He Ignored My Love, Another Man Treasures It

I pushed him gently, afraid that the elevator door would close.

He tightened his arms as he shouted, “I won't cheat!”

“What?" I asked in confusion.

“I have discussed it with both of our parents and started preparing for the wedding. Three days from now is the best auspicious day of the year and I don't want to miss it.”

After saying that, he pulled me out without further ado, his wet palms revealing his nervousness.

Looking at his tense profile, I suddenly said, “Phoebe, I want to have a modern wedding!”

He paused, then turned around abruptly, the smile in his eyes like a lit star as he answered, “Everything you want.”

My thoughts could not help but go back to the past.

When we were in high school, he was the most handsome boy in school and I was a poor student who could never be taught by him.

After going to college, we went our separate ways.

He took a three-hour flight to see me every week and he did this for three years without getting tired of it.

Until Alec and I started dating.

As I dragged my suitcase back to Valencia's family's house, my mother hugged me with red eyes and said, “That kind of bastard is not worth it for my daughter’s cry.”

My father made a voice message in the business group with a gloomy face, “Anyone who asks Alec for investment consultation will be making things difficult for me, Valencia Family.”

After comforting my parents, I fell on the bed exhausted.

Opening the social media, Edwina just updated her status on the nine-square grid.

Eight screenshots of her winning the game and in the middle was a selfie of her sitting on Alec's lap and making a V sign.

Caption wrote, [When siblings work together, they can accomplish anything!]

I silently gave a thumbs up.

A few minutes later, Alec called, “Want to play games? Edwina and I will lead you, just follow us, don't run around or mess up the pace!”

In order to fit into his circle, I once begged him to take me to play games.

As a result, that one time, he scolded me severely, saying that I was a loser and a burden and told me to get out.

The game also opened that day, but I did not care about it anymore.

Just as I was about to hang up the phone, Edwina's voice came, “Alec, I feel like vomiting again. It's all your fault! That night I just wanted to try if I had any feelings for a man, but you did it for real. Oh, my waist hurts too, come and rub it for me.”

“Can you please coax your girlfriend later? Which is more important, siblings or women? You can choose for yourself.”

Alec threw me a sentence, “Forget it, I don't want to talk to you.”

There was a busy tone on the other end of the line.

My brain exploded.

What drunken accident? It was all planned long ago.

They actually had some clues a long time ago.

Every time he went on a date, he felt bored and would turn around to play games with Edwina online until late at night.

When traveling, he must bring Edwina with him, because he said, ‘She can liven up the atmosphere.’

I saw on the phone that she was always pinned to the top and a special reminder tone was set, saying, ‘Gaming Literacy.’

The gift given to me on Valentine's Day always includes one from Edwina and the reason was, ‘She's such a pitiful single person.'

Whenever I raised questions, he would fly into a rage, “Are you possessed by a troublemaker? Why don't we just break up, so I don't have to depend on you for everything I do.

“Don't try to control me just because your father has some money. I, Alec, don't rely on your Valencia Family's charity!”

I thought about it countless times that day, ‘Would the outcome be different if I had forcefully asked him to keep his distance from Edwina?’

But in front of him, I had always been humble like a housekeeper.

As a result, sensitive, suspicious and stupid were the words he gave me.

Every time I felt uneasy, he defined it as unreasonable.

Even when my father introduced clients to him, it was misinterpreted as an insult to his abilities.

What the hell!

The next day was the school’s centenary celebration.