Chapter 4

Harvey looked at me with venomous eyes.

"Tillman, don't get upset."

"He has no money or power anymore. This is the only way he can force you to come back."

I looked up at him and suddenly noticed the new watch on his wrist looked very familiar.

It was the family heirloom watch that Johnny had given me when I met my birth family.

I laughed coldly. "Harvey, you talk down about me constantly, but why do you have to steal even a watch from me?"

Harvey choked.

But in Tillman's eyes, this scene only made her feel sorry for him.

"Harvey, I won't let him bully you."

She turned, her fury directed at me:

"Which watch of yours haven't I seen? You're bankrupt—stop trying to make yourself look good!"

"Now, apologize to Harvey immediately!"

Her bridesmaids held up their phones filming me, their faces full of contempt.

"Tillman's already giving you a way out—hurry up and take it!"

"This guy becomes so troublesome when he turns into a pauper. Only Tillman is beautiful and kind-hearted enough to still honor the engagement with you."

"Steve, kneel down and apologize to Harvey!"

I looked at Tillman, my eyes ice cold.

Three years ago, when the Phillips family was on the verge of bankruptcy, she came to me with a marriage contract.

Considering the old generation's friendship, I had helped her family.

She had tearfully sworn to me that she would never betray me in this lifetime.

During our three years together, I had never stopped supporting Phillips Group.

In the past, forget about just one of my watches—even the outfits I wore to various events were all personally coordinated by her.

But a month ago, when Harvey returned from abroad, she changed.

She started frequently not coming home because of Harvey.

I thought they were just close, but I never imagined they'd end up in the same bed.

"Me apologize? Ridiculous."

"You don't understand the value of this watch or what it represents."

"The police just left, but they can come back. I'll have them determine whether he's a thief or not."

I bent down to pick up my phone from the ground. Tillman kicked it away.

"I know you resent that I fell in love with Harvey."

"But Harvey is innocent. I won't allow you to slander Harvey as a thief!"

With that, she raised her hand to slap my face.

I grabbed her wrist and backhanded her with a slap.

"Tillman, if you want to debase yourself, don't drag me into it."

The crisp "smack" shocked everyone.

Tillman froze for a second, covering her face in disbelief:

"You... you dare hit me?"

"For what you've done, don't you deserve to be hit?"

I knew what she was thinking. I had promised I would protect her for life.

But she was the one who broke that vow first.

She tried to rush at me again, but when she met my icy gaze, she stopped dead in her tracks.

Since I mentioned the watch's extraordinary value, Harvey had been continuously fidgeting with it.

He grabbed Tillman's hand, indignant with righteousness:

"Tillman, his brain's been damaged since going bankrupt. He's insisting my watch is his. I won't hold it against him."

"But he dared to lay hands on you today—you can't marry a domestic abuser! Three years ago, this is exactly how he schemed against our family!"

I laughed coldly:

"My unconditional investment of millions is called scheming against your family?"

Tillman paused but still raised her chin.

"Isn't it? When you invested in our family, weren't you betting that we'd make a comeback and become industry leaders?"

I looked at her in shock.

Tillman and Harvey held hands even tighter. She stared at me.

"Steve, I don't care that you've been using me all these years, but I absolutely won't let Harvey suffer even the slightest grievance."

"If you won't apologize, our wedding is off!"

At that moment, my heart turned completely cold.

I was using her? She actually had the nerve to say that.

The Phillips family—these ungrateful wolves—belonged in the trash.

My gaze swept over Tillman and Harvey who was putting on quite a performance beside her.

"Cancel it then. I don't want to marry you anyway."

Tillman froze, probably not expecting me to agree so readily.

She wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a shout.

"No! The engagement can't be cancelled."

Marcus and Judy, having just seen off the police, returned and grabbed Tillman's arm excitedly.

"SSS Group's plummeting stock has started rising!"