Chapter 4 Replacement Bride

Aria p.o.v I didn’t actually notice how I had find my way to this park, after I drove away from Liam’s house. Here, I am sitting on a bench on top of a hill, overlooking the rest of the park. Cool breeze blowing past me, doing a great job at helping me calm down. I didn’t know how long I’ve been here, occupied with Liam’s betrayal. How had I been so blind to this? How could he callously throw away our tel, our trust, and our love? I asked myself. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes as I thought about all the times he had been so distant, all the times he had made excuses for how he couldn’t see me. I had thought it was just because he was busy, but now I realized it was because he was busy with Rachel. I’d been so blind, so trusting. And now, I feel like a fool. I felt a wave of emotion hits me, and I started to cry. The tears I’d been holding back finally broke free, streaming down my face as I sobbed uncontrollably.I cried for what felt like hours, letting out all the buildup emotions inside. It was difficult for me not to break down in front of Liam and his cheating partner. So here, I am letting it all out without restrain. I cried for the loss of our relationship, for the pain Liam had caused me, and for the anger I felt towards him. I didn’t cry just because I was too sad, yes, I am sad but I’m more angry than sad. And these are times I hate the most, when my anger turns into tears. I cried until my body shook with exhaustion. Because, I knew I was powerless, and there’s nothing I can do. Wait a minute….. I froze for a minute, my brain suddenly clicking into gear, even my tears ceased. There is something I could do! I realized that I didn’t have to sit back and take this lying down. I realizing what I had to do, I clean up my tears. My phone has been going off nonstop, but I ignored it as I was busy crying over a scumbag. But eventually decided to check it. There were multiple calls and texts from both mom and dad, asking where I was and I f I was okay. That was moms texts though, dad was been commanding as usual telling me not to do anything stupid that would ruin our family’s reputation. Typical, I rolled my eyes. But one of mom’s text took stand, my heart skipped a beat when I saw the content of the message. “Aria, Vaughn Slade is here. Please come as soon as possible.” Vaughn Slade? What was he doing at our house? He hasn’t visited us since the mare proposal, not if once. I don’t know how he look like, neither does Sophia, no one does. He never showed his face on tv, and there has been rumors that he’s ugly, disfigured. From mom’s text I could feel that the situation at home is tensed. And this message had been over twenty minutes now. Of course, I was nervous, I felt a wave of panic settle in the pit of my stomach. I knew I had just made up my mind on what to do, but I wasn’t prepared to face him now. I sat there for a few more minutes, trying to collect my thoughts. I couldn’t just sit there forever. I took a deep breath and stood up, and went over to my car parked not far away.