Chapter 5
It had been several days since I last saw Mina after that night.
At that time, I was out walking Dora.
Not far away, a girl walking a small dog came into view.
It was Mina, holding a brown and yellow Pomeranian.
Dora, excited by the new friend, rushed to get closer.
Mina told me that Mason Grant had bought a dog.
“He said he’s going to treat it like his own child, and that he wants it to be happy.”
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“Sis, guess what he named her?”
Ribbit, I silently thought to myself.
“He called her Ribbit. When I first heard the name, I was shocked for a while. Can you imagine, if there are frogs croaking outside in the summer, would Ribbit think they’re calling her?”
Mina chuckled softly, clearly amused by the name of the dog.
Then she asked me what dogs couldn’t eat.
I answered, “Don’t give her chocolate or grapes.‘
She seemed surprised.
“Sis, how did you know I bought chocolate
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and grapes? I was actually planning to bring you some.”
Why?
Because this was the mistake I made when Dora first came to my house.
At that time, there was chocolate, grapes, and other fruit snacks at home.
I saw how eager Dora was for them, so I gave her some.
Later, when I realized how harmful those foods were for her, I panicked and cried, rushing her to the hospital.
It was Luca Bennett who held me in his arms, comforting me, joking a bit about how, as new pet parents, we inevitably make mistakes.
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After hearing that Dora was fine, we both breathed a sigh of relief.
I watched the little dog, now happily playing around with Dora, and a strange sense of happiness suddenly filled me.
It felt as though, in some alternate reality where Mina didn’t exist, Luca Bennett and I had realized our dream.
We had adopted a second dog and named her Ribbit.
Perhaps there was no better outcome than this.
Even if Mason Grant knew the truth, so
what?
Could we really just pick up where we left off
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and be together without any awkwardness?
No, that was impossible.
Once I came to terms with this, my life seemed to suddenly make sense.
The confusion I had was gradually pointing toward one final direction.
Now, I just needed one last chance to chase. after it, to move toward the future that was
mine.
Finally, one day, when Mina shyly handed me a wedding invitation, I made my decision.
“Why the sudden wedding?”
“I… I’m pregnant. Mason Grant said he doesn’t want me to feel wronged, so he insisted on having the wedding.”
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I looked at the girl before me, her face flushed with embarrassment, and gently hugged her.
“Congratulations to both of you.”
The wedding wasn’t large, but the atmosphere was warm.
Everyone wore smiles of joy.
The bride’s parents didn’t attend, but as the bride’s sister, I witnessed this heartfelt
ceremony.
I watched them make promises to each other, exchange rings, and finally, share a passionate kiss.
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And then, when they held up their two marriage certificates, I thought to myself:
The image of that man, who once said he would be with me forever, had, in this moment, truly vanished into thin air.
The wedding was over, and I sat beside Mina, helping her tidy her long, tangled hair.
She specifically got her hair done for the wedding.
At that moment, she was happily eating, occasionally sharing some food with me.
“Sis, you need to eat! You haven’t had much all day.”
After we had eaten, the couple changed into their final outfits for the ceremony and began taking photos.
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Suddenly, Mina pulled me over.
“Come on, sis! Let’s take a photo together, we haven’t done that yet!”
After the photos, Mina asked if I wanted to go on a trip with her and her friends the next day.
She said she wanted to spend a few days with family and friends, then go on a honeymoon alone with Mason Grant.
I shook my head, telling her I had to leave.
“Where are you going?”
“My dream… should end here.”
As soon as the words left my lips, an invisible force suddenly separated the hand
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Mina and I had been holding.
Then, there was a sharp “click” and everything seemed to crumble and shatter.
At that moment, Mason Grant suddenly bent down sharply, as if struck by something
heavy.
When he stood up again, his face had turned pale.
He rushed toward me, almost frantic.
Our eyes met.
In that instant, I knew, without a doubt, that the man before me was truly Luca Bennett.
“Hannah!”
He reached out to grab me, but an invisible
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force restrained him, holding him back.
I smiled faintly.
“Luca Bennett, to see us happy together in a dream… I’m already content.”
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