Shattered Jade: The Curse of the White Dress Chapter 1

I asked my best friend to try on the bridesmaid dress, but she ended up wearing my wedding gown instead.

On the morning of my wedding, she and my fiancé stumbled out of the same hotel room, clothes rumpled.

The hotel staff were shocked, and my parents were crying and screaming.

My fiancé, looking guilty, stepped forward to hug me.

I didn't yell or throw a fit. Instead, I generously announced on the spot that I was giving the wedding ceremony to them.

My best friend looked smug, but she had no idea.

Just a moment ago, when my fiancé hugged me, the protective jade pendant my grandmother left me shattered.

My grandmother always said that if the jade shattered, it was blocking a disaster.

An apocalyptic disaster.

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"Katie, last night was an accident. I accidentally put on your wedding dress, and Liam had too much to drink and didn't see clearly..."

My best friend, Chloe, said this, but she couldn't hide the pride in her eyes.

I knew exactly what she was so proud of.

Liam came from a prominent family, had great looks and charisma, and on top of that, he doted on his girlfriends.

During the six months he pursued me, he bought me over a hundred thousand dollars worth of gifts.

Now, six months into our relationship, just when I had finally agreed to marry him, this happened.

The scene in front of me was almost comical.

Chloe was wearing my wedding dress, which was torn in places, and the marks on her exposed skin broadcasted exactly what happened last night.

My fiancé, Liam, kept his head down, seemingly afraid to look at me.

My parents kicked Liam in the leg and, even while being held back by the hotel staff, continued to curse at him, pointing fingers.

Liam picked himself up from the floor, walked over to me, and gave me a gentle hug.

"Katie, I'm so sorry. But what's done is done. Please, just let us be."

What a shameless thing to say.

I wasn't an idiot. I could tell how satisfied he was with Chloe.

Chloe definitely had a better figure than me and was much more open-minded.

Liam had hinted at it many times while we were dating, but I insisted on waiting until after marriage.

Just when everyone thought I was going to slap him and curse out his entire family...

I smiled and nodded. "Sure."

Not only that, I added, "The hotel is already booked anyway. You two should get married today, right here."

Liam let out a sigh of relief. "Katie, I knew you were a generous girl."

My parents were so furious they almost died on the spot. They even wanted to grab a broom from the cleaning staff and beat me with it.

"Katie! You're just going to let these two cheating dogs go?! Where are we supposed to show our faces now?!"

I dragged my furious parents away.

Around the corner of the hallway, I pulled out the jade pendant from under my clothes. It was broken into two pieces.

"Mom, Dad, this is the jade pendant Grandma left me."

As soon as my parents saw the once flawless, pale green jade broken in half, their anger instantly vanished.

My mom grabbed me and practically dragged me onto the elevator.

She asked me, her eyes darting around like security cameras: "Did this... just break?"

My dad's face went from beet red to deathly pale, his fingers trembling slightly. "No way..."

I nodded. "It shattered just now when Liam hugged me."

My parents exchanged a look, their brows furrowed so tightly they couldn't relax.

As soon as we stepped off the hotel elevator, my dad announced:

"We're moving. Now!!"

Passing by the bride and groom welcome signs outside the hotel, my parents kicked Liam's sign over and took mine with them.

My mom immediately called the wedding planner.

She demanded that they take away all text and pictures related to me, leaving absolutely no trace behind.

Seeing how incredibly tense my parents were, I was moved to act too. I deleted all of Liam's contact info and photos from my phone.

Our family fled the hotel in a panic.

That very night, we packed up and moved out of the city.