Chapter 12
With only a few hours left before the wedding, Tobias had already donned his groom’s attire and was on his way to the venue.
Inside the car, he switched on his phone, which he hadn’t checked all night.
He had expected to see a message from Savannah after his proposal, but to his surprise, his inbox was empty, as if nothing had happened.
The only messages that appeared were from the brothers‘ group chat, discussing the revenge plan for later.
[Tobias, don’t you have an audio clip of Savannah moaning? You should play it at the wedding, make sure she never shows her face again.]
[Once this is done, the plan will be over and your three years of humiliation will be wiped away.] [As soon as the wedding ends, we’ll all block Savannah so she can’t contact you again. Congratulations in advance for finally getting rid of this leech!]
Tobias felt his peace shatter. He rubbed his temples, irritation and an unshakable unease rising
in him.
After a moment of hesitation, he finally sent a message to Savannah.
[Are you at the wedding venue yet? I’m on my way.]
But the message sank like a stone in deep water; half an hour passed without a single reply. Tobias grew increasingly restless, his mind looping with thoughts of where Savannah might be. He tried to calm himself, convincing his nerves that she must’ve already arrived at the venue and
he’d see her soon.
Half an hour later, the car finally pulled up outside the wedding hall.
Before it even came to a full stop, Tobias flung the door open and rushed out. His footsteps quickened with every breath, his mind playing the same hopeful image, Savannah standing at the end of the aisle in a white wedding dress, holding a bouquet, waiting just for him.
Those few seconds felt like an eternity. He pushed open the doors with anticipation swelling in
his chest.
But she wasn’t there. No sign of Savannah.
Tobias’s heart skipped, then dropped. He instinctively scanned the room, eyes sweeping over every face in search of her, but nothing.
Just then, a group of his brothers spotted him and hurried over, all casting curious glances past his shoulder.
Someone let out a surprised sound. “Tobias, the ceremony’s about to start. Why isn’t Tessa with you?”
‘Yeah, you rushed in like crazy just now. What are you looking for?”
Tobias didn’t answer their questions. Instead, he asked, voice tight with anxiety, “Where’s Savannah?”
“Savannah? We haven’t seen her.”
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The group exchanged puzzled glances. Then, one of them suddenly chuckled, catching on to what he thought was happening.
“Ah, I get it now. You’re probably just excited for the final strike, right? Don’t worry, once the ceremony starts and she walks in to see you standing with Tessa, it’ll hit her even harder Perfect ending!”
But before he could finish, Tobias cut in and shook his head,
“I’m looking for Savannah because I want to marry her.”
That single sentence slammed into them like a thunderclap. The room fell into stunned silence,
“Marry her?! Did I hear that right?”
“What about Tessa?”
Another voice, half–laughing, tried to make sense of it. “Wait, is this part of the plan? Like, you’re marrying her first so you can tear her down even harder later?”
But Tobias said firmly, “It has nothing to do with revenge. I just want to marry her.”
The atmosphere instantly froze and for a long moment, no one could find anything to say,
Tobias didn’t bother caring what anyone thought. His eyes frantically scanned the venue, but no matter where he looked, Savannah was nowhere to be seen.
The guests had already filled their seats, everything was perfectly arranged and all that was missing was the bride’s arrival.
He stood rooted in place, a terrible thought flashing through his mind.
Savannah had run away.
But Tobias quickly forced the thought down, telling himself over and over that Savannah had agreed to marry him without hesitation just yesterday,
As time slipped by, the tension in his chest grew unbearable and cold sweat began to form in his
palms.
Finally, just as the wedding was about to begin, the entire hall suddenly fell silent.
Click. A narrow sliver of light spilled in from a crack in the door. Everyone turned toward the sound.
At last, someone was pushing the door open,
