Chapter 1 - My Fiance Ran Away On Our Wedding Day

It was another day of May in Misty Bridge City.

The clouds were low and the weather was stifling.

As soon as the typhoon passed, the air was filled with moist mist and a breeze blew into the room through the window.

The clock ticked, slowly pointing to eight o'clock sharp in the morning.

A soft sound came from outside the door.

After receiving Anika's response, Sara walked into the hotel's main suite in her professional attire.

Sara Bradley works at Merbeil.

It was the industry's best-known wedding company and it specializes in high-end clients.

Of course, the services provided were utterly accommodating and meticulous, assuring that the fees were worthy of a million dollars.

Two months ago, Merbeil was entrusted with a lavish wedding.

Because Sara performed excellently, she stood out from all the other employees of Merbeil and she officially took over the planning of this grand wedding.

Sara just arrived at the front door of the presidential suite.

The suite located on the top floor of the SIMO Hotel had a simple and elegant style but the details were luxurious.

Even the casual cups on the coffee table were custom-made by the famous Queen W.

Sara entered the room and saw Anika, the bride, silently standing by the window.

"Miss Meyer, it's still early.Would you like to take a rest first?"

She asked thoughtfully with a proper smile.

Anika turned around after hearing Sara.

She laid her bright and innocent almond-shaped eyes on the wedding planner.

Anika was charming with her chestnut hair, red lips, palm-sized oval face, exquisite facial features, swan-like shoulder neckline, and fair skin.

Though the bride was only wearing a loose bathrobe, she was so stunning.

Even Sara, who was also a woman, was so stunned that she almost couldn't move her eyes away.

The beautiful woman fixed her gaze on the wall clock, then smiled faintly and asked softly, "Is it still early?"

Her voice was very low like she was just talking to herself although she was talking to Sara.

This made Sara somewhat confused.

After all, it was just past 8 o'clock and according to the wedding procedure, President Jenkins would not come until two hours later.

As the person in charge of wedding planning, Sara naturally had some understanding of the bride and groom.

The Jenkins Family was one of the few prominent celebrities in the country.

Kayden, the bridegroom, was the current leader of his family's company.

Kayden had always proved that he was worthy of the Jenkins surname.

He was born with a golden spoon and went to a famous school.

While he was studying abroad, start-ups successfully went public.

After he inherited the family business, his company promoted the largest medical merger in the industry.

Despite his accomplishments, he was always the topic of a scandal.

There was quite a bit of gossip about him saying he had something going on with Lucy Cooper of the entertainment industry.

This made Sara naturally curious.

However, she did not doubt the President after personally witnessing his care for his fiancee, Anika.

Besides, Lucy was incomparable to Anika because the bride was more beautiful inside and out compared to Lucy.

According to some sources, Anika got into A University with her scores in Liberal Arts in Misty Bridge City and then went to Lawton Business School to study.

She was a respectable dedicated student.

She was a distinguished daughter of respected family background, not to mention her excellent resume.

Moreover, she was a very affectionate and down-to-earth person.

Because of this, Sara had become a loyal fan of Anika Meyer after two months.

On the other hand, Lucy had some negative news swirling around her.

Although unpleasant news about her was already deleted, Sara still heard from her scriptwriter friends that Lucy was used to putting on airs when filming.

‘As long as President Jenkins wasn't blind, how could he not like Anika, his fiancee who was as beautiful as a heavenly immortal, and treat her like a gem?’ Sara thought.

Sara felt that perhaps the scandal was just a rumor, but the netizens were still hunting for clues.

Meanwhile, Anika did not know what Sara was thinking.

She just looked down at her phone and closed the window to sit on the sofa.

"Sara, I remember that you are from BY City.Have you calculated how long it will take for you to arrive at the Misty Bridge City from BY City?" Anika asked.

"It's less than two hours by plane.But today is quite different.I have a friend who wants to come to Misty Bridge to play.I originally booked today's flight, but just now, it was said that many flights in BY City have been canceled."

Misty Bridge City and By City were both coastal cities.

There were many typhoons this season, and flights were occasionally delayed by the weather.

Just as Sara finished speaking, two of her colleagues pushed the hanger with the wedding dress hanging on it and walked in.

Anika Meyer leaned on the sofa and nodded casually.

There was a separate closet in the presidential suite, and Anika Meyer went in to change her clothes.

Anika’s wedding dress was a personal design brand customization of her friend Nataly Morris.

Her dress was full of layers of pure white gauze pendants, pearls, and broken diamonds.

All were inlaid with hundreds of pieces, flickering with a faint light.

The shoulder-length design of the gown highlighted her sexy and exquisite collarbone as well as the graceful and charming posture of the body.

It had to be said that this wedding dress matched Anika Meyer perfectly, and everyone called it beautiful.

At this moment, Jessica, the executive assistant of the wedding party, walked over to help tidy up the hem of the skirt.

The Meyer Family had been inferior to the Jenkins Family for many years, but they were both famous figures in the Misty Bridge City.

Most importantly, Anika was about to marry into the Jenkins Family and officially become Mrs.Jenkins.

Jessica wanted to flatter Anika, so she tidied up her wedding dress and said good things at the same time.

"Miss Meyer, I've met many clients before.This is the first time I've met such a handsome groom like President Jenkins.President Jenkins said that you two have known each other since you were 16 years old.In the event that you need me to say it, the sentiments you have for one another are the most true." Jessica said.

