The Night He Chose Her, I Became His Regret

Synopsis

The Saunders family had a rule. If one walked alone at her coming-of-age party, the family would choose her spouse. I, Emily Saunders, was the family's adopted daughter no one wanted. To escape an arranged marriage, I gathered every ounce of courage and begged Charles Peyton, the boy I secretly loved for years, to be my date. He smiled, ruffled my hair, and said, "Sure." But that night, Charles walked in with Anna Saunders. I had begged him. But at the time, Charles just thought I was a nuisance. Charles said, "Don't make a scene. Fine, I'll marry you tomorrow, happy? "Relax. You're the adopted one. No one else is ever going to want you." Mocking laughter burst out around me. I let go of his sleeve and just resigned myself to it. The next day, Charles actually showed up at our place, ready to propose. But my dad, Richard Saunders, just looked conflicted. Richard said, "Emily was sent off to the Ford family before sunrise. She's there to... "Get married."