So that’s why they were at the hospital—for their wedding checkup.
The system laughed in my mind, a mocking, triumphant sound, as if satisfied with the pain I felt. I knew it despised me. It thought I had disrupted the love between the hero and heroine. It said I should never have captivated Caius in the first place.
But what had I done wrong?
I stood still, watching from afar as Poppy whispered into Caius’s ear. They looked so close, so happy. I realized it was time for me to leave.
But fate had other plans. In this small hospital, I ran into someone familiar.
Serena, my old university friend, my best friend, spotted them.
She froze, her gaze locking onto Caius and Poppy’s intertwined hands.
Caius noticed Serena too and with a smile, he said, "What a coincidence! My wedding is next week—hope you can make it."
"You’re marrying her?" Serena stammered. "But... what about Tiara?"
My heart pounded in panic. No! This can’t happen—
Serena couldn’t say it. She couldn’t bring me up.