MY BOSS MY HUSBAND

Reese Today is my wedding to Lucas. I was happy that after four years of being his fiancée, we were finally tying the knot. Lucas was my childhood friend. And we became even closer to each other when my older brother died seven years ago. I was very close to my brother, so when he passed away, I was extremely sad. I was devastated at that time. I thought about committing suicide because I felt like I was alone in the world. My Mom was already gone, my Dad didn't love me like I was not his daughter, and then suddenly the only person who truly cared for me in this world died too. I felt like my world had plunged into darkness. But Lucas' presence helped me overcome the darkest part of my life. He was my light of hope. And the reason why I stopped thinking about killing myself. Whenever I was sad, he would send me sunflowers along with a strawberry cake, just like what my brother used to do. He also gave me a big Sailor Moon stuffed toy that I keep beside me when I sleep. He knows that it was my favorite anime character. My brother had promised me that he would give me a big Sailor Moon stuffed toy on my sixteenth birthday. But that never happened because he suddenly passed away. So when Lucas gifted me a big Sailor Moon stuffed toy on my sixteenth birthday, I was overjoyed. I felt like my older brother was alive because of him. Lucas also found the necklace that my older brother had gifted me. I had lost the necklace when I fell into a swimming pool and almost drowned. But Lucas saved me that day. Because of all the things he did for me, I fell in love with him. When my Dad let me get engaged to Lucas after my eighteenth birthday, I didn't oppose it because I already liked him. And after four years of being engaged, my Dad and Lucas' parents decided that we should get married. And our wedding day finally came. The wedding ceremony wasn't even finished when Lucas suddenly stood up from his kneeling position beside me after his friend approached him and whispered something to him. "Where are you going, Lucas? Our wedding ceremony isn't finished yet," I stopped him as he was about to turn around and leave. "I need to go, Reese. Cassey is in the hospital and she needs me," he replied in a hurry. I could also feel the panic in his voice. It was Cassey again, my stepsister. She was often the reason Lucas and I would fight. Like me, Cassey was also Lucas' childhood friend. They are very close. So I can't help but feel jealous whenever they're together. Sometimes I think Lucas has feelings for my stepsister because he always puts her first before me. But if he likes Cassey, why didn't he court her instead of agreeing to get engaged to me? "Can't you finish the ceremony first before going to see her? Today is our wedding day, yet you're putting her first before me again. Who is really more important to you? Her or me?" I asked him, hoping that this time, he would choose me. Lucas' face darkened and he angrily pulled his arm away from my grasp. "Don't be so narrow-minded, Reese. Your sister already got into an accident and yet you're still thinking like that," he said irritably, as if I had no right to feel hurt and jealous He then turned to my Dad and stepmother and spoke to them. "Cassey got into an accident, Dad. I need to go see her. She needs me now." "Go now. Hurry up," my stepsister's mother replied instead, while my father remained silent. "It's your wedding day, Lucas. Why would you prioritize someone else over finishing your wedding with Reese?" Lucas' father angrily scolded him. "Cassey isn't just someone else, Dad. She's the most important person in my life," Lucas replied firmly. I felt like something heavy had suddenly settled in my chest when I heard what Lucas said to his father. Shouldn't I be the most important person to him more than any other woman? What will happen to me if he chooses to leave and goes to see Cassey? I'll become a laughingstock in front of many people. Didn't he think about it? "Lucas!" I called out loudly as he walked out of the church. He stopped and turned to look at me. "If you walk out of this church now, whatever relationship we have will be over," I warned him in a cold voice. I'm tired. I'm tired of constantly trying to understand him. If it weren't for what he did for me back then, I wouldn't keep forgiving him every time he hurts me and puts Cassey first before me. I owe him my life. But he wasted my love and loyalty for him. "I know you can't live without me, Reese. You'll forgive me over and over again because you love me the most, Let's reschedule our wedding date," Lucas replied arrogantly before continuing to walk out of the church. He believed that I couldn't live without him that's why he trampled my heart and my pride over and over again. I closed my eyes and let the tears stream down my face. This is too much. Maybe it's time for me to move on from him. When I opened my eyes, my father's palm met my face. "You're a disgrace to my family!" he said angrily before turning his back on me and walking out of the church without another word. "Lucas values my daughter more than your wedding, Reese. Haven't you gotten used to that yet?" my stepmother Cassandra said with a mocking smile. I just cried silently. My chest ached so much. I gave all the love I could give to Lucas. I only held back from giving myself to him because I wanted to save that for our wedding night. After my stepmother left, Lucas' parents approached me. "Such a useless woman!" Lucas' mother said to me, while his father just stared at me with a cold look. I couldn't help but ask myself why it seemed like I was the one at fault for what happened. I wasn't the one who left the church, so the wedding didn't push through. But why do they seem to be blaming me instead? I'm the one who was humiliated, not them. A moment later, only I and the priest remained inside the church. He approached me with pity in his eyes. "Just go home, Miss Clifford. Your fiancé isn't coming back, so you should just go home," he urged me, then shook his head slightly. I firmly wiped away my tears and looked up at the priest with my head held high. "I will continue with the wedding, Father. Just wait for me." I ran out of the church and approached the man I saw standing outside the church with his head slightly bowed as he looked at his cellphone. "Hi, Mister. My groom dumped me for another woman. Will you marry me instead?" I asked the stranger without hesitation. Maybe I was out of my mind for asking a stranger to marry me right away. It didn't even cross my mind that he might be ugly, or already married, or maybe too old for me. The only thing on my mind right now was to go through with the wedding, even if Lucas wasn't the groom. Because I was serious when I told him that our relationship would be over if he walked out of the church. He chose to leave. That means our relationship meant nothing to him. The man looked up when he heard what I said. I discovered that he was strikingly handsome and one hundred times more handsome than Lucas. But the question is, is he still single? And will he agree to marry me on the spot? I almost held my breath as I waited for the handsome stranger's response, who was now staring at me seriously. Should I wait for his answer, or just run away from him?