Runaway Bride, Runaway Heart

On the day of my wedding, my fiance, Oliver Parker, asks me to take off my wedding gown. He wants to let his childhood friend, Angela Summers, be the bride instead.

In helplessness, he tries to explain, "Angela has leukemia. Her dying wish is to be a bride and have a wedding. Once I've fulfilled her wish, I'll marry you."

Everyone seems to think I'll just go along with it and wait for him to come back and marry me. After all, I've spent three years preparing for this wedding. I've poured my heart into every detail and devoted so much time to making it perfect.

However, while Oliver and Angela celebrate their wedding that night, I gave my biological parents a call to tell them I'm coming to be with them.

I board a red-eye flight out of Stonevale, leaving everything behind without looking back.

…

Three years later, I flew back to Stonevale with my husband, Daniel Holden, to attend the anniversary celebration of the Holden Group's Stonevale branch.

However, I never expected to run into Oliver at the airport.

"You've been gone for three years. Isn't that enough time to let things go? Angela's leukemia is cured, and we're divorced now. Come back to me. Let's finally have our wedding. Don't be so stubborn anymore!"

On the day I returned to my home country, my husband, Daniel Holden, had a last-minute work issue and had to take a later flight, so I arrived in Stonevale on my own.

At the arrivals hall, I saw someone holding a sign that said "Samantha Miller". However, when I got closer, I was shocked to find my ex-boyfriend, Oliver Parker, whom I hadn't seen in three years.

Wearing a tailored suit, Oliver stood with Angela Summers and several friends, waiting for someone.

"Oliver, isn't this your ex-girlfriend, Jessica Brooks? Didn't you say she threw a tantrum and left without a word three years ago?"

Only then did Oliver notice me. He immediately became smug, boasting, "Didn't I tell you? She left three years ago without a single word, clearly wanting me to chase after her.

"I didn't call or look for her. Now, she's back here all on her own."

The others stared at me mockingly and whispered among themselves.

"Oliver, do you think Jessica came back because she found out you're now the general manager of Holden Group's Stonevale branch? You're making seven figures a year. Maybe that's why she's here."

"Jessica, we haven't seen you for three years. And now, you look terrible, wearing cheap clothes without a single recognizable brand. Did you dress like this just to pretend to meet Oliver by chance? With an outfit like this, how will you grab his attention and win him back?"

"Don't tell me you've become so poor since leaving Oliver that you can't even afford proper clothes?"

"Makes sense. After all, you're an orphan. Without Oliver, how could you possibly live well? Honestly, it's already a miracle you're not living