The Wrong Woman

"They might play Truth or Dare, or play a game of passing the floral wreath... Wow, I'm really excited. It's making me not even want to watch the bride and groom interact. I just want to skip ahead to the best man's part."

Feeling down, Mila slowly stood up and left her seat.

She couldn't bear to listen any longer. If she did, she would probably feel extremely uncomfortable.

She wasn't very familiar with the Norvanian's customs. She believed registering for marriage had already made it a formal marital relationship.

Little did she know, registering for marriage was just like getting engaged, providing a guarantee that neither party would easily back out.

While the law recognized the registration, the people only acknowledged it after the wedding ceremony.

She and Nathan didn't have a wedding, so in everyone's eyes, he wasn't married.

In everyone's view, the best man and maid of honor must be single. They were expected to participate in many flirtatious interactive games to liven up the wedding atmosphere.

Watching Cole and Phoebe being affectionate and close, Mila didn't want to interrupt them. Her grandfather was busy socializing with a group of politicians, too. As for the others, she didn't know them. The banquet hadn't officially begun, so she idly walked out of the hall.

There was a beautiful large garden outside. Feeling gloomy, Mila stood by the corridor but wasn't interested in enjoying the lush greenery in front of her.

She comforted herself. She thought that Donald probably arranged for Nathan to be the best man, so it was unavoidable.

and uncomfortable because Nathan

not come inside the

heard a man's voice and

gave off

man intensely gazed at her. It was a

that he was dressed very formally. A small red flower was pinned in his suit jacket pocket-a unique

man spoke again, "My name is

Mila replied

is Hoffis? I only invited one person

"Yes."

troubled. Is there something bothering

She thought

Yale nodded.

Morrison your best man?" she

but I haven't seen General Morrison

and best man interaction

this a necessary part of a Norvanian wedding?

in her chest. She took a deep breath and forced a stiff smile.

don't know. This is my first time marrying. Why are you so concerned

to be calm as she said,