Unwanted Goods

"Hugo Laurent is determined to have me as his wife. He pursues me for a decade, resolute in winning my heart.But the night before our wedding, I overhear his conversation with his friends."Are you going to marry Katherine just like that? What about your secret girlfriend?"Hugo is silent. Then, he says, "She's just a stand-in. She can't compare to Katherine. I'll consider keeping her by my side if she doesn't kick up a fuss. Katherine's generous—she won't mind."The following day, his secret girlfriend crashes our wedding and causes a stir. She shoves me off the stage, but Hugo darts toward her to protect her—she holds a jagged shard of glass to her neck and threatens suicide."Are you going to choose me or her?"Hugo panics. He shoves me aside despite my injuries and snaps, "Get out of the way—I need to take her to the hospital! I'll make you pay if anything happens to her!"My heart dies in that instant.That very night, I purchase a flight ticket out of the country and leave him behind."