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04:16Just apologize in the group. Say you were only joking and that you don't mind.
04:21Lena's crying really hard right now. She feels terrible. She thinks it's all her fault.
04:25It felt like a hole had opened in my chest, letting the cold air pour in.
04:29So as long as Lena cried, I had to bow my head to the people who humiliated me.
04:35My vision blurred with tears. My voice broke as I interrupted him.
04:39Ethan?
04:42We're done.
04:45Ethan hadn't even heard what I said. On the other end of the line came the rustle of clothing, followed
04:49by Lena's muffled sobs.
04:51It's all my fault.
04:52Ethan spoke to her gently, with endless patience.
04:54Don't cry. Clara said she doesn't blame you. She was just being too sensitive.
04:59Come on, wipe your tears. The ceremony's about to start. Didn't you want the perfect wedding photos today?
05:03After a brief silence, he spoke to me again.
05:05Go apologize in the group. I don't have time to deal with you today.
05:07Then, as if he had finally remembered what I'd said earlier.
05:10Besides, you wouldn't actually walk away from me, would you?
05:13Ten years together, he knew exactly how much I had sacrificed.
05:16He was certain I would never leave him.
05:18I said nothing and hung up the phone.
05:20At last, I accepted the truth.
05:22The moment Lena announced she was coming back, he had changed.
05:25The first time he lost control over Lena, he accidentally smashed the ceramic mug we had made together.
05:30He left me alone in a storm because Lena was afraid of thunder.
05:32When I desperately needed his signature for my emergency ependestiny, he was riding a rollercoaster with her.
05:38Ever since Lena insisted that they were just friends, Ethan stopped hiding his favoritism.
05:42All the compromises. All the excuses I made for him.
05:45They had finally led us here. I left the group chat.
05:48A moment later, Ethan sent me a single question mark, then nothing.
05:52Maybe he thought that, just like every other time, I'd soon give in and beg to make up.
05:56But this time, I was truly exhausted.
05:58Ignoring the surprise look from the hotel receptionist, I returned alone to my room.
06:02I removed my makeup and took off the ill-fitting gown.
06:05Lying on the bed, staring at the white ceiling.
06:08My mind was completely blank.
06:10How had everything suddenly become like this?
06:12Just last night, in this very same bed, I had been so excited that I couldn't sleep.
06:16I picked up my phone.
06:18Lena had just updated her Instagram.
06:22Before certain people get sensitive again, a quick head up.
06:24I am only experiencing a wedding.
06:26Ethan and I are just friends, so don't read into it.
06:28The video showed the wedding entrance.
06:30Lena wore the wedding gown that was supposed to be mine as she walked toward Ethan to a round of
06:34applause.
06:35Standing before the officiant, they recited vows of lifelong devotion together.
06:39Then they exchanged rings and intertwined their fingers.
06:41Other than the kiss, they had done everything a bride and groom could do, and still told me.
06:46It was just friendship.
06:49Lena kept updating her story.
06:51The parent speeches, the champagne parlor, the first dance, cutting the cake, the bouquet toss.
06:55She had gone far beyond what Ethan had promised would be just walking down the isler.
06:59Are you at the hotel?
07:00Just wait in the lounge for a bit.
07:02Lena was having so much fun that she decided to stay for the rest of the ceremony.
07:05Don't be upset.
07:05Just think of it as compensation for upsetting her earlier.
07:08The lounge was only two rooms away from the ballroom.
07:11Even so, he couldn't be bothered to come see me.
07:14I took a screenshot from the corner of one of Lena's videos and sent it to him.
07:17In the screenshot sat my My Wedding Cake.
07:19Why did you let her cut my cake?
07:22It's just a cake.
07:23What's the big deal?
07:24I'll have the hotel buy another one.
07:26I bit my lip until it turned white.
07:28Have you forgotten every promise you made to me?
07:30Why?
07:31Even after all this crushing disappointment, did it still hurt this much?
07:36While we were planning the wedding, Lena secretly tried on my wedding gown and broke the zipper.
