears a White Dress

Gavin

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On the eve of my dream wedding, everything seemed perfect with my charming fiancé, Ethan Blackwood. Our partnership was built on mutual respect and shared ambitions, or so I believed. Then, his mother raised a toast to Chloe Hayes, the "dead" childhood friend Ethan rarely spoke of, the girl who supposedly died saving him. The next day, as I walked down the aisle, all eyes were on me, but Ethan' s were fixed on the church doors. A stunning woman stood there, frail but firm, her voice echoing, "Ethan? I came back for you." My groom' s face went white. He whispered, "Chloe?" In front of the city's most influential people, Ethan stumbled towards her, pulling her into a desperate hug, completely forgetting I existed. My white silk dress turned into a humiliating shroud as cameras flashed, capturing my public discarding. He finally looked at me, with no love, no apology, just annoyance. "Olivia," he stammered, "I... I' m sorry. I don' t know what' s happening." His attention quickly returned to Chloe, whom he shielded, calling her "fragile" and leaving me abandoned at the altar. The headlines screamed: "Billionaire Groom Abandons Bride at Altar for Ghost of Dead Girlfriend!" My parents, concerned only about stock prices and reputation, told me to "handle this" and "not look weak." I watched as articles about Chloe' s death vanished from the internet, Ethan already controlling the narrative to protect her. Alone in my hotel suite, I wondered, who was I without him? I was just the woman publicly discarded. That night, my phone rang. It was him. "Liv, are you okay?" he asked, but then Chloe' s voice cut in, dripping false innocence, "Oh, Ethan, tell her I' m so, so sorry." My rage finally boiled over. "Get her off the phone, Ethan!" He defended her, spoke of his guilt, then offered to "compensate" me. I laughed, a bitter sound. "You think this is about money?" I was a placeholder. The moment his ghost became flesh, I was disposable. He pressured me, "Liv, please, just try to be reasonable." I gave him an ultimatum: "You tell her to leave. You come back here and explain yourself to me, alone." Chloe wailed in the background, "Oh, Ethan, she hates me!" His voice hardened, blaming me, "Do you hear that, Olivia? Is that what you want? To be this cruel?" I hung up, the phone clattering to the floor. He was still in love with her. I was the third person in a two-person story. With cold resolve, I pulled off my engagement ring and threw it out the window. Then, I called my agent. "Book my flight. I want to leave tomorrow."

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On the eve of my dream wedding, everything seemed perfect with my charming fiancé, Ethan Blackwood.

Our partnership was built on mutual respect and shared ambitions, or so I believed.

Then, his mother raised a toast to Chloe Hayes, the "dead" childhood friend Ethan rarely spoke of, the girl who supposedly died saving him.

The next day, as I walked down the aisle, all eyes were on me, but Ethan' s were fixed on the church doors.

A stunning woman stood there, frail but firm, her voice echoing, "Ethan? I came back for you."

My groom' s face went white. He whispered, "Chloe?"

In front of the city's most influential people, Ethan stumbled towards her, pulling her into a desperate hug, completely forgetting I existed.

My white silk dress turned into a humiliating shroud as cameras flashed, capturing my public discarding.

He finally looked at me, with no love, no apology, just annoyance.

"Olivia," he stammered, "I... I' m sorry. I don' t know what' s happening."

His attention quickly returned to Chloe, whom he shielded, calling her "fragile" and leaving me abandoned at the altar.

The headlines screamed: "Billionaire Groom Abandons Bride at Altar for Ghost of Dead Girlfriend!"

My parents, concerned only about stock prices and reputation, told me to "handle this" and "not look weak."

I watched as articles about Chloe' s death vanished from the internet, Ethan already controlling the narrative to protect her.

Alone in my hotel suite, I wondered, who was I without him? I was just the woman publicly discarded.

That night, my phone rang. It was him.

"Liv, are you okay?" he asked, but then Chloe' s voice cut in, dripping false innocence, "Oh, Ethan, tell her I' m so, so sorry."

My rage finally boiled over. "Get her off the phone, Ethan!"

He defended her, spoke of his guilt, then offered to "compensate" me.

I laughed, a bitter sound. "You think this is about money?"

I was a placeholder. The moment his ghost became flesh, I was disposable.

He pressured me, "Liv, please, just try to be reasonable."

I gave him an ultimatum: "You tell her to leave. You come back here and explain yourself to me, alone."

Chloe wailed in the background, "Oh, Ethan, she hates me!"

His voice hardened, blaming me, "Do you hear that, Olivia? Is that what you want? To be this cruel?"

I hung up, the phone clattering to the floor.

He was still in love with her. I was the third person in a two-person story.

With cold resolve, I pulled off my engagement ring and threw it out the window.

Then, I called my agent. "Book my flight. I want to leave tomorrow."

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