Jessica was teasing and courteous but Anika was still distracted.

In the end, she curled her lips politely and did not respond.

Jessica was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Anika's phone rang at the right time.

The call allowed Jessica the opportunity to change the theme.

She smiled and teased, "President Jenkins is so considerate.

He still made a phone call now.

Seeing that Anika frowned slightly, Sara thought that she did not like Jessica's behavior.

She raised her voice and said, "Alright, don't disturb Miss Meyer.Let's go over the wedding procedure again"

After all, Sara was in charge of the wedding.

Although Jessica had some backers, she did not dare to openly disobey Sara, so she only bit her lips unwillingly.

The three of them quickly left the room.

After the room quieted down, Anika walked to the window and picked up her phone to answer Kayden.

The man's voice was gentle and quiet, "Anika, I'm sorry.The flight had been canceled and I can't make it back in time.” Anika rubbed her eyebrows, as if she had anticipated this, and said calmly, "Yes, I know.’

Her voice was as gentle as ever, making her fiance at the other end of the phone feel relieved.

Then Kayden's voice suddenly became steady and unperturbed and his manner of talking was like he was settling a business.

"It's still early.The wedding can be changed to tomorrow.I have already called Connor.He will inform the guests later.Don't worry.’ Kayden said.

‘Don't worry?’ Anika thought.

She couldn't help but laugh because of what she heard.

Yesterday, when Kayden said that the branch had some errands to accomplish and rushed to BY City overnight, he used a gentle and calm tone to reassure her that he would rush back and it would not affect the wedding.

"Ah Kay, I know that Lucy went to the hospital last night.Are you in the hospital now?" She asked.

Kayden did not expect that she already knew the reason why he had come to BY City, so there was a moment of silence over there.

Anika's eyes darkened, and her eyes were stained with self-mockery.

She clearly said, "Perhaps, you're in Lucy's apartment?"

Kayden paused and whispered, "I'm sorry, Anika.I didn't tell you yesterday because I was afraid that you would misunderstand me."

"Afraid of my misunderstanding? But look, even though you knew I might misunderstand, you still went."

Her tone was indistinguishable from her emotions, adding a hint of mockery to her tone.

"Anika, I know you have some prejudice against Lucy, but she is your cousin.You and I can't ignore her injuries." He said.

The man's obvious care for Lucy caused Anika’s knuckles to shrink slightly.

She breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her eyes quietly, "Yes, Lucy is my cousin.’

She was also Kayden's ex-girlfriend and they were teenagers back then.

Lucy and Kayden were close friends.

Lucy moved to the Meyer's residence with her mother when she was six years old.

She was truly the childhood sweetheart of Kayden.

Just now, Anika didn't say anything when Jessica wanted to laugh, because Kayden’s new feelings didn't belong to her.

"How is she now?" She asked.

The two of them had too many arguments because of Lucy, so Kayden didn't want to talk about it anymore.

He simply replied, "She's already been discharged from the hospital, so she's fine"

"Is that so?" She replied.

Although she had expected this, Anika heaved a sigh of relief.

Anika's grandfather had been in poor health for the past two years.

If Lucy had played a trick, her grandpa probably wouldn't be able to withstand the blow.

However, when she received the photos of Lucy just now, Anika already understood that Lucy probably wasn't really in trouble.

The man said slowly, "Anika, I didn't think carefully about coming to BY City before the wedding, but I need to make proper arrangements for tomorrow's wedding, okay?"

Because Lucy was injured, he temporarily canceled the appointment, so he had to postpone the wedding.

Anika realized something from the moment Kayden proposed to her.

The weight of this wedding in their hearts was different.

She looked out of the window with a calm expression.

The city was bustling with noise and high-rise buildings.

Perhaps the room was so cold that she stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with one arm folded around her hand looking down at the surging traffic.

Despite all of this, she could not feel the slightest bit of reality.

It was like going back to when she was 16.

After a long time, she said again, "Ah Kay, I remember that when I first returned to the Meyer's res idence .Lost the lucky charm bracelet that the dean gave me.I couldn't find it for a long time and hid in the attic crying alone.Later, you found me hiding in the attic and didn't tell anyone else.You secretly helped me find the bracelet.”

Her voice was soft and ethereal.Kayden could not help but fall into recollection with her words and his heart softened.

After that, he smiled and said, "At that time, I thought, how could you hide and cry because you just lost something? But seeing that you were crying too seriously, I can only help you find it.’

Anika smiled.

She knew that Kayden had not found her lucky charm bracelet.

However, he was taught during his childhood to help someone when he saw them crying.

So he tried to find the same-looking bracelet that can calm her down and stop her from crying.

"Why did you suddenly mention this?" Kayden asked.

"I just suddenly felt that losing that lucky charm bracelet wasn't that sad." Anika replied.

After saying that, most of the emotions in her heart dissipated.

Back then, the reason why she cried was more because she had received all kinds of gazes from the surroundings when she first returned to the Meyer Family, suppressing too many emotions.

Later on, he went abroad to get admitted to A University and listened to many outsiders flatter him and praise him.

At that time, the lucky charm bracelet Kayden bought for her had also disappeared.

However, she did not seem to feel anything.

Time will soothe everything in the end.

Nothing was unchangeable.

‘So what have I been obsessed with all these years?’ She thought.

It was as if she had considered a matter for too long and had finally made up her mind at this moment.

"Kay, the marriage ends here"

"Let's break up"