07:41Ethan had said,
07:42It's not a big deal. Just get another one.
07:44The garden chapel I had dreamed of for my wedding was replaced by the glass ballroom Lana chose.
07:48Go with hers. She has better taste.
07:49The only thing I insisted on at last was making the wedding cake myself.
07:52I'm a pastry chef.
07:53Making my own wedding cake had always been my biggest dream.
07:56Back then, Lena hadn't returned yet.
07:57Standing outside my soon-to-open dessert studio,
08:00My Claire is so easy to please.
08:01Deal.
08:02Every guest has to finish their slice and leave our pastry chef a five-star review.
08:05You're such a tease.
08:06But now, the three-tier wedding cake I had made with my own hands had been hacked to pieces by
08:11Lena.
08:12They laughed as they smeared cake all over each other.
08:14My dream was trampled into the carpet, splattered across the walls, and finally swept into the trash.
08:21Clara, stop being so petty.
08:22None of your family even came.
08:24Lena even got people to be your bridesmaids.
08:26It's just a cake.
08:26Do you really have to make a big deal out of it?
08:29He tore open a wound that had barely begun to heal.
08:32I slammed my fingers against the screen.
08:34You know exactly why my parents didn't come.
08:36The pain settled once more into my lower abdomen as the memories returned.
08:40That day, there had been blood everywhere.
08:42The pain felt like I was being torn apart.
08:45Instinctively, I called the person I trusted most.
08:47The moment the call connected, I heard Lena's bright, playful voice instead.
08:51Hey, hey, busy man.
08:53You promised today was all mine.
08:54Turn your phone off.
08:55No answering calls.
08:56Then came the cheerful music from the amusement park parade, and then the call was disconnected.
09:01That day, I lost our baby.
09:06When I woke up, I was already in hospital.
09:08The first person I saw wasn't Ethan.
09:10It was my roommate.
09:11How are you feeling?
09:11We had known each other for less than a month.
09:13She came home from work and found me unconscious in the bathroom.
09:15She rushed me to the emergency room and even risked trouble to sign my surgery consent form.
09:19We can't say for certain the outcome would have been different.
09:22But if you had gotten to the hospital sooner, we might have been able to do more.
09:28In that moment, despair swallowed me whole.
09:31I called Ethan over and over again.
09:34By late that night, my parents had driven hundreds of miles to be with me.
09:38By late that night, who was only a few miles away at the amusement park, watching fireworks with Lena, never
09:44came.
09:45After that day, I was completely devastated and went home with my parents.
09:49Later, Ethan knelt outside my house all night.
09:52Rain mixed with snow as he stayed there until he collapsed and was taken to the hospital.
09:57Clara, I was wrong.
09:59I'll never leave you alone again.
10:01I forgave him.
10:02My parents never did.
10:03From that day on, they refused to give us their blessing.
10:08Thinking of that, I opened my cousin Amy's chat.
10:12Before the wedding, she had messaged me.
10:16Clara, has the ceremony started yet?
10:18She had attached a video.
10:20The thumbnail showed my parents sitting on my aunt's couch.
10:24I never had the courage to watch it.
10:26Until now, my trembling finger pressed play.
10:28In the video, my mother's eyes were swollen and red as she wiped away her tears again and again.
10:32Why is Clara so stubborn?
10:34I told her that man couldn't be trusted.
10:36What kind of man stays out with another woman while his fiancé is lying in hospital?
10:39And then he says a few empty promises and she forgives him just like that.
10:43My father sat beside her, gripping his cup in silence.
10:46My mother smacked his arm in frustration.
10:47And you!
10:48Why did you have to say such harsh things back then?
10:50Now look what happened.
10:51She got married without her family by her side.
10:53After a long silence, my father took out a bank card and handed it to Amy.
10:57When you have time, give this to Clara.
10:59It's the emergency fund we've been saving for her.
11:01If someone ever mistreats her again, at least she'll have enough money to leave.
11:05The emotions I'd been suppressing all day finally shattered.
11:08I buried my face in my hands and cried until my throat was raw.
11:12Only one thought remained in my mind.
