Chapter 2 My future mother-in-law, Clara Yost, walked into the room just then-composed, collected, and not the least bit flustered that her son had just disappeared. There was something odd about her expression. It was... knowing. Like she had a pretty good idea where Micah had gone. I rushed to ask her, but she just chuckled. "It's work," she said, smoothing out my dress with a calm, practiced hand. "Something came up with a big project at his company. One of the key steps hit a snag. He had to rush back and handle it-no choice." Then she added reassuringly, "Don't worry, he said he'd be back. And even if he doesn't show, your marriage is already set in stone. Nobody can change that now." I was too anxious to pick up on the undertone in her words. All I could do was sit there, helpless, wait- ing for Micah to return, frantically texting him over and over-every message sinking like a stone into silence. Half an hour flew by. I was pacing with nerves. "I should call the police." Clara waved it off without hesitation. "No need for that. It's a small thing. You're overreacting." Maybe it was the look on my face-or how utterly pitiful I must've seemed-but her tone softened. "Here's what we'll do, Kate. Let's go greet the guests and get them seated for the meal. As for the vows, well, Micah acted on impulse. When he gets back, I'll have a serious talk with him and make sure he makes it up to you." But this wedding was something I'd been planning for so long. Even if he did come back and try to make up for it... It wouldn't be perfect anymore. So no matter how gently she spoke, I still felt hollowed out by disappointment. She went off to deal with the guests. That was when my phone buzzed. It was from a contact named "Mich." She'd sent me several photos. In them, Micah was still wearing the suit I'd picked out for him. He stood on some unfamiliar rooftop, slipping heels onto a woman dressed in a white wedding gown. 0.0% 12:25 Chapter 2 11 288 Vouchers There were also a few candid shots from behind her arms wrapped around him, his posture unguarded, comfortable. Intimate. Then came the messages. "All these years, I've always been his first. I may not be the bride, but he came to see me on his wed- ding day-for the dream he never let go of. "When you love someone too deeply, you lose all sense. Even if the world condemns you, you go any- way. "Everyone knows about me. Even his mother." I felt the blood drain from my body. A wave of cold swept through me that I couldn't stop. Mich-I barely remembered who she was. She'd saved my number on WhatsApp years ago and said she was a junior from a year below mine. I used to run a small booth at school selling odds and ends, so people often added my number. I didn't think much of it. Now that I did the math, she'd been on my friend list for three, maybe four years-right around when Micah and I first got together. She never stood out. We never even talked. But every time I posted something during a rough patch with Micah, especially when I was upset, she was always the first to "like" it. For four whole years... she'd been watching me. Lurking in the shadows. It chilled me to the bone. I forwarded the photos to Clara. "Mrs. Gresley, are these real?" I still called her "Mrs. Gresley." I hadn't gotten used to calling her name yet. And now... with the wed- ding falling apart like this, maybe I never would. Her expression shifted. She muttered under her breath, "Shameless." Then she forced a smile and tried to soothe me. "Kate, don't believe a word she says. Girls like her are capable of anything. Listen-Micah is marrying you. No matter what tricks she plays, she won't get what she wants." That was pretty blunt. So it was true. 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