Chapter 3

The phone kept ringing. It was Josh calling, but in the end, I didn’t have the courage to answer and explain what had happened between Evelyn and me.

“Move in today. I can take better care of you here.”

Evelyn’s saccharine voice came from outside the door. The next second, I found myself standing face-to-face with Ethan, and Evelyn’s expression instantly turned dark.

“Gavin, didn’t I tell you to move out today?” Evelyn questioned me with undisguised disgust. “Why are you still shamelessly staying in my house? Pack your things and get out!”

I clenched my hands in unwillingness and forced a smile. “Evelyn, are you really that desperate for me to leave?”

“Did you ever love me at all? Or was I always just Ethan’s replacement?”

Maybe I hadn’t even qualified as a replacement.

Every dish, curtain, and piece of furniture in this home had been arranged by me. It was filled with countless memories shared by Evelyn and me, and now a third person had barged into it.

The sudden change left me bitter and breathless.

Evelyn hesitated for a moment after my question, but she remained silent for a long time.

Seeing her like that, Ethan immediately clutched his head in agony. His face turned pale as he wailed, “Evelyn, all this red in the house scares me. It’s just like... like the scene of my car accident...”

“Evelyn, did I do something wrong and make you two fight? But... can you please not abandon me?”

It was obviously deliberate. Evelyn immediately pulled Ethan into her arms and comforted him softly, promising to clear out the entire wedding setup at once. Then she turned around and screamed at me, “Gavin Blake, I never loved you. Pack your things and get out right now!”

“Ethan has only me, and he’s the only one I love. The wedding will go on as planned, but Ethan will be the groom. Leave our home immediately.”

Evelyn practically roared those words at me.

The belief I had held in my heart collapsed with a thunderous crash. Those cruel words cut into me again and again, and I staggered back several steps. I had once looked forward to marrying Evelyn with all my heart and carefully prepared everything for our future, yet a single word from Ethan mattered more than all of it.

“Does he really love you that much?” I asked with a suffocating smile, the pain overwhelming me.

Evelyn’s expression was certain. “Of course. Just look at yourself. How could you possibly compare to Ethan? He lost every memory in that car accident, but he never forgot me. That’s proof enough that he loves me!”

“Host, the countdown to the mission’s deadline has begun. The target has transferred her feelings. Evelyn is about to be erased. Would you like to choose a new target?” The system’s notification rang out again, reminding me that there was no way back for Evelyn and me.

After hearing that, my face went blank. I turned and returned to the bedroom, destroying with my own hands the wedding room I had painstakingly decorated, then quickly packed up everything that belonged to me.

Evelyn had always been extremely protective of her personal space and hated unexpected intrusions. To fit into her life, I had brought only a few personal belongings each year.

After five years, the ridiculous truth was that my things didn’t even fill two suitcases, while Evelyn had accepted Ethan’s intrusion with ease.

“I agree to call off the wedding.”

“I’ll explain things to our parents too. I’ll cancel the banquet myself when the time comes.”

With that, I wheeled my suitcase away from the little home Evelyn and I had once shared without looking back. Perhaps I had changed my attitude too quickly, because a trace of hesitation and confusion flashed through Evelyn’s eyes.

But I didn’t care anymore.