"I don’t know how he found out, but I’m sure that he knows. Bradon probably told him. Either that, or he found out from all the gossip that flies around. It’s not like the whole organizing team is sworn to strict silence or anything," Diana said before grinning at .
"I guess..." I murmured softly.
"If you’re worried about him, why don’t you et up with him and tell him about the wedding yourself?" Diana suggested.
Her abrupt suggestion caught off guard and I wasn’t sure how to respond for a few seconds as I stared blankly at her. At first, I thought that she was just joking, but the serious look on her face told that she truly ant it. Diana nodded her head a few tis as if she wanted to encourage .
"I guess you’re right. I should talk to him. After all, we’re not supposed to be strangers..." I agreed with her after a mont of pause.
"That’s right. Invite him to your wedding properly. Turn down his proposal, and tell him the truth about all that he needs to know so that he can move on. You want to help him move on too, don’t you?" Diana asked knowingly.
"Yes. I should do at least that much for him," I replied.
Although the one that I had fallen in love with was Bradon, it didn’t change the fact that there were many instances in the past when we were both younger that Anthony was nice to and helped out. Even now, I couldn’t see Anthony as soone with ill intentions.
"You can do it. Try to make peace with yourself as much as possible so that you can move on into the next phase of your life without any regrets," Diana advised.
"Why do you suddenly sound so wise?" I asked her jokingly.
Instead of replying to , Diana simply laughed before winking at .
...
It wasn’t hard to get in touch with Anthony, and that was because he did not spare efforts to get in touch with . Anthony called many tis, and texted even more frequently asking if we could et up. I wondered what he wanted to do or say when we t up. There was a part of that guessed that he would probably apologize for what he had done that day in the hospital room. However, I also feared that after apologizing he would profess his love for again, and then I would have ot turn him down.
He must have heard already that Bradon and I are getting married. Even if he had any doubts before about the status of our marriage and our relationship, he would be forced to accept it for what it is now. We’re even having another wedding just to make sure that it is real. A sinking feeling developed in the pit of my stomach when I realized just how much Anthony must have been hurt by the news.
Before I would change my mind, I lifted up my phone and texted Anthony back. His response ca back almost imdiately as if he had been anxiously waiting for my reply. After I told him that I would et him, it didn’t take us long to decide on a ti and place.
When the ti ca close for to et up with Anthony, I sent Bradon a text to inform him that I would be eting with his brother. It wasn’t like I was asking for his permission, but I thought that Bradon would probably want to know. On top of that, if anything were to happen, I wanted him to know where I was and who I was with. By the ti that I arrived at the exclusive hotel lounge that Anthony had invited to, I realized that I didn’t feel perfectly safe being alone with Antony anymore.
"You’re here," he said, before greeting with a warm smile.
"Yes. Sorry for now replying, I’ve been a little busy..." I apologized before I could stop myself.
"There’s nothing to be sorry about. Have a seat. I’m sure all the wedding preparations are keeping you busy," Anthony said as he gestured for to take a seat on the sofa opposite to where he was seated.
"Yes, you’re right..." I mumbled as I sat down.
I didn’t miss the slight jab that he made at my upcoming wedding. There was no use beating around the busy or pretending that the wedding wasn’t coming up in just a couple of days.
"I’m happy that you finally agreed to et with ," Anthony said before showing one of his very charming smiles.
"I’m glad to see that you’re much better. In fact, you look like you’ve fully recovered," I said observantly.
"The doctors did a great job," Anthony replied flatly.
I knew that this was the ti for to start on the topic that we really needed to talk about. It seed like Anthony was waiting for to make the first move, and I hated myself for hesitating despite having planned out this conversation countless tis in my head.
"You must have been quite shocked to find out that I’m actually dating your brother. I’m sorry that you had to find out the way that you did. I should have been more straightforward and honest about it and told you sooner," I apologized sincerely.
I hated how formal I sounded. Rather than sounding like I was apologizing to a close friend, it probably sounded like I was apologizing to a custor after ssing up his orders.
"You’re right. I had no idea that all of that would happen while I was in the hospital," Anthony replied.
"I had no idea that taking my sister’s place in her wedding would lead to this. I’m honestly very surprised about it myself. At first, I thought that I would be marrying you..." I confessed honestly.
"Did you agree to go along with the plan because you thought you were going to marry ?" Anthony asked.
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