Chapter 70
The birthday banquet carried on,glasses clinking,laughter rising and falling. Yet Jason kept drifting into distraction,his face dark,an inexplicable restlessness gnawing at him.
At last, he picked up his phone. After a brief hesitation, he sent me a message.”
[Don’t dwell on what happened today.]
[You’re always like this,making things escalate. Callista,you have to understand–I really don’t want you to go against Fiona.]
[You must attend the wedding three days from now.]
[Otherwise…Fiona will be gossiped about. After all,people still know we registered our marriage first. If you show up,they won’t see her as the other woman.]}
[Be good,don’t make things difficult for me. You know…no matter what, my wife won’t become anyone else because of this wedding.]
Jason’s messages were destined to sink without a trace.
For these three days,I vanished completely.”
No phone calls,no messages–not even the familiar shadow that used to follow the men around was anywhere to be seen.”
At first, Simon and Ethan didn’t care, thinking I was just sulking. After all,over the years,no matter how many grievances suffered,I always endured in silence–swallowing the bitterness, forcing a faint smile and eventually coaxing my way back into their good graces.
But this time,it was different.<
Spending three whole days with Fiona day and night, they finally realized–the presence engraved into their habits all along… was never Fiona.
At the birthday party, Simon had instructed his assistant to prepare several gifts,even specifically ordering an extra customized purple gown.”
But when he handed it to Fiona,she frowned and said,“Since when have I ever liked purple?This color is too old–fashioned.“”
Simon froze.
He remembered clearly–someone had once smiled and said,”The color of wisteria is like a dream.“}
se eyes had shone as if lit with starlight and it was for that very smile that he had specially commissioned the gown….
t wasn’t Fiona after all?
nan felt it even more keenly.”
During the banquet,he had instructed the kitchen to specially prepare desserts without peanuts.
But the moment Fiona took a bite,she grew displeased. “Who said I was allergic to peanuts?Ethan,did you forget that I actually love eating them?”
Ethan froze on the spot,an inexplicable hollowness surging in his chest.
Exactly. Over the years, he had always remembered–a certain girl had once been handed a piece of peanut cake and gone into an allergic reaction,trembling all over.”
That day,he had rushed to the hospital holding her in his arms,heart pounding with fear,regretting his own carelessness.From then on,he had ordered that no peanut products were ever allowed in the house.
But he had forgotten–unlike me, Fiona actually liked peanut–flavored foods.
Now, Jason was living with Fiona,yet countless times he would instinctively call out my name.
“Callista,where’s my document?”
“Callista,bring me the car keys.“W
But each time he said it,he would immediately realize something was off,hastily swallow the words and soothe Fiona–he was just used to it.E
In fact,over these past few days,he had been quietly troubled by why I hadn’t replied to a single one of his messages.M
His pride wouldn’t allow him to keep sending more–he could only wait for me to make the first move.!
Simon and Ethan thought the same,almost in unison.
Yet in all three men’s hearts,an inexplicable sense of loss quietly surfaced.N
Truly,over these three years, I had left behind traces in their hearts that could not easily be erased.N
The assistant inadvertently reminded Jason, “Sir,in a while it’ll be the date you and Miss Corvin had planned for your honeymoon in the Maldives. I’ve already booked the flights and hotel–do you want to make any changes?“&
Jason gripped his wine glass,his knuckles white
He still remembered that recent night–after we had shared a loving moment, we had dreamed together about the
honeymoon I had teased him with a smile and he had looked at me unable to hide his grin
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honeymoon.I had teased him with a smile and he had looked at me,unable to hide his grin.
In that moment, he had truly felt happiness.
But now,because of the wedding with Fiona,the ones going on the honeymoon had changed. Jason suddenly felt a bit dazed,a deep emptiness swelling in his chest.
But in the end,he forced it down,thinking that Fiona wouldn’t live much longer anyway. His attention during this time was only because she was nearing death.”
From beginning to end,his wife could only ever be Callista.
Why was I being so petty?
All three men instinctively thought the same. It seemed I was truly upset this time. They’d figure out a way to coax me back after a while.
A woman who cared so much about them surely wouldn’t really leave.
That was,until the day of the wedding.
The wedding hall was ablaze with lights, the seats filled with guests.”
Fiona wore a pristine white wedding gown,her smile dazzling.
She held Jason’s hand and said in a sweet voice before everyone,” Jason, you’re finally going to marry me.“>
Yet Jason seemed distracted,his mind elsewhere.
Simon and Ethan stood to the side,both frowning slightly.”
