My boyfriend announced on my birthday that he was getting married, but the bride was not me, and then he panicked.

On my birthday, my boyfriend publicly announced his engagement to someone else in front of the entire company.

I didn't cry or make a scene. I simply went to him, seeking an explanation.

But then, I overheard his conversation with a friend: "Aren't you afraid Celeste Miller will be mad if you do this?"

"I can't help it. If I don't marry Vanessa, her family will marry her off to some stranger. I can't just stand by and watch her suffer."

"Besides, Celeste has been with me for eight years. Everyone knows she's mine; she has no choice but to wait for me."