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00:00At my final bridal fitting, I stepped out of the dressing room to find my sister Daphne.
00:04Straightening my fiancé Nolan's bow tie, Nolan Hayes, the Mafia Don feared throughout Boston's underworld.
00:10I had just opened my mouth to say,
00:11I'll do it, when the makeup artist smiled and walked toward Daphne.
00:15Right this way, bride?
00:16I stopped short. Nolan did not correct her.
00:18The black-suited guards stationed outside the door kept their eyes forward.
00:22Daphne only smiled shyly and leaned against him.
00:25Meanwhile, Miles, my childhood friend, raised his camera and began taking pictures of him.
00:30I stood frozen like an outsider.
00:32Nearly every photo on Miles' camera was of Daphne and my fiancé.
00:35There wasn't a single shot of me, the actual bride.
00:38Daphne spoke as naturally as though she were the one getting married.
00:42Fiona, bring me that bouquet.
00:44When Nolan noticed I had not moved, he came over and gently took the flowers from my hands.
00:49Those eyes of his, eyes that had terrified countless men across negotiating tables, held a rare trace of warmth.
00:55Fiona, what are you staring at?
00:57Go choose the invitation design.
00:58Fine. I'll come over when we're done with the photos.
01:02Fiona, move a couple of steps to the side. You're blocking the light.
01:05I moved without a word and stood in the corner.
01:07At that moment, I finally understood how unnecessary I was.
01:10If this wedding had no need for me, then I wouldn't be there.
01:14I quietly picked up my bag from the bench and pushed open the door.
01:17The bell above it chimed once. No one called after me.
01:20I looked back. Daphne was twirling in front of the mirror while Nolan stood behind her.
01:24Adjusting the bow at her waist, Miles held up his camera.
01:27Yes, yes. That's the angle.
01:29The shutter clicked five or six times in quick succession.
01:32I turned away and walked out of the boutique.
01:35As I got into my car, the two black sedans assigned to protect me fell in behind me without a
01:40sound.
01:40My phone lit up with a message from the wedding planner.
01:43Miss Bennett, the wedding is coming up. Have you chosen the invitation design?
01:47Before I could answer, another message arrived.
01:50Or you could let your sister choose. She has excellent taste.
01:54The car was so quiet that I could hear every breath I took, one after another, as though I were
01:58counting something.
01:59What was I counting? How many times I had been forgotten in this relationship.
02:03I typed three words. Let her decide. I meant it. Let Daphne decide.
02:07Nolan would listen to her in the end anyway. The reply came almost instantly.
02:11Got it.
02:11I stared at those words and imagined the planner breathing a sigh of relief.
02:15Every decision the bride made was always changed afterward.
02:18They were probably tired of revising the plans over and over.
02:21It was easier to let my sister make the decisions from the start.
02:24Before I could put my phone down, notifications began pouring in.
02:27Miles was uploading photos to the group chat one by one.
02:30I opened one. His composition was excellent.
02:33The light fell perfectly across their faces.
02:35Nolan stood in a sharply tailored black suit, and the two of them looked like the stars of a bridal
02:40campaign announcing the future wife of the haze dawn.
02:43I had poured everything into this wedding, as though doing so could prove that I was not always the one
02:47who got forgotten.
02:48I never imagined that, in the end, I would still be pushed out of the frame.
02:52My phone lit up, went dark, then lit up again.
02:55Maz kept filling the group chat.
02:56I did not respond. No one noticed.
02:58I dismissed my escort detail and drove alone to the apartment I had been renting.
03:02A note was stuck to the refrigerator.
03:04Seven days until the wedding.
03:05I peeled it off, crushed it into a ball, and dropped it into the trash.
03:09The next morning I checked my phone.
03:11The wedding planning group chat showed 99 plus unread messages Daphne had tagged me only once, in a voice message.
03:17I tapped it.
03:18Fiona, I changed the wedding song. The song you picked was too groomy. The wedding should feel lighter.
03:23Nolan replied immediately beneath it.
03:25Agreed. The original song doesn't suit the occasion. Half the family will be there. Choose something lighter.
03:31The original song did not suit the occasion. I had spent an entire month choosing.
03:34It was the song my parents had played at their wedding. Hearing it always made my eyes burn.
03:39They had died far too young, and I had wanted them to be present in some small way.
