My Brother Became a Vegetable To Save Me Novel by NANCY ROWSE

Book 2: He Abandoned Me On Wedding Day

The officiant announced the groom’s entrance twice, yet Joseph was nowhere to be seen. I stood on the wedding stage of my dreams, wearing the gown I had designed over six months, facing the guests‘ questioning stares, my smile nearly frozen.

“I heard Joseph manages a huge company with hundreds of employees under him, maybe he’s just too busy!”

“Too busy to even get married? That’s no excuse…”

I forced a bitter smile, swallowing my frustration silently. I instructed the officiant to skip the ceremony and let the guests move on to the food and drinks.

In the dressing room, I removed the flower crown from my head and, looking at my disheveled reflection in the mirror, I broke down into uncontrollable sobs. I knew why Joseph wasn’t there–today was the prenatal checkup for his pregnant first love. To him, our wedding wasn’t as important as her checkup.

She was the love he could never have in his youth.

The one he would murmur about when he was deeply drunk.

Melissa Lee.

When my mother came over, holding my hand and asking if I was alright, I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. Melissa had returned to the country in the middle of this year, already one month pregnant. Joseph had wasted no time in making her his assistant manager.

By then, Joseph and I were already discussing marriage, and naturally, I was displeased with how he had placed Melissa by his side. My frustration grew as he took her on business trips, went fishing with her at the beach, and even brought her to important charity galas. Finally, I couldn’t hold back anymore.

When I confronted him, Joseph looked puzzled. “Melissa’s in such a pitiful state, what’s wrong with me looking after her? Can you stop overthinking everything?”

I lowered my hands, unpinning the flowers from my hair, staring at my reflection with a bitter smile. This doesn’t look like a bride–it looks more like a bitter, scorned woman.