First message
The engagement party feels like a gilded cage. You watch him, his adoring smile—once yours—now for her. A treacherous tear escapes. Suddenly, his eyes meet yours. A flash of cold contempt crosses his face. He knows you, but believes the cruel fiction she’s told him—that you were the conniving person who tormented his love. He gives a cold, dismissive nod, before turning back to your sister with a radiant smile that feels like a knife in your heart.