03:43Nolan knew that so did Daphne, yet they still thought it was too gloomy.
03:46Daphne continued in the chat.
03:48Fiona never likes making decisions. We can just choose these things for her.
03:53Nolan replied with one word.
03:54Agreed.
03:55I stared at it without moving.
03:57Mass streamed past one after another.
03:59No one noticed that Fiona was in the group chat.
04:01No one noticed that Fiona was silent.
04:03I had no role in my own wedding.
04:05I opened my private conversation with Nolan.
04:07The last exchange was still from yesterday's bridal shoot.
04:10I had written,
04:11I'm a little nervous.
04:12He had replied with a head pat emoji.
04:14After that, nothing.
04:15He had not even messaged me privately after I left early to ask what was wrong.
04:20The only thing he had done was tag me in the group the night before.
04:22What happened?
04:23Did you get so nervous you left early?
04:25No one answered.
04:27No one cared.
04:28Daphne posted a photo with the caption,
04:30Fiona, today's shoot went perfectly.
04:32The dress is officially confirmed.
04:34And just like that, the matter was forgotten.
04:36Then they went back to discussing flowers, invitations, and the ceremony backdrop.
04:41Suddenly, I realized I was not merely unnecessary.
04:43Being unnecessary would at least mean I had once existed.
04:46I felt as though I had never been there at all.
04:48While I was packing, Daphne suddenly video called me.
04:53Fiona, you're moving way too slowly.
04:55The makeup team still hasn't confirmed, so I booked one myself.
04:58I'm testing them out for you first.
05:00I looked at Daphne in front of the mirror and wanted to say something, but I no longer knew what.
05:04Two weeks earlier, I had told her my friend would personally do my bridal makeup,
05:07but it was as though my wishes never reached her.
05:09She simply made every decision for me.
05:11Had I never confronted them, had I never been unhappy, had I never stood my ground,
05:15I had.
05:16It always ended with the same line.
05:19Fiona, you're more mature than she is.
05:20Don't make a big deal out of this.
05:22Miles had known me longer than anyone, yet he always took her side.
05:25Then Nolan entered my life and pursued me relentlessly.
05:28The man known throughout the underworld for his ruthlessness and decisiveness
05:31would personally drive me home late at night and tell me my quiet, absent-minded ways were adorable.
05:36I thought he liked me that way, but after he met Daphne, his preferences seemed to change.
05:40Without realizing it, he began saying that women should be lively and decisive.
05:45One day, I finally said,
05:46Can you stop being so close to Daphne?
05:48You need better boundaries with her.
05:50I thought he would understand.
05:51Instead, he laughed, ruffled my hair, and dismissed it.
05:54Boundaries?
05:54Once you marry me, Daphne will be part of the Hayes family too.
05:57Do you expect me to treat her like a stranger?
05:59I fell silent.
06:00Of course I didn't want them at each other's throats,
06:02but the words,
06:03Yes, you are more mature, so you should be more understanding,
06:06had weighed on me for years.
06:08For the first time, those words felt heavy enough to suffocate me.
06:11They had forgotten that I was only two years older than she was.
06:13I wanted gifts too.
06:15I wanted someone to ask me,
06:16Do you like this?
06:17But no one ever cared.
06:18I called my landlord and told him I was moving out that day.
06:21I'm moving out today.
06:22Are you sure?
06:23You've lived there more than four years.
06:25Four years.
06:26When Nolan and I first started dating,
06:28he had wanted me to move into the Hayes estate,
06:30a heavily guarded compound where his most trusted family members lived.
06:33Daphne said I should keep some private space before marriage
06:36and suggested I live alone.
06:37So I rented this apartment near the family's downtown headquarters,
06:41hoping I would see Nolan more often.
06:43He agreed, and every now and then,
06:45he would slip away from his security detail and spend the night.
06:48These rooms had witnessed the sweetness of our early love.
06:50Then the arguments,
06:52the silences,
06:52and the countless times he left in a hurry because of family business.
06:58Yes, I'm moving today.
06:59But now I had finally reached the end of my patience.
07:02The landlord sighed and told me to leave the keys in the mailbox.
07:05Not long after I hung up,
07:06the door opened from the outside.
07:07Nolan and Daphne walked in, laughing together.
07:10Daphne glanced back at him with a smile.
