After the fake wedding became real, the childhood sweetheart
regretted it so much
It was a year after Josh rejected my 99th
proposal.
He called, crying his eyes out, saying his
grandma was dying and her only wish was to
see him married.
He not only agreed to marry me but also had
a wedding dress and venue ready.
But when I arrived at the venue in the dress,
his friends started mocking me.
“She actually believed everything! Even
upgraded the $15 wedding dress to a
designer one. What a simp!”
Then they yelled to the guests,
“The groom’s mistress is here to crash the
wedding!”
“Security! Get the mistress!”
The guests all stood up, staring at me.
Josh looked lovingly at his dream girl, Sarah.
“I promised to help you ruin this wedding, and
I keep my promises.”
“With me around, if you can’t have him, no
one can!”
Sarah finally smiled, and he turned to me.
“Sarah said, since you helped, you can be a
bridesmaid at our wedding. You can even
keep hanging around me.”
He tricked me into coming just to help Sarah
ruin the wedding of the guy she was
obsessed with.
But when Josh saw the picture of me on the
wedding banner, his face went pale.
Security grabbed my arm, and I suddenly
snapped back to reality.
It was another trick.
Josh pushed the guards away, apologizing.
“Sorry everyone, it’s a misunderstanding!”
“She’s my friend, we were just joking around!”
After the guards left, he smoothed out my
wrinkled dress.
“Ashley, are you okay?”
His friends were laughing hysterically.
“Josh, you’re the man! One phone call and
she shows up!”
“Yeah, that dress looks expensive. Didn’t you
say you got her a $15 one?”
“Ultimate simp! She bought her own wedding
dress! Desperate much?”
The spotlight was on me, and the guests‘
whispers reached my ears.
Each one was worse than the last.
My heart sank.
Josh raised his hand, pretending to hit his
friends.
“Ashley’s a lifesaver. Be nice to her!”
Then he turned to me, smiling gently.
“Thanks for this.”
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Just when I thought he might feel a little
guilty, he rubbed his hands together excitedly.
“Sarah said you did her a huge favor.”
“We’ll invite you to be a bridesmaid when we
get married!”
He leaned in, lowering his voice.
“Even if you keep hanging around me, she
won’t mind!”
“So, worth the trip, right?”
His friends started teasing again.
“Josh, don’t get too close. She might think
you’re into her!”
“She rushed here to marry you without a
second thought. Doesn’t learn her lesson
after being tricked so many times. She must
really love you!”
They all knew I had proposed to Josh 99
times.
Every time, he neither agreed nor refused,
just laughed and said I was kidding.
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Before, I would have run away crying.
But this time, I rubbed my aching shoulders
and held out my hand to his friends.
“Well, since you’re here, shouldn’t you give a
gift?”
Sarah, who had been watching from the
sidelines, looked terrified.
“Ashley, you’re not actually taking this
seriously, are you?”
“Josh, honey, did we go too far?”
Sarah was Josh’s dream girl.
He had humiliated and ridiculed me countless
times for her.
But Sarah only ever saw him as a backup.
She had boyfriend after boyfriend, and after
every breakup, she’d run to Josh and cry.
Josh patted her nose affectionately.
“Silly girl, don’t worry. She’s just upset
because I rejected her so many times. She’s
delirious with joy.”
He glanced at me with disdain.
Even in that second, my heart still ached.
He thought he tricked me into coming.
But last night, when he called, I was at the
hospital visiting his grandma.
The old lady was perfectly healthy, even
sharing sunflower seeds with me.
His voice had been choked with sobs on the
phone.
“Ashley, will you still marry me?”
My heart leaped for only a second, before he
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