To My Former Love: I Free You

Three days before our wedding, I tell Gabriel Miller that I want to terminate our marriage once and for all.

He just smiles helplessly at me. "Is it because I hooked Katherine's bra for her?"

I nod in response. "Yup."

The helplessness in his smile grows.

"Kat is so clumsy. The last clasp came loose and she couldn't fix it herself. There were so many guests at the banquet last night, so I had to lend her a helping hand."

Upon noting my lack of response, Gabriel pushes a Victoria's Secret giftbox in my direction. But I refuse to accept it.

We've been together since our years in our hometown all the way till our time in Marise. Over the years, we've grown older and more mature.

It's been 18 long years. Now is time for me to let go of this relationship once and for all.

When Gabriel Miller saw that I refused to accept it, he opened the gift box instead, revealing this year's limited-edition lingerie.

"I know you're angry, but Kat is your sister. It wouldn't hurt to be a little more patient with her," he said.

I looked at him, then quietly unfolded the lingerie. A milk stain was clearly visible on the fabric.

"Victoria's Secret sells secondhand lingerie now, huh?" I asked, a bitter smile tugging at my lips.

Gabriel's expression darkened as he looked at me disapprovingly. "I had Kat try it on. She's been leaking ever since the miscarriage.

"She's extremely sensitive. So, if it was comfortable for her, it'd be fine for you too. Why are you making such a big deal out of this?"

Listening to his excuses, I felt nothing but exhaustion. I sighed and turned to push the door open.

But Katherine Sawyer had been eavesdropping outside the door. My sudden movement startled her, and she fell to the floor.

"Feli…" she called out softly. "Please don't be angry. I only tried it on for you…"

I shook my head with a wry smile. I couldn't even remember when it started, but everything that came to me had already been tried by Katherine first.

"So, now you're even trying out my man?" I retorted.

Katherine looked at me, her voice barely above a whisper as she replied, "I'm sorry, Feli… I started leaking again today. That's why I came to the office to find Gaby.

"I read online that it could turn cancerous. I didn't mean to interrupt you and Gaby. I was just so scared."

In the next instant, she broke down sobbing. It was as if my gaze alone had become an unbearable weight.

I watched her in silence. Then, I asked, "Do Mom and Dad know?"

Katherine had an unplanned pregnancy in her senior year and suffered a miscarriage. It was only during the blood transfusion that they discovered she wasn't the Sawyers' biological daughter.

That was when I was finally brought back. But to protect her, the Sawyer family told everyone that I was adopted.