07:12You promised that when my lease ends,
07:13I can stay at your estate for a few weeks after the wedding?
07:17I want the room with the bay window in the east wing,
07:20and I want the curtains changed to pink.
07:22I stood in the middle of the living room,
07:24convinced I had heard her wrong.
07:26She spoke so naturally,
07:27as though she had every right to decide how long she would stay,
07:30and how our future home would be decorated.
07:32Nolan did not object.
07:33He smiled indulgently.
07:34As long as Fiona doesn't mind.
07:36Fiona always takes care of me.
07:37Of course she won't mind.
07:39Something loosened inside my throat.
07:41What if I do mind?
07:43The room went silent for two seconds.
07:45Daphne stared at me.
07:46Perhaps it was the first time I had ever truly refused her,
07:49before she could say anything.
07:51Her eyes were already turning red.
07:52Nolan's tone sharpened with reproach.
07:55What's wrong with you, Fiona?
07:56You've always given her whatever she wanted.
07:58Now you're going to make an issue out of one room?
08:02I'm not making an issue out of it.
08:04Then what are you saying?
08:06Her lease is ending.
08:07She'd only be staying a few weeks.
08:08She's your sister,
08:09not some outsider we need to guard against.
08:12The estate is enormous.
08:14What difference would one extra person make for a few weeks?
08:17That is supposed to be our home after the wedding.
08:19The home of the future lady of the Hayes family.
08:22Which one of us is marrying you?
08:24That shut Nolan up.
08:25Daphne spoke softly.
08:26Fiona, I only wanted to be close to you.
08:29If you don't want me there, forget it.
08:31I won't move in.
08:32Nolan turned to me with reproach.
08:33Look what you've done.
08:34One sentence, and you've hurt her this badly.
08:37She's your sister.
08:39Can't you think about her feelings?
08:41And who thinks about mine?
08:43I lifted my head.
08:44You personally brought her into a company owned by the Hayes family
08:48and approved a salary far above everyone else at her level.
08:50She has almost nothing to worry about.
08:52What about me?
08:53All I have is-
08:55Enough!
08:56Be reasonable.
08:57She's your sister.
08:58I only take special care of her because of you.
09:00Do you really have to be this petty?
09:02Petty that word again.
09:03I smiled and stopped speaking.
09:05Daphne tugged at his sleeve.
09:06Nolan, stop.
09:08Fiona is probably just in a bad mood.
09:10He patted her hand, then softened his voice toward me.
09:13Fiona, I've already made the decision.
09:15It will be good for Daphne to stay with us.
09:17You two can keep living close to each other.
09:19I nodded, agreed.
09:21It was their home after all.
09:22I would never live there.
09:24Nolan relaxed.
09:25Daphne dabbed at the corners of her dry eyes and smiled again.
09:28I turned back to my packing.
09:30Behind me, Daphne asked,
09:32So I really can change the curtains to pale pink?
09:35Whatever you like.
09:36That afternoon, I went to the headquarters of the Hayes group,
09:39which Nolan controlled.
09:40On paper, the building housed shipping.
09:43Hotel, and security companies.
09:45Everyone in the city knew what it really belonged to.
09:47I packed the access card to the Hayes estate,
09:50the key to Nolan's private office,
09:51and several files concerning the family's legitimate businesses
09:54that he had asked me to organize.
09:56At the reception desk,
09:57the woman immediately straightened when she saw me.
09:59Miss Bennett, shall I notify Don Hayes?
10:01Or I placed the bag on the desk.
10:03No, just give him this.
10:04Then I turned to leave.
10:05As I reached the dark carpeted staircase,
10:08Nolan's voice drifted through a half-open door.
10:10Two armed guards stood outside,
10:12and I slowed without meaning to.
10:13You want me to take you to your bridal manicure on Saturday?
10:16My fingers stiffened.
10:17A moment later, his amused voice carried through the doorway.
10:22All right, you want to look your best for the wedding,
10:24so I'll take you.
10:25I'll explain it to Fiona.
10:26I gave a bitter smile.
10:27I had already decided to let go.
10:29What was I still hoping for?
10:31Before the wedding,
10:32Nolan and I had planned to do one thing
10:34we had never managed during our relationship,
10:36to watch the sunrise together.
10:37He had been postponing it since winter,
10:39always saying he was busy and that we would go next time.
10:42At last, we had chosen this Saturday.
