A wealthy young man, heartbroken after a painful breakup, decided to marry the first woman whod have him. But on the wedding day, something unexpected happened.
Shattered, he spent an entire day locked in his room before emerging with a resolution: hed wed the first woman who said yes. In the park, a girl named Emily agreed without hesitation. She didnt ask whyjust smiled and went with him.
Well apply for the license tomorrow, he told her. Then well visit your parents.
Emily surprised himclever, steady, independent. She wasnt waiting for a prince, but she saw something real in James. The month before the wedding, they were inseparable. He chose her dress, the rings, arranged everything himself. In the chaos, he found balance.
Then, at the registry office, the unexpected happened.
They ran into Sophie. Her gaze was icy, confused. James kept his composure, wished her well. Only then did he realize he wasnt marrying for revenge, but for a fresh start.
With Emily, everything was differentno drama, just trust. She bonded with Jamess sister Charlotte, helped grow the family business, taking it to new heights. They built homes, lived quietly. Yet James missed the old fire, the pain hed shared with Sophie.
When Emily left to visit her grandmother, he made a choicehe wrote to Sophie. She was alone, jobless, unmarried. They met. But everything about her felt alienher scent, her voice, her manner. *What am I even doing here?* he thought.
He rushed away. At home, it hit him: Emily was his true love. Hed never called her darling or even her name, yet she was closest to his heart. Speeding down the country road, he made it just in time to say:
I couldnt last two days without you.
Youre absolutely mad, she laughed through tears.
Emily, my love, he whispered, and in that moment, he understood: happiness isnt found in drama. Its who stays by your side when you finally open your eyes.
