Hurt and Humiliated

The moment had arrived for the couple to make their entrance down the aisle. With no parents present to accompany her, Elsa took it upon herself to escort Wendy to the altar after Wendy's pleas. Though Elsa still believed the whole thing was ridiculous, she didn't want to abandon her friend on her special day.

As they walked arm in arm, the attention of the entire assembly shifted to them, causing a wave of anxiety to churn in Wendy's stomach. She had not anticipated such a large crowd when she extended the invitations. Though her gaze remained fixed ahead, she could sense the scrutinizing stares of her rivals, Thelma and Kristine, who watched her with disbelief and disdain, unable to believe that she was about to marry one of Clasold City's most eligible and attractive millionaire bachelors, Owen McKenna. McKenna was the man of many ladies' dreams, and Wendy couldn't contain her joy that she was the one getting married to him.

Wendy's external expression exuded happiness and excitem