End in Late Autumn

Synopsis

After being intimate with my boyfriend, I was leaning against the headboard when I stumbled upon a live streamed marriage proposal. In the video, my boyfriend was down on one knee, slipping a diamond ring onto her finger. He said, "Marry me. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life." And the woman he was proposing to turned out to be my best friend. Staring at the real time live feed on screen, I felt like I'd just plunged into an icy despair. If Edward was really proposing to my best friend at this very moment...Then who was the guy sleeping next to me? My hands were trembling as I unlocked his phone with his fingerprint. In the top pinned group chat, he had just sent an intimate video of us. Everyone in the chat was making crude jokes. Among them was a message from Edward himself. Edward said, "It's fine to mess around a little, but don't get her pregnant. You won't be able to wriggle out of it later." Andrew answered, "Don't worry. She took the pills on her own. She's totally obedient." "Keep this from her a little longer. I'm not done playing with her yet." The overwhelming absurdity and the shame of being used as everyone's plaything shattered my sanity in a split second. A violent wave of physical nausea surged up my throat. Gripping the phone tightly, I leaned over the edge of the bed and retched violently. I have been in love with Edward for ten years. But he had his twin brother, Andrew, sleep with me instead. Everyone knew. He stayed chaste for another woman. But I didn't know anything about it.