LOGINI head over to my boyfriend, Skylar Reynold's house during the holidays to pay his family a visit. Skylar's mother, Helen Benett, smiles and says to me in front of everyone, "According to our rules, a future daughter-in-law must give cash gifts to all the children and elderly people in the family in her first year here. You must give every person at least 200 dollars to show how generous you are." I'm stunned, to say the least. Skylar nudges me before murmuring, "It's just a few thousand dollars, isn't it? Doesn't the holiday bonus that you've received before the holidays cover everything?" I look at the living room, where 15 children and 8 elderly people are present. That makes it 4,600 dollars—the same figure that I've received after the taxes are deducted from the bonus. I let out a soft chuckle at that moment. Then, I turn to look at Helen. "According to your rules, Mrs. Reynold, I shall be the one giving away the cash gifts. But according to my family's rules, the groom's family has to give the bride's family cash gifts as well. The cash gifts must be doubled so that our marriage will be graced by luck. "It'll be 9,200 dollars altogether. Would you like to pay me in cash, or are you going to transfer it into my account?"
View MoreTwo days later, there was a loud pounding on my front door.Helen had completely lost her former arrogance. She looked as though she had aged ten years, while her hair was gray and disheveled.The moment she saw me, she dropped onto her knees with a loud thud."Freya! Freya, please… I'm begging you!"Clutching a formal settlement and waiver form, she burst into tears. "Everything was Skylar's fault! I was a terrible mom, but he just made a terrible mistake in the heat of the moment! He's only in his 20s; he can't go to prison!"As long as you sign this waiver and tell them you two were just joking around as a couple, he'll be fine!"Freya, for the sake of his being my only son, please have pity on me—""Pity on you?" I cut her off.Then, I coldly snapped back, "When you and Skylar schemed and demanded money from me, why didn't you stop to think about the consequences? It's too late to regret it now."Helen froze, while I continued, "What Skylar did was a crime, not a joke or p
I briefly pondered over Skylar's request, then agreed. "Sure.""Let's meet tonight at 8:00 pm at the textile factory on the west side of town. You used to love that barbecue place, right? We'll go there tonight."After hanging up, I let out a cold laugh.Did Skylar really think I was stupid? The west side textile factory had gone bankrupt for two years, and the barbecue place had moved out ages ago.The location was remote and deserted without security cameras. Who would choose a place like that for a sincere apology?His real intentions were practically written over his face.A leopard couldn't change its spots, and since Skylar wanted to set up a trap for me, I would make sure he gave up for good.Before leaving, I clipped a miniature voice recorder inside my collar and shared my live location with Sadie. Then, I scheduled an emergency text message to the cops and slipped a can of pepper spray into my pocket.I wanted to see what stunt the desperate Skylar could pull.…Soo
The commotion drew a large crowd of passersby, who stopped to watch and whisper among themselves. Someone walking by asked, "What's going on here? How much does he owe?"Skylar's relatives all started chiming in at once, creating a massive uproar.As fate would have it, this happened right when executives and the CEO from corporate headquarters arrived for an inspection.In the office, the branch manager slammed his mug down in a fit of rage. "Tell the HR department that Skylar is fired!"Colleagues whispered to ask me if the rumors online were true."Of course, they're true!"The moment they heard that, they started cursing Skylar indignantly."He's unbelievable!""Seriously shameless! I worked with him for years and never realized he was such a scumbag!""Damn. Thank god you two didn't get married, or he would have ruined your life."I was secretly relieved and grateful for this incident, too. Otherwise, there was no telling what kind of chaotic, miserable life I would ha
I let out a cold laugh.Under Alisa's comment, I uploaded screenshots of my chat history with Skylar, where he claimed all his money was locked in fixed deposits, alongside receipts for the limited-edition sneakers and luxury watches I had bought him.I also pointed out her Chanel jacket."Skylar told me he was broke, but he turned around and sold the sneakers I gifted him on an online second-hand market just to buy you that Chanel jacket with my money. How are you not embarrassed?"Alisa went completely silent.Soon, she reaped what she sowed. Internet users roasted her so badly that she had to delete her account.But that was far from enough for me.Skylar was cheap, but he had never acted this insane.Why had he suddenly set his eyes on my year-end bonus? Why was he forcing me to hand over the money with such extreme urgency? Something definitely wasn't right.I immediately contacted a friend and had them investigate him.Soon, I received my answer.It turned out that Sky












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