Heard His Thoughts, I Left Him at the Altar

I always had a unique kind of mind-reading ability—I could hear the thoughts of people who didn't truly love me.

On the night before my wedding, I suddenly heard my fiance's thoughts. 'If she shows up unexpectedly to disrupt the wedding tomorrow, will wearing leather shoes make it harder to escape?'

I didn't say a word.

The next day, without a second thought, I boarded a plane and left Chilia.

In the end, that wedding, regarding a runaway bride and groom who never showed up, became the city's most infamous joke.

Uncovering Lies

I always had a unique kind of mind-reading ability—I could hear the thoughts of people who didn't truly love me.

Thanks to this ability, I could effortlessly tell whether someone's feelings for me were real or not.

It allowed me to quickly pull away from fake friends and remain completely unaffected, even when someone I had a crush on for years confessed his love.

It even came in handy for mundane things—like choosing pumpkins. Hearing a vendor's silent grumbles about which ones were overripe or hollow meant I always left with the best pick.

I could hear every word people thought with complete clarity.

Therefore, I avoided eye contact with strangers in daily life to keep the noise to a minimum.

But when I met Shawn Bacon for the first time, the whole world went quiet. All I could hear was our voices, clear as crystal.

"Hello, would it be all right if we got to know each other?"

I hesitated, waiting for the inevitable murmur of his inner thoughts. But there was nothing.

When our eyes met, I couldn't read his thoughts.

"Hello."

During the time he pursued me, my world stayed beautifully simple and free of distractions.

I had a notion that he truly loved me.

We fell in love, dated, and began planning our wedding. For two whole years, I never once heard his thoughts.

But just the day before our wedding, I suddenly overheard his thoughts.

Because of all the wedding preparations, Shawn had been especially busy lately.

He came from a well-off family and had recently taken over his father's position, now running the Bacon Family's Finance Group.

With the wedding drawing near, there were so many details for us to handle, especially over the past couple of months.

Between work and wedding preparations, there had been little time for us to spend together over the past few months. But today, as we finalized our wedding outfits, I felt a flutter of excitement.

…

When I arrived at the studio, he was already there, trying on a pair of shoes.

He turned briefly to give the staff some instructions before stepping outside to take a call. His tone was low, full of reassurance, as though soothing the person on the other end of the line.

I understood his busy schedule. Managing a company wasn't simple, especially with him being one of the main heirs to the Bacon Family empire.

We shared a