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I found a digital camera in the storage room.
As soon as I pressed the power button, a girl's smile pierced my eyes, making my breath catch in my throat.
Garland, we'll be together forever.
My heart clenched as I watched Garland Mckenzie gently stroke the girl's nose, making his promise.
Okay, I will be with you forever, Rosie.
My hand trembled and the digital camera fell to the floor.?
Garland's voice filled the air, "If I break my promise, I will never be happy again in this life."
My chest ached, my eyes burned and I still couldn't believe it.
Rosie Steele, whom Garland swore to love for life, was my best friend.

I sat in the living room, my hands shaking until they went numb.?
The air conditioner was blasting, yet I still felt freezing and couldnt stop trembling. Even so, I forced myself to keep watching the digital camera footage.?
Garland held Rosies hand, entered a hotel room, pushed her onto the bed and asked her, "Is it okay?"?
Rosie smiled and hooked her arm around Garland's neck, then kissed his lips. "I'm yours."?
The tender scene felt like a knife to my heart, the pain so intense it almost felt wrong to even feel it.
I thought back to when Garland and I first got together. I had told him, smiling, that I had a childhood friend who meant the world to me.
Shes like my family, I said. If you want our relationship to last, you have to win her over.
Back then, I was overjoyed, looking at Garland, who was also coaxing me the same way he had coaxed Rosie.
"I will definitely not fail in my mission."
I remembered that day, Garland was holding a snack gift box, sitting with me in the milk tea shop.?
When he first saw Rosie, his expression was blank, but quickly, he smiled and greeted her, "Hello, I'm Shannon's boyfriend."?
Rosie, usually so gentle and never one to make things difficult for strangers, spoke rudely the moment she saw Garland, "You're not good enough for Shannon."?
Ignoring how embarrassed I was, Rosie grabbed the coffee on the table and threw it in Garlands face.?
Then she took my hand and said, Not just anyone deserves to be with you. Please choose better.
That day ended terribly.
I didnt understand why Rosie hated Garland so much until after I saw their affairwhen she held him and asked, Will you fall in love with someone else in the future?
Garland answered without hesitation, "No, I will only love you, Rosie."?
Tears streamed down my face, uncontrollable, like a torrent threatening to engulf me.
Until the bedroom door opened, the living room lights came on and Garlands voice sounded, Honey, why are the lights off?
He walked over and saw my swollen eyes. He quickly put down his briefcase, crouched in front of me and held my face. Why are you crying? Tell me, who bullied you?
His voice was gentleso gentle, made it seem like he truly loved me.?
He studied my expression carefully. Ill stand up for you, okay? Please dont cry.
Garland pulled me into a warm hug, comforting me like I was a child.
Tell me who bullied youIll kill him for you!
His embrace and familiar scent had always been my only source of comfort. But now, smelling it again, a hidden pain rose in my chest, making me ask a question without thinking.
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"Garland, do you love me?" My voice was soft and fragile. "If you do, then will you fall in love with someone else in the future?"?
I felt Garland stiffen for a second, then he smiled and kissed the corner of my mouth, gently pinched the tip of my nose. "Of course I love you."
"Honey, we've been married for three years. Why are you asking such a silly question after three years?"?
Garland looked earnestly into my eyes. "If I don't love you, why would I marry you, silly girl?"
Looking at Garland's serious expression, I remembered that just 100 days into our relationship, someone saw Garland and another woman leaving a hotel.?
My friend told me, her voice trembling with excitement, shouting at me on the phone, "Shannon, "I'll stay here for you, so come quickly! Let's catch those two scoundrels off guard."
I was stunned by the news of my boyfriend's infidelity, feeling as if I'd been run over by a giant ship.?
My mind went blank and I instinctively dialed Rosie's number, crying as I told her, "Rosie, Garland cheated on me. What should I do?"
I sat crying in a taxi, meeting my friend at a hotel, wanting to catch Garland in the act.?
But at the hotel, I witnessed Rosie slapping Garland across the face.?
I froze, stunned and heard Rosie say, "Don't think you can get me to plead for you with some favors. I'm telling you, no way."
Then, Rosie and Garland seemed to notice me.
Rosie grabbed my arm angrily. "That bastard asked me to come to the hotel today, saying you were here too. I thought you were here, but it turns out he bought me a gift to curry favor, hoping I'd put in a good word for him."
"What cheating?" Rosie looked at my friend, her tone questioning. "Do you think I would steal Shannon's man? What a joke."
I had always felt guilty about it. I felt I owed Rosie and I also felt I had disappointed Garland.?
For the past two years, whenever it came up, Garland would just laugh at me. "You little jealous thing, what were you thinking? You actually thought I cheated on you with that woman who slapped me?"
"If it weren't for you, do you think I'd even glance at her?"