10:43Now he had postponed it again,
10:45but this time, I no longer cared.
10:47I pushed through the glass doors
10:49and drove straight back to Hartwell,
10:50the small coastal town in Maine where I had grown up.
10:52The next morning,
10:53I was cleaning the house my parents had left behind in Hartwell.
10:56Aunt Claire and Uncle Robert lived nearby,
10:58and Claire came over early.
11:00Fiona, take a break.
11:02I shook my head and told her I was almost done.
11:04Claire took my hand and patted it gently.
11:07All these years,
11:08you've always been the one expected to be mature,
11:10the one expected to give in.
11:12You've suffered far too much.
11:14She sighed,
11:14as if turning over years of memories in her mind.
11:16Daphne may have been adopted by your parents,
11:19but you always treated her like your own sister.
11:22You gave her everything.
11:24That child never learned when to stop taking.
11:28The relatives all knew,
11:29but they were afraid you'd feel uncomfortable,
11:31so no one dared say anything.
11:33Now you're both grown,
11:35and you're about to start a family of your own.
11:38I thought you would finally be free
11:40from taking care of everyone else.
11:41I smiled, but said nothing.
11:43After a while, I said,
11:44Aunt Claire,
11:44you and Uncle Robert should move in.
11:46An empty house doesn't stay in good shape for long.
11:49Claire looked startled.
11:50What do you mean, empty?
11:51You'll still come back after you're married?
11:53She smiled.
11:54I know you and Nolan will live at the Hayes Estate,
11:57but you'll need somewhere to stay when you visit us.
11:59I agreed,
11:59yet continued insisting that they move in.
12:01Claire thought I was only being polite,
12:03and refused several times.
12:04I did not explain.
12:05I only thought that once I left,
12:07I might not return for many years.
12:09That evening,
12:10Nolan arrived for the pre-wedding family dinner,
12:12as arranged.
12:13Three black sedans stopped outside.
12:15His guards remained by the entrance,
12:16while Daphne stayed at his side like the hostess.
12:19They both looked surprised when they saw me.
12:21Fiona, what are you doing here?
12:23Nolan asked,
12:23as if I had no reason to be there.
12:25But I was the bride,
12:26and the family dinner had been arranged at my uncle's house.
12:28Wasn't I exactly where I was supposed to be?
12:30Oh, he was probably used to it by now.
12:32Whether I was present did not matter,
12:34as long as Daphne was.
12:36Fiona, good.
12:37You're here.
12:38Nolan said he was coming to see Uncle Robert,
12:40and I had nothing else to do,
12:41so I came along.
12:42I said nothing.
12:43Daphne had never liked Hartwell,
12:45and rarely returned to the seaside town where we had grown up.
12:47I was genuinely surprised she had come so close to the wedding.
12:50Whether she had come for me,
12:51or for some other reason,
12:52no longer mattered.
12:53In the living room,
12:54Uncle Robert exchanged a few words with Nolan.
12:56Even with Nolan deliberately restraining his presence,
12:59the lieutenant standing behind his shoulder
13:00made the small room feel tense.
13:02Daphne sat beside Nolan,
13:03poured his coffee and answered questions for him.
13:06As though she were the woman being introduced
13:07to the inner circle of the Hayes family,
13:09I sat there like an unnecessary piece of furniture.
13:11No one spared me a second glance.
13:13I checked my phone.
13:14Nolan had sent a message.
13:16I've been busy with the family and the wedding
13:18these past few days,
13:19so I neglected you.
13:20But why didn't you tell me
13:21you were going back to Hartwell?
13:23Neglected me.
13:23His tone sounded less like an apology,
13:25and more like an accusation
13:26that I had behaved irresponsibly by leaving on my own.
13:29He was always active in the group chat,
13:30joking with everyone.
13:31He even replied to Daphne between family meetings.
13:34Yet he rarely messaged me privately
13:35to ask whether I had eaten,
13:37what I was doing,
13:37or whether I was happy.
13:38That was why he did not know
13:39I had gone to headquarters.
13:41That was why he did not know I had come home.
13:43He did not know because he had never asked.
13:45My fingers moved.
13:46I know you are busy.
13:47Whatever occupied you
13:48no longer had anything to do with me.
13:49When the dinner ended,
13:50Robert stood to see them out.
