Chapter 14 On the day Emily was discharged from the hospital, Olivia specially ordered the most expensive champagne. Crystal glasses clinked with a clear ring. Alexander watched the bubbles rise in his glass as Emily thanked him softly. "I wouldn't have known what to do without your care these past weeks." Olivia hooked her arm through his, gushing: "Alexander, you and Emily must have the grandest wedding! Such a perfect match deserves to shake the whole city!" Alexander's fingers stilled. Fragmented memories flickered through his mind- A girl's shocked face, violently throwing away a ring. "We're siblings!" He remembered bending to pick it up, jaw tight, stuffing it into his pocket. But now, his hand brushed an empty space at his side. These sudden lapses grew more frequent lately, like he'd forgotten something vital. During wedding preparations, Alexander moved like a puppet on strings. Tailors praised his posture during fittings; Olivia squealed over priceless rings; Emily's meticulous arrangements were flawless. Wedding day sunlight glared harshly. Alexander sat stiffly in the bridal car, his tie strangling him. He loosened the knot, staring at blurred scenery rushing past. Lately, those broken memories haunted his dreams: Someone leaving coffee by his desk; waiting stubbornly in rain to hold an umbrella; curling against him at midnight, whispering "Quit smoking, it's bad for you"... Everyone said it was Emily. Then why... did it feel wrong? The car door opened. The best man's voice snapped him back. "Mr. Lee, time to fetch the bride." 0.0 % 10:54 Chapter 14 Alexander stepped out, feet leaden. As he walked toward the family estate, laughter and cheers sounded muffled and indistinct. "The groom's here for his bride!" Amidst the crowd's roar, he swept Emily in white off her feet. She weighed little, yet his chest ached like crushed stone. Inside the car, elegant rose perfume hung in the air-expensive, yet strangely unfamiliar. Unfamiliar? Alexander suddenly recalled that absurd night. In darkness, holding someone close, he'd breathed in a different scent-familiar and intoxicating. "Emily." He spoke abruptly. "Changed your perfume?" Emily paused, then cooed: "I've always worn this. Why?" Alexander frowned slightly. "Nothing." But the voice inside screamed louder-Wrong. All wrong. The wedding venue glittered with extravagance. Alexander held Emily's hand as they walked onto the stage, the emcee's passionate voice echoing around them. "Groom, do you promise to love, comfort, honor, and protect her, for better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in fair and foul?" "And to be faithful to her all your life?" The whole hall suddenly fell silent. Alexander stood there, feeling all sounds fading away. Only one strange thought screamed inside him. Wrong, all wrong, you can't marry her! 42.1 % 10:54 Chapter 14 She's not the one you should marry! If not Emily, then who? "...Groom? Groom?" The emcee's voice snapped him back. "Is Alexander too nervous?" Whispers spread through the crowd. "What's happening? Alexander looks awful..." "Did he remember now? I told you, he adored that girl back then. When he fully recalls how they tricked him..." "So what? That girl's gone forever. What good would remembering do?" Emily clutched his sleeve, nails digging into his arm. The emcee chuckled nervously and raised his voice. "Alexander, do you take Emily to be your wife?" Alexander remained silent. Splitting pain tore through his skull as buried memories flooded back. He still couldn't see the girl's face, but knew with absolute certainty. That person wasn't Emily. "I..." Deathly pale and swaying, he took the mic with a gravelly voice. Emily stared up, eyes pleading. "I don't." 76.3 % ZODAVNICEMIT IS 10:54 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!