Chapter 713


    Relief Пooded Tesso as she realized it was Kenzo on the line–not Aubree. That was a bullet dodged. A


    yful smile graced her lips, and a blush crept onto her cheeks. “Mmmm, don’t forget tonight is our


    wedding night,” she teased


    She tiptoed up and nted a soft kiss on Andrew’s lips, lingering and deepening the embrace with a


    growing passion. They shared a ten–minute kiss in front of the photographer, a marathon of affection


    before finally porting


    Kissing women was not something Andrew was averse to, especially kissing Tossa. They had been


    fiancés for so long, so kissing had be second nature to them. However, he had felt a distinctck


    of engagement at that particr moment and hadpensated by pulling her closer and employing


    some instinctual techniques


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    Once he released her, he was eager to head out. His mind was preupied with whether Aubree


    wanted to see him or if it was truly just about a trivial thing like a cellphone. Their rtionship had hit a


    rough patch, and Aubree’s demeanor towards him had turned odd. almost as if he was some sort of


    predator. It used to be that a simple beckoning from him would have had Aubreeing to him meekly;


    now, he found himself having to approach her


    As soon as he got into his car, his phone rang again. “No need toe to the hotel. I’m outside your


    honeymoon vi. Juste out and hand me the phone. I need it urgently. Her voice wavered slightly


    as if she’d had a little drink


    A crease formed between Andrew’s brows, puzzled by her intentions, but he agreed. I’m not at the


    honeymoon vi. Just wait there. III


    be ten minutes.”


    Aubree leaned back in her car seat, silently gazing out at the world. Five hours earlier she and Brielle


    had finally found the wish card Brielle had left hanging heavily among many others.


    It read–May Andrew and Aubree be bound together for a lifetime.


    She had made that wish, and now she personally took down the card, tossed it into the burning pot,


    and watched as it slowly caught fire and tumed to ash.


    Love, it seemed, was just like that–intense and fiery in its prime, leaving not even a pitiful echo in its


    wake. When it came, it was like waves crashing over her, when it left, it was like mist fading away.


    Twenty years of her life, her entire youth had burned away in that small, bright me.


    On the way to the Radiant Light Church, she couldn’t help but cry. On her return, she felt a chilling


    indifference.


    It was as if the version of Aubree who had loved Andrew, had taken a leap off the cliff outside the


    Radiant Light Church and was now dead.


    Her lips curled into a cold smirk as she opened the sunroof, framing the moon above. This small


    window to the sky perfectly captured the lunar orb.


    Ten minutester, she heard a car approach. Andrew appeared, walking up to her vehicle and leaning


    down to knock on her window.


    Aubree slowly rolled down the ss, facing Andrew outside,


    Andrew handed her the phone, his gaze fixed intently on her. “Where were you today?” he asked.


    “Went to light some candles, did you?”


    “Hopeful for Tessa and me to split up?”


    “Yeah, that would give me a chance, wouldn’t it?”


    Their banter was as disjointed as ever. Aubree had humbled herself with such probes countless times


    before, hopeful and cautious in her gaze, but the response was always the same.


    “Don’t kid yourself. Tessa will always be the one I end up with”


    The night air was cold, and Andrew had been feeling a fire burning within him these past days,


    probably the aftereffects of some concoction Tessa had given him. Seeing Aubree now, his eyes


    darkened instantly


    His gaze swept over Aubree inch by inch. She was dressed beautifully today as if she had made a


    special effort. Despite the cold, she wore a low–cut gray knit dress that showcased her figure to


    perfection.


    At this close distance, he could smell her scent–the magnolia fragrance that he favored. He had once


    complimented that scent for its clean and elegant notes, and since then, Aubree had often worn that


    particr fragrance.


    Andrew’s mind wrestled with itself. On one hand, he resented Aubree, considering her touched by


    others, possibly fresh from a lover’s bed. Yet, he couldn’t resist her allure.


    Aubree’s body couldn’t resist him, and his body couldn’t resist Aubree