On the Day of My First Boyfriend’s Wedding, I Got Red-eyed

The wedding bells ring, marking the most painful day of my life. The man who once held my heart and promised me forever is standing at the altar, ready to exchange vows. Yet, as I watch from the crowd with tear-filled eyes, the devastating reality sets in: he is getting married, but the woman in the white dress is someone else. This poignant modern romance explores the bitter grief of watching your first love commit to another, leaving behind a trail of broken promises and unspoken words.

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Chapter 5

I lowered my eyelids. Emery had changed, becoming much more powerful than before.

At that time, we were both in high school. He was the only one in their town who was admitted to a prestigious high school in the province, while I had always been a carefree girl in the provincial capital. When I saw him during enrollment, I crazily pursued him, indeed causing him a lot of trouble...

"I was young and silly. And now I've got a taste of my own medicine." I joked, trying to change the subject. "After so many years, you've become so capable now. You deserve my love back then."

"But I've been looking for you."

I flashed a hint of surprise in my eyes, but quickly suppressed it.

"Looking for me?" I was somewhat surprised. After all, everyone said that Emery hated me the most after I dumped him.

"Looking for me to support you? Obviously you don't need it anymore. Besides, you're already married, aren't you?

To be honest, as you can see, I'm just a common assistant now. I have no money."

I hid from his gaze, unable to hide the bitterness in my heart, and said casually.

"Look at me!" he commanded, a tone he had never used before. I was startled and couldn't help but look at him. In the dim light, I couldn't see what emotions were hidden in his deep eyes, but at such a close distance, I could clearly feel his fluctuating heartbeats and warm breath.

"Pearl, you're really heartless, leaving like that for so many years! Yes, I'm married, but that doesn't stop me from getting what I lost from you..."

"What did he lose? His dignity?" I smiled bitterly.

It couldn't be his heart, right?

Until I left, I realized that I never got Emery's heart.

"This project, I convinced Professor Sullivan to do it. The importance of this project to your company, I don't need to say."

I tried to listen to him calmly and said, "Pearl, be my lover. This is what you owe me. Otherwise, I will withdraw from guiding this project."

"Lover?"

He did care that I supported him back then.

But he didn't have to force me like this for revenge.

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