11:14I want to go home.
11:15I didn't bother organizing anything.
11:17I couldn't even wait until the next day.
11:18I stuffed my belongings into my suitcase, bought the first ticket home.
11:22The moment I zipped my suitcase shut, Ethan called.
11:27Why haven't you replied to my messages?
11:30I said nothing.
11:33Why haven't you replied to my messages?
11:35I said nothing.
11:37They got a little carried away over here.
11:39They accidentally wrecked quite a bit of the main ballroom.
11:42I had the hotel set up one of the smaller halls for us instead.
11:45We'll do our ceremony there.
11:46The person experiencing the wedding got the main ballroom.
11:49The actual bride was sent to the tiny side room.
11:52I was too exhausted to argue anymore.
11:54Okay.
11:55The hotel's getting everything ready now.
11:57I also had them order another wedding cake.
11:59It looks pretty much the same.
12:01Clara, you're about to become my wife.
12:03The ceremony starts at nine.
12:05Make sure you're here on time.
12:08The call ended.
12:10I slipped the diamond ring off my finger and placed it on the hotel nightstand.
12:15Then I left and went home.
12:19As soon as he put down his phone,
12:21Ethan could hardly believe how easily Clara had agreed.
12:24He even opened his contacts to make sure he hadn't called the wrong person.
12:28Just then, a sudden weight landed on his back.
12:31Lena lifted the hem of her wedding gown and jumped onto him from behind, grinning.
12:36Did you explain everything to Clara?
12:38I accidentally made a mess of the ballroom.
12:40She's not mad, is she?
12:41It's fine now.
12:42I had the hotel prepared another small hall.
12:44I'll take Clara there for our vows later.
12:46You guys can keep having fun here.
12:47She agreed?
12:49Yeah.
12:50Ethan called over a waiter and told him to buy a bouquet of Clara's favorite tulips from a nearby florist.
12:55Lena's eyes lit up immediately.
12:57I want to come too!
12:58I can bring you the rings!
13:01I want to come too!
13:03I can bring you the rings!
13:05That's probably not appropriate.
13:07Please!
13:08All my friends have already left.
13:09There's no one to carry the rings.
13:10Clara would be so embarrassed.
13:11Besides, she misunderstood me.
13:12If I personally bring your rings, it'll prove we're just friends.
13:15I'm a diehard believer in staying single.
13:17Everything between us is in the past now.
13:19The lights reflected off the crystals on her wedding gown, making Ethan squint.
13:22Only then did he realize that Lena's dress was far more luxurious than Clara's.
13:26Clara's original wedding gown had been ruined when Lena secretly tried it on.
13:29The replacement wedding dress was just a simple one hastily altered from a spare.
13:33If the two of them stood together, Clara would probably be humiliated.
13:37Ethan hesitated.
13:38But when he met Lena's pleading eyes, he noted in the end.
13:41He reassured himself.
13:42It was fine.
13:43Clara would never make a fuss over something this small.
13:47As nine o'clock approached, the remaining guests were invited into the smaller hall.
13:51Someone whispered in confusion.
13:52Didn't the wedding already happen?
13:53Why are they doing another ceremony?
13:55I heard the bride earlier wasn't the real bride.
13:57She was just the groom's friend experiencing a wedding.
13:59The real bride is the one getting married now.
14:01That's completely ridiculous.
14:02Sitting in the front row, Ethan's father looked furious.
14:05Why couldn't you just use the original ballroom?
14:08Holding two weddings in one day?
14:10Aren't you embarrassed?
14:11I thought you'd finally come to your senses and were marrying Lena.
14:15So this was all just a game?
14:17How are we supposed to face our guests after this?
14:19You and Clara aren't legally married yet anyway.
14:21Why not just make Lena the bride?
14:23I think she likes you too.
14:25No way.
14:25I've only ever seen Lena as a friend.
14:27The only woman I love is Clara.
14:28And she's the only woman I'm going to marry.
14:33At exactly nine o'clock, the doors to the ceremony hall opened.
14:36The spotlight fell on the entrance.
