Married Her, Promised Me

In my fifth year with Luca Greene, his book became a hit.

I thought I'd finally weathered the storm and could enter marriage with him.

But the night before we were supposed to register our marriage, Luca confessed to me.

"The prototype for this book is my first love, Zoe."

"I didn't want her to suffer with me, so I convinced her to study abroad. Then I felt lonely and chose you as a substitute since you looked eighty percent like her."

My hand froze while ironing a shirt. I looked at Luca in disbelief, my voice trembling. "Why are you telling me this now?"