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After trying on the wedding dresses, Amanda walked out of the bridal shop, and the sky had already darkened. She stood on the roadside hailing for a cab when she heard the whispers from passers–by.
“It’s the 9th today. No wonder there are so many people out on the streets. On the evening of this day every month, Mr. Keller will put on a drone light show for his fiancee. It’s become a popular check–in spot in L.A.”
“Indeed. Mr. Keller and his fiancee love each other so much. They say that he auctioned off a huge diamond ring for her some time ago, right? It cost him a fortune. There aren’t many perfect men like him these days.”
“Look! The show has begun.”
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Hearing their exclamations, Amanda looked up, only to see dozens of drones in the sky not far away. The drones first formed “T loves A” and then transformed into two little figures.
Amidst everyone’s sighs, Amanda lowered her head, her eyes brimming with tears as bitterness filled her heart.
On the surface, Terence was very nice to her, and he was always so generous when it came to money. So, everyone, including her, believed that he loved her to the core.
But now she realized the letter “A” probably stood for Abigail instead of Amanda. She came from a rich family and had always been surrounded by suitors ever since she was a student. But she wasn’t interested in relationships, also, her parents had a verbal engagement arranged for her. So, she had never said yes to anyone.
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Then she met Terence.
Compared to the others, he wasn’t exactly outstanding. When they met, he was just a poor student with good grades, and he had never confessed his feelings for her. He’d just put a cup of coffee on her desk every morning.
Once, she said casually that she wanted the cupcakes from the brand “Chef’s Choice“, and he saved up for a long time before buying some and having one of their classmates give them to her.
She suffered from menstrual pain, so he put painkillers on her desk during those few days.
Occasionally, when she forgot to finish her homework, he’d do it for her by copying her handwriting.
When she found out about it, she said he didn’t have to do this, but he stubbornly continued.
She wasn’t a cold robot or a machine and gradually wavered under his relentless pursuit.
And he had never let her down. After they got together, he always treated her as the most precious treasure in the world. Even during his startup. days, no matter how poor he was, he’d buy her all kinds of small gifts because he knew romance meant a lot to her.
When he proposed to her, he even offered to transfer his company shares.
to her.
That day, he looked at her sincerely. “Amanda, I wanna provide you with the utmost sense of security. Will you marry me?”
Smiling, she cried and nodded.
But she didn’t accept the shares because his love for her was the only
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thing she wanted.
She had thought they’d live happily together forever.
However, she forgot that people changed.
A month ago, she found out that he had a lover.
They went shopping together, looking no different from a couple in love. The way he protected her head when she got into the car reminded. Amanda of the way he had protected her back in the day.
Back then, Amanda had asked him why he chose the 9th of every month for the drone show.
He said it was the day he started having feelings for her. But now she knew it was the day he and his lover got together officially.
She looked down at the diamond ring in her bag, closing her eyes bitterly.
Now that he had broken his promise, why should she cling to it?
That night, Terence came home very late.
He was slightly surprised to see her packing in the living room.
He said, his voice a bit deep, “Amanda, why aren’t you asleep yet? Are you still upset about the shooting? I’m sorry, but it was urgent, and I had to go.”
While coaxing her, he took out a cake box behind him and smiled, making a joke, “Or are you staying up late because you know I went to buy you your favorite cake?”
When he leaned closer to her, she saw the hickeys on his neck, and the perfume he used to mask the scent sickened her.
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Her heart ached, and she dodged from his embrace.
She didn’t want to be anywhere near him, not after he just had sex with someone else.
Terence was stunned; then he saw her grim face.
He asked, “Are you feeling unwell, Amanda? You look so pale.”
She forced a smile. “No, I’m not. I was just thinking about things.”
He tapped her nose gently, not dwelling on it.
“You focus on the wedding too much. Leave the rest to the staff, OK? I’m so looking forward to waiting for my beautiful bride on the red carpet.”
His sweet nothings didn’t cheer her up at all.
Since she had decided to replace the groom, of course, there wouldn’t be a wedding for them.
