Chapter 1005

He finally broke the silence, his voice barely above a whisper.

“I once made a promise to a woman, that on her 26th birthday, the day she married me, I would make her the most beautiful and unique bride in the world, but…”

Miles didn’t say anything further, his face showing a hint of sarcasm.

Chloe gave a slight laugh, but continued. “So, the bride is getting married, but the groom isn’t you?”

Chloe fell silent. Most dramatic lives revolved around a perfect heroine.

“Jacob is my cousin. My parents died when I was young, and I’managed to attend college thanks to their savings. That’s where I met Beverly. We dated throughout college and were even engaged. Knowing her dreams, I became a stylist to transform her from a shy and ordinary girl into a beautiful woman. I thought we would always be together…”

“But once a woman becomes beautiful..”

He stopped again. Chloe could guess where he was going with this, and she understood his sentiment.

“Jacob later became my mentor’s apprentice, but ended up betraying him, sinking his studio into hardship. At first, I couldn’t understand why. It wasn’t until later that I found out it was all for…”

Beverly. Chloe couldn’t help but scoff internally.

“Jacob’s family is wealthier than mine, and he’s been undermining me in secret. Look at him now, his career is booming, and

me…”

Katie, who had been quietly standing by the side; showed a clear look of pity and mixed emotions.

even

words and confident smile echoing in his mind. For some reason, the frustration that had been building up for years suddenly seemed

was right! How could he be worse than Jacob? Opportunity was right in front of him. All he had to do was believe in himself and gave it his all.

“…Miles?”

a deep breath, ready to focus on the task at hand and set new

turned to spot Beverly. Seeing the beautiful woman in front of him, Miles’s expression

“You…”

but quickly realized where

expected to see Miles here. She thought the man looked familiar, so she called out tentatively. To her surprise, it really was him. Her expression quickly turned awkward. After a moment, she tentatively ran a hand through her hair and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Just browsing around.”

“Oh…”

Miles guessed she might be feeling guilty. So he asked, “Beverly, are you really going to

she didn’t know how to respond. As she

towards her almost

“Beverly!”

through the air, and Beverly was pulled aside.

the approaching person and

she saw Miles, but quickly morphed

you doing here?”

tone made Miles’s heart

I wanted

her lip, refusing to

felt guilty about it. Seeing Beverly’s silence, she

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