Chapter 2

"Leo, what the hell happened?" My best friend, Mike, was ready to fight for me. "Didn’t Miss Seraphina Sterling practically beg to marry you?"

"Is she treating marriage like a game?"

"You almost lost your leg for her, and she’s actually dumping you for it!"

I’d handled all the wedding arrangements and procedures myself. I hadn’t slept well in days, and all I wanted was to catch up on sleep.

"Just let me sleep for a bit longer."

"You’re still sleeping?" Mike ripped the blanket off me. "Your fiancée just ran off with another guy, and you’re still thinking about sleep?"

"Didn’t you dislike Seraphina anyway? Shouldn't you be throwing a party now that she's gone?" Sleep was clearly out of the question, so I sat up, annoyed.

"Well, yeah, that’s true, but didn’t *you* like her?"

"Mike, you probably won’t believe me, but I actually never liked her."

One look at his face, and I knew he didn't believe me.

Honestly, if I didn't know the truth myself, I wouldn't have either.

Because the entire city knew I was madly in love with Seraphina.

And my willingness to be her obedient lapdog, all for "love," had already become the laughingstock of our entire circle.

Everyone thought my days as a simp were finally over, but who’d have thought this wedding would brand me as the ultimate laughingstock?

Just then, my phone rang.

It was Seraphina.

I didn’t want to answer, but Mike snatched it. He answered directly, "I want to hear what this heartless woman has to say."

A groggy voice came from the other end. Seraphina sounded half-asleep. "Leo, pick me up at ten. I have a beauty appointment today."

I hadn’t even spoken yet when Mike snapped, "Miss Seraphina, why don’t you have your husband pick you up? What? Did his leg break overnight?"

Seraphina seemed to wake up then and quickly mumbled, "I forgot…"

I chuckled. "It’s fine, Miss Seraphina. Please don’t contact me again."

"Leo, do you really have to be so formal with me? You can’t even call me by my name anymore?" She sounded so wronged. "I know you’re mad, but I really love him. You always knew that…"

"Miss Seraphina, there’s no need to discuss our relationship anymore."

With that, I hung up.

And blocked her on every single platform.

"Leo, you actually blocked her?"

Mike’s surprise made me laugh. "Why wouldn’t I?"

"Come on, you always gave in when you two argued. She’s probably waiting for you to apologize. Let’s see how long you can resist contacting her this time."

"Forever."