My Wedding Dress Belonged to His First Love

From the back cover

On the eve of her wedding, Vivian goes with her fiancé Julian to try on dresses at the shop of Sophia, a legendary owner who has never shown her face. Sophia brings out a gown Vivian never chose, saying she designed it with her first love. In it, Vivian looks stunning — and Julian, seeing Sophia, loses his composure. Vivian tells him that if the dress fits so well, it is because the woman he truly loves is not her, and says they should break up.

Sophia weeps and protests that Julian and she are only the past, while Julian accuses Vivian of making a scene. Vivian has spent three months receiving photos of Julian with a woman who resembles her, and now she understands: she was a substitute for his first love. When Sophia calls to say the dress was torn, Julian orders Vivian out of the car and drives back to Sophia.

Standing in the rain, Vivian accepts a job offer and books a flight to San Francisco. She returns home alone, where Julian later holds her as she sleeps, but she tells him they have already broken up. He reminds her that everything she has, even her education, came from him.