Chapter 5

The next day, I spent the whole day at the dance studio, practicing nonstop.

That evening, I was out with a coworker when she handed me her phone to show me Clarissa's latest post. That was when it hit me that it was Alden's birthday.

It was also our wedding anniversary.

I still remembered Alden saying the best birthday gift he ever got was me becoming part of his life, so he chose to register our marriage on his birthday.

Back then, our anniversary used to matter more than his birthday, so I always got a present too.

But as…