14:38But the spot where the bride should have been was empty.
14:41The small hall fell silent.
14:42Then someone whispered,
14:43Where's the bride?
14:44Is the Chase family's wedding even happening?
14:49Ethan, where's Clara?
14:51For the first time in his life, real panic gripped him.
14:53Ethan, something was wrong.
14:55Terribly wrong.
14:56Clara had always been punctual.
14:57She would never be late for her own wedding.
14:59Ethan turned around in search of Clara.
15:01But after looking everywhere for a long time,
15:04he found no trace of her.
15:06He tried calling Clara,
15:07but her phone remained unanswered.
15:09At that very moment,
15:11his phone chicked.
15:12Like a drowning man grabbing a lifeline,
15:14he snatched it up.
15:15It was a message from the makeup artist.
15:25Ethan's hand trembled as he held his phone.
15:28No one showed up all day?
15:29No, sir.
15:30I've been waiting here ever since I finished Miss Hart's makeup.
15:33Just then,
15:34a call came in from an unfamiliar number.
15:37Hello, this is South Bay Grand Hotel.
15:40Our housekeeping staff found a ring in room 1306,
15:43which was checked out this afternoon.
15:45Did you happen to leave it behind?
15:47Room 1306 was where Clara had been staying after leaving home.
15:51For convenience,
15:53the room had been booked under Ethan's membership account.
15:56He added the hotel staff's contact.
15:58A moment later,
15:59a photo arrived.
16:00A diamond ring rested quietly on the nightstand.
16:03Ethan's hand dropped limply to his side.
16:06Clara was gone.
16:07From the moment he let Lena get into the wedding car,
16:10she had already decided she would never marry him.
16:14At nine that night,
16:16I stood outside my parents' front door with my suitcase.
16:19But I couldn't bring myself to knock.
16:21What were they doing now?
16:23They would usually have already finished dinner.
16:25Mom would be curled up on the couch watching some cheesy romance drama.
16:29Dad would be reading a book with his glasses on.
16:32If I walked in now,
16:33how would they react?
16:34Would they forgive me?
16:36I took a deep breath and had just pressed the first number on the keypad.
16:40A tentative voice called out behind me.
16:45Clara?
16:46I spun around.
16:47My parents stood by the elevator.
16:49Grocery bags still in their hands,
16:51staring at me in shock.
16:53Tears streamed down my face instantly.
16:55My lips trembled as I called out,
16:57Mom!
16:59Dad!
17:00Sitting in the living room,
17:01my mother's face turned pale with anger after hearing my words.
17:05This is outrageous.
17:07I'm going to confront him tomorrow.
17:09Let me see if there's an early train tomorrow.
17:11If not, we'll drive there.
17:13Please don't.
17:14Let me handle this myself.
17:16Ethan's family had considerable local influence.
17:20I didn't want my parents to be mistreated because of me on his home turf.
17:23On the way back,
17:25I had already contacted my college senior, Mia.
17:28She had studied journalism
17:29and now ran a popular relationship podcast
17:32and social media account with a huge following.
17:35Not long ago,
17:36she'd even posted asking for story submissions.
17:38I sent her what happened today
17:40along with the lout hair loads and Lena's puck updates.
17:42Now, we just wait for it to take effect.
17:48My parents didn't fully understand what I was planning,
17:51but they respected my decision anyway.
17:53My lips parted
17:54and my eyes filled with tears again.
17:57They had always been like this.
17:58Buying clothes,
18:00choosing schools,
18:01picking a college.
18:02Every decision had been mine to make.
18:04They always said,
18:06as long as you're happy.
18:07The only exception was Ethan.
18:09That was the one and only time
18:11I refused to listen to them.
18:12Now,
18:13after crashing headfirst into heartbreak,
18:15I had finally come home.
18:17Holding my mug,
18:18I whispered,
18:19Mom,
18:20Dad,
18:21I'm sorry.
18:23I'm sorry.
18:25Silly girl.
18:27There's nothing to apologize for.
18:29You're home.
18:30That's all that matters.
