Chapter 4

The moment I said those words.

The three people sitting across from me froze, as if they didn't understand what I'd said.

Just as I was about to repeat myself, they all simultaneously let out a shocked "What!"

I pulled up the original photo from my phone.

This was a photo of Leo and me together, and it wasn't the only one.

I'd bought a printer to play around with back then and printed just this one. Yet Leo managed to use it for his act.

I stared at Ina. "So where's your other child?"

"Being raised by his parents. They said I couldn't take care of it properly."

"You're really his ex-girlfriend?"

I nodded and showed her all the evidence from when Leo and I were together.

Photo after photo, plus Leo's contact information, all laid out in front of Ina.

Only then did Ina truly understand that I was the ex-girlfriend Leo had claimed died long ago.

I also told my family about how Leo faked his death to scam me.

In that instant, my usually timid parents went crazy.

"I'm going to take a knife and chop up their whole family right now!"

I stopped my dad.

"Don't go. You and Mom together aren't even half Leo's dad's size. No point throwing eggs at a rock."

My parents, called back by me, just kept crying in anger. Ina kept crying too.

She touched her belly, looking like she didn't know what to do.

I looked at her. "You can't keep this child. Schedule the surgery now."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After learning the truth, she didn't argue with me and obediently underwent the surgery under my supervision.

While she rested in the hospital room, I called my parents out.

"Call Leo's parents and tell them we'll pay for the banquet. They just need to attend, no gift money required."

"Why?"

My mom said excitedly. I glanced at her, and she nodded.

"Got it. I'll call now."

Hearing they wouldn't have to spend a penny, Leo's parents agreed immediately without even considering it.

"They just didn't want to pay. Ina's really pitiful, getting scammed by people like that."

My parents said this as I opened my phone to look at Leo's account with its couple profile picture.

Obviously, after so much time, he'd forgotten who I was and hadn't blocked me.

He'd even posted tomorrow's wedding invitation on Twitter.

At that moment, my parents suddenly seemed to realize something.

They quietly approached me.

Softly they said, "Ina just had surgery. She can't go to the wedding!"

"I didn't say she should go."

"Then who will?"

"Me."