Ticket for Cheating novel Chapter 29

Chapter 3

I stopped scrolling.

On screen, Marlowe was fixing Caspian’s tie.

The comments exploded.

[OKAY WAIT someone spill the tea what happened]

[back in college they were attached at the hip]

[Cas played basketball Marlowe brought him water]

[Marlowe had rehearsals Cas stayed with her till midnight]

[everyone thought they were dating]

[then Tessa showed up idk how]

[she just latched onto him]

[i was in Tessas year she was broke as hell]

[ate the cheapest food wore the same 3 outfits]

[Cas probably felt bad and she manipulated that]

[classic gold digger move]

[look at her now that dress cost half a mil]

[shed never afford that without the Thornes]

My nails dug into my palms.

The camera panned to the head table.

Some woman was complimenting the bracelet on Marlowe’s wrist.

Mrs. Thorne held her hand, smiling.

The comments went wild.

[thats mother in law approval right there]

[she literally just gave her the family bracelet]

[THATS what a Thorne wife looks like]

[not Tessa Imao]

[Marlowe fits the family way better]

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[she looks like she belongs there]

[Tessa is just… not it]

[wrong bride fr

I closed my eyes.

Last month, when Mrs. Thorne handed me that bracelet, she said:

“Tessa, honey, this bracelet’s been in our family forever. Usually, it goes to the daughter-in-law.”

“But sweetie, you’re still so young, and you’ve never been big on jewelry, have you? I wasn’t sure if you’d even like emeralds. They’re pretty…

traditional.”

I thought she was being considerate.

Turns out, she already had someone else in mind.

The comments kept gushing about how perfect they looked together. How they were “meant to be.”

Meant to be?

I laughed. The sound echoed in the empty dressing room.

Then my phone buzzed again. A message from my old college roommate.

[tessa did you see the stream]

[dont listen to those trolls theyre lying]

[caspian chased YOU remember]

Yeah.

He did.

Sophomore year, this sculpture prof wanted me to switch majors.

I was like nah.

He got pissed and made me clean the studio. Total punishment bullshit.

I’m in there scrubbing, and Caspian literally runs in and locks the door.

Some chick was following him around.

I just dropped what I was doing and stared at him like wtf.

He looked at me, then walked over.

“Yo, why’s it so cold in here? You’re doing all this alone?”

I didn’t answer. Just kept moving these heavy-ass plaster blocks.

He watched for a minute. Then just took the broom from me.

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“Nah, I got it. Go chill.”

After that he was everywhere.

“Why do you eat alone all the time? Sit with me.”

“You’re actually really talented. Let me see what you make.”

“I got you this. Just take it.”

I said no like a thousand times.

He did not care.

“Tessa, I’m not stopping. You’re the first girl I’ve ever actually cared about.”

The phone screen went dark, then lit up again.

Someone posted an old photo of me from college.

Plain white button-up. Blank expression.

[poverty vibes in this pic lmao]

[parents died she was raised by her grandpa]

[Thornes were her only way up]

[they dont match at all]

[bet she got pregnant on purpose]

[pregnancy trap 100%]

[at least shes pretty hot]

The comments got worse from there.

I thought the Thornes didn’t care about status.

But now I got it.

Mrs. Thorne wasn’t stupid. She knew exactly what Marlowe was doing today.

She wanted this.

Wanted to use Marlowe to put me in my place.

To remind me that compared to someone like Marlowe Ashford-old money, perfect pedigree-I was nothing.

And Caspian?

He was counting on me not making a scene. Not calling off the wedding.

So he let Marlowe do whatever she wanted.

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Twenty years of friendship?

Doesn’t see her “like that”?

Please.

He just wanted both of us. Didn’t wanna choose.

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