Lahat ng Kabanata ng Late Bride: Time for Me to Go: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

Colin's POVI didn't get a call from Teresa Harper until after I had already brought my parents back and gotten them settled in.The moment she spoke, she demanded aggressively, "We're at the restaurant. Why is the private room empty? This is our wedding we're talking about. Do your parents care so little that they're late?"I was quiet for a second before replying in a flat voice, "Teresa, my parents and I waited for three hours. You guys never showed up. It's not that we don't care. It's that you never cared about my parents."The line went dead silent for a moment before her tone softened. "Owen just got accepted into his master's program, and his parents came to town today to celebrate."They've never been here before, and Owen's still a student. He couldn't handle it all on his own, so I went to the station to help pick them up. You know my family has sponsored him for 13 years. I've always seen him as a younger brother. I couldn't just ignore his parents."It was rare for T

Colin's POVWhen I finally rushed to the hospital, I found Mom slumped over a stretcher in the hallway, quietly weeping.I ran to her side and saw a massive gash on Dad's head. The wound had been given basic treatment, but it was still bleeding."W-Where is the doctor? Dad's still bleeding. Why isn't anyone helping him?"Mom hesitated for a long time before she finally spoke. "There's only one ER doctor on duty, and there was only one temporary bed left. Teresa told him to… to treat the other person first."My head pounded. I stood up just as the door to the room behind me opened.Owen was hugging Teresa, his eyes bloodshot and his voice raw. "Teresa, thank you. If you hadn't left Colin's parents to come help me, I really wouldn't have known what to do."She patted his back and comforted him softly. "Your parents are my parents. No need to thank me. Stop crying. Your eyes are all swollen."Losing all self-control, I lunged forward and grabbed Teresa by the wrist. My entire body

Colin's POVI cut Abby off mid-sentence. "Mrs. Harper, Teresa and I have broken up. If something happened, call Owen. Leave me out of it. After all, you've never thought much of my family anyway, have you?"Her voice instantly turned sharp, rising into a piercing, angry screech over the line. "Colin, what is that supposed to mean? Do you have any idea how much Teresa has sacrificed for you? She nearly cut ties with us just to marry you. Now that she's in trouble, this is how you act?"I stayed silent as memories of when Teresa and I first started dating flashed through my mind.Back then, I only thought her family was well-off. I had no idea she was an heiress.Three months into our relationship, Abby came to see me. There was no cliche check-sliding like in the novels.She just sat there and sized me up from head to toe. Then, she took an elegant sip of her coffee before saying, "Mr. Doyle, I hear you're from a rural village down south."I wonder if you've ever heard of a conce

Third-Person POVOn the other end of the line, Abby stared blankly at her phone after the call disconnected.Nearby, Owen's grating sobs went on without pause. She looked up at him and snapped, "Teresa is in surgery and can't see this pathetic act of yours. Cut it out!"Owen's expression stiffened before he quickly forced a pitiful look and turned to Abby. "Mrs. Harper, what do you mean? I'm just worried about Teresa."Abby let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Do you really think I can't see through your amateur acting? Before, I couldn't stand Colin, so I intentionally sided with you just to spite him. Looking back, I was completely blind. I threw away a flawless diamond for a worthless piece of glass."Owen opened his mouth to reply, but the operating room doors swung open.Instantly forgetting him, Abby rushed forward frantically. "Doctor. Doctor, how is my daughter?"The doctor pulled off his mask and looked at them. "Her vital signs have stabilized, but…"Under their tense gaze