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I had been in a secret relationship with my childhood sweetheart, Garrison, for three years.
I had always been looking forward to the day he would propose.
But after waiting for three years, what I got instead was a blank check from him. He said, "Delia's back. I can't let her know about your existence. As long as you're willing to leave the country, you can fill in this check for any amount you want."
Only then did I realize that I had always been a stand-in for his true love, Delia.
Heartbroken and devastated, I refused to accept his attempt to pay me off and turned to leave.
The next day when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a foreign country.
Three years later, when his life with his true love had become a mess, he remembered me and sent someone to bring me back.
But when he saw the wedding ring on my ring finger, he cried his eyes out like a madman.

Half Storm, Half Scar

Garrison and Delia's situation was the first to be dug up.


Everyone was sighing about the fairy-tale romance that had no ending.


While they were sighing, they also uncovered the history between Garrison and me.


But they didn't learn much, only knowing that Garrison and I had been neighbors for many years and knew each other since childhood.


Just when they thought there was nothing left to dig up, the dorm manager who oversaw Garrison's building chimed in.


"I know this young lady. She used to bring Garrison breakfast every morning. She even asked me not to tell anyone, saying her boyfriend would be embarrassed. I thought it was just a cute little thing between the couple, so I never made a big deal of it. But now it seems that wasn't the case."


"Are you saying that when they were dating, no one knew about it? What era are we in, still playing at secret relationships? If you ask me, one of them clearly didn't take this relationship seriously!"


Chapter 10