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In an attempt to make it up to Natalie, Logan brought up their wedding plans again.
If it weren’t for Clara, the pain Jayden had caused, and that explosion, Natalie would’ve already been his bride, his wife. But he believed it wasn’t too late.
Logan spared no expense to make sure the wedding was perfect. From the tiniest details of the ring to the grand design of the venue, he oversaw it all himself.
Natalie, on the other hand, didn’t say a word. After all, she wasn’t looking forward to it. What she was looking forward to was Logan’s expression the moment his dream came crashing
down.
“Are you really going to be this harsh on Logan? Compared to Jayden, he didn’t do as much damage to you,” the system asked, its voice tinged with hesitation. After all, what she was
about to do was excessively cruel.
Natalie sneered, “Then what do you think is not cruel?”
Logan might not have been as ruthless as Jayden, but every time Jayden had punished her, Logan had just gone along with it.
He’d acted like the perfect nice guy, yet his actions were
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utterly disgusting. He’d known she had no one else, and yet, he’d still chosen to abandon her in order to help Clara.
A man who’d strayed and wronged her didn’t deserve her forgiveness or attention anymore. He needed to face the consequences of his actions.
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The day of Logan and Natalie’s wedding finally arrived.
Even though he’d replayed this moment in his head countless times, he was still incredibly nervous when the day came. He stood at the end of the floral archway, taking deep breaths, willing his heart to calm down.
At last, he would be able to hold Natalie in his arms again. This time, she would be completely his. “Things will get better for us from here on out,” he thought to himself.
When the officiant finished the last line of his introduction, a soft, elegant piano melody began to fill the hall—the very piece Natalie had once said she dreamed of walking down the
aisle to.
Logan remembered the moment clearly. Back when they were engaged, Natalie had held his hand excitedly and said she hoped this piano piece would be played at their wedding. Now; her dream had come true, and he was finally about to marry
her.
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His heart thudded as he looked toward the end of the aisle. But
the moment he did, the smile on his face froze. The aisle was
empty–there was no one there.
Logan’s mind went completely blank. “Natalie? Natalie!” he called out her name urgently, but there was no response.
Ignoring the murmurs from the guests, he rushed to the bridal suite. With a loud bang, he threw the door open. The room was empty, not a soul in sight. His blood ran cold.
He frantically searched the room for Natalie, calling out her
name with desperation. He tore through the venue and
searched every hallway, every floor, every inch of the building -upstairs, downstairs, and even outside.
Yet, there was no sign of her. He couldn’t even reach her on the phone.
His palms were sweaty, and he was about to call the police when Natalie appeared. Without a moment’s hesitation, he
pulled her into his arms, clutching her like he was afraid she’d
t bear the thought of losing her again. The heart – wrenching, soul–crushing pain was something he could only endure once. If it happened again, he’d lose his mind—or worse, his life.
His voice was shaking when he asked, “Natalie, where have
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you been?”
However, she just looked at him wordlessly. All of a sudden, Logan couldn’t bring himself to press her for an answer. The silence stretched between them.
Right then, the wedding planner knocked on the door. “Mr. and Mrs. Hall, the ceremony’s about to begin. Are you both ready?”
Logan snapped back to reality and smiled, grasping Natalie’s hand. “Let’s go, Natalie. It’s time.”
