/0/73883/coverorgin.jpg?v=1d6648a2866aafa919b160ad5a001afc&imageMogr2/format/webp)
On the seventh anniversary of my relationship with Liam Lyons, I unlocked my phone and clicked on his Facebook.
He had never posted an update before, but today he unexpectedly posted one.
He hadn't blocked me. Maybe he forgot to do that.
He only wrote a short line. "We had our wedding on the same day, but the person I married was not you."
The accompanying image was of a man's diamond ring, with two letters engraved clearly on the inside of the band, and it was LD.
I lowered my gaze to the identical ring on my finger.
Liam and I have been in a relationship for seven years, but he never mentioned marriage.
Last month, however, he suddenly came to me with this ring, eager to discuss getting engaged on Independence Day.
I thought my seven years of persistence had finally paid off.
It turned out that I was wrong.
The LD on our wedding rings never stood for Liam and me.
It was for him and his unforgettable first love, Destinee James.
He chose to marry me on Independence Day, not out of love, but simply because Destinee was marrying someone else that day.
How ridiculous!
I stared at the ring and sneered.
The door was unlocked, and Liam came back.
/0/93680/coverorgin.jpg?v=0aac8d61e32d1ca23fcf60145a2d677f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/69925/coverorgin.jpg?v=b3ca3d90c630e063be78d80e8795a96d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/49255/coverorgin.jpg?v=d120edfc595220e29f599bab7a546f88&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/81871/coverorgin.jpg?v=590321df5303a4626f96c1cf24207a04&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/25214/coverorgin.jpg?v=7efabe28dd5b37b3da4d33a79dd44836&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/66658/coverorgin.jpg?v=862fa9ff8e029cbcaa23fd598da412f9&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/51656/coverorgin.jpg?v=f7760b193126c15b01909383c73fff86&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/85722/coverorgin.jpg?v=8adf2246b0c4cc59ad6423e1f695641f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/86867/coverorgin.jpg?v=603f2cd9b2dabc11c1ee50b1e0dbb645&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/59716/coverorgin.jpg?v=77ebe5fa34909d5c592398ee8bfd4dcf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/40860/coverorgin.jpg?v=26513a1757d8b7815b4b74f79e4b6875&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/1138/coverorgin.jpg?v=20171123164351&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/20589/coverorgin.jpg?v=9ed6ef4a39af21956745205283d27139&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/5839/coverorgin.jpg?v=4b173289ddfd07cfc11ef9953bbc6e3b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/50302/coverorgin.jpg?v=a2ad4faef3025d807e37e876a1841e82&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/44837/coverorgin.jpg?v=8129e08c5be673a953fc32d0071ef17d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/55015/coverorgin.jpg?v=27d7f02dfd0171adce70571658f3ec20&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/21997/coverorgin.jpg?v=df2f4f5f83a3366de87dc25814c15c8c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/45697/coverorgin.jpg?v=f775f527b033effc6fbc219abe66a627&imageMogr2/format/webp)