He Married My Best Friend, Then Lost Me Forever Chapter 10

He Married My Best Friend, Then Lost Me Forever Chapter 10

Zachary left. 

But he did not go home. 

Sophia called me, crying. 

“Lillian, I lost to you again. Are you happy now?” 

I did not understand what she meant. 

Then I heard her say, “Ever since we were little, you 

were the girl every parent compared their kid to. 

You were pretty, smart, and perfect. Every time I 

stood beside you, I was just the dull backdrop that 

made you shine. No one ever noticed me. Zachary 

only had eyes for you too.” 

“Every time you told me you liked him, I wanted so 

badly to tell you that I liked him too.” 

“But I knew that even if I said it, you wouldn’t give 

him to me.” 

“It took me so much effort to find a reason to get 

close to him and finally be with him the way I 

wanted. So many people like you. Why did you 

have to fight me for Zachary?” 

“The day you came back, I thought I could finally 

beat you once on my wedding day. But the 

moment you returned, Zachary only had eyes for 

you again. Do you know how scared I’ve been 

these past few days?” 

Her sobs sounded broken and miserable. 

Every word carried the resentment in her heart. 

But was any of this really my fault? 

“Sophia, everyone has the right to pursue 

happiness. I never stopped any woman from 

getting close to Zachary. Whoever Zachary 

chooses is his decision.” 

“When we joined the Army, you once asked me if I 

would choose him or you if we both liked the 

same person. Back then, I gave you my answer.” 

I had chosen her. 

I had always believed that a true friend was rare in 

this life. 

That was why I had valued friendship more than 

love. 

But she had not believed me. 

In the end, she became the blade that cut me 

deepest. 

“Sophia, the day I came home and you handed me that little box of wedding candy, I imagined you 

giving me your wedding favors while I stood 

beside you as your only bridesmaid, just like we said when we joined the Army.” 

“I even wondered whether I would sob 

uncontrollably at your wedding someday.” 

I had imagined all of that. 

The one thing I had never imagined was that I 

would still be her only bridesmaid, but as the 

bridesmaid at her wedding to my boyfriend. 

After Sophia heard what I said, her sobs grew 

more desolate. 

“Sophia, this ends here. From now on, let’s just be 

strangers.” 

I hung up and blocked her contact. 

The next morning, shortly after I woke up, I heard Zachary’s mother complaining to my mother. about how he had suddenly asked for a divorce. 

My mother listened quietly, her face completely 

expressionless. 

Only after Zachary’s mother finished complaining 

did my mother say calmly, “Good. Better than 

letting him keep ruining people’s lives.” 

Zachary’s mother looked confused. 

She did not understand what my mother meant. 

My mother did not explain. 

But Zachary confessed. 

When Zachary’s mother tried to go home and 

opened my front door to leave, a sharp slap 

echoed through the hallway. 

Then Zachary’s father’s furious voice rang out. 

“Have you lost your mind? You and Sophia are 

already married, and now you’re telling me you 

love Lily and want to be with her? What do you 

think Sophia is? What do you think Lily is?” 

A clear handprint marked Zachary’s face. 

He told them the whole truth about the act he had 

put on for Sophia. 

Then he said, “The person I’ve loved has always 

been Lily. The person I wanted to marry was her 

I..” 

“Zachary,” 

I spoke up and cut him off. “I have a boyfriend.” 

He looked at me and smiled. 

“So what if you have a boyfriend? Married people 

can get divorced, let alone people who aren’t even married yet.” 

“And I don’t believe you could forget all those 

years between us so quickly.” 

After hearing him, Zachary’s mother looked completely shocked. 

“Lily, were you two really together?” 

A faint smile appeared in Zachary’s eyes. 

He was certain I would tell the truth. 

But I slowly opened my mouth. 

“No.” 

“Never.” 

The smile on his face froze, and panic flashed 

through his eyes. 

“Lily, what are you talking about? We were 

together for five years!” 

“Do you have proof?” 

When we were together, I was the one who loved. 

taking photos and recording everything. 

Zachary had never made us public. 

He had never left behind a single trace that we had 

loved each other. 

The evidence I had saved had been deleted 

completely on the day he told me he was marrying 

someone else. 

“The photos you took, our messages, all of that 

can prove it.” 

“Zachary, we served together. It’s normal for 

friends in the Army to take pictures together when 

they go out. If that gave you the wrong idea, I can 

delete all of them right now.” 

His body shook violently, and his eyes were nearly 

overflowing with despair. 

His voice choked as he asked, “Just because I 

helped Sophia, you’re cutting me off completely?” 

Even now, he still did not know what he had done 

wrong. 

“Zachary, you’re married now. Live your life with 

your wife. Everyone on base knows you got 

married yesterday. Getting divorced now won’t be 

good for either of you.” 

“I don’t love her.” 

My hand paused on the door. 

Then, out of one last bit of kindness, I reminded 

him, “That was your choice.” 

He was the one who had let go of our relationship 

first. 

Regretting it now meant nothing.