On Our Eighth Wedding Attempt, I Changed the Groom

Emma waits seven years for Harlan, trying eight times to register their marriage. Yet each time, Harlan abandons her for his childhood friend Eve. On the eighth attempt, minutes before the office closes, he leaves to fix Eve’s broken phone. Fed‑up with endless disappointment, Emma texts Thomas, who shows up just in time. She marries him instead. Harlan later begs for reconciliation, but Emma knows eight missed chances leave no room for a future.