13:51You two shouldn't see each other
13:52for the next few days.
13:54Let the anticipation build before the wedding.
13:56Nolan agreed.
13:56Robert turned to me.
13:57Fiona, go back to Boston with them.
14:00Stay in the bridal seat before the wedding
14:02so you don't have to travel back and forth.
14:03You can return for the family brunch after.
14:05I wanted to refuse,
14:06but when I saw the hope in his eyes,
14:08I swallowed the words.
14:09I went back to the old house
14:10to collect my suitcase
14:11and make sure I had left nothing behind.
14:13But by the time I stepped outside,
14:15Nolan's car was already gone.
14:16I stood in the doorway for two seconds.
14:18Then I looked at my phone.
14:19Daphne wanted to check the venue security and setup,
14:21so I took her ahead.
14:22I forgot you were still there.
14:24Have the guards drive you back.
14:25Forgotten.
14:25Again.
14:26How many times had Nolan forgotten me now?
14:28I drove away,
14:29but I did not return to Boston.
14:30I went somewhere far, far away.
14:32The wedding was scheduled for Monday.
14:34Three days later,
14:34the Hayes family had invited
14:35nearly every influential figure on the East Coast,
14:38and security outside the church
14:39was tighter than it had been for any family meeting.
14:41Nolan checked the navigation system
14:43and looked at Daphne.
14:44The hotel address is correct?
14:46Yes.
14:47I compared them one by one
14:48before choosing this one.
14:49It's upscale and close to your home.
14:52Picking her up here
14:53is easier than going to her apartment.
14:55You always handle things properly,
14:57unlike Fiona.
14:58Uncle Robert only asked us
14:59not to see each other for a few days
15:01to preserve the anticipation,
15:02and she still haven't replied to a single message.
15:05His lieutenant, seated in front,
15:06glanced at him through the rearview mirror,
15:08then silently looked away.
15:09Nolan opened the door of the armored sedan.
15:11Daphne naturally slid into the front passenger seat.
15:13Let's go.
15:14Fiona will start rushing us soon.
15:16Daphne, that seat is for the bride.
15:18Ride with me.
15:19No.
15:20Nolan drives the smoothest,
15:21and the family convoy is with us.
15:22I won't get carsick.
15:23Nolan shook his head with a smile.
15:25What am I going to do with you?
15:27Black convoy turned into the hotel entrance.
15:29Wedding security immediately cleared the way.
15:31Nolan walked in front.
15:32Daphne stayed at his side.
15:34Two family guards followed half a step behind.
15:36Miles lifted his camera,
15:37and out of habit,
15:38took several photographs of their backs.
15:40Good morning.
15:41How may I help you?
15:42We're with the Hayes wedding party.
15:44We're here to take the bride to the church.
15:45Nolan gave the room number.
15:46Room 302, the bride is Fiona Bennett.
15:49The receptionist checked the system.
15:50I'm sorry.
15:51The room was reserved,
15:52but Miss Bennett never checked in.
15:54Nolan stared at her as though he had not understood.
15:56His brow furrowed,
15:57and he pressed one hand heavily against the desk.
15:59Our wedding is today.
16:01Fiona was supposed to check in last night.
16:03Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?
16:05Exactly.
16:06Check again.
16:07Room 302, under Fiona Bennett.
16:09The receptionist looked at the screen once more,
16:11and shook her head.
16:12I'm certain.
16:13She never checked in.
16:15Unbelievable.
16:16Did she go to the wrong hotel?
16:17She's the one getting married.
16:18How could she mess up something this important?
16:20Nolan took out the phone reserved for his private contacts and called Fiona.
16:23The call rang seven times,
16:25then went to voicemail.
16:26He didn't leave a message.
16:27He called her on FaceTime instead.
16:28The screen displayed the waiting animation until the call ended on its own.
16:32He opened their iMessage thread and sent more than a dozen messages.
16:35Where are you?
16:36We're at the hotel.
16:37Fiona, call me back.
16:38Not one received a reply.
16:39Each message seemed to sink into a bottomless well without an echo.
16:42She isn't answering.
16:43Nolan frowned.
16:44What is Fiona doing?
16:46Today is her wedding.
16:47She isn't throwing another tantrum, is she?
16:49Miles lowered his camera enough for half his face to show behind it.
16:52Hasn't she seemed different lately?
