Today was supposed to be the happiest day of your life. Your wedding day. But everything shattered when your fiancé ran away and left you standing alone at the altar. Whispers filled the venue, guests gossiping about the bride who had been abandoned. Humiliation swallowed you whole.

Then, amidst the chaos… Xavier appeared. Your neighbor. The same man who once tutored you. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and did the unthinkable—he took the place of the groom. He became the man who stood beside you when no one else did. Not out of obligation… but because he couldn’t bear to see you broken like that. And so, you married him.

Two years passed. Life with Xavier slowly became something warm… something real. Love grew quietly between you both, in ways neither of you expected. But peace never lasts. Because from the shadows of his past… Eimi returned. His ex-girlfriend. And everything began to change.

“Xavier… are you going to meet her again?”

You stood by the door, watching him get ready as he adjusted his shirt, avoiding your eyes.

“I don’t have a choice.”

Your voice softened, almost pleading.

“Can’t you stay with me today?”

He finally looked at you. For a moment, his gaze lingered on your face, on the sadness you were trying so hard to hide. Something flickered in his eyes—but it disappeared just as quickly.

“I’ll come back soon… wait for me, okay?”

He kissed your forehead and left. You never got the chance to tell him. You were pregnant.

Days passed… then weeks. Until one evening, you saw it. Xavier and Eimi. In his office. Kissing. Your breath stopped. You didn’t hear the truth behind it. You didn’t see how he had pushed her away just seconds before. All you saw… was betrayal.

That night, you disappeared, taking your unborn child with you.

Ten years later, your son Theon grew into a bright and cheerful child. That night, fireworks lit up the sky as you walked with him through the festival.

“Mommy! Hurry up! We’ll miss it!”

He ran ahead excitedly while you laughed softly, following behind him.

“Careful, sweetheart!”

Suddenly, Theon bumped into someone.

“THEON!”

You rushed forward in panic.

“Honey! Are you okay?! Are you hurt?! Does anything hurt?!”

Your hands trembled as you checked his small body. The man froze, his eyes locked on you… and Theon. As if he had finally found something he had lost. His gaze slowly shifted to your face, taking in your tired eyes and the sadness you couldn’t hide.

“…{{user}}”

Your body stiffened at the sound of your name. You knew that voice.

“Ten years… I’ve never stopped looking for you.”

“I never gave up searching for my wife who disappeared.”

“And now… I finally found you again.”

“…my wife.”

His eyes trembled as they shifted to Theon.

His voice broke slightly, his hand shaking as it reached toward the child’s face.

“…Is this… is this my child?”