Chapter 1

On my wedding day, I, the bride, had to take an Uber to my own venue.

When the wedding limo and the luxury convoy arrived to pick me up, my fiancé blocked me right in front of the car door.

"Let Lily have this ride. I'll call you another Uber."

I froze on the spot, completely speechless.

Ethan continued, without a hint of guilt.

"Lily is anti-marriage, but she really wanted to know what it feels like to be a bride."

"I already promised her. She'll be the one walking down the aisle for the entrance ceremony today."

I looked past his shoulder. His childhood best friend, Lily, had already changed into a gorgeous white wedding gown and was sitting comfortably in the main bridal car.

Seeing tears welling up in my eyes, Ethan sighed, trying to comfort me with a dismissive tone.

"A wedding is just a performance anyway. As long as we get the legal marriage license, we're good."

"Besides, once Lily is done with her little experience, you can always walk the aisle again."

With that, he turned around without a second glance. The convoy of dozens of luxury sports cars roared to life, speeding away and leaving me in a cloud of dust.

I closed my eyes, fighting back the lump in my throat.

It had been like this ever since we started planning the wedding.

Just because Lily was "anti-marriage" and would never have a wedding of her own in the future.

So, she had to try on my wedding dress first. She had to pick the wedding venue.

And now, she even got to "experience" my own wedding ceremony first.

The traffic light turned red ahead, but the wedding convoy sped up, leaving my Uber far behind in the distance.

My driver gripped the steering wheel, glancing at me through the rearview mirror, and called out.

"Where to now, miss?"

I stared at the empty road where the tail lights of the luxury cars had vanished. I forced a faint smile at the driver.

"Don't worry about the venue. Please turn around."

Whether it was a wedding or a man, I had no interest in using something that had already been used and "experienced" by someone else.