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n, take Sage to be you

e moment he opened his mouth, hi

his pocket, and I caught a

ad no family to witness the embarrassment, but his b

He yelled out

rassment was too much, especially since I could he

to climb into his family wealth," a woman murmured.

hame she must be,"

and all I could do was keep my gaze low. Thane had abandoned me on our

ther, guests st

sed this means to escape marrying a shamefu

left. I was exhausted, but I was more hurt. I felt

ing him," the priest said. "I'm afraid I have missed two other engagements I had for today

onse. Well, I couldn't say anything. For I was afraid th

rang. It was past eight pm, and Thane still didn't show up. It

aring?" He demanded. "Wer

erprotective of me, and I wondered who mu

don't care if he was too shy to attest to it before a crowd. Thane and I are

our fa

so up-tight about my life, Thane wouldn't have found it hard

f the chapel. I could see the surprising looks from the passers

found a cab. I gave the driver my address and returned

ont door open and shut. I sprang up from the couc

ess. "Oh my gosh, where have you been? I'v

like that. I had an emergency and had to attend to it. I didn't

." I

d and have been for the past one year," he said. As he

idn't matter if he was too shy to wed me in a chapel or hold a pro

he room locked. Sighing to myself,

ne resumed being his usual self. He would leave very early for

rm the accounts, everything about his father's co

uld even go ahead to explain it in terms he would underst

aw him as a smarty pants, and he happily took all the credits. Occa

knew that Thane loved me and only needed more patience. I also

and he always respected me as his wife. That was more than I could ask for. I mean, I did secretly wish that h

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ot better. Instead, he got worse. I was frustrated by everything,

very time I went, I heard his mother pass comments

opped going out with me. I assumed he w

it his younger sister who had just given birth. H

ed angrily. "Haven't I told you to ne

his voice. "It's just... Since it's your sister's func

t do you do with all the money I give you? You can't even get nice dress

looking like a grandma, yes I had put on some weigh

ed. "How can you s

eyes filled with tears, and I blinked them back. I decided that I would go

od. Of course, people gave me strange gla

I was, slaving away at Thane's mansion. Thane couldn't even st

spoke softly. "Marriage

thoughts. I expected to have a quiet thinking moment, but the se

Wong, my husband's supposed mis

gious name when you're such a shameful woman! Listen t

rgued, but she only

orce you. I'm the one he loves, and you're just a fool that he's using to gain greater heights. All he wanted was your intelli

d she said to me, because dee

ng your stuff, Thane doesn't need a wretch like yo

my heartbreak. I was truly fed up. Thane was the worst person any

me and laughing mockingly. What was going on? I checked my phone

e you done?!" He yelled.

staurant to clear my

re you offend someone as influential as Clio Wong?

internet. My pictures were trending. Pictures of me in my wedding dress, abandoned by Th

stroy me. I couldn't take it, so I quickly covered my face and hurri

his birthday the following day, and of course he d

was

lugged it in and powered it. Staring at the familiar picture which I used as the w

ll death do us part, right? Guess what? S

nutes, every post relating to Clio's scandal was taken down. Clio's accoun

n the internet. Whether as Sage Ingram, or Sage Th

ed off my laptop, and changed my dress. I would go to the bureau of civil affairs, and I'll ge