Chapter 13 The Newly Weds

Clarence had such an inflated opinion of himself. Honestly, I had stopped wanting to be with him a long time ago. His wedding to Ivana was a lavish affair. They even sent me an invitation, but I didn't go. However, Ansel did. Afterward, he couldn't stop ranting. "You wouldn't believe what your ex pulled. And Ivana? She's the real shocker." It turned out Ivana's entire extended family from a small rural town had shown up at the wedding. Clarence, in fact, had never intended for them to be there at all. They were from completely different worlds, after all. He wanted the event to make an impression, so he had invited a long list of business associates. Ivana's family, on the other hand, came from the countryside. Clarence didn't exactly look down on them, but he knew things could get awkward. Thus, before the wedding, he'd talked to Ivana about it. At the time, she had promised, "My parents won't bring the rest of the family. I've already told them we'll throw a separate recept