A Vow Unfulfilled

I had just canceled all the banquet arrangements and hadn't had time to inform our parents. My wife-to-be, Rhiannon Tate, came back right at that moment. She had just given birth, so she looked a bit weak. But as soon as she opened the door, she started berating me!"Have you deleted the comments? You're making Lionel look bad, do you know that?" she barked.Then, she walked over to me and leaned in slightly. My expression turned terrifyingly dark. My fiancée had lied about going abroad to study and secretly gave birth to Lionel Devine's baby. Lionel was her childhood sweetheart.

When I got home, I didn't know how to explain everything to my parents. However, the hotel had already informed them about the cancellation. My dad said, "Marriage isn't child's play! All our relatives have heard that you're getting married. You can't just cancel the wedding just because you two had a little tiff."My mom chimed in, "Your dad's right. You begged us on your knees to give our blessings and insisted that you'd only ever marry Rhiannon in this lifetime."My mom couldn't understand either. She pointed out how deeply in love I was with Rhiannon and questioned how I could suddenly decide not to get married.These past few days, I had bottled everything up. So, it all came bursting forth now.I rarely cried. I usually kept my emotions to myself and dealt with them slowly. But this time, I couldn't understand. I loved Rhiannon so much. Why did she have to do these things to hurt me?When we were in high school, Rhiannon wasn't like this. She had a sunny disposition and l

"What do you mean by this, Clyde?" Lionel questioned furiously.He said that for Rhiannon's sake and to avoid affecting my relationship with her, he was willing to lower himself and apologize to me. But that didn't mean I could humiliate them endlessly."Did Rhiannon not explain it clearly? She and I have already broken up, and there's no chance of us getting married. Hold on to your money and use it for a post-birth baby shower or something," I said with a scoff."Clyde, how dare you—" Lionel gritted his teeth, his face turning pale from anger. He raised his fist as if to punch me, but I dodged effortlessly."How can you treat Riri like this? What kind of a man are you?" Lionel bellowed.So, he wanted a fight? Fine by me. I'd tolerated him long enough. Every time I went on dates with Rhiannon, he tagged along shamelessly. Whenever Rhiannon bought me gifts, he demanded identical ones for himself from her. Sometimes, he'd even help himself to the luxury goods I bought for Rhianno

It was pandemonium in the live stream. Rhiannon's attempt to hide the truth was falling apart. I had some photos of her crossing the line with Lionel that I hadn't even posted yet.Rhiannon blurted, "I owe him my life. Lionel got hurt saving me, and their family would've ended without an heir. I got pregnant through in vitro fertilization. There wasn't any physical contact."The comments spiraled out of her control.Jane smugly sent me a message to ask for credit. "See? That's how you respond effectively. Ignore whatever she says and go straight for the weak point."I replied with a thumbs-up emoji.She reminded me that this was how to handle malicious slander online. Desperately defending oneself wouldn't help—the burden of proof needed to shift to the other party.In the first place, Rhiannon was the one at fault. She ended the live stream abruptly and logged off hastily. She didn't linger and try to besmirch me further because she knew it wouldn't work.Still, insults and slu

My colleagues and subordinates were terrified. Lionel was trouble from the start, having dropped out of school years ago and spending his days idling around.I chuckled and said disdainfully, "Your ability to twist facts is impressive.""Shut up!" Lionel barked, pressing the broken beer bottle closer to my neck. "I'm already a deadbeat—you're the one pushing me!"I didn't feel scared. If it came to a fight, Lionel wouldn't stand a chance against me. But I didn't want to make it easy for him."Have you thought about what will happen to your newborn son after you go to jail?" I asked."Don't try to threaten me! I'm not afraid of anything!" Lionel snapped. He accused me of making his life unbearable, of intentionally sabotaging his business deals and forcing him to repay debts.It was funny how he didn't feel aggrieved when he was spending my money."All those were gifts from Rhiannon. Why should I have to pay you back for them?" Lionel roared."Whose card was used to pay for them