Chapter 5

I didn't listen to the rest of Kieran's words.

I ran out just before throwing up again.

Scenes from our engagement day kept flashing through my mind.

Kieran had been especially excited.

He drank glass after glass and kept pouring wine into my cup.

I couldn't stop him.

I drank until I was completely out of it.

The last thing I remembered before passing out was Kieran carrying me into the room.

Turns out, he personally delivered me to another man's bed.

Realizing I'd spent an entire night with a stranger, I threw up.

My whole body shook uncontrollably.

I leaned against a flower bed, crying until I couldn't breathe.

Too absorbed in my pain, I didn't even notice someone quietly approaching from behind.

Not until that shrill laugh reached my ears.

I turned around and met Nora Yuvette's eyes.

She was covering her mouth, laughing. Her eyes couldn't hide her smugness.

"So you're his little girlfriend. What a coincidence."

"No wonder your face looked so awful this afternoon when you heard me talking. Kieran's never treated you that way, has he!"

I figured she'd come to pick a fight too.

But the anger on her face completely disappeared when she saw me.

I didn't want her to see me like this.

So I forced myself to stand up and face her.

My brain told me I should curse her out, vent properly.

But when the words reached my lips, I couldn't say them.

"When you got together with him, did you know he had a girlfriend?"

I tried to appear strong, but my voice trembled as soon as I spoke.

Even in this moment, I still wanted to find excuses for this relationship.

But seeing Nora's arrogant face, I understood.

"Of course I knew. So what?"

"Young guys throw themselves at me every day. They don't care about their girlfriends, so why should I care?"

"I suggest you stop dwelling on this. He and I are already married anyway."

"Just go along with Wade. He's a bit older, sure, but he's more than good enough for you."

She laughed wildly.

Her tone carried an undeniable authority.

As soon as she finished speaking, she actually reached out and grabbed me.

Without another word, she tried to shove me into the car.

"The first time you didn't even see his face. How boring."

"I'm calling Wade right now. Let you two lovebirds enjoy yourselves properly."

In that moment, I completely snapped out of it.

Seeing her raise her phone, I actually laughed.

Did she really think I was some pushover?

Dream on.

I grabbed a wooden stick from the bushes and swung it at her face with all my strength.

The stick even had thorns on it.

In an instant, it left a mark on her cheek.

Blood fell, staining the wild grass.

"Are you crazy? Believe it or not, one phone call and I'll make sure you never work again!"

Nora didn't even have time to cry out in pain before dialing a number.

"Mr. Johnson, someone bullied me!"