Chapter 1005

He finally broke the silence, his voice barely above a whisper.

“I once made a promise to a woman, that on her 26th birthday, the day she married me, I would make her the most beautiful and unique bride in the world, but…”

Miles didn’t say anything further, his face showing a hint of sarcasm.

Chloe gave a slight laugh, but continued. “So, the bride is getting married, but the groom isn’t you?”

Chloe fell silent. Most dramatic lives revolved around a perfect heroine.

“Jacob is my cousin. My parents died when I was young, and I’managed to attend college thanks to their savings. That’s where I met Beverly. We dated throughout college and were even engaged. Knowing her dreams, I became a stylist to transform her from a shy and ordinary girl into a beautiful woman. I thought we would always be together…”

“But once a woman becomes beautiful..”

He stopped again. Chloe could guess where he was going with this, and she understood his sentiment.

“Jacob later became my mentor’s apprentice, but ended up betraying him, sinking his studio into hardship. At first, I couldn’t understand why. It wasn’t until later that I found out it was all for…”

Beverly. Chloe couldn’t help but scoff internally.

“Jacob’s family is wealthier than mine, and he’s been undermining me in secret. Look at him now, his career is booming, and

me…”

Katie, who had been quietly standing by the side; showed a clear look of pity and mixed emotions.

be even better than him.”

dress, gave him a faint smile, and led Katie into the fitting room. Miles was left standing, Chloe’s words and confident smile echoing in his mind. For

he be worse than Jacob? Opportunity was right in front of him. All he had to do was believe in himself and gave

“…Miles?”

task at hand and set new goals, a familiar yet uncertain

woman in front of him, Miles’s expression

“You…”

to speak, but quickly realized where they were and

so she called out tentatively. To her surprise, it really was him. Her expression quickly turned awkward. After a moment, she tentatively ran a hand through her hair and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Just browsing around.”

“Oh…”

feeling guilty. So he asked, “Beverly, are you really

discomfort increased, and she didn’t know how to respond. As she remained silent, Miles started to

towards

“Beverly!”

voice–cut through the air, and Beverly was

person and opened his mouth to greet

but quickly morphed into a look of contempt.

you doing here?”

made Miles’s

happened to be here. I wanted to ask her something.”

her lip, refusing to look

also knew Beverly felt guilty about

moved on.

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