Chapter 1
On our wedding anniversary, my husband insisted on inviting his entire crew of never seen before.
friends to celebrate with us. Among them was a female “bro Id
The moment she walked in, she plopped down directly on my husband’s lap and starting a video call: “Mom, I made it! Your godson is sitting right next
to me.”
Then she turned and pressed her face close to his, practically nuzzling him: “Well, Knox, if you ever treat me badly, I’ll have both our families beat you up!”
Crack!
The glass I was holding slipped from my fingers, shattering on the floor.
In an instant, everyone’s eyes were on me.
His female “bro” just arched one eyebrow:
“Hey, I was just joking around. You’re not bothered by that, are you?”
The private room fell silent instantly–you could hear a pin drop.
I instinctively looked at Knox.
He just smiled and playfully tapped Piper’s head, his tone affectionate: “Today’s my wedding anniversary with my wife. Don’t be so wild.”
She pouted flirtatiously, naturally wrapping her arms around his neck: “Fine. Since you’re throwing this welcome–home party for me, I’ll give you that much.”
By then, a server came in to clean up the broken glass and handed me a new cup.
Someone took the opportunity to ease the tension: “Don’t mind her, Riley. Piper’s always been carefree–she doesn’t mean any harm.”
I remained silent.
Piper glanced at me dismissively: “Don’t tell me you’re actually this petty?”
After that, she released her hold on Knox and hopped off his lap: “Guess I better keep my distance from you, Knox. So wifey doesn’t throw a fit when
you get home.”
Then she shook her head with a dramatic sigh, teasing the group of guys: “Now you see why I don’t hang out with women?”
འོ་ཇ་ཐༀ་ཏྲྰཾ་ཧྭ་ཏྲྰཾ ིིབྷྰ
“So damn dramatic and sensitive. It’s exhausting.”
Nobody picked up her comment, and the atmosphere turned awkward.
Someone hesitantly spoke up: “Piper, it’s their anniversary today, maybe tone it down a bit…”
Suddenly Piper covered her mouth in mock realization: “Oh my god, I almost forgot! I brought a gift!”
Then she pulled out a velvet jewelry box from her purse and presented it to Knox like a prized treasure: “Ta–da!”
When she opened the box, inside lay a pair of gleaming gemstone cufflinks–men’s cufflinks.
Someone politely gasped in admiration.
Knox smiled. “You came all the way back home–I should be the one giving you gifts.”
Hearing this, Piper gave him a coy look and reached over to fasten them on his wrists.
As she moved, matching cufflinks on her own sleeves caught the light brilliantly.
“Hmph, I picked these out especially for you. You better appreciate them.”
20:42
His Tust a Friend‘ Got Me Packing, And Her Karma Came Delivered
Chapter 1
Some people had already begun secretly glancing at my expression, but I just took a deep breath, my clenched fingers leaving crescent shaded mat
on my palm.
Then I stood up.
Knox frowned. “Where are you going?”
I forced a smile. “To book you two a hotel room.”
“Otherwise I’m afraid you’ll do it right here.”
The moment I finished speaking, Piper violently smashed the empty jewelry box in her hand onto the floor.
She cursed loudly: “What’s fucking wrong with this chick?”
“I told you guys we should’ve just hung out with the bros.”
“Now she’s completely ruined the mood!”
Knox chased after me, his tone urgent: “Babe, Piper doesn’t mean anything by it.”
“They’re just cufflinks. She’s always been casual like this–don’t take it personally.”
“And what you said back there was way out of line…”
I gave him a cold smile. “So the real reason you invited all your friends today was to celebrate your childhood sweetheart coming home, right?”
Knox shifted uncomfortably, avoiding my eyes. “Why are you making such a big deal out of this?”
“Besides, our anniversaries are always just the two of us–that gets a bit dull.”
“I thought inviting more people would make it more fun.”
Seeing my expression darken, Knox grabbed my hand, his tone softening unusually: “Babe, don’t overthink this. Piper and I have known each other for years–if something was going to happen between us, it would have already.”
“And look, I chose to be with you, didn’t I?”
I nearly laughed from anger: “I’m so sorry for taking your childhood sweetheart’s place.”
“Fine, I’ll step aside.”
Knox’s face flushed red as he yanked his hand away, his tone hardening: “What are you talking about? You know that’s not what I meant.”
“Riley, you’re being completely unreasonable!”
With that, he stormed off without looking back.
But his footsteps gradually slowed. I knew he was waiting for me to compromise and follow him, just like I always had before.
I frowned, turned around and walked away.
This man is truly disgusting!
