Chapter 4

"No, I'm not wronged at all. I'm begging you, please. Let's just finish the wedding first, okay?" Nancy said, her voice pitiful and strained.

Erick refused. He turned to me.

"If you still want to marry into the Jones family, then apologize to my mom and return the 130,000 dollars!"

The Jones family relatives immediately gave him an approving thumbs-up.

"That's right! You only have one mother. If a wife doesn't behave, you can always replace her."

"I seriously don't know what's so special about this Jessica. What makes her think she can demand 130,000 dollars for the wedding?"

"Don't let an outsider break your mother's heart."

The more Erick listened, the more convinced he became.

"Jessica, hurry up and apologize and return the money for the wedding!

"Otherwise, this wedding is off!"

Nancy tried to say something, but her relatives pulled her back. All she could do was look at me with pleading eyes.

I almost laughed. If she dared to do that, why be afraid of getting exposed?

Still, I figured she had learned her lesson.

Erick and I had once shared real love. Even though I had no intention of going through with that wedding anymore, I was willing to leave his family a shred of dignity.

So I said to Erick, "Arguing about this in front of so many people is embarrassing for everyone.

"Let's have the guests leave first. Then, we can sit down and talk it out in private."

However, Erick suddenly raised his hand again, about to slap me.

"Don't even think about it! I've spoiled you too much. That's why you think you can bully my mom like this!

"Today, you will apologize, and you will return the money! Otherwise, I won't let this go!"

Nancy had no choice. She broke free from her relatives and rushed forward, grabbing Erick's arm just in time to stop his hand from hitting my face.

"How about this, Jessica? Just return the card that holds the money for the wedding."

As she spoke, she shot me a meaningful look.

My eyes flickered, but I agreed.

The moment I took out the card and handed it over, Erick snatched it first.

He knew Nancy's ID information and her usual password, so he quickly checked the balance on the app.

Then, he turned the screen toward everyone and let out an icy laugh.

"Jessica, you really have no shame. Out of 130,000 dollars, you're only planning to return 1,300?

"Let me tell you, you will return every single dollar of that 130,000. Otherwise, I'm calling the police!"

At that point, there was no going back. Nancy gave up pretending and said, "Jessica, how could you do this? Just return the full amount. If this ends up at the police station, you'll be the one embarrassed."

I had already given them a chance. They were the ones who refused it. If that was the case, they could not blame me for being ruthless.

I pulled out my phone and dialed the police.

"Fine. Let's call them. Let the police confirm whether I've even spent a single cent from that card!

"Spreading lies and making false accusations can land you in jail, too!"

…

Nancy let out a sharp scream, rushed forward, grabbed my phone, and smashed it to pieces on the ground.

I almost laughed from anger.

"So, you don't want me calling the police? Fine. We can check the bank records. That will prove I'm innocent just the same," I said.

Nancy's eyes darted around, and she suddenly started acting hysterically.

"I'm just a country woman. How would I know anything about bank records? Who knows if you tampered with them in advance?

"I see it clearly now. You just don't like me. Fine, I'll just go and die, okay?"

With that, she ran toward a pillar and slammed her head forward, though she was clever enough to sneak glances at everyone's reactions.