My Groom Chose to Marry my BestfriendChapter 1
After four years of dating and six months of engagement, the eve of my wedding had finally arrived. In a moment of both curiosity and dread, I used the key pendant that my boyfriend, Hudson Reid always wore around his neck to unlock his safe. What I found inside shattered my heart: countless photos of my best friend, Harper Davidson, chronicling her journey from youthful innocence to graceful maturity. My breath caught in my throat as a wave of heartache washed over me. Each image revealed the depth of his feelings for her—feelings I had never fully acknowledged.
Clutching the photos to my chest, I rushed to the hotel where our wedding was set to take place, panic fueling my steps. But nothing could have prepared me for what I encountered upon arrival. There, in the glow of the soft lights, Hudson was kneeling before Harper, his eyes brimming with adoration as he proposed to her.
"Harper, marry me," he declared passionately. "For you, I'm willing to defy the world and show everyone that you're my true love!"
Tears blurred my vision, each drop a testament to my heartache. If Harper was his true love, then what was I? My hand trembled as I grasped the door handle, but slowly I released it. I would rather face the storm alone than seek shelter under an umbrella that wasn’t meant for me. If their love was genuine, then this wedding should rightfully be theirs. With that thought in mind, I turned and slipped away quietly, my heart heavy but resolute.
Later, I could hear Hudson searching for me frantically, but by then, I was already gone.
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He and Harper stood together beneath the dazzling lights, the electric ambiance with anticipation. I watched from a distance as tears streamed down Harper's face, her joy palpable as she accepted his proposal.
"Hudson, I will," she whispered, and in that moment, I knew I had made the right choice.
In the five years I’d known Hudson, I had never seen him so radiant. He slid a sparkling diamond ring onto Harper’s finger, pulling her into a tight embrace.
"I’ve waited for this day for so long, Harper. My Harper."