I shoved through the crowd like a woman possessed, fighting my way toward the front. I needed to hear the truth from his mouth.
I barely made it a few steps before I saw them descending the staircase together, hand in hand.
A golden couple. The kind everyone envied.
"Wow, a real power match! They look incredible together!"
"That face of hers could stop traffic. No wonder Young Mr. Simmons is throwing money around like this."
Voices swirled around me, every one of them marveling at how perfectly they fit.
I looked down at myself. Jeans washed so many times the color had bled out. A twenty-yuan t-shirt. Worlds apart.
Drew's gaze swept the crowd. The moment it landed on me, something panicked flickered in his eyes, there and gone in a heartbeat.
Then he lifted Zelda's hand, tilting it just enough to let the matching ring catch the light.
"Today is Zelda's birthday, and a day worth celebrating for another reason."
He placed both hands on her stomach.
"Zelda is carrying our child. I'm going to give her the wedding she deserves."
My mind went blank. The noise, the crowd, everything around me seemed to stop.
All I could see was Drew with his arms around Zelda, and I forgot how to breathe.