LOGINAt the airport, I ran straight into Zach Martin, the man who had left me at the altar two years ago to accompany his foster sister to Apania to watch elephants. I had on sunglasses, yet he recognized me instantly in the crowd. “Tina, I’m back to marry you.” I paused for a moment. There was a flicker of doubt in my eyes. “You’re…” He gave me a helpless smile. “Hey, come on. Don’t be mad. I didn’t mean to disappear like that. After taking Yvette to see the elephants, she wanted to stick around and document everything. She’s my only sister. I had to spoil her a little. “After two years of working on the project and finishing the shoot, I rushed straight back to fulfill our engagement!” Only then did it dawn on me that this dark, scrawny man, flashing a mouthful of white teeth, was actually my former fiancé! Wait. Did nobody tell him that on the very day he ran away, I married his uncle instead?
View MoreThe next time I saw Zach was at Alex's 70th birthday banquet.Ever since that drunken fiasco months ago, Zach had been behaving himself. He avoided Yvette entirely and even started working his way up from the bottom at Martin Corporation. I assumed he had learned his lesson and would not bother me again.However, the moment he saw me at the banquet, his eyes turned red. Seeing my arm linked with Sean, he gritted his teeth and muttered, almost inaudibly, “Aunt Tina.”I nodded expressionlessly. It did not take long before he cornered me on the balcony.“Tina, I was wrong. I know you’ve never liked Yvette. I’ll keep my distance from her. She’ll never come between us again! Someone like my uncle can only give you money. I can give you unconditional love.”If he had said that in front of Sean, I might have respected his courage. However, sneaking away to whisper it to me only made me despise him more.A wave of nausea hit me, and I gagged a few times, my face paling. Zach froze for
When Zach woke up, his head was splitting with pain, and lying naked beside him was Yvette. With a shy look on her face, Yvette said with a soft voice, “Zach, I’m yours now.”The shock sobered him up instantly. He scrambled out of bed, pulled on his pants, fastened his belt, and said flatly,“Yvette, what happened last night was an accident. Forget it, and don’t say a word about it in front of her. Someone will bring you contraceptive pills later. The Martin family can’t afford a scandal like an illegitimate child.“I’ll compensate you financially, and I’ll help you find a good man in the future.”Yvette’s face turned deathly pale. She rushed up and hugged him tightly from behind. “Tina is already married. Why can’t you just focus on me instead? I love you!”Previously, Zach would have patiently comforted her. Today, all he felt was irritation. He pulled her hands away roughly. His tone was cold and impatient.“You've crossed the line. I've told you, I only ever see you as a sist
“Oh? Two years in Apania and you didn’t learn much, except for being bold enough to try and make my wife divorce me.”The voice came first before the man even appeared. His voice was flat and calm, with no emotion.Still, there was no way Zach could not recognize Sean’s voice.Zach’s body trembled so badly that the ridiculous broccoli in his hands fell and rolled across the floor, landing neatly at Sean’s feet.The footsteps stopped. Zach froze for a moment, unable to even look up at his uncle.Among the younger generation of the Martin family, no one dared to cross Sean, least of all Zach, who had seen firsthand just how fierce Sean could be.“U-Uncle Sean, I…” He stammered for what felt like an eternity. Even though he had been mentally prepared, he still shrank back when facing him directly.Sean walked forward slowly, holding a bouquet of pink roses. He stepped over the fallen broccoli.“Your aunt likes roses. Don’t get it wrong next time.” I caught the storm of jealousy hi
Zach let out a bitter smile. It turned out it had all been there, right in front of him.The wedding ring on my left hand. The emerald pendant that was meant only for a Martin family’s daughter-in-law, and Sean’s delayed flight.I had not come to pick him up at all. I might not have even known he was returning to the country that day.Something flickered in Zach’s eyes, dark and unreadable. Then, facing the doorway, he dropped to his knees again.Sean still had not come home. Zach was still kneeling as punishment.…Dinner was just the two of us.Alex had always insisted on silence at the table. However, he broke his own rule tonight. He heaved a sigh and said, “Tina, you’ve been wronged. I raised Zach myself. His parents died young, so I spoiled him more than I should have. I never thought I’d raise him into someone who can’t tell right from wrong.”When Alex was younger, he had been ruthless and strict with his sons. However, after his eldest son and daughter-in-law died in a
Zach grimaced in pain, baring his teeth as he was about to lose his temper. However, the moment he saw Mr. Martin Sr. walking toward him, all the fire went out of him.“Grandpa, why did you hit me? You scared Yvette half to death. And who’s the aunt you mentioned?"The entire front yard fell silen






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