For Those Who Wait

Just before my wedding, I did the unthinkable—I switched places with Raine Miller, my fiancé's childhood sweetheart.

It had been an accident, but I uncovered the painful truth—Bruno Russell, the man I loved, had already built a happy home with Raine. I never knew before, but now I do.

For five long years in our relationship, Bruno had never so much as touched me. I once thought it was because he was worried about my weak heart, but I couldn't be more mistaken. He simply wanted to keep himself pure for Raine, to belong only to her.

Our marriage wasn't for love. Bruno wanted me so he could control my father's company.

Fine!

If he craved my wealth so much, I would give it all to him. I sold every last one of my shares, and then vanished without a word.

Leaving him, forever.

"Ms. Lawson, are you sure you want to change the name here?"

"Yes."

The moment I stepped out of the hotel, I looked up at the clear sky. The weight on my shoulders, heavy and suffocating, was gone. No longer was I trapped in the shadow that had haunted me for so long. Finally, I was free.

I had crossed out my name for the wedding, replacing it with Raine Miller's instead.

Not long ago, Raine came to me with a desperate plea, claiming to be Bruno's first love. According to her, Bruno left her because of me.

My father, in his final breath, passed the company to Bruno with one condition: that Bruno take care of me. If not for that, Bruno would never have agreed to marry me.

To prove her words, Raine went so far as to attach recent photos of herself in bed with Bruno.

Luckily for me, the hotel manager had been right beside me while all this transpired. Otherwise, the rage that consumed me would have given me a heart attack.

When I finally came to, I had an epiphany.

In the five years of our relationship, Bruno never touched me—not out of concern for my weak heart, but because he was saving himself for Raine.

I took out my phone and shared the good news with Raine.

If their love was so deep, and if she truly believed I was the reason that broke them apart… Fine. I might as well let the lovebirds reunite.

Even so, the five years I spent with Bruno weren't a lie. I poured in everything I had, devoted my entirety to him. The pain of his deceit was so thick, so hurtful, it suffocated me so. I couldn't breathe. I did consider vengeance, but my fragile heart denied that option.

In the end, I simply decided to leave everything behind and start anew.

I would sell my shares in Elshine Corporation at market price and leave far, far away. I would take the money and find the best doctors to treat my ailing heart.

From this moment on, I would only live for