The sad girl marries a 70-year-old. 10 days later she found … See more

At first, everyone in the village whispered about the wedding with cruel curiosity. A beautiful young woman named Elena, barely twenty-two years old, had agreed to marry a wealthy man who was seventy years old. People called her desperate, selfish, and even heartless behind her back. Some believed she only wanted his money, while others assumed her family had forced her into the marriage because of their crushing debts. Elena ignored every stare and every cruel comment as she walked down the aisle in a simple white dress, her face pale and emotionless. The old man, Mr. Laurent, looked weak but kind, smiling gently as he held her trembling hand. Nobody understood why she looked so sad on her wedding day, and nobody imagined the shocking truth that would come only ten days later.