Chapter 6 

The day Tunc and 

left for their business trip, Hooked a ticket toramento Newbad the day after toenormnw. 

I packed og all the things related to the five of us and sold them in a recycling shog 

ther the prats, Ioved him nothing financially. My family was far weslikder than his 

I finished packing everything. I went to Emily’s apartment. 

Was this trespassing? Well, the lease contrart was in my name, and I had pad the rent 

I was shocked when I took a loo 

Apparently, everything has had ever given me, Emily had a copy of 

I spoke with the landlord about terminating the lease, and she asked me to pay a penalty. 

I smiled and typed a message on my phone: “Can I leave everything in the room to you?” 

The landlord agreed. 

After that, I went back to the wedding company and informed them that the bride’s name needed to be changed. 

1 also slipped them a small bribe to keep quiet, 

At first, they refused to take the money, but later realized that my mother had already anticipated everything and done it for me. 

She had arranged for some to check the wedding dress shop’s surveillance footage and even investigated their hotel stays over the years 

Using the reputation of the wedding company as leverage, she made them cooperate and arrange everything. 

The store clerk showed me a video–a recording of Isaac and Emily’s betrayal. 

Harris, we sincerely apologize for this” 

e you satisfied with this footage? We can redu it according to your requirements.” 

I nodded and hesitated for a moment before writing something on a piece of paper: 

Test wishes to my good friend and wonderful boyfriend. May you have a happy marriage.” 

Jasked them to add that message at the end of the video, 

Then, I took a taxi to the airport. My phone kept buzzing with messages. 

It was Emily, sending me pictures of beautiful landscapes, likely taken by Isaac 

Emily: Summer, look! The view here on the business trip is amazing. 

She was out on a cruise 

Treplied: “It’s beautiful. like from a boyfriend’s perspective.” 

Sheffuickly responded: “I used a tripod to take it 

The camera lean wobbled, clearly a very unstable tripod. 

ad? 

Not long after, Isaac called. “Summer, we’ve run into a huge problem here, I might only make it back by the wedding day. If you need anything, you 

Love, a Hollow Promise 

Chapter 6 

Iremebered I couldn’t speak to him, so I didn’t respond. He kept talking “That’s settled then, darling” 

I listened to the wind on his side, knowing he was probably by the 

I didn’t call him out on it. 

Isaac, this 

is is your own slaing. If you come back a day earlier, maybe yourd catch the breakup letter I left fo 

Maybe you could still salvage some face before the wedding 

for you in the room. 

Before he finished speaking. I hung up. 

or eight years. Tears filled my eyes. 

As the plane took off, I gazed out at the city I had lived in for eight 

young man who once promised to be with me forever slowly faded from my memories. 

The girl who once said she wanted to be hurled with him in a bigger coffin was now just a whisper in the wind. 

I once thought they were the beams of light that illuminated my path in my suddenly dimming journey. 

But I never imagined they were blades hidden in the dark, ready to strike when I least expected it. 

I could no longer see Newford clearly. All I could see were soft clouds, as if telling me that everything was over