Wedding Invitation from My Ex

nt to accompany another woman, his first lov

o see me, I handed him

tead, he asked me to p

ding. What gift do y

got married, he followed my wishes, and we had a simp

during the wedding, so he secretly had a friend bring my flat shoes and swap them out f

a bit if I was tired and that he would take care

naturally t

finally had a free moment, she leaned

siderate. Even someone like me, who's sworn off kids

a glance wi

easing smile faded. She turned to look at Alexander

l thought you would g

s thought I might never truly give up on him. But at

then, I had beli

ked if Davin knew

ossibly know? His mind was entirely consumed by the wo

t matter to

e was destined to be nothing more

together. Just then, her phone rang. After glancing at

vin is com

without givin

fter he returned this time, he would fi

eveloped a high fever. I was so weak that I couldn't even sip warm water. M

aying she was about to go abroad and hoped h

h that foreign country, unlike Dav

concern. Instead, he quickly booked a plane ticket right in front of me and

nwilling to accept that my seven years with him w

ional pain, I asked him if he c

d my hair and told me to be good and wait for him to

les assistant said it's in stock now

ightly together and

ngs, including purses, necklaces, bracelets, and rubies. He wa

those gifts were cho

ys picked out the gifts himself, and

ruby ring for her

e about that purse and that

ng my defiance, his next words were lik

ever needed me, I would always put her in the first place. So don

throat, leaving me spee

harsh realization that I was th

to him like a d

after making it clear that his heart

im, he would always put

couldn't accept that,

d agreed to

hing more than his backup plan. He could summon or dism

d in satisfaction. Then he leaned do

ere's anything you want, just

when he wo

unsure. But he still gave me

week, I

things, grabbed his suitca

behind him, tears streamed

the start that Davin could g

I seemed to hear the apartment door open. A man's figu

was, but I was too exhausted. I could o

scent of him, I thoug

me-there was no mis

uch Davin lo

r happened, he would drop e

ause she n

never received even a hint of commit

ose to date Davin because he had he

ays bullied by others. The first time I met Davin, I w

bullies were standing n

and could only do wha

pproaching. By accident, the dirty rag in m

like the others, who were cold and cruel. But instead, he tossed

She's with me. You must kee

d him everywhere, and no on

ng his homework, cleaning for him, and even delivering love letters to L

ined with his life that

cted by Lillian once again

do you l

s ever, but I couldn't s

date,"

felt my heart pounding so hard that

he hurt inflicted by Lillian because he was hur

at moment, even though he had alwa

been seeing each other, I had

o you think I would've fallen for you if I had met you first? You're such a good woman. You are understa

ut didn't

lationship known to others. Sometimes I wonder whether you really lo

not to overthink it. Then I hugg

er whether I truly

ved what people called the

d my wounds

ars. I even naively believed that Davin

ad created was beautiful so I forgot

n could never for

ed to Lillian only after she called him. He never missed an o

llian called Davin, and he left me,

they had gone on a t

n out of my life fo

n went abroad, he

d from the hospital. Though my gastriti

lot of red wine, paid no attention to how unwell I

of Lillian. Only she could

finished washing up and got out of the bathroom, he was sitti

he bed, I had no strength to coax him. I had to bring his p

he suddenly grabbed me an

ays stay with me a

denly asking me that questio

lumped against my shoulder. As his breathing b

way, his phone suddenly played a

ere talking about? What did you say

d felt like it had been shattered by an explos

e back to my senses. So he ha

why he had asked me if I would always love him

casually rested his arms

Another woman loved me. Even without you, I can have a happy life. Oh, by the way, I haven't told you yet that we've been seeing ea

any longer on the other end of

of others like that and that he would say such words to Lillian. But he didn

hing more than a clown, a

gh of relief and then lay down on th

cleanliness. It was the first time

sn't everything happenin

everything on the line f

e bedroom. I didn't close the door, so I could cl

I heard his phone ringing again in the livi

ka

wer and climbed into bed, wrapp

ed repeatedly in my ear, "I'm sorry

ight, lying in his a

from Lillian again. Her purpose was to make Davin break up w

mble, Davin ha

me was more insignifica

hoose between me and Lillian, so I a

, he told me to

w it. Then I asked for a little ti

last time. He gently rubbed the back of

I'll give this apartment to you. It i

s, put the keys on the coffee ta

friend. He had taken me to the hospital when I

releasing all the pent-up emotions a

me company. Davin seemed to make up for the hurt he brought me by that. B

I had known Alexand

eated me well. He didn't even mind th

d me out, I did

"He suffers a lot to lose you

rness and heartache I had in my heart.

ng for me to follow

t to stop

xander and I started d

new that Alexander had liked me from the very beginning. But he was Davin's

ver. He didn't want me to choose someone I didn't love just because of Davin. I was

and gently kis

, "I've never regre

have met you, as you

kid who just got his favorite candy. His joy was so in

After all, we had been together for seven years. I

gic. I was happy to be with him every day. Slowly, t

ng Davin's name. Davin seemed to

imply be ignored, no matter h

inner at a restaurant in a mall when w

prised to see us hav

in once again asked Alex

asked, "What's going on with you? Did you use the opportun

ir friends' women. As Davin's friend was about to lunge a

only started to date after the breakup. No one betrayed anyone. I dated Davin for seve

der knew who I was referring t

k Alexander's hand

m, so I wanted to explain it to Alexander. But

o explain. Why do you bring up

e promised me that he would fill my life with endless happin

ch, but after I dated Alexander, his

pened between Alexander and me. So when Davin called me

to suddenly return wit

ore was that he wou