16:53She walked out during the dress fitting too without telling anyone.
16:56But this is the wedding.
16:57Daphne muttered.
16:58The church is surrounded by guests and media.
17:01No matter how angry she is, she can't treat this like a joke.
17:04She's humiliating Nolan and the entire Hayes family in public.
17:07Nolan's frown deepened.
17:08The guards nearby sensed that something was wrong.
17:10But none dared speak.
17:12He called Aunt Claire.
17:13Nolan?
17:14Did you pick up the bride?
17:15Aunt Claire?
17:16Fiona isn't at the hotel.
17:17Has she gone back to Hartwood?
17:18No.
17:19Wasn't she supposed to return to Boston for the wedding?
17:22She was meant to stay in the bridal ute last night.
17:25Claire sounded confused.
17:26Daphne is the maid of honor.
17:27And the planner said she was responsible for confirming the check-in and staying with the bride.
17:31We older relatives agreed not to see her again until after the wedding so we wouldn't interrupt her preparations.
17:36Ask Daphne.
17:37She's the maid of honor.
17:38She should know.
17:39Nolan looked at Daphne.
17:41She knew.
17:41How could she know?
17:42Daphne had spent the entire previous day with them.
17:44Lunch at noon.
17:45Drinks in the afternoon.
17:46Then some so-called bachelorette party at a private club owned by the Hayes family, which had lasted until after
17:51one in the morning.
17:52She had remained in his sight the entire time.
17:54If Daphne had not been with Fiona, then had Fiona spent the day before her wedding alone.
17:58Alone.
17:59He had messaged her the day before, asking where she was and whether she was nervous.
18:03She had not replied.
18:04He had not asked again.
18:05He had assumed she was following the custom of avoiding the groom before the wedding.
18:08A thread of guilt stirred inside him.
18:10He began to understand that he might have done something wrong, but he still refused to admit it fully.
18:14What?
18:15Daphne didn't stay with Fiona?
18:17We told her to help with the preparations.
18:19How could she be so careless?
18:21Nolan said nothing.
18:22He stood in the hotel lobby, the Don who could remain calm in the face of guns and betrayal found,
18:26for the first time, that his thoughts were in chaos.
18:28Let's go.
18:29We'll pick her up at the apartment.
18:30Nolan put away his phone.
18:31Fiona's probably angry because I left Uncle Robert's house in a hurry last time without bringing her back.
18:35Now that he thought about it, he really had ignored her feelings.
18:38The bride of a mafia, Don had been left alone in a small town by her own Fiona.
18:42In their world, how many people would turn that into dinner table gossip?
18:45Daphne followed him for two steps, then suddenly slapped a hand to her forehead.
18:49Oh no.
18:50The wedding dress is still at my apartment.
18:51Nolan stopped and turned.
18:53What wedding dress?
18:54Fiona's.
18:55Yesterday, I used the pickup authorization she gave me to collect it from the boutique.
18:59I was in such a rush this morning that I forgot to bring it.
19:02Something finally struck Nolan as wrong.
19:04Not only had the bride failed to appear at the hotel, but the dress belonged to her.
19:07Yet the final confirmation, pickup, and storage of the gown had all somehow happened without the bride herself.
19:12Daphne had taken the dress home, hung it in her own apartment, and then forgotten it.
19:16Nolan frowned.
19:16Get in the car.
19:17We'll pick up the dress and go to Fiona's apartment.
19:19The convoy pulled out of the parking lot.
19:21Nolan gripped the steering wheel.
19:22His lieutenant and the security vehicles followed behind.
19:25His phone remained lit in the mouth.
19:26Fiona's conversation was completely silent.
19:28No reply came.
19:29What was wrong with her?
19:30She had wanted so badly to be a bride.
19:32To be the center of her own life for once.
19:34He had given her that chance.
19:35Why was she hiding now?
19:37After they collected the dress, Nolan did not start the car immediately.
19:40He gripped the steering wheel in silence for several seconds.
19:42Wait.
19:43Daphne's hand paused on the seatbelt.
19:44When we find her, apologize to your sister.
19:46Daphne thought she had misheard him.
19:48What?
19:49Apologize.
19:50Nolan repeated the word in the tone he used when issuing orders at a family meeting.
19:53It was not loud, but it allowed no argument.
19:55Why?
19:56Daphne frowned.
