My Fiancé Humiliated Me, So I Canceled Our WeddingChapter 1
With my wedding day drawing near, I was so elated that sleep felt impossible. Late into the night, as I scrolled through my phone, a sudden post from my fiancé stopped me cold. He had written my name in bold, followed by open humiliation.
[Leah Dakota is even more annoying than a dog. Honestly, I’ve been sick of sleeping with her for a long time!]
My breath caught in my throat. A cold chill crept down my spine. Without thinking, I dialed his number.
The call barely rang before he picked up. "I only left that post up for five minutes. No one would’ve seen it this late at night."
"Tessa had another breakdown because I’m marrying you. That post was just a joke to make her feel better. Leah, do you have to be this petty?"
Before I could respond, soft sobs filtered through the receiver.
His voice sharpened. "Leah, this is all your fault. If anything happens to Tessa, I will never forgive you!"
The line went dead in my hand.
In the suffocating silence of my room, I stared at the neatly stacked wedding photos beside me. I fed them to the flickering flames one by one, watching as each smiling memory curled into ashes.
Elliot Amberson, I think I’m quite generous.
For the sake of Tessa Hughes’s recovery, let’s not get married.
***
I didn’t sleep a wink. Elliot finally returned home when the sun crept over the horizon.
The moment he stepped through the door, his finger jabbed toward me, his voice dripping with fury. "Leah, are you out of your mind?"
"So what if I insulted you in a post? Did you have to call me in the middle of the night and blow things out of proportion?"
"You made Tessa cry until morning. Do you even have a heart?"
Every word cut like a blade, slicing deep into my chest.
I didn’t want to cry. I refused to. But the tears betrayed me, slipping down my face faster than I could stop them.
I stared at him, my vision blurred, my lips trembling, yet I couldn’t find a word to say.
Maybe my pitiful state softened him, or maybe he just needed an excuse. His voice lost a fraction of its edge.
"Tessa’s depression spiraled because of our wedding."
"We owe it to her to be responsible for her condition."
"The worse I treat you, the easier it is for her to let go of her pain and recover."
"Last night, when I lashed out at you, it was all an act. Just playing along."
"Tessa was right beside me. I had to consider her feelings."