"It's not that we're stingy. A high-end wedding dress like this should only be worn by someone worthy. Only Julia deserves it."
With that, the lights dimmed, and the door I had barged through earlier was now closed again.
The speakers played "Let's Get Married" once more.
As the music played, the door slowly opened.
Spotlights illuminated the figure stepping in.
And my real wedding dress, the one I had chosen, was being worn by another woman.
The mother-in-law proudly stepped forward and grabbed her hand. "Let me introduce you all, this is the real bride today, Julia Smith."
Julia Smith?
Isn't that the girl my mother-in-law forced Simon to go on a blind date with a few months ago?
She was said to be the CEO behind a listed company, worth billions, and had shown great interest in Simon.
But Simon had clearly rejected her in front of me. How has she now suddenly become his bride?
The wedding dress was a strapless design, tailored to my figure.
But Julia, the grand CEO of a listed company, isn't as slim as I am and even carries some weight.
Now, her flesh is squeezed in all directions by the dress, making her look as ridiculous as can be.
Yet, despite the dress constraining her to the point her face turned red, it did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm that Simon and his mother showed towards her.
I chuckled and asked Simon, "I wasn't good enough for your family? But is she?"
I haven't forgotten how back then, after Julia forcefully kissed Simon, he almost scrubbed his face raw in disgust when he got home, cursing her as a gross, fat woman.
But now, here he was, without a trace of shame, kneeling slowly before Julia with the same reverence, "I know this is sudden and has wronged you, but I can't stand being with a gold-digger anymore. I just want to settle down with a stable, kind-hearted, independent woman like you. Will you overlook the past and give me a chance?"
Julia covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she reached out her hand in overwhelming emotion, "I will!"
Stable and kind-hearted?
Independent woman?
I remember Simon once told me when he was chasing after me that only bright and passionate girls would forever hold his heart.
Standing there, on the brink of nausea, I gradually regained my composure.