Chapter 7
She heard every word of Rachel and Samuel and naturally did not miss Samuel's last words at the end.
"Our wedding can be held in advance. Giselle's wedding will be held the next day. I'm just sorry that I can't give you a grand wedding like hers."
Samuel came out of the fitting room with a calm expression and it was completely impossible to tell that he had just done the disgusting thing with Rachel in the fitting room.
The moment he saw Giselle change into a wedding dress and walk towards him, Samuel forgot everything and his eyes turned red uncontrollably. His voice was choked and he was about to cry in the next second.
In the past, he never understood why the groom in the TV series would cry when he saw the bride. He thought it was deliberately pretentious, so as to left a good impression of a groom in front of the guests, but at this moment he realized that the girl who had accompanied him all the way had already grown into an excellent adult.
They started from living together in a small rental house, eating fried food and barbecue on the street. Until one day they moved into a big house together, living a successful life that was envied by others. Along the way, the two leaned on each other and encouraged each other. The marriage that was out of reach was waving at them. They would also have their own children and they would grow old together.
They stood in front of the mirror and looked very compatible. Samuel's heart was suddenly wrapped tightly by an inexplicable guilt.
Then he asked Rachel to leave in an objective tone. "I will choose the rest of the clothes myself, no need to bother."
Giselle did not let go of the provocation in Rachel's eyes before she left, but she didn't care anymore.
After choosing the wedding dress, the two came to Curtiz’s house to greet them. Rebecca was obviously very satisfied with Samuel, "Samuel, we know who you are and we are relieved that you will take care of Giselle. The two of you should take good care of each other and live a good life together. I just hope you can be happy."
Samuel held Giselle's hand tightly, not knowing whether he was thinking of Rachel or the future with Giselle. Meanwhile Robbin didn't say anything, but snorted disdainfully with his fists clasped. No father in the world could really trust his daughter to another man.
He waved at Samuel, "You go out first, I have something to say to Giselle alone."
Samuel nodded and obediently retreated to the door. Robbin locked the door with a slam. He looked at Giselle carefully and frowned involuntarily.
"Girl, what's wrong with you recently? You looked weird on your last birthday. Why is it the same today? Are you in a bad mood? What happened? Tell me."
Robbin knew his daughter better than his father. Robbin was very familiar with his daughter. He could tell what Giselle was thinking from her expression. He rolled his eyes and lowered his voice, "Tell me the truth, don't you want to get married?"
Giselle didn't say anything.
"Did Samuel cheat? Did he find another woman?"
Giselle pouted.
"Does he value that woman more than you?!" Robbin shouted angrily, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to rush out and beat up the bastard outside the door.
Rebecca had never expected that things would turn out like this. She quickly held down the furious father and said seriously, "Giselle, are you sure there is no misunderstanding between you and Samuel? You are an adult now and your father and I will fully respect your opinion." Rebecca's speech speed became faster and faster and her emotions became more and more excited.
As she spoke, she punched the sofa, making a deep hole. "Samuel really shouldn't do this. He simply doesn't take our Curtiz Family seriously. Does he think he can do whatever he wants with a few stinky money? Bah, there are golf clubs in my bedroom. I'll beat that son of a bitch to death!!"
Chapter 8
Robbin quickly held down Rebecca. Giselle looked at the two people in front of her and most of the sadness in her heart disappeared. Suddenly, she felt that breaking up with Samuel was nothing. She still had her parents and they would always support her.
"I have decided to post the whole thing online."
Rebecca and Robbin heard carefully and nodded, "Okay, then we will buy traffic. If he dares to do such a shitty thing, I will let everyone in the city see what kind of person Samuel is."
Giselle smiled, "I am a multi-millionaire blogger. I was the one who spread the rumor that Samuel and I were going to get married. Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will never let myself be wronged."
After explaining his plan to Rebecca and Robbin, Samuel's legs were numb outside the door.
When leaving Curtiz’s house, Rebecca and Robbin stared at him and Samuel felt cold behind his back.
After arranging the wedding venue, determining the process and sending invitations, there were still two days before the wedding.
Samuel, who had been with Giselle for a few days during this period, finally showed his true colors.
Under a series of phone calls from friends, Samuel had to say that he had something to do and needed to leave. He looked embarrassed and after saying goodbye reluctantly, he drove straight to another location.
Giselle knew what he was going to do and followed him closely in a taxi. It was a wedding venue that had been prepared.
All of Samuel's friends were there, even Samuel’s mom, Jane Fernandez who looked down on Giselle at the beginning and his father, Kurt, who had been abroad for many years.
They sat together, looking at Rachel on the stage with smiles on their faces.
"Samuel, why are you so late? The bride has been waiting for you for a long time."
A friend smiled and pinned a corsage on Samuel, "Rachel is so beautiful today, you are so lucky."
