Chapter 1

During the wedding vow segment, my fiancé's childhood best friend suddenly walked onto the stage.

She grabbed Ethan's arm and announced she wanted to propose three toasts to me.

"Chloe, the first toast is to you. Thank you for taking such good care of Ethan."

"Last winter, he carried me on his back while swimming across a freezing thousand-meter pool without even catching his breath."

"The second toast is to your absolute obedience."

"You actually drove yourself to the ER during your severe hemorrhaging and near-fatal miscarriage. Because of your independence, Ethan and I were able to enjoy our trip to Iceland and watch the Northern Lights in peace."

The banquet hall instantly erupted into thunderous applause.

My mind went completely blank. My ears buzzed.

I remembered being in the ICU, hovering between life and death. When the doctor called Ethan, he coldly replied that he couldn't make it because of an urgent company emergency.

It turned out his "emergency" was flying to Iceland to watch the Northern Lights with Blair.

As the crowd cheered, Blair coaxed Ethan to join her in raising a glass to me.

Before raising her glass, she gave me a sweet, victorious smile.

"And the last toast is to your legendary generosity."

"Thanks for lending me Ethan so we could get legally married at City Hall. Because of his help, I totally won the petty war against my toxic ex-boyfriend."