18:33My father wasn't a man of many words.
18:35He simply opened his arms
18:37and quietly pulled both my mother and me into a hug.
18:40Wrapped in the warmth of home,
18:42I soon fell into a deep sleep.
18:46The next morning,
18:47the moment I turned on my phone,
18:49the screen was flooded with 99 plus notifications.
18:53Aside from a few spam messages,
18:55almost every one of them was from Ethan.
18:58At first,
18:59his texts were filled with anxiety.
19:02Clara,
19:02where are you?
19:03Everyone's wait for you.
19:05Then his tone became impatient.
19:07You're seriously throwing a tantrum on our wedding day?
19:09Get here within 30 minutes,
19:11or I really won't marry you.
19:12He genuinely thought I was just throwing a fit.
19:15There was a half hour stretch where he stopped messaging entirely.
19:18Then,
19:19when I still hadn't shown up,
19:21he finally panicked.
19:22Dozens of missed calls poured in,
19:24each less than a minute apart.
19:26Finally,
19:27at three in the morning,
19:28he sent me a voice message.
19:30I'm sorry, Clara.
19:31I know I was wrong.
19:32I'm coming to find you right now.
19:34I typed out a reply.
19:36Don't bother.
19:37We're over.
19:37That's it.
19:38After sending it,
19:39I blocked every way he had to contact me.
19:42When I returned home after lunch with my parents by noon,
19:45a haggard figure stood outside our door.
19:49Ethan leaned against the wall.
19:51His hair was a mess.
19:53Dark circles shadowed his eyes.
19:55Hearing footsteps in the hallway,
19:56he slowly opened his eyes.
19:58The moment our eyes met,
19:59he hurried toward me.
20:00Clara.
20:01Noticing my parents watching him wearily,
20:03he toned down his urgency
20:05and greeted them respectfully.
20:07Dad.
20:07Mom.
20:08My father immediately sneered.
20:10And who are you calling that?
20:12Do we know you?
20:13The last time Ethan had set foot in this house
20:16was to discuss our engagement.
20:18Back then,
20:18they had seen him as a handsome young man
20:21from a respectable family
20:22who treated their daughter well.
20:24Now,
20:24they looked at him as if he were nothing more
20:26than a bag of trash
20:27that needed to be thrown out.
20:29I asked my parents to go inside first.
20:31I didn't want Ethan saying anything else
20:33that might upset them.
20:35You guys go in first.
20:36I'll handle this.
20:38Only after we were standing face to face
20:40did I notice the bloodshot veins in his eyes.
20:44Why are you here?
20:47We don't have anything to do with you anymore.
20:51Ethan's eyes flickered.
20:53He fell silent.
20:54After a long pause,
20:55he began with a story
20:57that had nothing to do with me.
20:58Lena and I really did date before.
21:02Then one day,
21:03she went without any warning.
21:05I was a wreck.
21:07I slowly started to feel like myself again
21:09when I met you in college.
21:11I thought I had moved on.
21:13But when Lena came back,
21:15I realized I had never really gotten over it.
21:17So I started treating her even better.
21:19I just wanted to prove
21:20she'd made a mistake by leaving me.
21:22Especially after she said
21:23she didn't believe in marriage
21:24and wanted us to stay friends forever.
21:27It felt like I finally had
21:29a legitimate excuse
21:30to openly favor her.
21:32But I hurt you.
21:34Clara,
21:35I'm sorry.
21:36I figured things out last night.
21:37You are the only person I love.
21:40Are you finished?
21:41Then leave.
21:42The day we got together,
21:44he never said I love you.
21:45The night he knelt in the rain and snow,
21:48begging for my forgiveness,
21:49he never said I love you.
21:51Now,
21:51only after he realized
21:53I would never come back,
21:54did he finally remember
21:55to tell me he loved me?
21:56That kind of love was worthless,
21:58and I had already wasted
21:59ten years of my youth on it.
22:00I would never turn back again.
22:02Suddenly,
22:03Ethan dropped to his knees.
22:05His eyes pleaded desperately.
22:07Please don't do this, Clara.
