Chapter 3

Cecilia had been missing for three years. But she showed up on my wedding night and interrupted my honeymoon with Zach.

Even though we had grown up together, we had always been enemies.

She was holding onto the railing and swaying. She could fall if she was not careful.

Ever since I could remember, Cecilia had been very afraid of death. When she was little, she would even go to the hospital after an ant bite.

The wind blew her hair around, and she looked at me through her hair. I looked back at her.

All of a sudden, she waved at me. I was hesitant, and I stayed where I was. She laughed and seemed to mock me for being too scared to approach.

Cecilia was still just as irritating after three years.

I disliked her as much as she disliked me.

Her body swayed like a torn flag in the strong wind. When she wobbled, I instinctively ran over and grabbed her arm.

Then, I saw her pleased smile. I was still being too kind.

She pulled hard on my wrist and tried to drag me toward the railing. I fought back as much as I could.

While we struggled, I saw a wild and cruel look in her eyes.

I did not know what she was trying to do. Suddenly, she screamed, “Cassia, I’d rather die!”

What?

Before I could react, I heard hurried footsteps behind me. Zach rushed over and grabbed Cecilia behind the railing.

He rushed over without hesitation. He did not even notice me and ended up knocking me down.

“Zach… Just leave me alone. I want to die…” Cecilia said weakly in his arms.

If she really meant it, she would have jumped earlier.

Zach carried Cecilia past me and quickly walked away.

Even though we just had a wedding yesterday, he had forgotten about me.

When I fell, I caught myself with my hands. As a result, the rough cement scraped my palms.

I looked at my hands under the dim rooftop light and saw them bleeding a little. It hurt so much that I had to use my knees to help myself up.

I limped downstairs and went to Cecilia’s ward.

Zach was sitting by her bed while she was leaning on him.

They were close and affectionate. I looked at myself through the glass on the door and wondered what I meant to Zach.

The day after our wedding, my husband hugged another woman before me.

I should have boldly kicked the door open and told Cecilia, “This is my husband! We got married yesterday! You’re just an ex! Know your place!”

Even though I was ready to kick down the door, I did not.

I sat on a bench in the hallway all night while Zach stayed with Cecilia in the room.

From where I was sitting, I could see them through the crack in the door. When Cecilia fell asleep, he watched her with a gentle look.

He never looked at me like that.

We grew up together, but I did not know when Zach fell for Cecilia. However, I did know that Cecilia and I developed feelings for him once we understood what love was.

I felt that Cecilia did not love him as much as I did.

Zach was in charge of one of Gordon Corporation’s branches. Three years ago, it faced some serious trouble, and Zach’s father almost fired him. His father did not have much, but he had a lot of sons.

Zach really needed support at that time, but Cecilia disappeared.

After much effort, he finally did well running the corporation’s branch. The company we started together also became one of the top 500 companies in the country. It was during this time that Cecilia returned.

I did not think it was a mere coincidence. I would not let love blind me.

I used to think that after three years of supporting and helping Zach, he would eventually fall for me.

Unfortunately, I was wrong.

I was exhausted. It was late at night, and I could not stay awake anymore. I lay down on the cold and hard bench, which made me ache all over.

While I was half asleep, I suddenly heard Zach’s voice above me.

“Cassia.”

I woke up with a start and saw him standing next to the bench.

I quickly wiped the corner of my mouth with my hand. I was afraid that my drool might mess up my appearance.

“You should leave now,” he said.

My hair was messy as I got up. “Zach…”

“I’ll see you at the office later.” He glanced at me before walking away.

Even after he spent the whole night there, his back was straight, and his shirt was still perfectly smooth.

He was like a walking pencil.

There was no point in bothering him in the hospital after what he just said.

I peeked into the ward, and Cecilia was still lying there.

I went home to get ready and have breakfast before heading to the office.

Zach did not show up until around noon. He was still wearing the same suit from this morning. He had always been a bit of a neat freak, so it was surprising to see him in the same clothes for two days.

Zach and I started this company to handle tasks for the branch he managed. It was established to take care of all the messy details at first, but it ended up doing really well.

When Zach entered my office, I was applying medicine on my hands. I had forgotten to do it the night before, and they were a bit inflamed today. I could barely hold a pen.

It was cloudy, so the office lights were on. As he stood in front of my desk, his tall figure blocked the light.

After I applied the medicine and closed the ointment bottle, he gave me a file.

I took it from him and assumed that it was a business contract or document. But when I looked inside and saw the big letters on the cover, I was shocked.

It was a divorce agreement.

I looked up at him without flipping through it.

He had an emotionless and distant expression.

“Read it,” he said indifferently as if talking about a company contract.

So, I opened it. It said that Zach Gordon (Party A) and Cassia Freeman (Party B) were getting a divorce because of relationship issues...

I should have gotten angry or cried, but I found myself laughing instead.

I looked at him and said with a smile, “We just had our wedding two days ago and got our marriage certificate last week.”

“I’ll give you this company as compensation.”

He put his hands on my desk and tapped it with his finger. After a few taps, he stood up straight and softly said, “I’m sorry.”

All I could think of was a simple “sorry” did not magically make everything right.