"Everything you begged for and never got? I get it handed to me."

"Justin told me, you know. When he left the Simmons family for you, you two started from nothing. You didn't even have a real wedding. That's just... so sad."

She sent a laughing voice message.

"What a shame."

"You spent seven years by his side, built everything from the ground up, turned him into the great Mr. Simmons. And now that life is finally good..."

"It's all about to be mine."

"Hahaha."

Then she sent a video.

In the video.

Justin was down on one knee, stars pooling in his eyes, his face written over with devotion.

"Odie."

"You said you wanted a rock."

"But I figured even the biggest diamond wouldn't be good enough for you."

"So," he opened the jewelry box, and the pink diamond caught the light so fiercely I felt my heart clench, "I won this ring at auction. I'm hoping you'll say yes."

The proposal setup was gorgeous. Romantic.

Every friend we'd made together over the years was there, cheering, clapping, calling out for Odette to say yes.

But Odette was in no rush. She looked down at him.

"What about Louisa?"

She tilted her head.

"Did Louisa ever get this kind of treatment?"

"You know me," she said, gazing down at Justin from above. "I don't do secondhand."

"Not even the sentiment."

Laughter rippled through the crowd.

Justin hadn't even opened his mouth yet.

Someone was already answering for him.

"Babe, what are you even worried about?"

"Back then, Justin and that woman didn't even throw a reception. They just had dinner at home. She cooked it herself, bought the groceries herself, said she didn't want to waste money, said they needed to save. We laughed about it behind her back for months."

"Some nobody from nowhere doesn't deserve our boy Justin. You and Justin are the real deal, the perfect match."

Just like that, I went from "Mrs. Simmons" to "that woman" in the mouths of Justin's friends.

And Odette went from "homewrecker" and "side piece" to the new "Mrs. Simmons."

I found it laughable. So laughable I actually laughed out loud. But I kept watching as Odette ignored everyone else's jeering at me, her eyes locked stubbornly on Justin.

And Justin, right on cue, gave her exactly what she wanted.

"Louisa doesn't deserve any of this."

"After all, a girl from the countryside was never going to get the best."

"Only you."

"Everything I have is for you."

"All of me."