Chapter 2

Being yelled at in public, I was stunned for a few seconds.

A friend next to me smoothly tried to defuse the situation:

"Ethan's just joking, he said he likes you best when you're a little chubby."

"You guys are getting married soon? Congratulations!"

Ethan also realized his reaction was over the top.

He walked over and held my hand, his tone softening: "Mia, I didn't mean it like that. Didn't you say you wanted to lose weight recently? I'm afraid you'll regret it after eating."

I held back my anger, not wanting to make a scene.

After everyone left, I looked at him with cold eyes: "Ethan, do you think I'm fat?"

With the stress of grad school, I had gone from about 130 pounds to 165.

It's easy to gain weight, but hard to lose it.

Ethan avoided the question, handing me his phone which showed a weight loss meal plan.

"I just got this from Jack's girlfriend. If you follow it, you'll definitely lose weight."

So that's why he was sitting there for so long.

I let out a cold laugh.

"Ethan, you do think I'm fat. You're embarrassed to be seen with me in front of your friends."

"That model girlfriend who's 5'9", I can't compare to her."

Ethan softened his tone.

"It's all for your own good. We're getting engaged next month, don't you want your once-in-a-lifetime engagement to be perfect?"

"That wedding dress is custom-made, it's too late to alter it now."

"Besides, didn't you ask me to keep you accountable?"

Thinking about it, I had put in a lot of effort to fit into that wedding dress.

But his attitude just now still made me feel uncomfortable.

I couldn't quite put my finger on why.

After comforting me a bit more, Ethan drove me home.