Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 560

"I... Stefan, I was worried about Jimmy getting hurt when he fell, and I lost control of my emotions for a moment."
"I know."
Stefan helped Jimmy up from the ground and only relaxed after making sure he wasn't injured.
Martha wanted to hold Jimmy's hand, but the little guy shrank back and grabbed onto Stefan's clothes.
"I'm sorry, Mommy."
She hesitated for a second before awkwardly retracting her hand and apologizing to Jimmy. "Mommy shouldn't have been so harsh."
The staff picked up the fallen hanger rack and checked the wedding dress. There weren't any major issues except for one red wedding dress.
Coincidentally, that was Martha's favorite one. She had planned on trying it on in the dressing room. If it looked good on her, she would use it as her main dress for today's bridal photoshoot and take more pictures with it. But now...
There was a long tear in the veil of the skirt.
Watching what he had accidentally done, Jimmy sniffled quietly with his head down.
"Sister, I'm sorry," he said softly to the female attendant.
The commotion naturally disturbed Mr. Fernandes who came out of the studio to see what happened.
He saw the long tear in the red skirt hem but smiled nonchalantly anyway.
"It doesn't matter; there isn't much of an issue here."
He made a phone call, then soon enough a designer arrived with scissors and sewing basket in hand, ready to sew up any tears or holes found within seconds!
The wedding dress immediately transformed into another style while still looking beautiful as ever!
"Sometimes destruction lead to new creations," Mr. Fernandes said philosophically.
Martha blinked at him then looked at this newly altered gown speechlessly.
She liked it very much but preferred its original look.
Even if just slightly changed, this wasn't exactly the previous one.
Stefan read her mind, and turned to the staff members, saying, "Make another custom-made version according to the original design of this red dress instead, please? And wrap up this damaged one."
Then he turned to Martha and gently comforted her, "How about we choose another gown as your primary outfit for shooting?"
Martha stared blankly at him while holding onto that white gown recommended by the attendants.
It was indeed beautiful yet not quite what she liked most.
"You like red, I promise your custom-made red wedding dress will be perfect on our wedding."
At this point, Martha could only agree, took the white one to the dressing room.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't even force a smile.
Why did things have to be so difficult?
All she wanted was to wear a red wedding dress and have her most stunning moment captured in photos.
She didn't know how long she had been inside the dressing room when Stefan's voice came from outside. "Are you done?"
Martha finally snapped out of it, remembering her earlier outburst towards Jimmy and Stefan's gaze upon her.
She pursed her lips and softly called out, "Stefan, could you come in and help me?"
Stefan entered the room.
The design of this white wedding dress was quite unique - a piece of cloth was fixed by tightened straps at the front. When the straps were loose, the cloth hung down revealing Martha's flat stomach.
As his gaze continued downwards, he noticed an ugly scar on Martha's lower abdomen.
Martha keenly sensed his change and reached out to cover his eyes.
"It was left from giving birth to Jimmy; it looks terrible... don't look."
Stefan took hold of her hand tightly.
"I'm sorry for everything before... it's all my fault that you've suffered."
She put a finger on his lips to stop him from continuing.
"It's all in the past now. Besides, I willingly gave birth to Jimmy for you."
They changed into their outfits for photography purposes, with little Jimmy dressed up smartly too,
Mr. Fernandes felt quite pleased seeing this good-looking family before him, "Perfect! With your good looks combined with my excellent skills, today's shoot will definitely be perfect!"
The location chosen for their photo shoot was an estate far away from downtown where various colorful flowers bloomed during this season, making it ideal for taking pictures.
Martha really liked this outdoor shooting location.
So did little Jimmy who ran around happily after getting off the car.
However after running just two steps, he remembered what had happened earlier and stopped abruptly
Looking up at Martha, he asked timidly, "Mommy, can I play here?"
Martha paused, and smiled reassuringly, saying "Of course you can, but please be careful, okay?"
With permission granted, Jimmy played happily chasing butterflies without any worries or cares.
"Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, look over here."
Mr. Fernandes looked at the appearance of the couple in the camera and nodded in satisfaction.
Stefan had always had a serious face, but at this moment, there was a visible tenderness in his eyes.
Martha was full of joy and happiness, smiling blissfully.
"Okay, that's it. Don't move!"
Mr. Fernandes quickly took a few shots and the results were good.
"Please change your postures. Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, please stand facing each other and look into each other's eyes with affection."
"It seems that you two have a really good relationship, so feel free to pose. Natural eye contact can move people more than anything artificially created."
Stefan lowered his head slightly and lightly touched her forehead with his thin lips, creating a perfect balance between closeness and distance.
Looking at his handsome face which was so close, Martha couldn't help but feel her heart racing.
She wanted to take advantage of the moment and finish what she was interrupted from doing when she helped him tie his tie, but Mr. Fernandes' voice rang out at this moment, "Almost done, let's take some family photos with the kid."
Mr. Fernandes looked satisfied as he gazed at the photos in the camera.
Martha awkwardly touched her nose and pretended nothing had happened, calling out to Jimmy not far away, "Jimmy, come over here and take a photo."
Jimmy walked over to her as she requested and stood by her side, but he didn't cling to her like before. He seemed a bit distant.
"Kid, get closer to your mom."
Mr. Fernandes looked at the footage on the camera and directed.
Jimmy took a small step and leaned closer. After a few flashes of the camera, he immediately walked away.
"What's wrong, Jimmy?"
Martha wanted to check if he was feeling unwell and was about to reach out and touch his forehead, but he dodged her and ran over to Stefan.
Martha's smile froze for moments.
Meanwhile, Jimmy occasionally glanced over at Martha.
He always felt that his mom was acting strange today, and he was somewhat scared.