"Samuel, please teach me where to find such a good sister-in-law."
Another friend pretended to be jealous, causing everyone to laugh.
It turned out that they had known it for a long time. When Giselle realized this moment, she realized how ridiculous she used to be. When she saw the wedding dress Rachel was wearing on the stage, Giselle heard something in her heart break completely.
The wedding dress inlaid with pearls and broken diamonds was the one Giselle tried on in the wedding shop that day. Now it was on Rachel.
Giselle didn't understand why. If Samuel didn't love her, he had held her in his heart for many years and wanted to raise her like a princess: if Samuel really loved her, all his relatives and friends recognized another woman and gathered together to celebrate their wedding, what was the big deal.
Giselle raised her mobile phone and recorded the whole scene. Forget it, she didn't care anyway.
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After returning home, Giselle sat on the table and cut the last clip into the video. The total length of the video was about half an hour, which was enough to clearly describe Samuel's various bad behaviors. The pictures sent by Rachel, the call recorded that day, the bridal shop, everything was in it.
After choosing to upload the video at a scheduled time, she copied another copy and saved it in the file to be played on the big screen at the wedding tomorrow.
After doing everything, she started to pack her luggage. It was called packing, but there was not much to take. Apart from the necessary daily necessities and a few sets of clothes, there was nothing else to take.
Giselle looked around the room, at the group photo hanging on the wall, the two toothbrushes facing each other on the washstand, the tableware that she and Samuel had carefully selected... There were too many memories here.
And tonight, she decided to throw everything away and start again.
Giselle booked a flight to Portugal at 3 a.m.
If Samuel came back earlier, he would have found that Giselle was missing and maybe he could have stopped Giselle's car. Unfortunately, Samuel was busy making a fuss with his friends that night and Rachel's soft body pressed on Samuel, making him unable to think about anything about Giselle.
Until three o'clock in the morning, Samuel fell asleep with the exhausted Rachel in his arms. He wanted to leave to find Giselle, but Rachel grabbed his wrist, "Just accompany me this time, can't you? When the day comes, you will be someone else's groom."
Rachel's uneasy look hurt Samuel's heart. He thought, let Giselle be wronged this time and he will compensate her later. Anyway, they had plenty of time in the future.
On the night when Samuel fell asleep peacefully, he didn't know that there was a note left in the bedroom where he had spent countless nights with Giselle. There were only three words on it.
"Goodbye, Samuel Fernandez."
Chapter 9
The next day, Samuel woke up very early. He didn't forget the wedding with Giselle today.
He looked at the suit that was wrinkled last night and took out the same shirt and jacket that had been prepared long ago from the closet.
Samuel changed his clothes and drove to the wedding site in a hurry. The weather today was not very good, with dark clouds over the sky. Samuel felt a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart. He opened his phone and looked again and again, but Giselle had not sent him a single message.
Samuel was very flustered and he called Giselle. No one answered.
For a moment, Samuel suddenly felt a little scared.
Could it be that Giselle knew about his cheating? Did she find out something? Samuel's heart was pounding. He had indeed gone too far recently. It was all Rachel's fault. She seduced him regardless of the occasion, causing him to lose his mind for a while and do such a ridiculous thing.
Samuel wanted to call Giselle again, but the car had already arrived at the scene.
He rushed in almost panic and wanted to see Giselle to explain to her clearly. He searched all the venues but could not see Giselle's figure. Samuel had a feeling in his heart that he seemed to lose Giselle.
Endless fear surged in his heart and at this moment, he heard a familiar voice.
"Samuel, you're here early. Giselle said she'll be here soon."
Giselle's parents smiled and waved at Samuel. Samuel's tense nerves suddenly relaxed when she saw them. Her parents were here, where could she go? She must have been too busy to hear them. She just needed to wait patiently.
Soon, Giselle would wear a snow-white wedding dress, walk on the red carpet, come to her and read the vows of staying together for life. He calmed down.
When standing on the stage, Samuel felt a trance. Unlike the feeling of coaxing Rachel to make her happy to hold a wedding, he became nervous uncontrollably and his palms were full of sweat.
Samuel and Giselle supported each other and accompanied each other all the way for seven years. Now, she was about to become his real wife. And he would become her husband. The joy blinded Samuel's eyes.
Samuel did not notice the abnormality of Robbin and Rebecca’s expressions, nor did he notice that the USB flash drive he prepared was replaced with another one.
"Mr. Fernandez and Miss Curtiz met when they were young and they have finally achieved their goal and tied the knot. Let's review their sweet love story over the years and feel the hard-earned happiness."
The guests in the audience were waiting attentively, their eyes full of expectation. The lights dimmed and the big screen lit up.
Samuel saw two naked bodies entangled. In an instant, Samuel seemed to feel that the blood in his body had stopped flowing. He widened his eyes and looked at the screen with a pale face.