All Chapters of Wherever You Go, I Won't: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

"Elena, wake up!"Charlie shook me awake. Excitement flared in his eyes, and a thin layer of sweat glistened across his forehead. "I've got some great news."My voice was barely a whisper as I asked, "What is it?" "The video of Vivian's speech from yesterday went viral. Her DMs are blowing up with people offering leads," he said.His frantic movements made my head spin. Because I hadn't eaten a single bite all day, a sharp, burning pain tore through my empty stomach."Why do you look so pale?" He frowned. "No more dieting from now on. I don't care if you gain weight. Come on, let's get some food."He drove me to a restaurant 12 miles from our house. Once inside, he confidently ordered the house specials without even looking at the menu."Vivian's brother would be 14 by now," he remarked, his tone casual. "There's a good chance that a kind family adopted him and put him through school, which is why she hangs out around here so often. She's just hoping to catch a lucky break."T

I coldly pushed Charlie's hand away. "There's no point. We aren't having a wedding."Charlie's expression darkened. "I already apologized. Stop throwing a tantrum—""Charlie, the person I'm marrying is—"All of a sudden, his phone rang. He answered it, and his entire posture stiffened with anxiety."Someone called in a lead on Vivian's brother," he said, his voice tense. "They want to meet in person. Vivian is too naive to go alone, and I don't trust her to handle this by herself. Stay home and stop talking about breaking up. You're just making a fool of yourself."My breaking up with him was a joke to him, yet Vivian hijacking my wedding 17 times was perfectly reasonable.I hadn't expected Charlie to vanish for three days.When he finally returned, his face was gaunt, and exhaustion ringed his eyes."It was a scam," he muttered. "If I hadn't stepped in and exposed the guy, Vivian would've lost her entire fortune. The poor thing cried for three days straight until she hypervent

Charlie didn't catch a single word of the hotel attendants' conversation.He sped back to his downtown apartment and threw the front door open only to find the place dead quiet. On the surface, nothing seemed to have changed, yet it felt empty."Elena?" he called out.No one answered. "Elena, where are you?"He pulled out his phone and dialed my number, only to realize that I had blocked him."Unbelievable!" he muttered, his frustration flaring as he marched into the bedroom to change his clothes and go look for me.But the moment he swung the closet doors open, he froze.Every single piece of my clothing was gone.Something was off.First, I blocked his number. Now, I had completely packed up and moved out. If I were just throwing a temper tantrum, I was taking it way too far this time.Only then did he start to panic.He immediately called one of our mutual friends to track me down, but the friend's tone was dripping with sarcasm."Wow, look who finally has time to worr

The scandal surrounding Vivian finally went viral on social media while Hansel and I were eating dinner. We had just started to map out our honeymoon and were narrowing down the list of destinations.We met when we were four and parted ways at 16 when he moved abroad for school, which caused us to lose touch completely.Since returning to the country two years ago, Hansel had watched me be toyed with like a fool 16 separate times, yet he never crossed any boundaries or interfered with my life.He simply sent me supportive messages whenever I felt lonely or helpless, and he quietly assigned his assistant to ensure that I had everything I needed.Fortunately, we didn't miss our second chance.I flipped through a travel brochure, feeling completely overwhelmed by the choices. "I want to go everywhere, but I doubt we can squeeze it all into one trip.""We can do a road trip or fly overseas," he said. "Just pick the spots, and I'll handle the logistics. I'll take you anywhere you wa