Chapter 1 Joseph did not show up

On the weekend, Carmen Vacation Bay had a clear blue sky and the sea was crystal clear under the sunshine. Not far from the bay, the hotel looked magnificent under the blue sky and white clouds.

　　All hotel staff were busy as a grand wedding was about to take place here.

　　The luxurious 15,000 square foot banquet hall in the hotel is decorated with white balloons and ribbons, and two swans made of white roses over six meters high were placed in the venue.

　　The floor was covered with petals, leading directly from the French windows of the banquet hall to the surrounding terrace. A rainbow-like church was built with colorful glass, overlooking the sea, and surrounded by flowers, just like a scene in a dream.

　　For this wedding, there were dozens of media outlets coming to interview; they defined this wedding as "a wedding of a princess and a prince".

　　The groom was Joseph from the local Thomas Group. He came from a prominent family and had extraordinary looks, truly the prince charming in the hearts of many. However, as for the bride, the media thought that the term "Cinderella" might be more suitable for her.

　　Despite coming from an humble background, she stood out in the "New York Angel" modeling competition at the age of 18, and thus embarked on a modeling career. Later on, she achieved excellent results in the World Elite Model Contest, paving the way for more appearances in international fashion shows and advertisements for major brands.

　　The bride Fiona, reportedly, just turned 21 three months ago.

　　At such an age when many people's struggles had just begun, she had already reached an unreachable endpoint, whether in love or career.

　　It really made people jealous.

　　But media outlets were always happy to see news topics like Cinderella that could bring huge click-through rates, so they had sent people to conduct interviews.

　　At the end of the venue filled with flowers, the bride stood quietly there, allowing everyone to take photos.

　　She wore a wedding dress that was absolutely enough to fulfill every girl's fantasy: delicate lace edging, embedded with countless small diamonds on the skirt, a huge skirt and a long white veil. Extremely eye-catching and dreamy appearance, making people can't help but marvel.

　　Fiona wore a white veil on her head, her beautiful face hidden behind the wedding dress, politely and gracefully smiling at the clicking and intermittent shutter sound.

　　The reporters took dozens of photos in a row before realizing that the groom seemed to be missing.

　　Someone couldn't help but look at their watch, wondering how the groom could be late for his own wedding.

　　Time passed slowly, gradually approaching noon.

　　Fiona's smiling face gradually began to reveal panic.

　　Her gaze occasionally turned towards the entrance of the wedding venue, waiting for her future husband.

　　However, Joseph did not show up. Instead, his best man handed her a phone.

　　Was it the groom calling?

　　The crowd watched as Fiona walked to the backstage to answer the phone. They could tell from her relieved expression that they knew who was calling. However, they were surprised to see Fiona's expression gradually become serious, even frowning. Finally, she almost gritted her teeth and cursed before hanging up the phone angrily.

　　After returning from the phone call, Fiona stood directly in the center of the stage. She tightly held the microphone with both hands, looked at the guests below, almost struggling to force out a smile, took a deep breath, and then spoke: "I just received a call. The groom of this wedding - my fiancé Joseph, cannot come due to some unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, I am here to announce on behalf of him and myself - this wedding is cancelled! Thank you all for coming from afar, and I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the sudden cancellation."

　　As soon as Fiona finished speaking, the guests below erupted into a commotion.

　　The media and reporters were all in a frenzy, holding their cameras and continuously taking photos, while throwing out a series of questions, "When will the wedding be rescheduled to? Why isn't the groom coming? And why isn't there a clear reason given? Will the wedding still be held in the future?"

　　It seemed that a big news had been picked up, and everyone was working hard to dig out tomorrow's search headlines.

　　Their aggressive questioning showed no concern for Fiona's feelings on stage. Even though she was on the verge of breaking down, she turned her eyes straight to the ceiling of the hotel ballroom, her mouth exaggeratedly upturned, trying her best to smile, as if a single misstep would cause tears to fall.

　　The helpless Fiona was ultimately captured in a photograph and posted on various media platforms.

　　Later, Fiona also saved one picture herself.

　　Every time she saw her awkward self in that photo, she couldn't help but feel that she was still too young at the time: having walked so many runways, experienced so many scenes, she still couldn't calmly face a wedding where she was stood up.

　　It was simply a stain on life.

　　Although all of this gradually faded out of the public eye as she later became a broker, this matter was also gradually forgotten by people.

　　But Fiona herself couldn't forget. If memories could be erased, she would like to erase this part.

　　Fiona drove and looked at the restaurant getting closer on the navigation, thinking self-deprecatingly in her heart.

　　At this moment, Annabelle beside her suddenly asked anxiously, "Fiona, what kind of person is Joseph. You've been in the industry for a long time, you should have had contact with him, is he easy to get along with?"

　　When Annabelle asked this, she took out a makeup mirror and observed her own makeup in the mirror. Fiona couldn't help but pat her shoulder, "Don't be nervous, it's just an endorsement advertisement."

　　It was just an endorsement advertisement for a luxury jewelry brand under the Thomas Group.

　　The brand only collaborated with top Hollywood celebrities before. This time it inexplicably chose Annabelle, who could only be considered a second-tier star.

　　The reason for this was said to be personally designated by Joseph.