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d been together, he had canceled our wed

ack to town. The moment he heard the news, he left an

itted to the hospital with a stomach bug, so he left without a second thought. I st

er when Bella called him, saying she wanted the freshest cher

ied, Bella would somehow manufacture another emergency-an

o me, "I'll make this right. Next time, I'll take care of everything

t we would never be able t

finally ready to step aside and

*

inety-ninth attemp

ers adorned the aisles, no applause echo

m suspicion had alread

e probably still wou

ood before the altar and listened as the eld

as' phone rang, shatter

I need to go to her right now. I swear I'll make this up to you. Next time, I'll handle every detail myself and give y

th before he bolted from the ch

lips twisting into a smile

usse-ser

n, helping him claw his way up until he be

ngerously allergic to mangoes-that a single

d always been B

one lit up with

voice slid through the speaker, ever

ly, Lucas wouldn't take no for an answer. I kept telling him that I was fine, yet he

e could drag out the rest

e. I didn't

g disappointments, my min

ed over the past six years wa

l gown, left it behind, and walk

split open without warning,

oaked through in seconds, as miserable

rough a shower, slipped into clean clothes, took a fever

eep before the bedroom door burst ope

et up!" Lu

my eyes open and found Lucas standing be

how delicate Bella's health is, so why the hell did you insult her over the pho

but a bitter laugh still escaped me. "I insu

isgusted him. "She cried and told me that you wished her dead. How could you say something like tha

time you bailed on our wedding. Tell me, Lucas-after six years together, c

didn't I? The church isn't going anywhere, so

out under my breath as the final tra

rogance remained. "That's enough sulking. As soon as Bella leaves the hospital, I'll give

ved for six years, and sudde

d. Not a trace of emo

s drew toge

ze without wavering. "There won'