Chapter 315 Eva's Deliberate Provocation of Patricia
Shoulder They stood shoulder to shoulder they stood.
. Eva, at five-foot- feet five inches, looked almost eye-to-eye with Martin, thanks to the heels from the bridal shop.
Together, they were a sight to behold — —perfectly matched, strikingly so.
A sharp pain stabbed at Patricia's eyes, her chest tight and sour, feeling breathless and desperate to escape.
She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, the emotions she'd struggled to suppress would erupt uncontrollably.
"I, I need to...,"..."
Just asAs she was searchingsearched for an excuse to leave, Eva, chuckled as if sensing her intent, chuckled and . She said, "ProfessorDr. Watson, why don't you go try on the bridesmaid dresses I picked out for you?"
The ex-wife beingas the bridesmaid for the new current couple.
bride? Surely, no woman on earth could endure that.
Not her.
"I'm sorry, I can't be your bridesmaid! Bridesmaids should be unmarried women. I'm divorced with three children; it's not a good omen.it breaks tradition. It might bring bad luck to your marriage."
Eva covered her mouth, giggling. "Professor"Dr. Watson, aredo you still believinge in those superstitions?" Eva covered her mouth, giggling.
Resting her head on Martin's shoulder, her face radiated happiness.
"I believe in the love I share with Martin. We'll be blissfully happy, 'til death do us part."
For once, Martin, who usually avoided women like the plague, for once, did not pull away, allowing her head to rest on his shoulder.
Tears welled up in Patricia's eyes, and the air around her seemed to thin, the sense of suffocation growing more intense by the second.
She took a deep breath, pushing down the tumult of emotions that threatened to overwhelm her, barely managing to keep her face composed.
"Better safe than sorry! ," she said. "If you really don't have any friends here and can't find a bridesmaid, I could introduce you to my bestie. But I... I'm sorry, I just can't do it," she said.."
With those final words, she disregarded their pleas to stay, and without looking backthat, she left the bridal shop, disregarding their pleas to stay.
The moment she stepped outside, sheShe expected to breathe more easily outside, but instead, her chest felt even tighter, as if a hand was gripping her heart, leaving her gasping for air.
Just when she thought she might pass out, her wrist was caught.
Then, a pair of warm hands gently cupped her cold cheeks.
"Your face is so pale; are you feeling alright?" It was today's groom,said Martin, the groom.
AtPatricia's tears broke free at the sight of him, the tears Patricia had been holding back broke free, falling like pearls slipping off a string..
Martin was heartbroken, gently wiping away her tears with his thumb.
"If you have feelings for me, why push me towards someone else? Let's?" Martin said, gently wiping away her tears with his thumb. "Why don't we leave the past behind and start over, okay?" he pleaded.?"
His tender gaze nearly broke her resolve, and she almost gave in without a second thought.
But just Just before the words could escape her, her gaze drifted through the glass door, landing on Eva's forlorn face inside the shop, and reality snapped her back to the present.
"Your bride is waiting for you in the bridal shop. You better go back to her," she urged.said, forcefully pulling away from his grip and hailing a taxi.
Without another word, she forcefully pulled away from his grip and hailed a taxi.
As the taxi pulled away, the dam burst, and she could no longer hold back her tears, which now flowed freely through her fingers.
Seeing her so distressed, the taxi driver kept quiet for a while, but eventually couldn't help but ask, "Miss, where to?"
"Riverside Apartments!" she replied.."
When she got home, the apartment was empty.
Patricia locked herself in her room, nursing her wounds in solitude.
As the wedding date drew closer, her spirit withered, and she grew visibly thinner.
Since that day at the bridal shop, Martin had not sought her out again. Whenever they crossed paths, he was always with Eva.
"Here's my wedding invitation and a favor. Make sure you guys come early, okay?"
Eva was practically glowing with joyglowed as she handed out wedding invitations throughout the office.
Printed on each card was a A beautiful photo of her and Martin in their wedding attire.
was printed on each card. Eva, with an adoring grip around Martin's neck, and his large hand resting gently on her slender waist as they, gazed deeply into each other's eyes.
Patricia's grip on her mouse tightened suddenly - her way of fighting; she fought off the sharp pangs that seemed to piercepierced her very soul.
AlwaysEver envious, Gladys's mood lifted as she received her invitation. She unwrapped a piece of candy, and popped it into her mouth, and couldn't help but taunt,. "This candy's so sweet,; must've cost a pretty penny, huh?"
Eva blushed,. "I'm not sure about the cost; Martin took care of everything. I'm just handling the distribution."
He had personally tooktaken care of it?
everything? Those words haunted herPatricia like an unshakable echo in her mind.
When Patricia had planned her and Martin's wedding to Martin, she had arranged, arranging everything - —the venue, the officiant, the decoration - —all by herself. And hehim? He didn't even show up.
No, that's not quite right.
He—or rather, he bailed halfway through.
Now, with Eva, he was doing everything himself.
Patricia felt as if she were steepedcouldn't help but stew in vinegar, the acidicher jealousy bubbling within her..
Noticing the distress and raw emotion in Patricia's eyes, Gladys felt even more elated.
"Oh my, Mr. Langley really treats you like a queen," she gushed. "I've been around so long, and I've never seen him be this good to anyone., Nnot even to my mentor, Mr. Langley's ex-fiancée. It seems he truly adores you!"
Langley's ex-fiancée, did he show such favor. It seems Mr. Langley truly adores you!"
"Really?" Eva's cheeks turned crimson with shyness as she cooed,. "I do feel like he's wonderful to me,; he dotes on me so much!"
Patricia's heart felt as if it was inlike a vice, each twist releasing waves of sourness that coursed through her veins.
Gladys, revelingReveling in Patricia's discomfort, Gladys continued, "I'm so jealous. Mr. Langley is wealthy, respectable, and so handsome -; every woman in our country dreams of him.
Out of all the women who wanted to be with him,, yet he chose you. What's your secret?
Share some tips with me."
With her hands cupping her flushed cheeks, Eva shyly replied, "He says he likes my personality, that he and feels so at ease with me."," Eva said shyly, cupping her flushed cheeks.
A wave of bitterness rose within Patricia.
Casting a sidelong glance at Patricia, Gladys lowered her voice and asked in a hushed tone, "Let me ask you something, you , saying, "So, did you and Mr. Langley... um... did you guys ever, you know...?" do the tango?"
Patricia's face went ashen in an instant.
. She knew she needed to get out of there, fast.
Butbut her limbs refused to cooperate, frozen in place.
Gladys and Eva's conversation drilled into her ears like the relentless wind, leaving her no escape.
"Um... I... he..." Eva mumbled, her head bowed, cheeks flaming so red they nearly bled, fumbling, as she fumbled for words in her embarrassment.
The more Eva tried to play it off, the more everyone suspected that whatever was supposed to happen with Martinthey had already happenedgotten to the final base.
Patricia felt like she'd been struck by lightning, standingstood there dumbstruck, her body going numb withand cold, the color draining completely from her face.
The more visible Patricia's distress, the more Gladys reveled in her vengeful satisfaction. Her nerves grew.
Her nerve grew.
"Is Mr. Langley really that impressive? Do you have any photos of him... you know?"
Gladys eggedsaid, egging on with increasingly brazen and indelicate questions.
Patricia's ears buzzed as if swarmed by bees,; the noise so overwhelming itnoise made her head spin and her stomach churn.
She knew Gladys was doing this on purpose.
But despite herself,, but she couldn't stop listening. despite herself.
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