Chapter 1700

She never thought about being a bridesmaid. After all, she was someone who was already married and divorced, which made her an unsuitable choice. However, Gwendolyn, her cousin, insisted. Gwendolyn even declared that if she did not agree to be the bridesmaid, the wedding would not happen. That left Naomi in a tight spot. Tradition held that a divorced person should not be a bridesmaid, and anyone with even a little superstition would know that. To address this, Naomi went out of her way to explain the taboo to Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn dismissed it, saying she lived abroad for many years and did not care about such things. Marriage and divorce, in her view, had nothing to do with a bridesmaid. Whether a couple stayed together or parted ways was entirely up to them—it had nothing to do with others. "If someone blames their divorce on a bridesmaid," Gwendolyn said, "then they must have some serious issues." She added that she didn't believe in superstitions; she only believed in herself