AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

After Diego Rios finished speaking on the phone, he walked over to Roxane Alvarez and said:

– Roxane, I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave now. Let’s postpone the wedding.

Roxane was stunned by these words. She stood in front of the largest banquet hall in the Galan Hotel. In ten minutes, their wedding ceremony would begin. However, at this time, he was telling her to postpone their wedding.

When she finally came back to her senses, the joy on her face immediately disappeared and her face turned pale. She tried to remain calm, saying:

– Diego, the wedding ceremony is about to begin. Even if the issue is urgent, why don’t you resolve it after marriage?NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Diego glanced at the banquet hall behind Roxane. When he returned his dark eyes to her, a hint of anxiety could be seen in his eyes as he said:

– Roxane, the matter is really urgent. It won’t make any difference if we postpone the wedding until two days later.

After he finished speaking, he didn’t wait for Roxane’s response before turning to leave, clearly anxious.

“Won’t it change anything? How can there be no difference?”

Roxane instinctively grabbed Diego’s sleeve to stop him from leaving. She didn’t know what to do now. If he left like that, what would happen to the reputation of the Alvarez family?

Finally, she looked at him with her bright eyes and asked:

-What is more important than our marriage? Even if you want to postpone the wedding, you should at least give me a reason.

Diego hesitated as a troubled expression appeared on his face. After a few seconds of silence, he finally said:

– Something happened to Leila Byrd.

‘Leila Byrd’

Hearing this name, a terrifying chill rose in his heart before permeating his body and bones. His hand that held Diego’s sleeve also lost its strength.

Roxane was no stranger to the name ‘Leila Byrd’. She had heard about it even when she was in the countryside.

Diego had a girlfriend while he was still studying at university. In order to go abroad with his girlfriend, he had begged his parents to cancel his engagement to her. He was so desperate that he even ended up in the hospital. Later, for unknown reasons, his girlfriend went abroad, but he stayed in M City, seemingly ending their passionate relationship. This girlfriend was none other than Leila Byrd.

Roxane thought that this name would only exist forever in Diego’s past. Who knew this would come back to haunt her on her wedding day? She really didn’t expect him to ruin the ties between the Alvarez family and the Rios family and abandon her on their wedding day for the sake of his ex-girlfriend.

Seeing that Roxane was silent, Diego moved her hand away and turned to walk towards the elevator. His steps were quick and there was no hesitation on his part.

Roxane’s eyes immediately reddened. She felt like something was blocking her throat and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

It turned out that Diego hadn’t forgotten Leila Byrd. If that was the case, why did he agree to marry her? Was it just to keep the promise between the two families? Was that why he agreed to marry her when he clearly didn’t love her at all? It seemed like it was all just his wishful thinking.

Just when Diego was about to arrive in front of the elevator, Roxane suddenly shouted:

-Diego Rios…

Her eyes were overflowing with tears, but she tried to stop them from falling. Her red lips, which had been carefully painted, parted slightly. Then she said:

– The wedding is about to begin. Why don’t you wait until the wedding is over before…

Diego intervenes impatiently:

– Roxane, there would be no wedding today. Something happened to Leila, and she is alone abroad. I have to go to her house.

Diego’s dark, determined eyes reinforced his words. He seemed to be saying: There’s no way there’s going to be a wedding today now that something has happened to Leila.

Roxane’s heart trembled and the rest of her words stuck in her throat. Seeing how anxious Diego was to find Leila Byrd, the last glimmer of hope in his eyes finally faded. Tears stuck to her eyelashes; they had not yet fallen. She had been wronged to this extent, and yet she still couldn’t get an ounce of pity or guilt from him.

After a few seconds of silence, just as he was about to enter the elevator, he heard a clear voice say:

– Let’s separate.