"It doesn't matter. I'll have another chance next time."
I tried my best to comfort myself. The competition would be held every three years. When I went back, I would cancel the wedding and spend another three years designing a new wedding dress.
However, my assistant interrupted my thoughts.
"Ms. Abbott! Come and have a look. Your mother seems to be in an emergency!"
I turned pale with fright and rushed to my mother, calling for an ambulance.
My mother couldn't utter a word. She could only hold my hand and cry.
The venue of the competition was also in a mess.
After we arrived at the hospital, my hands couldn't stop trembling, and I kept begging the doctor.
But the doctor still shook his head at me.
"It's a miracle that the patient can hold on until now."
My mother was in the terminal stage of cancer and was tortured by the pain, looking skinny.
She had managed to hold on until now just to see if the embroidery patterns could be introduced to the whole world as well as if I got married happily.
But both of her wishes were in vain.
With regret and grief, she left the world forever.
And all of this was caused by Lawson and Janelle.
I called Lawson time and time again just to find out what was going on, but no one answered.
I could only deal with my mother's funeral by myself.
When I got home and looked at the familiar surroundings, I suddenly felt like it was strange.
That wedding dress was sent home by my assistant.
It hung there alone, as if it was laughing at me.
I had planned to get glory for my mother with this wedding dress and got first place. Then, I would wear it and marry the man I had loved for ten years.
But now, this wedding dress that should have witnessed my glory and happiness had become my shame.
When I was sad, some relatives and friends called me to ask about the situation.
"Yasmine, are you all right? What's going on with those photos on the Internet? Aren't you getting married? I've received the invitation. Why did Lawson take wedding photos with someone else?"
"Yasmine, you've been dumped by Lawson, haven't you? You're usually so strong. Women should concentrate on serving men and doing whatever they want. Forget about your career. Now you've indeed humiliated."
"Yasmine, don't be sad. I'll go find you right now. A scumbag like Lawson isn't worthy of your love. The sooner you know it, the sooner you'll be free!"