On The Day I Was Abandoned, I Married A Mysterious Billionaire

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City Hall, the white fabric of my dres

e. An hour had passed since the time my fianc

happiness. Couples drifted by, hand in hand, their heads tilted together i

was constantly delayed by overtime practices and last-minute team gatherings. I should have

air catching in my throat,

voicemail

I dialed his as

where

re's been a terrible accident. A multi-car collision

so poorly constructed, tha

eerily calm from years of heari

route from his apartment to City Hall was a clear, beautiful green. No red. No ora

er lie. A bo

t: Earl, where ar

rep

ce and hope. I stood up, the fabric of my dress rustling in the s

buzzed. "Earl" fla

was almost painful, washed over

for Ear

and the last one I wanted to h

white where I gripped the phone. "M

eled down the line. "Oh, he

popped up. It was her. My finger trembled, an

She was lying on a hospital bed in a patient's gown, but her cheek

turned th

peeling an apple with gentle, meticulous care. He was wearing t

l says he can't leave me. He says with me being so s

wrenching image. No traffic jam. No

e dripping with a pity that was more insulting th

focating tide. I could feel the blood pou

t cry. I di

red of my composure an

ng up someone else's leftovers. Please

methodically, I blocked his number. Blocked him

he cold marble wall, watching the happy couples

ere to get m

o leave lik

eard a voice a

st, then our en

d to be sculpted to his powerful build. He radiated a qui

They were the color of a frozen lake, deep and inscrutable. A faint scar ran across one cheekbone

s of my crumpled dress, straightened my spine, and walked

said, his tone refined, w

ppened to overhear that your

e asked,

t coming. I nee

my sanity was slowly creeping bac

. Consider

ng to escape this place,

ct? Your appointment time ha

he time. It

fused by my solitary presen

oft but firm. "My fiancé

voice came from behind me, car

m h

oked directly into a