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On the day we got our marriage license, I placed the certificate beside our candlelit dinner, ready to take a photo for Ins. My husband Hendley suddenly spoke up: "Billson, actually, this certificate is fake." I froze. A woman's shocked voice came through his phone: "Hendley, why did you tell her so early! This is no fun anymore!" Hendley frowned: "She's so stupid she still hasn't figured it out. Is there any point in continuing this act? You win the bet, okay? Cruz!" But I had already posted on Ins. Everyone was congratulating Hendley and me on our seven-year relationship finally coming to fruition. And Cruz, who had bullied me in high school, mockingly commented under my post: "Is this marriage certificate real? When are you inviting me to the wedding?" I thought for a moment and replied: "Next week." Cruz immediately called Hendley: "You're not breaking up with Billson?" "Why would I break up? To be with you? You're about to get married yourself, okay?" Hendley hung