Chapter 2I Had That Wedding Dress Before Her

The comment section was absolutely wild, shipping them hard, even giving her all sorts of advice.

【Don't let love slip away like this! Happiness must be fought for. Forget being engaged, even if they were married, they can still divorce!】

【A life-saving debt shouldn't be confused with love, be brave and make the male lead realize what he's missing.】

【How about we live stream you stopping the wedding? ~】

【+1!】

Reply: 【Oh no! She's my best friend too. I can't betray her for a guy. Honestly, she's more important to me than he is! As long as she's happy, that's all that matters~】

【I feel so bad for her, it's true, the quiet ones never get what they want. Those who understand are crying】

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I remembered playing house in the local park when we were kids.

Liam said he wanted me to be his bride.

Ashley immediately burst into tears.

"No, no! I want to be your bride!"

Liam said:

"Then both of you can be my brides."

This earned a chuckle from the adults watching.

I tried to FaceTime Liam, but he quickly hung up.

An hour later, he messaged me:

【Chloe, she's drunk and disorderly, threw up everywhere. I just finished cleaning up after her.】

Soon, that post was updated again.

Sharing a wave of wedding night sweetness.

【After tonight, I have no regrets.

I'll stand on the same stage as you, as a bridesmaid.

Wishing you, wishing them, eternal happiness!】

Those words and photos made me dry heave instantly, but the comment section was a different scene entirely.

【Ugh, imagining this, it's so heartbreaking. Watching your loved one marry your best friend up close, and still having to smile and wish them well.】

【I think the guy should be braver, break off the engagement with the other woman, and marry the blogger.】

【It's also possible that the other woman isn't someone to mess with; maybe the blogger and the guy are afraid to take the risk.】

【I hate people who force things like this. You can't force love. And the blogger puts her first, but she only thinks of herself.】

They jumped to conclusions, and the discussion intensified, painting me as some evil antagonist.

Why?

Ashley's father had once been caught up in a huge scandal, and my dad pulled every string, gathered evidence from all sides to clear his name.

That period was the darkest phase of her life.

I took her into my home, we ate and slept together, I comforted and reassured her.

I told her every update my father had immediately.

Liam even complained that I'd been neglecting him for Ashley for a long time.

"Can you get your priorities straight? Look at the situation right now."

After sending Liam away, she hugged me, crying hysterically:

"Chloe… how can you be so good? Without you, I don't know what I would do.

If Liam ever dares to treat you badly, I'll be the first to go after him."

Twenty years of friendship, and she had two faces.

Saying blessings and support to my face, but behind my back, she was a total snake.

I felt a chill right to my core.

The next day, I went to pick up my wedding dress.

"Why are there two diamonds missing here?"

The staff exchanged uneasy glances.

One of them, a timid young woman, finally spoke up, her voice barely a whisper:

"Mr. Davies said this design was better."

I immediately called Liam and asked him to come over.

He looked at the wedding dress, a flicker of panic in his eyes.

"Chloe, why did you come to pick it up yourself?"

"There are two diamonds missing here. They said it was your idea?"

My tone was flat.

"Ah, yes. I thought it would be simpler, less cluttered."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"It was Ash—"

Liam caught himself, stopping just in time.