Chapter 10

After the ceremony ended and I finished greeting relatives, Isaac reminded me to deal with Lucas. Looking at the calm and magnanimous man before me, I nodded and lifted my wedding dress as I exited the hotel.

Outside, I found Lucas sitting on the roadside, his face bloodied. As soon as he saw me, he rushed up, kneeling before me.

“Ellie, let me explain! I was a jerk before, but I know now that I was wrong. Please give me a chance; let me make it up to you!”

“I brought back the necklace that Celine stole from you! Look!” He opened his palm to reveal the necklace.

But the moment he turned his back on me, that gift had long lost its meaning. It didn’t matter whose hands it fell into; I found the items that belonged to Celine and the man I once loved utterly repugnant.

Seeing my lack of response, Lucas panicked.

“I really understand now! After you left, I checked the security footage at home. That day, you didn’t touch her at all; it was all staged by her. It’s all my fault I didn’t trust you and was deceived by her. You can blame me, but please give me a chance to make it right!”

“We’ve known each other for ten years and grew up together. We promised to walk down the aisle together; have you forgotten?” he reminded, trying hard to move me with our past.

Upon hearing that, I nodded slowly, watching his eyes dim with despair. “Fine, let’s just say I forgot. I think that I fell out of love first. Well, you can think whatever you want, it’s up to you.”

Shrugging, I continued, “As you can see, I’m already married. I said before, we‘ re over. There’s no need for any contact anymore.”

As soon as the words left my mouth, he frantically pulled out an album from his pocket. Inside were 9,998 meticulously printed photos, like a miniature version of the one I burned.

Before he could speak, I snatched the album from his hands and tossed it into the nearby lake. He was taken aback, and before he realized what I had done, he leaped into the water, trying to retrieve it. But it was too late the album had already disappeared.

Just like our relationship, there was no way to salvage it now. Watching him climb out o lake, drenched and pitiful, I delivered my final words with an expressionless face.

“Lucas, we were never officially together, but today I’m giving you a proper goodbye. Stop causing trouble; don’t make me hate you. Let the past ten years stay in your memories.”

Just like our relationship, there was no way to salvage it now. Watching him climb out of the lake, drenched and pitiful, I delivered my final words with an expressionless face.

“Lucas, we were never officially together, but today I’m giving you a proper goodbye. Stop causing trouble; don’t make me hate you. Let the past ten years stay in your memories.”

“Don’t ruin the last good memory I have of you.”

After I finished speaking, I turned and walked away without looking back. Isaac was waiting for me at the hotel entrance. I got into the car with him, speeding away amidst Lucas‘ desperate gaze.

Goodbye, my ten years.

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