After having sex, Dean Moore leaned against the headboard and lit a cigar.
He said, "Let's cancel our wedding for now."
The wedding was supposed to happen three days later, and Eliana Spencer was baffled by his words.
Dean explained to her, saying, "Erin has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Her only wish is to be my wife while she's still lucid."
Eliana remained silent, and the room was steeped in heavy, tense silence.
Dean was displeased with her silence and frowned slightly.
"We just postponed the wedding temporarily. When she completely forgets me, I'll come back and marry you. Besides, she and I were supposed to get married before. You owe her that," Dean said calmly, and it seemed to be something trivial.
Eliana lowered her head and gave a self-mocking smile.
He was right. Erin should have been Dean's wife.
She and Dean had grown up together, and their parents had arranged their marriage when they were very young.
But Erin fell in love with a foreign exchange student and bravely pursued her true love abroad.
So the arranged marriage by the two families became a joke.
Eliana still remembered her first meeting with Dean.
At that time, Eliana had sneaked out from home without telling her brother, Brenden Spencer. She was beautiful and brought quite a bit of money with her.
So she quickly attracted the attention of some ill-intentioned people.
Dean arrived like a hero when those people were about to take advantage of her, and Eliana fell hopelessly in love with him.
She even defied Brenden and refused the arranged marriage for her.
After she learned about Dean's past engagement, she repeatedly confirmed that their engagement had been cancelled.
But Dean told her that he and Erin were supposed to be married.
She said, "What about me?"
Dean sighed and gently patted her head. "The disease progresses quickly, and my marriage to her was in name only. It won't last long. Eliana, try not to be petty."
His voice was cruel and cold, and Eliana was heartbroken.
"I'll ask you one last time. Are you sure that you want to cancel our wedding?"
Dean nodded.
"Alright. I agree."
He was surprised at how easily Eliana agreed.
Just as he was about to say anything else, the urgent ringing of his phone interrupted him.
After the one on the other end said something, Dean quickly got dressed and was about to leave.
Before leaving, he planted a kiss on Eliana's forehead. "There's an emergency at the company. Wait for me."
As soon as Dean left, several messages popped up on Eliana's phone. They were from an unfamiliar number.
Normally, she would ignore such messages. But she clicked on them as if compelled by fate.
A photo of Dean in a compromising position appeared instantly before her eyes.
She recognized the guy immediately by the small red mole on his collarbone. He was Dean, whom she had loved for three years.
As she continued scrolling through the messages, she found not only photos but also videos.
She clicked on a video, where Dean and another woman were having sex. It was like a knife stabbing into Eliana's heart.
In the last video, Dean held a three-year-old girl and said gently, "Amy, be good and listen to your mommy. Wait for Daddy to bring you a gift. Okay?"
The woman embraced Dean's waist with affection, and the intimate sounds were heard again.
Eliana's stomach churned. She then checked the phone's location.
Both she and Dean had installed software to track each other's location.
After getting out, Dean hadn't gone to the company but instead headed to their marital home.
She clicked on the surveillance in that house and discovered that Erin had boldly moved in with a little girl.
Erin said, "Sorry. Amy insisted on seeing you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have called in at such a late hour. If Miss Spencer is unwilling to delay your wedding, then forget it. I am happy enough to be with you in my final lucid moments. "I only wish that Miss Spencer would be nice to Amy in the future."
Dean held Erin tenderly and said, "You gave birth to my daughter. I should have given you the title as Mrs. Moore. Eliana has already agreed to postpone my wedding with her. Don't worry, I'll marry you three days later."
Eliana was shocked and seemed to have been struck by lightning. She then continued to check the surveillance footage.
Dean and Erin had had sex countless times in the bedroom, in the kitchen, on the balcony, and even in the garden.
She and Dean had planned to live in the house after they got married.
Erin had even discovered the surveillance cameras a long time ago.
She had provocatively looked at them and deliberately called out loudly when Dean had sex with her passionately.
The high-definition footage was far more impactful than any video or photo.
Eliana numbly took out her phone and dialed her brother's number. "I've accepted the marriage you arranged for me with the Barton family. I'll marry the cold-hearted son of the Barton family, Asher Barton. Let him come to marry me three days later."