Da*n Benjamin and his big mouth! Oh, well… Looks like Crystal’s information is outdated, and I don’t plan on filling her in! With that in mind, I replied calmly, “So what if that’s true? It’s none of your business!”
“You’re right, it is indeed none of my business. I think Monica would be pleased to hear about it, though! Wouldn’t you agree?” Crystal’s eyes were filled with glee and anticipation like she was expecting to see a show.
“Unfortunately for you, your information is outdated. I’m afraid that even Monica knows more about it than you do!” I let out a cold chuckle as I continued, “What about you? How was your trip to Jetroina? Why the late return? Did you run out of money there or something?”
The look on Crystal’s face turned gloomy the moment I mentioned Jetroina. “You’re finally here, Lyle! I’ve been looking all over for you!” she shouted all of a sudden before throwing herself into Lyle’s arms.
Crystal flashed me a smug wink as she nuzzled against him, but I felt nothing and simply stared at them emotionlessly. At this point, I’m not even sure if I feel bad for Lyle or myself. He dismissed all that I’ve done for him, only to come running back to me two days ago asking to have a fresh start with me. Heck, he even tried to force himself on me! Now that Crystal has returned, he’s gone back to her again… Has he forgotten what she did in the past? This is such a lowly form of love, but it’s none of my business. I mean, why should I concern myself any further when he has already made his choice?
With that in mind, I greeted him coldly, “Hello, Mr. Smith.”
“H-Hello, Ms. Tanner…” Lyle’s eyes darted around in an attempt to avoid my gaze. I figured he was too ashamed to look me in the eye after trying to rape me the other day, only to get beaten up badly by Christopher as a result. Despite his absurd levels of shamelessness, he didn’t dare say anything with Crystal around.
“You should call her Yvonne like I do, Lyle! We’re family, after all!” Crystal said with a giggle.
Noticing his grandma in the crowd, Lyle brushed Crystal’s arm off and made his way over. His attitude toward Crystal seemed to have changed as he was no longer blindly going along with everything she said. He probably learned to appreciate his family a little more after what happened.
While Sabrina was perfectly fine with a married woman like me being her bridesmaid, her parents weren’t. As such, her cousin took my place after I walked her to the red carpet.
Crystal continued to mock me from the side, but I ignored her as I didn’t want to cause a scene on Sabrina’s big day. This is one of the things I hate about big families! Even though Sabrina didn’t invite any of these unwanted guests, we can’t kick them out either, now that they’ve arrived.
With that in mind, I made my way through the crowd in hopes of spotting Christopher, but he was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, Crystal pointed at a woman in the crowd and said, “Guess who she is!”
She’s clearly trying to pick a fight with me if she’s following me around like this, but she can’t do anything if I keep quiet like this! With that thought in mind, I simply frowned and continued to ignore her.
“You may be ignoring me now, but you’ll be begging me for mercy later!” Crystal chuckled and pointed at the woman as she continued, “Her name is Nicole Williams, and she used to be Zachary’s classmate back in high school. You know, the kind who almost killed herself out of her love for him? Well, she’s pregnant now. What do you think will happen if she calls out to Zachary during the ring exchange and says he’s the father of her child?”
I went pale immediately upon hearing that. How does Crystal know all this?
