“I’m telling you, even after we’re married, Chloe will live with us. And after marriage, our assets will be divided with her—half.”
Seeing me freeze, Daniel softened his tone as if to comfort me.
“Emma, that wedding was nothing but a charade. I’d never let you marry anyone else. But you hurt Chloe, so this was just a lesson for you.”
“Now go prepare. Make the real wedding lively enough so Chloe won’t get bored.”
I looked at the man who once swore he’d love only me for life, and it felt like a thunderbolt splitting through me. My head rang hollow.
I had thought love was a story between two people. Turns out, not all love is.
I wanted to turn away with dignity, but my tears betrayed me, exposing my humiliation.
“Daniel, let’s call off the engagement.”
The man who was coaxing Chloe with cotton candy suddenly snapped his head up, staring at me in disbelief.
“What did you say?”
“Let’s end it.”
As those words left my lips, the suffocating pressure in my chest eased, and my expression steadied.
Daniel’s hand holding the candy stiffened for a moment, then relaxed. A mocking smile spread across his face.