Pretend to be His Bride, Let Her be the Real Bride

I spent the entire night drenched in the rain.

By midnight,a high fever had settled in.

The next morning,I forced myself out of bed.My head throbbed,and my throat hurt so badly I could barely speak.

The house was empty.So yeah,Luke still hadn't come home.

I grabbed a coat and took a taxi to the hospital alone.

After my IV drip finished,I was still groggy when I passed the ward and saw a familiar figure.

It was Luke who was holding a bowl of porridge.He patiently blew on it to cool it down before feeding it to Jessica.His movements were patient and gentle.

"Eat slowly.It's still hot.Don't burn yourself."

Jessica nodded obediently,her eyes still red.

At that moment,Luke looked up and saw me.He frowned and strode towards me.

"Kath,why didn't you let me know you were safe after you came down the mountain last night?"

But he hadn't asked me anything about whether I'd gotten wet,if I was sick,or if I was afraid of the dark…

Now he was blaming me for not telling him?

Jessica slowly got out of bed and walked over.She tugged lightly on Luke's sleeve.

"Don't be mean to Kath,Luke.She definitely didn't mean it."

She looked up and smiled gently.

"It's alright.Stop blaming her,Luke.Your wedding is the day after tomorrow,you should go back and prepare for the wedding.I'll be fine."

Luke pulled her into his arms,his voice was full of concern.

"How could I leave you here alone,Jess?The wedding can wait,I'll stay with you."

I chuckled softly,raising my hand to remove the jade bracelet from my wrist.

This was the bracelet the Cameron family elders had personally placed on my wrist on our engagement day,signifying my acceptance as their daughter-in-law.

I had worn it for a whole year,and now I gently removed it.

I raised my hand and placed the bracelet in Luke's palm.

"Luke,let's break up."

Luke froze.

Clutching the jade bracelet in astonishment,his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Katherine Wilkinson,what the hell are you talking about?"

"Yesterday,you were being unreasonable by deliberately pushing Jessica down.She's the one who got wronged!"

"Now that you've had your fun,you're using this bracelet and the engagement to threaten me?"

I looked up at him calmly and nodded slightly.

"Yes,I've had my fun."

Just then,a nurse called out from across the corridor,

"Miss Wilkinson,please get your medicine."

I didn't look at his shocked and angry face anymore and turned to leave.

Behind me,Jessica frantically grabbed Luke.

"Luke,go after Kath!She's probably just angry for a moment."

Luke clutched the jade bracelet in his hand,his expression darkened.

"No need to chase after her,she's just being dramatic.Just ignore her for a couple of days and she'll be fine."

"She won't break up with me,Jess.You also know,she can't live without me."

Hearing his words,I paused slightly,and chuckled softly.

Luke,I couldn't live without you when I loved you.But now I didn't love you anymore.

When I got home,I called my parents.

"Mom,Dad,Luke and I broke up.The wedding is off."

My parents exclaimed in surprise,"The wedding was the day after tomorrow,right?How could you break up so suddenly?"

I calmly told them everything.I thought they would only advise me to be patient and consider the bigger picture.

But unexpectedly,on the other end of the phone,my parents said with heartache,"Then don't get married,Sweetheart.We'll support whatever decision you make."

After hanging up,I booked a flight to go abroad the following evening.

As the plane took off,I watched the street scenes outside the window gradually shrink,wiping away the tears from my eyes,and murmured,"Luke,goodbye forever."

Then,I posted a timed update on my social media post,informing everyone that the wedding was canceled.

***

On the day of the wedding,Luke arrived at my house with a large wedding procession.He wore a tailored black suit and carried a bouquet of flowers.His face was filled with excitement.

The best man chuckled and joked,"Luke,when you pick up Katherine later,make sure she's well-behaved.Today is a joyous day!"

Luke smiled faintly,his heart filled with the joy of seeing me.

He knocked on the door,but there was no answer.

After a few seconds of confusion,everyone entered the password and opened the door.

The bedroom was empty and the wedding dress lay on the bed.

Luke froze,the bouquet falling from his hands.

"Where's Kath?"