She Quit Her Family and Found Herself novel Chapter 2

Hulda's mind was a chaotic mess. Running on zero sleep, she simply couldn't process or commit to anything right now.

"Brandon, let me think about it."

The town wasn't large, and Hulda easily located the hotel hosting the wedding. It was the only upscale venue in the area.

In the lobby, a massive portrait of the bride and groom was prominently displayed.

In the photo, the bride looked sweet and radiant, her beaming smile a testament to how happy and deeply in love she was with her groom.

Hulda's gaze drifted from the bride to the groom. Seeing the exact face of her husband, Herbert, staring back at her was a violent stab to her eyes.

"Who are you?"

A middle-aged couple approached. The man eyed Hulda with suspicion. "You've been staring at my daughter and son-in-law's photo for a while. Are you here for the wedding?"

Daughter and son-in-law?

So these were Sylvie's parents.

"I'm looking for Herbert. I am his..."

"Oh, you must be one of his relatives!"

Dante Sinclair interrupted her, assuming she was from the groom's side of the family.

Technically, he wasn't wrong. But she wasn't just some distant relative; she was his legal, wedded wife.

"Yes," Hulda nodded.

Yet, on the day of the surgery, he never showed up. He rejected her calls, or they simply rang out.

In the end, Hulda forged ahead and signed the paperwork herself. During her three-day hospital recovery, she had to rely entirely on a temporary nurse hired by the ward.

When she confronted Herbert afterward about his absence, he brushed her off, claiming he was busy accompanying a very important elder for medical treatment.

When she pressed him, he lost his temper. "Can you try being reasonable for once, Hulda? It was just a minor thyroid surgery, you weren't going to die! Don't you know how swamped I am with work? It's not like I didn't give you money for a nurse!"

Looking at the glowing faces of Sylvie's parents, a suffocating, dense ache spread through Hulda's chest. So, the 'important elder' he was busy taking care of that day was actually Sylvie's mother...

They were about to say more, but a staff member from the wedding agency rushed over, ushering them inside.

The ceremony was starting.