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Lincoln, aware of my lingering trauma from that previous accident, immediately spoke to comfort me.[]
“Laura, are you okay? Don’t be scared–I’m here.“]
I choked out a soft “Mm–hmm” in response.[]
But before he could come to my side, a soft sobbing voice came from the backseat.[]
“Lincoln… don’t leave me. My stomach hurts so much. What should I do…“[]
It was Rosemary.
Without a second thought, Lincoln turned his attention to her.[]
He pulled Rosemary out first, carefully checking if she was injured.[]
Meanwhile, my awkward position in the overturned car was cutting off my circulation, making me feel increasingly lightheaded.]
Dazed, my mind drifted back to the memory of Lincoln shielding me during the car accident two years ago.[]
But now, when I turned to look, he was protecting Rosemary with the same gentleness he once showed me.[]
“Lincoln….“[]
***
Fear surged within me, and I instinctively called
out the
person I trusted most.
But the hand I reached out for help met only empty air–no response came.[]
“Laura, Rosemary’s stomach really hurts. I need to take her to the hospital first…“]
He left me with a single sentence: “Wait here for like
me good girl,‘
”
Th
efore carrying Rosemary away.
I watched Lincoln’s figure grow smaller as he walked away, no
angers
ng for him in desperation.
Suppressing my fear, I forced myself to stay calm.
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I wasn’t sure how long had passed before the traffic police arrived and rescued me from the
car./
After heading down the mountain to give a statement and resting for a while, I still felt lingering fear as I made my way to the dress shop that evening.]
When the clerk brought out the gown Lincoln had prepared for our engagement banquet two years ago, I finally started to snap out of it.
Taking the dress in my hands, I noticed several mysterious stains on it.[]
After asking the clerk, I learned that Rosemary had tried on the dress.[]
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A wave of nausea swept over me, but fortunately, I no longer needed the dress.[
As I stepped outside, my phone buzzed with a message from Jasper.
Jasper messaged me, saying he had a custom–made, one–of–a–kind dress flown in just for me.[]
After showing the clerk my custom order details, I waited for them to bring the dress out.[]
Just as I discarded the old gown, Lincoln appeared at the doorway with Rosemary.[]
Upon seeing me, he quickly shook off Rosemary’s hand, which had been clinging to his arm.]
“Laura, I’m so glad you’re alright. When I went back to look for you, I realized you’d already gone down the mountain.“[]
Then, changing the subject, he asked, “Why did you throw away the wedding gown we designed together?“]
It’s old and dirty now. I want something new,” I replied calmly:[]
Lincoln opened his mouth to say more, but I had already stepped into the fitting room to try on my new dress.
After asking the attendant to leave, saying I didn’t need help, the door opened again.]]
The next moment, Rosemary walked in unabashedly in her underwear.[]
“Laura, why aren’t you wearing that gown? Don’t tell me it!
me it’s because you found out…“[]
“That I already wore it… and had some fun games with Lincoln while wearing it?” she said with a sly smile.
Without warning, she reached out and yanked open my robe.]
The scars left by the car accident were suddenly exposed under the bright light.[]
Rosemary approached, eyeing the jagged scar on my body with a mocking gaze.[]
“Tsk tsk, Laura, if I were you, I’d be too embarrassed
to
wear
an
event
gown.”
”
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“No wonder every time Lincoln’s with me, he says seeing you undress in kills his mood. Touching you makes him feel so
disgusted he wants to puke.“]]
Perhaps it was because any lingering feelings I had for Lincoln had completely died the moment he abandoned me during the accident.
Standing there, faced with Rosemary’s provocation, I felt nothing but calm.]
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Her confidence wavered as she failed to provoke the anger she had expected to see in my eyes.[]
Ignoring her, I changed into the evening gown.[]
The dress’s custom design was perfect–not only did it conceal my scars, but it also highlighted my figure beautifully.[]
M
As I stepped out of the fitting room, Rosemary suddenly started crying and threw herself toward me.
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Just as she was about to touch me, she deliberately tripped herself and fell to the ground.]}]
“Ah… Laura, why did you push me?!” she cried dramatically.[]
“I was just trying to warn you not to wear someone else’s dress…”
