He Chose His "Bestie", so I Took Everything Back novel Chapter 1

Three years ago, I clutched my positive cancer diagnosis report tightly in my hands as I consoled a weeping Anderson Graham with a smile.

"It's just cancer, okay? I'm sure I'll beat this."

Regardless, he was still crying as if his world had ended. He hugged me so tightly that my bones creaked.

"Yvonne, promise that you'll fight this, okay? I'll wait for you to come back healthy, and then I'll marry you."

In order to keep myself alive, I had to have almost my entire stomach cut away. My days were filled with endless doses of medicine and seemingly infinite rounds of chemotherapy.

Three years later, I was finally fully recovered and returned to Anderson's side once more.

During my return party, his female best friend raised her glass with a smile.

"While you were overseas, Andy stayed celibate like a priest. I was practically guarding his bed every night to make sure he didn't bring anyone else home! I might as well have tattooed 'Do Not Touch' on his manhood!"

The noisy room suddenly fell completely silent.

I did my best to ignore the prickling ache coming from my chest and raised my glass with an equally wide smile.

"Should I award you first prize—Best Bed Warmer?"

…

Sophie's expression froze in place. Then, she tossed her glass on the table angrily.

"What the hell do you mean by that? Do you think you can talk to me that way just because you beat cancer? It was just a joke. Don't be so sensitive."

I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Since when had Anderson's "girl best friend" gotten the guts to insult me?

I stared at her silently. It seemed like Anderson had treated her well over the past three years. The crowd froze momentarily before trying to smooth things over.

"Yvonne, don't take Sophie seriously. She's just another one of the boys to us."

"Yeah, Yvonne. She just likes cracking jokes. Nothing is going on between her and Anderson. We can prove it."

"Sophie, hurry up and apologize to Yvonne. If you piss her off, she won't give you an easy time."

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