I knew how much my fianc\u00e9 loved me until he didn\u2019t show up at the altar on our wedding day. A day later, I saw him signing papers in my father\u2019s office without me knowing what it was about.Brian and I visited our favorite fine-dining restaurant on the night of our sixth anniversary as a couple. He seemed very nervous, and I kept wondering why. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Brian? Are you alright?\u201d I asked him as he shifted in his seat a couple of times while looking behind me. He nodded and tried his best to smile. \u201cYeah, of course, I\u2019m okay,\u201d he assured me. \u201cIt\u2019s our anniversary and I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d I smiled at his answer and proceeded to look at the menu.\n
I had memorized the menu from all the times we\u2019d been at the restaurant, but I still looked over it for old time\u2019s sake. By the time I looked up from the menu, I got the surprise of my life. Brian was on one knee, and there was a group of musicians behind him, playing soft, romantic music with their violins. \u201cJane, honey. We\u2019ve been together for six years now, and I\u2019m more than certain that I want to spend the rest of my life with you,\u201d Brian declared. \u201cWould you do me the honor of being my wife?\u201d he asked. I gasped and covered my mouth with my hands. \u201cOf course, yes!\u201d I said, jumping from my seat to give Brian a hug. I looked at the beautiful solitaire ring that Brian slipped on my finger and realized how long it would have taken him to save up for something so big and beautiful. The following day, I went to visit my parents to let them know that Brian had proposed. My mom was delighted for me and gave me a big hug. However, my dad\u2019s reaction was another story. \u201cYou can\u2019t possibly be happy marrying that man, Jane,\u201d he told me.\n
\u201cWhat will become of you and your children? Will he even afford to buy you a house? To put your kids through private school?\u201d he started to ask. \u201cDad, how could you say that? Brian works hard, and I\u2019m working too. We\u2019ll figure it out together as every married couple does!\u201d I shot back. \u201cHow long did it take him to save up for that ring, anyway? As if that\u2019s supposed to convince me that he can take care of you. If I were you, I\u2019d give that ring back and call the wedding off. It\u2019s not too late, Jane. There are many wealthy bachelors I can introduce you to \u2013 men that I can actually entrust my daughter and the future of my business with,\u201d he told me. I scoffed in disbelief, knowing all my dad ever cared about was money. I shook my head and left the house before I could say anything I\u2019d regret. Brian and I planned our wedding alone, with subtle help from my mom. Three months of preparation passed, and it was finally time for the big day. Before the ceremony, Brian couldn\u2019t find his sister and his niece. \u201cWhere are they?\u201d he asked his mother. Reluctantly, Brian\u2019s mom revealed that his niece Maxine had to be taken to the hospital for an emergency operation on her heart problem. \u201cYour sister\u2019s been trying to find people she can borrow money from,\u201d his mom told him. \u201cThe hospital won\u2019t start on the operation unless they give a downpayment, but Maxine just doesn\u2019t have that much time left. They need to start the operation as soon as they can.\u201d Without a second thought, Brian decided to approach my dad to ask for help. \u201cSir, I know this is going to sound bad, but I was wondering if you could lend me money for my niece\u2019s operation. I had just spent most of what\u2019s in my account on the wedding,\u201d Brian admitted. I decided to have a cup of coffee at a nearby coffee shop when I suddenly saw Brian looking around the area before entering my dad\u2019s office building. \u201cI promise, I will pay you back in a month. I just need to get through the month before I get my paycheck,\u201d he asked. My father shook his head. \u201cI knew you were up to no good,\u201d he scoffed.\n
\u201cBut yes, I will help you, on one condition,\u201d he told Brian. \u201cWhat is it, sir? I\u2019ll do anything,\u201d Brian said without hesitation. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to pay me back for the money, but you need to disappear from Jane\u2019s life. Run away, and never come back,\u201d he declared. Brian\u2019s heart twitched upon hearing about my father\u2019s condition. However, he remembered what his mom said about Maxine not having much time left, so he reluctantly agreed. It was his only chance to save his niece\u2019s life. A couple of minutes later, I was at the altar, weeping. Brian didn\u2019t show up to the wedding, and everyone was trying to console me. \u201cWhat happened? We were okay yesterday,\u201d I cried.\n
