It felt like someone who’d been suffocating for so long had finally found a breath of fresh air, pure and exhilarating. I headed to the garage, finding a car I hadn’t driven in a while, and drove around the villa a few times before leaving.
After much thought, I decided to drive to the old courtyard in the southern part of the city.
The courtyard was bought by the family over a decade ago. Now that I had decided to leave Avery, there was no reason to cut ties with my family over her.
For all these years, I’d kept Avery in the dark about the family investments and the state of things at home. At first, it felt unnecessary, but later on, I just didn’t want her to think everything she had was because of me.
Now, it was a relief to be free of that. As soon as I parked the car, an alert popped up on my phone about a vehicle notification.
I opened the vehicle app to a scene I’d never forget. In my frequently driven car, Bryan was violently tearing at Avery’s clothes, her face a mix of reluctant shyness. The disturbing sounds pouring from my phone made me nauseous.
Already hungry from not eating all day, I opened the car door and vomited loudly. My hands shook as I tried to shut off the phone, but it wouldn’t turn off. Finally, I picked up the phone and smashed it against the ground, the disgusting sounds fading away.
I had always thought their relationship at most was just flirtatious, but now it was clear—these two had already crossed the line. No wonder Avery had been avoiding me for the past while.
I crumpled to the floor, my legs giving out. My body started uncontrollably shaking, relieved that these days were almost over...
The next morning, I opened my phone to see Avery trending online.
[Rising star Avery and fiancé Bryan check out wedding venues, couple look absolutely adorable together.]
The accompanying photo showed Avery with a shy smile, clinging to Bryan’s arm. Below the trending topic, the comments were overwhelmingly positive:
“Didn’t expect Avery to be this type of cute little wife—love her even more now...”
“Yeah, she’s got a new movie coming out soon, and she’s the lead! What a big move to announce her wedding at this time!”
“Tomorrow’s the big day, hope our little Avery forever finds happiness!”
Shortly after, a message from Avery popped up on my phone.