Chapter 1

On our wedding night, Julian Brown suddenly confessed a secret to me:

"I was afraid of hurting you during our first time, so I... found another woman to practice with."

I froze under the covers, my blood running cold instantly.

My throat tightened, and I could barely manage:

"And?"

He didn't have time to answer before his phone vibrated.

Julian answered it right in front of me.

The voice on the other end was dripping with fake sweetness.

"If you don't come over, I'm really going to jump."

His face changed. He hung up and started to leave.

I lunged and stopped him:

"Julian, have you forgotten who your bride is?"

He impatiently smoothed down the buttons on his shirt.

"I can't help it. She's incredibly clingy. She cried all day when she found out I was getting married."

"You're tired from the wedding today. I'll just go get a marriage certificate with her, soothe her a bit, and I'll be right back."

I just laughed, a bitter laugh.

"So, you're having the wedding ceremony with me, and getting legally married to her?"

Seeing my face crumbling, he paused for a second. Then, patiently, he sat down and hugged me.

"Silly girl, a marriage certificate is just a piece of paper. A sacred ceremony like this wedding, of course, I'd only ever give to you. She's just a fling."

After he left, I stared blankly at the ceiling, then dialed my family.

"Dad, call off the marriage. Julian doesn’t deserve me."