\u201cWhere did he go?\u201d I kept asking, after hearing from guests that Brian was at the church earlier that morning. The following day, my dad asked to meet me at his office. I was supposed to meet him in an hour and a half, but I arrived early. I decided to have a cup of coffee at a nearby coffee shop when I suddenly saw Brian looking around the area before entering my dad\u2019s office building. \u201cWhat is he doing here?\u201d I asked myself before deciding to follow him. By the time I got the bill at the coffee shop, Brian had already entered the elevator. I had a feeling that he was on the way to my dad\u2019s office, so I hurried up the next elevator to see what it was all about. When I arrived, I saw Brian, my dad, and my dad\u2019s lawyer in the same room. Because the glass windows were soundproof, I could not hear what they were talking about. Instead, I watched my dad\u2019s lawyer hand Brian some papers, which he signed before shaking hands with the other men in the room. I couldn\u2019t stop myself from barging in at that point. \u201cWhat is this?! What are those papers and why are you here?!\u201d I yelled. My dad had a smug look on his face as if telling me he knew this would happen all along. \u201cYour groom here just agreed not to see you ever again in exchange for money,\u201d he told me. I looked at Brian with the most painful look of betrayal. \u201cIs that true?\u201d I said, trying not to choke from the tightening in my throat that came after hearing what my dad had said.\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Jane. It\u2019s Maxine. She\u2019s dying, and she needs an expensive operation to save her life,\u201d Brian cried. \u201cYesterday, I asked your dad for help, and he said he\u2019d help me if I didn\u2019t attend the wedding. I\u2019m sorry, Jane. I can\u2019t bear losing my niece,\u201d he sobbed. \u201cHe just signed the agreement that he would never show up in your life ever again. If you hadn\u2019t shown up, the papers stated that he would not be allowed to tell you the truth, either. But now that you\u2019re here, I guess it\u2019s better for you to know that he replaced your relationship for money,\u201d my dad said, slamming the papers on the table. \u201cHow could you do this to me?!\u201d I yelled at my dad. \u201cMy life is not some toy you can just play with! You ruined my relationship, and you ruined what was supposed to be the best day of my life!\u201d I cried.\n
\u201cWhat kind of father are you?! I never want to see you again,\u201d I said before leaving his office. I could feel my knees grow weak, and before I could even reach the elevator, I collapsed on the floor, crying. \u201cWhy?\u201d I cried to nobody in particular. It was then that I felt Brian\u2019s arms wrap around me. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Jane,\u201d he cried. \u201cI love you with all my heart, but I also couldn\u2019t allow Maxine to die. I wouldn\u2019t be able to live with myself.\u201d \u201cYou are the kindest, most selfless man I know,\u201d I told Brian. \u201cI know you only meant well. But I hope you had told me instead of going to my dad. That way, we still could have continued our wedding, and we could have helped Maxine together.\u201d Brian nodded and sighed upon realizing his mistake. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do. You weren\u2019t at the church yet, and your dad was the first one I saw when I heard the news. I\u2019m sorry, Jane,\u201d he apologized to me. \u201cI understand if you never want to see me again, but I wish you could give me a chance to prove to you how much I love you. I really do, Jane,\u201d he tried to assure me.\n
\u201cI know you do, Brian, and I love you just as much,\u201d I replied. That day, we decided to talk about our lives and what we could do moving forward. We visited Maxine at the hospital and paid for the surgery after getting refunds from our wedding suppliers. Maxine successfully underwent surgery, and she once again became the lively, loving girl we all once knew. Three months passed, and Brian and I decided to start a new life together. We moved to a different city to start fresh, and I decided to cut my dad out of my life for good. \u201cI hope you understand why I had to do this, mom,\u201d I said when I told my mom my decision of keeping away from dad. \u201cIt\u2019s for my own good. He was too toxic for me, and I just couldn\u2019t take it.\u201d It pained my mom to hear this, but she completely understood where I was coming from. \u201cI will always be here for you, dear,\u201d she assured me. \u201cPlease visit me, and always keep in touch. I can\u2019t bear not seeing you for a long time.\u201d With my mom\u2019s blessing, Brian and I got married in a simple celebration. Only my mom, his parents, a few of our close friends, and his sister and niece were in attendance. Before leaving town, Brian and I mailed the check my dad had issued back to him. Since then, I never heard from him again. After quitting my job at the family company, he blocked my credit cards and any chance of receiving an inheritance. With the money I had saved up for years and with Brian\u2019s, too, we were able to buy a small house in the suburbs. I got a job at another company, and together, we worked hard to raise our three children in a loving environment.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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