Chapter 2

"Steve, don't think you can pressure me with Grandpa Phillips. Sure, he arranged our engagement, but how many years does he have left anyway?"

On the video call, Tillman's fingertips traced across the large water stains on the red sheets as she spoke lazily.

Harvey deliberately exposed the scratch marks on his chest and laughed mockingly.

"Phillips has terrible judgment. Steve's already bankrupt and still putting on airs. Tillman's still willing to marry him—he should be grateful."

A ball of fire burned in my chest. I gripped my phone tightly:

"Tillman, you were the one who came to me with that marriage contract begging for help for your family."

"Now you don't want to get married—fine, there are a hundred ways to do it, but you chose the most disgusting one!"

Tillman wrapped her arms around Harvey's neck, laughing so hard she doubled over.

"Who said I don't want to marry you? If I didn't marry you, how could I get revenge? I can't marry the love of my life Harvey anyway, so marrying you is perfect for venting my anger!"

My heart sank.

"Tillman, you're going to regret this!"

Harvey spat at me arrogantly.

"Still daring to threaten Tillman? Can't read the situation at all. From now on, you'll be the one on your knees begging my family."

Tillman nodded in agreement, lifting her chin at me.

"Bring back a box of condoms. Got it?"

With that, she hung up decisively.

I slammed my fist into the steering wheel.

Did she really think I had no choice but her?

Even without SSS Group, there were still plenty of women who wanted to marry me.

I pulled out my phone and posted the wedding venue on Ins.

"Looking for a new bride. Who's interested?"

As soon as I opened the car door, I ran into Tillman's parents, their faces dark.

"SSS Group is about to collapse, and instead of being busy at the company, you're wandering around here doing what?"

"Don't even think about getting back those millions you invested in Phillips Group. It's all clearly stated in the contract."

Tillman's mother Judy looked at me with complete wariness, a far cry from when she used to call me her good son-in-law.

I laughed coldly and handed over my phone. "What am I doing? Catching cheaters."

Seeing the photo of Harvey and Tillman lying in the same bed, their expressions instantly turned awkward.

Although Harvey was only adopted by the Phillips family and had no blood relation to Tillman.

Judy was the first to react, blocking my path.

"Just lying in the same bed doesn't mean anything. It's all because you have no charm—otherwise why would Tillman still be entangled with Harvey?"

Tillman's father Marcus handed me a still-warm prenuptial agreement, saying shamelessly:

"Steve, if you hadn't made poor decisions and gone bankrupt, Tillman wouldn't be like this."

"But our family keeps our word. The wedding won't change, but you need to sign the prenuptial property agreement."

I stared at their calculating faces and flung the prenuptial agreement into the air. Papers scattered down.

"A month ago, when SSS Group's legal team suggested signing a prenuptial agreement, you two made every excuse to refuse."

"Get out of my way! I'm done being your son-in-law."

Marcus pulled back Judy who was blocking me, his expression dark.

"Let him go!"

"If he doesn't want SSS Group to collapse even faster, he should understand—right now he needs this marriage alliance more than we do."

Hearing this, Judy gained confidence and snorted coldly.

My steps paused slightly. These past few years, for Tillman's sake, I'd been too nice to them.

They'd long forgotten that without that marriage contract, they wouldn't even have a chance to meet me!