Chapter 3Erasing You

The next day, Avery told me that Arthur was running around like a madman preparing for the wedding. The scale of the event was rivaling the one he threw for me.

I nodded thoughtfully. Arthur was so busy, yet he still managed to have someone deliver three meals a day to my empty house.

He really was trying to balance everything. It must have been exhausting for him.

On the day of the wedding, Avery brought me to the venue.

Before the ceremony began, we sat in the darkest, most secluded corner. In the distance, we saw Arthur and Claire acting incredibly intimate, surrounded by her group of bridesmaids.

"I remember Arthur threw a massive wedding for Mia too. Tsk, tsk. I never thought our Claire would end up being the lucky one."

Hearing my name, Claire tightened her grip on Arthur's arm.

Arthur quickly clarified, "Mia and I are already divorced. Today is Claire's wedding. There is no need to bring up the past."

Hearing Arthur proactively distance himself from me, the bridesmaids immediately sneered, "Our Claire is young and beautiful. How could Mia ever compare?"

"Arthur, Claire is entrusting the rest of her life to you. You better not let her down."

Arthur offered a gentle smile, looking exactly the way he did when he made his vows to me.

"Don't worry. I will never let her down."

My eyes dimmed. Avery gritted her teeth in fury. "What kind of toxic garbage is this? Since when is the mistress the victim?!"

Nearby, someone suddenly shouted.

"It's a beautiful day! Why don't the bride and groom give us a kiss?!"

The bridesmaids immediately started chanting.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

Claire blushed furiously and looked up at Arthur, playing the shy, innocent bride perfectly.

Urged on by the crowd, Arthur reached out and gently brushed her hair behind her ear, then leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to the corner of her lips.

The cheering erupted, reaching a fever pitch.

Amidst this chaotic, joyful scene, I felt absolute, deafening silence.

I couldn't hold onto his heart, and now, I couldn't hold onto him physically either.

I smirked mockingly. Thank god the drug had already erased so much. I wasn't in agonizing pain anymore.

My phone screen lit up. It was a boarding notification for my flight.

"Avery, it's time for me to go."

Avery gave me a tight hug, her eyes completely red. "Go! Leave this trash behind and go shine! I'll be waiting for you to become famous and conquer the world!"

"As for this place... I've got a massive going-away present for them!"

"I'm off." I smiled and tapped her nose, not really caring what her 'present' was.

After all, in less than thirty minutes, every single memory of loving Arthur would be gone forever.

I dragged my suitcase toward the exit. Arthur, holding Claire's hand, casually glanced over. He seemed to spot my silhouette and froze in panic.

But thinking about it, he probably convinced himself it was impossible.

Even if I did show up at the wedding, I would be there as his 'sister'. I wouldn't be avoiding him, and I certainly wouldn't be dragging a suitcase.

He must have assumed he saw wrong.

The lights in the venue dimmed. Arthur and Claire stood center stage. They exchanged rings and gazed lovingly into each other's eyes.

The crowd erupted again, screaming for them to kiss.

Suddenly, a massive banner unfurled from the ceiling.

Avery stood beneath it, holding a megaphone, a wicked smirk on her face.

"Congratulations to the homewrecker, Claire, and the cheating scum, Arthur! May you live a long, miserable life together, suffer from infertility, and give birth to eight useless sons!"

Claire's face instantly went paper-white. She instinctively shrank behind Arthur.

Recognizing Avery's face, Arthur grew furious. "What the hell are you talking about?! Mia and I are legally divorced! Claire is not a homewrecker!"

Avery let out a chilling laugh. "You want to have your cake and eat it too. You can't let go of your ex-wife, but you're throwing a massive wedding for your mistress. You kept telling Mia to wait for you so you could remarry. Do you have any idea how much agony she's been in these last three days?!"

Arthur's eyes turned lethal. "That is none of your concern. I gave Mia a drug. She won't remember any of this."

"You absolute idiot. The drug doesn't cause instant amnesia. It takes three full days to completely erase the memory of the person she loves. Everything you've done over the past three days... Mia watched every single second of it."

Avery tilted her chin up, glaring at him with pure disdain.

"Do you even know who the lead developer of that drug was? It was Mia. Your ex-wife."

"And let me tell you one more thing. There is no antidote. Mia has completely, permanently forgotten you. She will never remarry you. You can live out the rest of your miserable days with your feral mistress in peace!"