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Autumn Dawson stood stiffly at the edge of the dance floor, her hands clenched tightly around her champagne glass. she watched with teary eyes, her husband twirl his new bride, Iris Dawson-her much younger half-sister-across the polished wood.
The twinkling lights above cast a soft glow on their joyous faces, a sharp contrast to the storm brewing in Autumn's chest. For twelve years, she had played the role of his substitute wife, enduring the empty nights and the whispered rumors, only to be cast aside the moment his father passed away. On the very day that marked their twelve-year anniversary, he had married Iris, leaving Autumn to bear witness to a happiness that had never been hers.
Autumn Dawson watched the couple with a heavy heart, her bloodshot eyes tracking every movement as Ivan smiled ear to ear at Iris. That radiant smile was something she had never been granted; Ivan had only ever shown her one expression on that handsome face of his-a cold but an unyielding glare. It was an expression she had grown accustomed to over the years, one that made her feel pathetic no matter how many times she encountered it. She loved Ivan with her whole heart, yet he had never reciprocated her feelings. Throughout their marriage, his scornful hatred had been a constant presence, a stark contrast to the tenderness he now lavished on Iris.
The couple finished dancing, everyone present at the wedding were welcoming the newlyweds. Autumn clapped too as both Ivan and Iris walk over to her.
"Autumn, we're going to be sister wives. Isn't this exciting?" Autumn held her tongue from lashing at her sister, she didn't have a place in scolding Iris and it's always been like this and she blames her parents for enabling Iris behavior. Unlike Autumn, Iris was the golden child. Autumn's own biological mother never wanted her to begin with and always resented her for trapping her in a loveless marriage but when Iris was discovered from her father's affair, they welcomed her with opened arms.
"Autumn are you mad at me?" Autumn return to her senses to see Iris tearing up.
"Are you mad that I stole Ivan from you?" Iris added still sobbing.
"And why would Autumn think that?" Ivan asked in annoyance.
"Because she confronted me before the wedding that I'm stealing you from her." Iris freezes, she didn't even see Iris until the wedding began.
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