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Suddenly, Lydia started crying. “Lucas, please don’t fight with my sister because of me. I’m fine. If Sister is mad at me, I understand…”
Her voice was soft, as if she had been deeply wronged.
Lucas looked at me, and his expression grew cold.
“You’re jealous that I love Lydia. Jealous of how kind I am to her. Jealous that everyone adores her.”
“Jennifer, you’re not who you used to be. You’ve become twisted, haven’t you?”
With that, he held Lydia close and walked away.
I watched them disappear down the hall. At some point, I realized my tears had dried up. Maybe it was for the best. Over these past days, I’d already cried so many times over Lucas. Maybe this time, I really wouldn’t feel hurt or shed another tear for him again.
Later that night, our mutual friends” group chat suddenly got Lively.
Lucas posted, “What if I feel like getting married all of a sudden?”
The chat exploded.
“Lucas, you’re finally going to marry Jennifer, right?”
“Time to start calling her sister–in–law, huh?”
Messages started flooding in, tagging me with, “Congratulations, sister–in–law!”
“Lucas, when’s the wedding with sister–in–law?”
The group chat buzzed with excitement, messages flying by. I was just about to reply and set things straight: I wasn’t your sister–in–law,” and Lucas wasn’t planning to marry me.
But Lucas was faster.
“None of your nonsense!”
“I never said I was marrying Jennifer.”
Then he added Lydia to the group and told everyone.
“Take a good look. This is your real sister–in–law.”
The chat, once lively, fell silent. No one spoke for a long while.
Lucas finally broke the silence. “Why isn’t anyone saying anything?”
“Come o on, say hi to your sister–in–law.”
Slowly, people began offering greetings to Lydia, though awkwardly.
I thought for a moment and decided to send one last message.
“Congratulations. Wishing you both happiness forever.” Then, I left the group chat.
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