Chapter 162 – Cheating with My Boyfriend’s Best Friend Novel by Jane E L (Olive & Aaron)

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Vincent looked at me with a calm exp**ssion. “That’s right, Olive. We’re in a church, and in ten minutes, you and I are going to have our wedding ceremony.”

He tried to touch my face again, but this time I didn’t give him the chance. As he reached out to me, I picked up the bouquet of roses and smashed them into Vincent’s head as hard as I could.

I shoved him away from me and staggered up from the bed. “This isn’t funny, Vincent! I really misjudged you. I didn’t realize you were such a shameless, despicable person!”

I thought Vincent’s formal outfit this morning was strange, but I hadn’t questioned it in the moment. This was completely ridiculous, and I’d never expected Vincent to take his little joke so far.

But now it seemed like Vincent was actually crazy, and there was no telling what he might do! I was starting to wonder if Vincent had lied to me about his mother’s illness, and it was all just a ruse to drag me into this wedding scheme!

I couldn’t let Vincent get away with this; I had to get out of this d*mn church immediately. I didn’t even have the energy to yell at Vincent anymore, I just wanted to escape as fast as I could.

But after opening the door, I froze in my tracks.

Vincent’s mother, Kaitlyn Jones, was sitting in a wheelchair in the front row of the church sanctuary. She was wearing a plain white dress with a corsage pinned to her ch*st, and she had a joyful, relieved smile on her face.

She looked like she’d lost a lot of weight since I had last seen her, and her face was transformed by a haggard exhaustion that couldn’t be hidden by makeup. Apparently, she really was sick.

While I was still processing Mrs. Jones’s weakened state, Vincent came striding over to me. He took my elbow, lowered his head, and whispered in a pleading tone, “Olive, I’m sorry, but this is all out of necessity. I never meant to lie to you, but my mother would be so disappointed if we didn’t have a real wedding.”

From the pew, Kaitlyn smiled and waved at me. She was so thin, she was basically just skin and bones, but the light in her eyes as she gazed at me and Vincent was impossible to miss.

Seeing Kaitlyn like this gave me pause, but I still couldn’t hold back my, anger at Vincent. “But you still shouldn’t have lied to me!”

I’d passed out and woken up to find myself wearing a wedding dress. Vincent had no idea how much this scene had affected me.

Vincent clutched my hand tightly, as if he thought I might try to run away. He whispered again in my ear, “I swear, Olive, I really am sorry. I was afraid you wouldn’t cooperate with me. Please, forgive my selfishness. All I want is to make my mother happy, so I had no choice but to deceive you.”

He took a deep breath and continued, “We just have to get through this ceremony. As long as we don’t file it on record, our marriage license won’t be valid. Like I told you, this is all just an act for my mother’s benefit. If you’re worried about Aaron getting the wrong idea, I can explain it to him personally.”

Despite the sincerity in Vincent’s voice, I couldn’t let go of my anger. “I don’t want you to do that, either!”

If it wasn’t for Kaitlyn’s obvious poor health, I would have shaken off Vincent’s hand and run out of the church. But when I met Kaitlyn’s loving gaze, my feet felt like they were made of lead.

I stood there stiffly, trying to decide if I should continue to cooperate with Vincent’s performance.

Vincent gave me a pitiful look. “Olive, do you really want to see my mother disappointed when she’s like this?

Have you forgotten how kind she was to you? We’re already in the church, it’ll just take another thirty minutes. Please, make my mother happy.”

His tone was filled with concern, like he was afraid I would change my mind.

Out in the pew, Kaitlyn frowned anxiously when she saw that we weren’t walking down the aisle. She said something to the people sitting around her, craning her neck to look back at us, I was still frozen in indecision. Did I really want to go this far to help Vincent? But before I could think of a way to end all this drama, a young woman was pushing Kaitlyn toward us.

With a warm smile on her face, Kaitlyn took out a ring and handed it to me, looking at me with a mother’s loving gaze. “Vincent, Olive, congratulations on becoming a couple. I wish you nothing but happiness for the rest of your lives.”

That was a r*by ring. Just by looking at it, you would know it was something from the past. I knew the ring was their heirloom. Kaitlyn had told me that when Vincent and I got married, she would pass the family ring to me.

Remembering that this was their family ring, of course, I wanted to refuse it. My marriage to Vincent was a sham. I never expected anything like this to happen today.

This ring was for Vincent’s wife. I had no excuse to accept it, but…

Kaitlyn was beaming with joy. Her smile was so sincere I had no courage to tell her that our marriage was just a sham. A little embarrassed, I clenched my fists, not knowing what to do.

The minutes ticked by, but I still had no mind to take the ring. The atmosphere looked embarrassing

“Sorry, she’s too nervous,” Vincent smiled. He took the r*by ring and held my left hand, going to put it on my fi**ger.

Kaitlyn suddenly wowed, looking in great surprise at the pink diamond ring in my hand. “Olive, is this Vincent’s proposal ring for you? It’s really beautiful!”

The moment she finished that, not only my smile but Vincent’s exp**ssion became embarrassed. He gave my fi**gers a hard sq***ze but smiled at his mother, “Yes, mom, this is the ring I gave Olive when I proposed to her.”

Before I could ask him to stop, he sl*pped the ring off my fi**ger and put the r*by ring on it.

In a panic, I took back my ring from his hand. When I was about to reproach him, he leaned close with a broad smile but said with an imploring look, “Could you please cooperate with me to finish the play? My mother is so happy. You can’t bear to watch her disappointed, can you?”

I did want to refuse him, but his mother’s smile was sincere and beautiful. Then I couldn’t say a word to refuse him.

Will I also have to attend the wedding ceremony with him in the church to please his mother after the sham marriage? I haven’t even done such things for Aaron.

But his mother had gathered up all her own energy to look spirited. When I saw that, the courage I had just summoned up was all gone. If I exposes Vincent’s lie at this moment, his mother will be so sad, won’t she?

I didn’t dare to imagine if anything would happen to her under the huge shock. If something happened, I would be responsible for part of it.

Once again, Vincent took my wrist, making it hook his arm. After that, he explained to his mother with a smile, “This is Olive’s first marriage. She’s so nervous. You people don’t have to mind it.”

“Why do we have to mind it? I’m so happy to see you two get married.” His mother’s eyes were smiling. She wiped away her tears and said, “Since I can see you and Olive get married at this time, even if I had to die on the spot, I would be willing.”

“Mom!” Vincent shouted to stop her. He let go of my hand, walked to his mother, and hugged her. “You’ll also see Olive and I bear a child. We’ll have a smart, beautiful child, just like Olive.”

His mother laughed heartily, “That’s so great. I really want that day to come soon.”

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