Her hands clenched into fists as humiliation washed over her, and tears streamed down her face.
This was supposed to be her happiest day. She had invited so many media outlets, hired photographers, and posted multiple updates on Instagram about her “wedding of the century.”
But now, she was the biggest joke of all. The groom had vanished.
Olivia’s mother, unable to contain her anger, shouted at Andrea, “This is the kind of son you raised? Leaving my daughter alone at the wedding?”
Andrea, equally irate, snapped back, “Your daughter isn’t exactly innocent! She couldn’t even keep a man!”
“You…”
“Enough!” Scott Richard bellowed, his fury barely contained. The fallout from this scandal would make his position on the board of directors untenable.
More importantly, the old boss’s disappointment in him and Scott Henry was palpable. Scott Richard could sense the end of his good days approaching.
—
That evening, a netizen with the username @celebritygist posted on Instagram:
“Has anyone heard? A certain celebrity with the name olivia had her wedding canceled. My relative was at the scene and said the groom was supposedly taken to the hospital due to health issues. But strangely, no one saw the groom being carried out. Rumor has it that he ran off, leaving the pregnant bride alone at the wedding.”
There aren’t many celebrities with name in the entertainment industry, and today’s news about Olivia’s wedding trending on social media quickly led people to guess the identity involved.
Is it Olivia? The groom ran away? That idiot? Another scandal?
No way, where could the idiot go?
Isn’t Olivia pregnant and showing by now? What’s she supposed to do now, abandoned by a idiot?
Although it’s a bit unkind, I still want to say she brought this upon herself!
This is too dramatic! The drama in this family could be turned into a movie! Someone, make a TV series out of this! I’d love to watch it!
Unbelievable! We thought Olivia was about to become a rich young madam, but the groom ran away! Truly worthy of the title “idiot”!
Celebritygist’s post on Instagram was shared by many, and soon the hashtag **#Celebrity OliviaWedding# was trending, taking over the spot from Olivia’s wedding.
It was obvious to anyone who was the trending celebrity with the name Olivia.
“Sophia, have you seen Instagram?” Nancy and Chloe were tagging her non-stop.
Sophia was puzzled, “What’s going on?”
“Olivia’s wedding didn’t happen!”
Sophia was genuinely surprised. Wasn’t Olivia still mocking her in a message this morning? She even mentioned attending the wedding. Who would’ve thought that in just a few hours, the wedding would be canceled?
“What do you mean?”
Sophie sent a laughing emoji: “Ask your man; he knows better than us! We’re just spectators. All we know is that the Scott family announced the groom was ‘sick.’”
Sophia thought for a moment and called Livinus. He was at the Scott family home, where the patriarch was furious, demanding Scott Richard call Scott henry to ask what he was doing. Olivia was sobbing nearby, and Livinus, full of impatience, stepped aside to answer Sophia’s call.
“Is what’s being said online true?”
Holding the phone, Livinus walked further away and replied in a low voice, “Yes.”
“Sick groom or runaway groom?”
“He ran away.”
Sophia snorted softly:
“An idiot will always be an idiot. Just because there’s a mistress doesn’t mean he’ll settle down. When there’s no mistress, there’ll be others waiting in line.”
Livinus’s lips curled into a rare smile, his usually stern face showing a faint trace of amusement. The servant nearby was secretly amazed.
Livinus rarely smiled. Since childhood, he had always been stern and aloof, as though everything was the same in his eyes. Nothing could make him upset, and there was little that brought him joy.
“Stay out of this matter,” Livinus said firmly. “Just remember, you’re my woman.”
“I’m just enjoying the gossip!”
Livinus’s lips curled slightly upward again as he hung up the phone. He didn’t want Sophia involved in any of this. Frankly, he was already losing patience with his nephew. Always creating messes for others to clean up, leaving the whole family to deal with the media and console Olivia, while he disappeared without a trace.
A coward with no sense of responsibility, that’s what he was.
“Was that your girlfriend on the phone?” the family patriarch asked, his expression softening.
“Yes.”
“Bring her over someday.”
“Alright.”
The patriarch sighed, looking at Livinus with satisfaction. Among his sons and grandchildren, only Livinus gave him peace of mind. This girl must be outstanding, or she wouldn’t make Livinus so happy, even changing his usual tone when speaking on the phone. He was eager to meet the young woman who had captured Livinus’s heart.
“When that little bastard comes back, I’ll break his legs!” Scott Richard’s father fumed.
