Chapter 1
My fiance fucked his first love on our wedding bed, I decided to replace him in the wedding.
Everyone thought Terence Keller loved me to the core.
I used to feel the same until I discovered I was merely a substitute for his true love.
After I miscarried because of her, I finally decided to let go.
I called the wedding planner and said, “Hi, I’d like to change both the wedding venue and the groom’s name.”
Then I called my mom. “Mom, about that arranged marriage you talked to me before? I’m in. I’ll be back soon.”
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“Ms. Poole, just to double–check… Are you going to change the wedding venue and the groom’s name?
“My colleague told me you wanted those decorations removed, too. I was worried that she might have misheard…”
Before the wedding planner could continue, Amanda Poole interrupted, “Yeah. That’s what I said.”
The wedding planner was a bit surprised. It was common to have the wedding venue changed, but changing the groom was a first for her.
After a brief pause, she asked, “Alright then, Ms. Poole. We’ll start
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making arrangements now if that’s OK. It’s only a month before the wedding, and we gotta hurry up.”
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Amanda’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she sensed the wedding planner’s
tentative tone.
Then she said, “Alright. Sorry for the trouble.”
After hanging up the phone, she looked up at her reflection in the mirror. She was dressed in a French haute couture diamond–encrusted wedding dress with exquisite makeup and a shining crown, but no trace of joy that a bride–to–be should have could be seen in her eyes at all.
“Ms. Poole? Have you done changing?”
The shop assistant’s voice snapped Amanda back to reality, and then she walked out of the fitting room.
The shop assistant’s eyes lit up as she saw Amanda in the wedding dress.
Then she praised Amanda enthusiastically. “You look fabulous, Ms. Poole. It took the designer Mr. Keller hired six months to finally customize the dress, and every detail about it is perfect. Others might be overshadowed by it when wearing it, but not you. You look amazing.”
In the next second, Terence looked over and was amazed.
Even his eyes were glistening with tears.
“Amanda, you’re so beautiful. After six years, finally, you’re about to be my wife.”
Feeling him holding her hand, Amanda looked up and met his gaze filled with affection.
They started dating when they were students; over the years, they had
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gone through a lot and still were in deep love, which was something many people were jealous about.
He must have loved her to the core that he was almost bursting into tears when seeing her in a wedding dress.
She would have fallen for his facade if not for that incident.
Terence asked her with concern, “Is the headpiece too heavy? I know you think it’s troublesome, but we only get to take wedding photos once in this lifetime, right? You can take that off after the shooting.”
“Gee, you’re like the most loving couple I’ve ever seen,” the staff sighed. Then she reminded them, “Shall we go take the photos now? The photographer is ready.”
Before Amanda could say no, Terence’s phone rang.
He glanced at his phone screen, and his expression changed slightly. Then he subconsciously turned off the screen. Though he did it quickly, Amanda still saw that name on the screen–Abigail.
Smiling, Terence put his phone away, let go of her hand, and said
casually, “Just a second. I’ll go make a call.”
Before she could say anything, he had already stridden away. After a few minutes, he came back, looking troubled. “Amanda, something came up at work. I’m afraid we can’t do this today. Can we reschedule?”
The staff said, “Mr. Keller, there won’t be enough time…”
Amanda remained silent, but Terence took her reaction as agreement. He put her bag on the table and then lowered his head to kiss her.
She gripped the hem of the dress so hard that her nails dug into her palms, hurting her, yet she tilted her head away expressionlessly as if she
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hadn’t felt pain at all.
“Go on then, if you’re in a hurry,” she said flatly.
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Terence was slightly surprised that she dodged his kiss; figuring that she was throwing a tantrum, he smiled helplessly.
“Amanda, you’re like a baby as ever. I’m sorry. I promise I’ll be with you no matter what comes up.”
She looked at his retreating figure and then lowered her head, smiling self–mockingly. It turned out she was the only one looking forward to this carefully prepared wedding.
Amanda knew it was coming, but seeing that wedding dress, she couldn’t help but feel sarcastic.
At first, she wanted to put a nice end to their six–year relationship.
But now, she suddenly had a change of mind.
She’d vanish totally from Terence’s life along with all the traces proving they had been in love.
Looking at her, the staff said hesitantly, “Ms. Poole, would you like to continue with the dress fitting?”
She nodded. “Of course. Bring out the most expensive ones.
“Even without him here, I’m still gonna get married.”
