I sneered, "You know her identity is special? I guess you aren't as stupid as I thought. Do you really think this is something you should ask me?"
I shouldn't be blamed for speaking harshly. Any woman would be disgusted to hear that her soon-to-be-married boyfriend wants his ex-girlfriend to be her bridesmaid. Esmond should be glad I didn't pour the coffee on the table on his face.
Esmond's face went sullen for a moment, but he quickly explained, "Don't think too much. I don't have any contact with her now. We're just ordinary friends. She saw the wedding announcement I posted on Instagram, so we chatted for a bit. When we were chatting, I casually mentioned that you were looking for your bridesmaid, and she wanted to help us, so she made this suggestion."
Esmond voluntarily mentioned that I was looking for a bridesmaid? Did he bring it up unintentionally, or did he have this in mind long ago?
Besides, any sane woman wouldn't suggest being the bridesmaid of their ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend at all.