I didn’t demand answers. I cut off all contact with them, ignoring her messages and his calls.
Then, as if they hadn’t humiliated me enough, they sent me a wedding invitation. My dad had added a few lines:
Come. We’ll be waiting.
I don’t know why I did it, but I went.
I cut off all contact with them.And now the ceremony was over.
Guests stood too fast, eager to escape. Conversations started in low, stiff murmurs.Chloe disappeared through a side door without looking at anyone.
My father headed straight to the bar.
Of course he did.
I almost left then. I made it halfway across the reception hall, past the drooping roses and untouched champagne tower, before I heard his voice.
“Leaving already?”