Chapter 1 - The Shove in the Ballroom
The crystal chandeliers of the grand ballroom cast a warm, brilliant glow over hundreds of guests dressed in black-tie attire. Towering floral arrangements perfumed the air, and a massive glass champagne tower glittered like diamonds on a round velvet table nearby.
Suddenly, the music choked off as the bride marched across the marble floor.
Vanessa, stunning in her strapless white silk ballgown, her dark hair pinned into a high bridal updo, was trembling with pure fury. Without warning, she reached out and aggressively shoved Maya shoulder-first in front of the entire crowd.
Maya, wearing a simple knee-length beige wrap dress and holding a vintage brown leather handbag, staggered backward from the force, her dark wavy hair swaying across her shoulders. The room went dead silent. Gasps echoed off the high ceilings.
"How dare you show up here!" Vanessa hissed, her eyes wild with vicious contempt.
Maya straightened her beige dress with calm, effortless poise. She didn't shout. She didn't flinch. Instead, she reached into her leather bag and pulled out a cream-colored wedding invitation card, holding it up firmly between them.
She stepped forward, looking past the enraged bride directly at the groom in his sharp black tuxedo.
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"Ask your groom..." Maya said, her voice dropping into an icy, steady calm. "He invited me himself."
👉 Read PART 2 to see the groom’s reaction when he reads the handwritten note inside the card!
