Priest Asks Bride to Step Aside as Groom Proposes to Her Sister—Her Reaction Stuns Everyone
Clara pressed her palms against her temples, her tears returning.
“I just don’t understand. The Liam I know would never humiliate me like this. He would never—”
Her words broke apart, choked with anguish.
“Unless…”
Her parents exchanged a worried glance but stayed silent.
Clara wiped her face with the sleeve of her gown, her hands shaking as she reached for her phone on the table.
“I need to hear it from him,” she whispered.
“I need to know why.”
Her parents and Phoebe watched in silence as she dialed Liam’s number.
The line rang once—then cut straight to voicemail.
She tried again. And again.
Each time, the same.
Finally, after the third attempt, her call rang once before dropping straight to voicemail.
She tried again. This time, it didn’t even ring—just the same cold message:
The person you are trying to reach is unavailable.
Clara’s breath caught.
“He’s not answering… it’s like I’m blocked,” she said hoarsely, holding up the phone for them to see.
Phoebe’s eyes widened.
“Blocked? That doesn’t make sense.”
Her father’s face hardened.
“Give me the phone. I’ll try from mine.”
He punched in the number, waited—and seconds later, his expression darkened.
“Blocked.”
Her mother quickly followed, her hands trembling as she typed.
Moments later, she let out a stunned gasp.
“Me too. And not just Liam—Stephanie as well. Both of them have blocked us.”
The room fell silent.
Three phones sat on the coffee table, each one displaying the same rejection.
Clara’s chest tightened as though the air itself had turned against her.
“They’ve shut us all out,” she whispered.
“Together.”
Phoebe leaned closer, her voice tight with disbelief.
“That’s deliberate. They don’t want you—or anyone—to reach them.”
The words sent a shiver through the room, chilling Clara more than the silence that followed.
