With everything going on, I totally forgot about her marriage. And Warner was invited by Mom. Though it was when we were still dating each other. She couldn’t uninvite him just like that. My biggest concern was, Ace would be there too.

A groan left my mouth.

They were going to come face to face again. The thing I didn’t want.

FORTY-FIVE: EERIE CORRIDORS

“I didn’t know you were so eager to ruin your sister’s rehearsal dinner. Inviting your ex and present lover at the same time? When the lover is a fiercely possessive one?” Cassie asked, glancing behind me.

My heart skipped a beat. Turning around, I found Warner strolling in the backyard. Noticing him, Tess and Caleb walked up to him, giving him welcoming hugs.

Sighing, I turned back.

“What’s with the sullen face?” The side of her lips turned up into a devilish smirk. “Expected someone else?”

Glaring at her, I took a sip of my lemonade.

It’s been an hour since we arrived for Tess’s rehearsal dinner at Valencian Mansion. A BBQ party was held in the vast backyard of the mansion before the dinner. The trees were lit with fairy lights and a small bonfire was set in the middle of the place. While Mom, Dad and some of our relatives sat around the fire to keep themselves warm in the early winter night, Tess, Tobias, Caleb, and their friends took care of the BBQ meats.

It was more like a small get-together with close family and friends than a rehearsal dinner. Tess didn’t want it to be a formal event. She wanted to have some cozy time with everyone.

Though I was happy with her decision and had a polite conversation with her, I couldn’t help but feel bored.

Well, worried, to be exact.

There was no sight of him yet. And I could understand why. Coming to the house he’d faced so many hurdles in his childhood wasn’t an easy thing to do.

Tess and Caleb had their new home ready to move in after their wedding for a new beginning. The main reason for them to keep this dinner over here, they wanted to spend some quality time before they left this place. And I couldn’t be mad at them for that.

But that didn’t make his pain any less. He’s already been here twice for me, but I didn’t know if he could do it again and again. Even if I dreaded of the outcome once Ace would find Warner here, I was more concerned with his state of mind right now. My hands itched to call him, but I kept them in control.

I was mad at him, right? I couldn’t just call him to ask if he was all right. He’d think I forgot everything and forgave him. Which I didn’t.

Well, not yet…