Chapter 2

I stood frozen, unable to believe the words that had just come out of Tina's mouth.

She had always hated the rich, calling them nothing but crawling maggots.

How could she now say such a thing, offering to be that man's mistress?

I instinctively stopped and watched the situation unfold.

The young man's friends started egging him on, "Dominic, she's offering herself! You should accept her!"

Dominic, the young man, casually lifted his glass of red wine, took a sip, and then commanded Tina, "Crawl over here."

Tina obediently crawled toward him.

He lifted her chin with one hand and, with the other, poured the rest of his wine over her head.

Squinting, he said, "Want to be my mistress? You're not good enough for that. But I could use a dog."

Tina, ever obedient, started barking like a dog, "Woof, woof!"

Dominic and his friends burst into laughter.

Dominic turned to her, "The one who made the IOU for me today was your boyfriend, right? Does he mind you being a dog?"

Tina scoffed, "That poor bastard? What right does he have to mind?"

Dominic, intrigued, asked, "Tell me, how poor is he?"

Tina, completely unaware that Dominic and his group were just looking for amusement, let out a sycophantic laugh.

"My boyfriend Nicholas can turn a pair of cotton underwear into silk. He's been wearing the same pair for three years and still won't throw them away.

"Once he bought me a purse, but it was clearly a knockoff luxury brand. What girl would like that?

"Then there were those cosmetics he gave me, all stored in mineral water bottles. I'm scared to use them, afraid my face will break out."

Tina went on listing off things one by one. I clenched my fists tightly, anger rising in me.

The bag I gave her was one I had intentionally had the servants disguise as a regular bag.

The cosmetics were high-end, but I put them in water bottles so she wouldn't catch on.

I had always tried to be considerate of her feelings, but now it seemed like all of that had just become fodder for her ridicule.

Dominic looked over at me. "I noticed you came in. Come on."

I pushed the door open and stepped into the room.

Dominic's expression was mocking, knowing full well he wanted me to witness how my precious girlfriend was degrading herself in front of him.

He wanted to see me beg her to come back to me, while she would look at me with disdain.

He was hoping for a dog-eat-dog spectacle.

Tina suddenly turned her head, her voice trembling. "Nicholas, you shouldn't be here. If you hadn't shown up, things could've stayed the same between us."

So it was my fault for being here.

If I hadn't shown up, how would I have known that Tina's supposed hatred for the rich was just a facade to stand out?

Her scratching luxury cars wasn't because she hated them. It was to get the attention of the owners and then flirt with them.

I took a deep breath.

The Tina I had once thought was charming now seemed like nothing but a pile of trash.

Tina said, "Nicholas, from now on, I'm breaking up with you. A poor loser like you will just end up playing with yourself."

I replied coldly, "Yes, from now on, we're done. But remember, it was I who dumped you, not the other way around."

I gave Dominic a dismissive glance. "Tina, you're kneeling to a clown, and you'll never realize what you've lost."

With that, I turned to leave.

Dominic's voice rang out behind me, "Don't be in such a hurry. Did I say you could leave?"

Two young men blocked my path.