She couldn't believe it! How could Kelvin go to Metshire on his wedding day to accompany Abbie, who only had a minor cold? But Cheyenne knew deep down that what Abbie said was probably true, and her own arguments were weak and feeble. She was just deceiving herself.
Even so, today was the day she would marry Kelvin as she had always wanted. Cheyenne looked at herself in the mirror and forced out a bitter smile. Suppressing the sourness in her heart and the urge to cry, she said, "Miss Berry, you've misunderstood. Kelvin is at work."
She felt guilty saying this but also held onto a glimmer of hope - what if he really was at work?
But then Abbie slapped her hard across the face and said arrogantly, "Cheyenne, you're ridiculous! You married into the Foley family for greediness but now you're abandoned on your wedding night - it's all your fault."
"It's too late now for you to pretend to be generous in front of me. Kelvin loves me; even if you marry him, you'll still be alone."
"The incident today is good proof; I sent his flight itinerary to you so that you can see for yourself whether or not it's true, poor thing."
Abbie's arrogant voice echoed in Cheyenne's ears until she couldn't take it anymore and hung up.
After some thought though, Cheyenne couldn't resist opening up that picture message anyway.
It was an airplane ticket with today's itinerary from Akloit to Metshire.
Kelvin's name appeared under passenger name while departure time showed half an hour ago.
He had plenty of time to call her back and explain himself but he didn't bother doing so because Mrs. Foley wasn't important enough, just like an imaginary figurehead.
Kelvin remembered staying abroad for over a month before returning home after his grandfather became angry about him leaving Cheyenne behind on their wedding night; he ordered him to treat her well or else he'd deal with Abbie severely instead.
He thought that it must have been because Cheyenne told Grandpa about everything which led things turning out this way between them.
They remained silent towards each other afterwards despite being together physically under one roof every day since then.
The lunch boxes she sent over ended up in trash cans while attempts made by her trying to visit him at work were always met with rejection... Despite all this, she had held out for almost two months!
What ultimately broke the awkwardness between the two was Abbie, who suddenly resigned from her overseas job and returned to the country.
Feeling a sense of crisis, old Mr. Foley summoned Kelvin back to the Foley Mansion, emphasizing the importance of producing an heir. If Kelvin didn't have a child soon, he would have to transfer his shares to Cheyenne.
How could they give anything from the Foley family to this greedy woman? So Kelvin returned to the Foley Mansion for his share.
His first experience with Cheyenne was terrible. Neither of them had any experience before and although he was a man, at most he had only seen two romantic movies when he was young. But talented Kelvin still managed to make Cheyenne sore all over.
Except for that one night when he didn't wear condom, during their regular activities afterwards, he made sure not to leave anything inside her body.
No one expected that Cheyenne would get pregnant after just one time. But Abbie knew earlier than he did.
One noonday, Abbie specially brought chicken mushroom soup to his office. After a long time, he finally drank it again; it tasted good.
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