Maybe our fate was never meant to last, and we were destined to drift apart.
“Jack, do you remember what that priest said? If you go to her now, we’re over. The wedding is canceled.”
I spoke the harsh words, knowing I was cutting off my own escape.
This was my last gamble to make him stay.
He looked at me with surprise, his brow furrowed, as if recalling the priest’s words.
Or perhaps he was deciding between me and Lucy Carter.
But it didn’t take him long to make his decision. “Stop being unreasonable. You and her are different. Lucy has no one here.
“If you really believe that priest’s nonsense and not in us, then I have nothing to say. But I’m going to Lucy now to take her to the hospital.
“As for the wedding being canceled, do whatever you want.”
With that, he turned and left without a moment’s hesitation, ignoring my cries as I called after him.
“Jack!”
At that moment, the last shred of hope I had for us died.
Do whatever I want? I stood there for a long time, stunned.
In the end, he chose to leave me for another woman.