19:57I've been running around for this wedding while she throws a tantrum and disappears?
20:01And I'm supposed to apologize?
20:03Nolan turned toward her.
20:04Running around?
20:05You worked so hard that you didn't even know which hotel she was staying in.
20:09You worked so hard that her wedding dress is hanging in your apartment.
20:13What was she supposed to wear?
20:14And what about the makeup artist?
20:16Did you arrange one?
20:18The makeup team...
20:20I told them to wait at the hotel, but they said they never saw the bride.
20:24Nolan's face darkened completely.
20:26Even the guards outside the car could feel his anger through the glass.
20:29Daphne.
20:29He said her name.
20:31Do you actually want her to get married?
20:33Silence filled the car.
20:34Daphne lowered her head and twisted the seatbelt between her fingers.
20:37What if I do want her to marry?
20:40Daphne?
20:40Just not you.
20:41Nolan stared at her.
20:43Daphne looked up, eyes red, something unreadable in her expression.
20:46Nolan did not answer.
20:48He looked away and started the car.
20:51The bay window room in the east wing was originally meant to be your sister's study after the wedding.
20:56If your lease expires, you can stay in one of the family's apartments.
20:59You don't need to move into our home.
21:01But Daphne sounded even more wounded.
21:03You already promised me.
21:05Nolan said nothing.
21:06They drove to Fiona's apartment building.
21:08Nolan turned off the engine and ordered the guards to remain downstairs.
21:13The three of them went up.
21:15No one spoke in the elevator.
21:16Daphne stood in one corner.
21:18Miles leaned against the wall, lifting his camera once before lowering it again.
21:21Nolan knocked once, twice, three times.
21:24The door opened.
21:25Fiona, I...
21:26The man standing there looked 27 or 28.
21:29With handsome features and damp hair as though he had just showered.
21:32He leaned against the doorframe lazily.
21:33Who are you looking for?
21:35Who are you?
21:36Nolan stepped forward, his expression turning lethal.
21:39It was the same look that had made family traitors beg on their knees.
21:42Why are you in her home?
21:45What is your relationship with her?
21:47He couldn't imagine his quiet, obedient fiancé hiding another man in her apartment.
21:51Anger surged out of control inside him.
21:53The guards near the elevator heard the commotion and instinctively reached toward their weapons.
21:58Tell Fiona to come out.
21:59From behind him, Daphne asked softly,
22:01Is Fiona with someone else?
22:04The words pierced Nolan like a needle, turning his face dark with rage.
22:08He raised one hand to keep the guards back, shoved the door open himself, and searched every room.
22:12No one was there.
22:13The man finally asked from the living room.
22:16What are you looking for?
22:17Watching Nolan rush around like a headless man.
22:19She moved out a while ago.
22:21Nolan spun around.
22:24Moved out?
22:25I'm the new tenant.
22:26Miss Bennett terminated the lease, and the landlord rented the place to me.
22:29A painful pressure built in his chest with nowhere to go.
22:32After several seconds, his voice dropped.
22:34Did she say where she was going?
22:36No.
22:37The man shook his head.
22:38The apartment was empty when I arrived.
22:40Nolan felt as though lightning had struck him.
22:42His ears rang.
22:44Daphne tugged at his sleeve.
22:45Nolan, Fiona.
22:47He shook her hand off and strode out.
22:48The hallway was empty.
22:50He took out his phone and called Fiona again.
22:52It was still turned off.
22:53Before, he had assumed she was sulking and waiting for him to coax her.
22:56Now he knew she had already left the apartment she had rented for years.
23:00For the first time, he was truly afraid.
23:02He stared at her name on the screen, and it suddenly felt unfamiliar.
23:06Fiona, his fiancée.
23:08Their wedding was only hours away, and he had no idea where she was.
23:11When she had moved out, or why she had ended the lease.
23:14He was the Don who controlled an information network spanning the entire city.
23:18And he knew nothing about his own fiancée.
23:20This obedient, sensible woman had never made him feel so helpless.
23:24Daphne followed him.
23:26Fiona may only have acted impulsively.
23:29We should go to Hartwell.
23:31Uncle Robert might know where she went.
23:32Nolan did not want to answer her.
23:34Her voice only grated against his nerves.
23:36He put his phone away and pressed the elevator button.
23:38He came to hand her in front of her.