I spent all those years trying to win Dante over, but he remained as unmoved as a block of ice. His heart was as cold as a rock. However, when Isobel showed up, I realized that he wasn’t truly an emotionless person. He simply didn’t love me.
Two years ago, I canceled our wedding and removed myself from the equation so that Dante and Isobel could be together. Yet, he had broken things off with Isobel and was now behaving as though he was still deeply in love with me.
“Excuse me, but Tim is my fiance,” I coolly declared. “We’re getting married on the 18th, which is in ten days.”
Dante’s face turned ashen. His eyes reddened with tears. It was as if he couldn’t accept that I was actually going to marry someone else.
I was in no mood to get entangled with him. Thus, I decided to leave with everyone and have the party elsewhere. As I walked past him, he grabbed me, but I yanked my hand away without hesitation. Taking Tim’s hand, I left the restaurant while Dante remained rooted to the spot.
Once we got into the car, Tim abruptly released my hand and huffed. He crossed his arms and stared out the window.
That made me laugh. It turned out that Tim was feeling jealous.
Dante had never felt jealous before. Even when I had intentionally hung out with other guys and spent a lot of time at their place, he would simply say, “I don’t care.”
But now, just Dante’s presence alone was enough to make Tim hot with jealousy. That was probably the difference between a man who loved you and a man who didn’t.
Hugging Tim, I said to him gently, “Don’t be mad. You’re about to get married. People who get angry a lot end up looking rather ugly.”
“Are you calling me ugly?” Tim shot back in feigned displeasure.
I immediately conceded. “Certainly not. You’re the most handsome man in the world.”
Linda, who was sitting up front, couldn’t resist laughing.
“I should’ve recorded that,” she remarked. “The clip might’ve even gone viral online.”
Everyone had a blast that evening. Once the party ended, Tim escorted me to my parents‘ home and bade me a reluctant goodbye outside