22:11Can we start over?
22:14I'll love you even more than before.
22:16By then,
22:17some of the neighbors
22:18were already peeking out
22:19from their homes.
22:20I took a step back
22:20and said coldly,
22:23Then you and Lena
22:24can kneel outside my house together
22:26for three days
22:27to apologize.
22:30After that,
22:31we'll start over.
22:33How about that?
22:34Ethan froze.
22:35Once he processed my words,
22:37he grabbed the hem of my pants
22:39frantically.
22:39Clara, blame me.
22:41I'll take it.
22:42But Lena,
22:43she's innocent.
22:45This is all my fault.
22:47She didn't know any of this.
22:49I let out a cold laugh.
22:50Really?
22:51Just then,
22:51my phone buzzed.
22:53After reading the message,
22:54I smiled faintly
22:55and held the screen up
22:56in front of him.
22:56Whether she knew or not,
22:58you can see for yourself.
22:59Leaving him frozen in shock,
23:01I turned and walked back
23:02into my house.
23:06The person who had just
23:07messaged me was Mia.
23:08As a relationship content creator,
23:10she hadn't come across a story
23:12this explosive in a long time.
23:14She barely slept that night,
23:15editing all the evidence
23:16into a video.
23:17The title read,
23:18On my wedding day,
23:19my fiancé made me take an Uber
23:21so his best friend
23:22could experience the wedding.
23:24In the video,
23:24Mia blurred out
23:25everyone's names and faces,
23:27but she included the chat logs
23:28I had authorized her to share,
23:30screenshots from the wedding group chat,
23:32and clips from Lina's
23:34own public posts.
23:35It was soon proven to be true.
23:37Within hours,
23:38the video shot to the top
23:39of the trending charts.
23:40The comment section exploded.
23:42My blood pressure spiked
23:43watching this.
23:44That's not experiencing a wedding.
23:46That's straight up stealing one.
23:48She doesn't believe in marriage,
23:50yet she is wearing
23:51the wedding gown,
23:52walking down the aisle,
23:53and exchanging rings.
23:55I'm dead.
23:56The groom actually made
23:58the real bride apologize?
24:00What kind of cheating circus
24:02is this?
24:03Girl, run!
24:05Wait, she already did?
24:07Good for her.
24:08I thought that would be
24:09the end of it.
24:10But then,
24:10a bystander's video
24:12sent the entire story
24:13to another level.
24:14The footage was blurry,
24:16showing only someone's back.
24:17The uploader explained
24:19that they had been attending
24:20a different event
24:21at South Bay Grand Hotel
24:22that day.
24:23After getting lost
24:24near the elevators,
24:25they overheard a woman
24:26in a wedding gown
24:27talking on the phone.
24:28In the video,
24:29Lena had her back
24:30to the camera.
24:31I already stole
24:32her wedding car on purpose,
24:34and she still thinks
24:35she's getting married?
24:36You guys wait outside
24:37the smaller hall later.
24:39As soon as she shows up,
24:40pretend you're just
24:41messing around
24:41and smash cake
24:42all over her face.
24:44Let's see how she
24:45walks down the aisle
24:45after that.
24:46Don't worry.
24:47If anyone asks,
24:49just say you didn't
24:50see anything.
24:51She's all alone.
24:53What's she going to do
24:54to me?
24:55Ethan?
24:56He'll definitely
24:58tell a take my side.
24:59The moment that video
25:00surfaced,
25:01Lena could no longer
25:02pretend to be innocent.
25:04She had already posted
25:05countless photos and videos
25:07from the wedding
25:07on her public account.
25:09The wedding gown,
25:10the hotel,
25:11the timeline,
25:12everything matched perfectly.
25:14It didn't take the internet
25:15long to identify her.
25:17She was a lifestyle influencer
25:19who also worked
25:21in luxury brand
25:22public relations.
25:23Once the scandal exploded,
25:25the brands she worked with
25:26immediately cut ties with her.
25:27Her company also suspended her,
25:29citing serious damage
25:30to the company's reputation.
