I secretly bought a wedding dress, planning to take the leap and propose to him at the cruise dinner party he was hosting.
But fate had other plans - I got stuck in traffic, and Norman's cruise dinner party commenced on schedule without waiting for my arrival.
I quietly approached, but overheard him chatting with his friends.
"Norman, I heard you're planning to marry Yuna?"
Norman let out a derisive snort.
"Who told you that nonsense?"
"Aren't you going to make her your wife?"
Norman scoffed dismissively.
"Not a chance, I've been over it for ages."
Hearing those words felt like a bolt from the blue. Every cell in my body seemed to lose its spark in an instant.
I nearly crumpled to the floor.
The barrage of words kept hitting my nerves.
"You're telling me you can get bored of a woman like Yuna?"
"Hah, it's been seven years now. I wonder if you'll ever get tired of her."
"I suddenly recalled a saying. Every woman you lust after is already on everyone else's wish list. Norman, does that not perfectly capture how you feel right now?"
"Yep, spot on."
"A girl that fine, and you're done with her? Mind if I take a turn?"
In the mouths of these barely evolved meatheads, I was nothing but a toy.