Chapter 3 Drinking to Forget
"Hollie, you've gone too far. How could you hit her? Since when have you become so unreasonable?"
Vaughn suddenly turned to look at me, and there was obviously fury and blame in his eyes.
My heart ached, as if it was being torn apart. My face was pale as I looked at Vaughn. It was obvious that I was nothing to him compared to Laney.
I was his fiancee, and we were about to get married tomorrow. However, not only did he make love with another woman in our new house, but that woman was also my best friend since university. "Laney Kaufman, get out of here! This is my newlywed home. Get the f*ck out of here!"
I rushed forward and grabbed Laney's arm like a madwoman, trying to drag her out of the house.
"That's enough! Hollie, don't go too far!"
Vaughn rushed forward, pushed me to the floor, and held Laney tightly in his arms.
The pain I felt when falling to the floor was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. I got up and looked at Vaughn with a bitter smile. At this moment, I had the thorough realization that in his heart, I was far beneath his mistress.
"Vaughn Jarvis, I hate you!"
I shouted hysterically at him with every ounce of strength in my body.
I ran out of the housing area and didn't stop after that. Only through vigorous exercise could I temporarily forget about what I have seen just now.
The scene kept replaying in my mind. The night before my wedding, my fiance made love to my best friend. My best friend's child even belonged to my fiance. I thought that something so absurd only existed in movies. Never had I expect it to actually happen to me.
We had been in love for seven years. I thought that we would live happily ever after and be together forever after tomorrow.
But what I saw tonight completely ruined my fantasies. Vaughn was no longer the man who always said that he loved me and promised me eternity.
In the bar.
The air was filled with the smell of cigarettes and alcohol, and the music was deafeningly loud. People were swaying wildly on the dance floor, but I sat alone in a corner, drinking shots after shots of strong alcohol. I was on the verge of losing control of my emotions.
The night before my wedding, I witnessed my fiance making love to my best friend. This was so ridiculous yet sad at the same time.
It had been seven years. I had never suspected that the two of them were having an affair because they were the people I trusted the most and was closest to.
But now, the two people I believe to be the closest to me in life betrayed me at the same time. Was there anyone in the world who was more pathetic than me?
My mind was filled with the image of Laney's naked body. She was on top of Vaughn, thrusting in and out, and Vaughn was enjoying it so much. I found it so ridiculous and disgusting.
And then Harper turned out to be Vaughn's child. Not only were Laney and Vaughn having and affair, but they even had a child together. I had always thought that Laney refused to talk about Harper because she was hurt. I had always been careful to avoid the topic. Now I know how pathetic I was.
Were they hiding it too well, or was I just extremely stupid?
I didn't notice anything even after so many years.
My emotions were a mess, and I couldn't help but raise my head and take a huge gulp of the strong liquor. The burning feeling in my throat made me tear up, but I still felt extremely upset. The alcohol couldn't cheer me up at all.