25:32Ethan and the groomsmen
25:33didn't escape unscathed either.
25:35After their messages
25:36from the group chat
25:37were made public,
25:38with names redacted,
25:39they all came out
25:40with excuses.
25:41Some claimed
25:42they were just joking.
25:43Some said
25:44they had been drunk.
25:45Others insisted
25:46they hadn't known
25:47the full story.
25:48No one believed them.
25:49To be honest,
25:51even I was surprised
25:52by how everything unfolded.
25:53I'd originally thought
25:54Lena only wanted
25:55to irk me
25:56and enjoy
25:57Ethan's favoritism.
25:58I never imagined
25:59she had actually
26:00planned to ruin
26:01my wedding.
26:01That afternoon,
26:02I received a message
26:03from Lena.
26:04I'm sorry, Clara.
26:05Could you please
26:06say something for me?
26:07I can't take this anymore.
26:09I lost my job.
26:10I lost my brand deals.
26:12Everyone's attacking me.
26:14I typed my reply.
26:16No.
26:17Then,
26:17I blocked her.
26:18I stopped paying attention
26:19to anything
26:20that happened next.
26:23I was busy
26:23moving my life
26:24back to my hometown.
26:25The lease on my
26:26old dessert studio
26:26still had a year left.
26:28I'd saved up
26:28after graduation
26:29to rent that place.
26:30Fortunately,
26:30it was close
26:31to the university district
26:31with a steady stream
26:32of customers.
26:33Word had spread
26:33about my baking,
26:34so plenty of locals
26:35knew the shop.
26:35So I transferred the shop
26:36without taking
26:37a major financial hill.
26:38My parents had already
26:39found a new storefront
26:40back home for me.
26:41It faced the main street,
26:43had great natural light,
26:44and the kitchen
26:45was spacious.
26:46All that was left
26:47was for me to decide
26:48on the interior design.
26:50Everything went more smoothly
26:51than I'd imagined.
26:52In less than a day,
26:53almost everything
26:53had been settled.
26:54As I got into the car
26:55heading home,
26:56I even felt a little grateful.
26:57Thank goodness Ethan and I
26:58had never signed
26:59the marriage license.
27:00Thank goodness we never
27:00opened a joint bank account.
27:02Thank goodness I hadn't
27:03tied my entire life to him.
27:04After my new bakery opened,
27:06business was excellent
27:07for months.
27:07The prices were fair,
27:09the desserts were good,
27:10and customers kept coming back.
27:11One afternoon,
27:12I sat behind the counter,
27:13planning next month's
27:14new menu.
27:15My phone suddenly rang.
27:16Clara, it's me.
27:18It took me a moment
27:19to realize it was Ethan.
27:21We hadn't seen each other
27:22for months.
27:23After months apart,
27:24the time I spent with him
27:26felt like a distant memory.
27:27He was calling to say goodbye.
27:29The scandal online
27:30had become too big.
27:31The company's senior management
27:33was deeply dissatisfied
27:34with him.
27:35Even his parents
27:36had become the subject
27:36of gossip whenever
27:37they went out.
27:38A few days earlier,
27:38the company had offered
27:39him an overseas assignment.
27:40He would be working
27:41at a foreign branch
27:42for the next three years.
27:43I didn't call
27:44to ask for anything.
27:45I just wanted
27:45to say goodbye.
27:48And take care of yourself.
27:51I truly wish you happiness.
27:53Okay.
27:54Goodbye.
27:56After hanging up,
27:57I quickly put the call
27:58out of my mind.
27:59The order sheet
28:00on the counter lay open.
28:01I stood up,
28:02rolled my wrists,
28:03and walked into the kitchen.
28:04The oven hummed
28:05as it preheated.
28:06The sweet smell of cream
28:07slowly filled the room.
28:09Outside,
28:09the afternoon sun
28:10shone brightly.
28:11At the street corner,
28:12the traffic light
28:12changed from red to green.
28:14Every painful chapter
28:15of my past
28:16was fully over.
28:17From now on,
28:17I only wanted
28:18to live my own life.