LOGINHaving been in a two-year long-distance relationship with my girlfriend, Kayleigh Richards, I finally have time to visit her family for the holidays. In doing so, I want to hash out the details of our upcoming wedding as well. What I didn't expect is that Kayleigh would actually show up with a hooligan at the banquet. She even goes as far as to terminate our engagement in front of everyone. The hooligan, Gerald Shaw, looks at me haughtily. A trace of mockery can be seen in his eyes when he notices how wretched I look. "What makes you think you can fight with me over my woman? Kay, how the heck did you even fall for this wretched-looking beggar in the first place? He's even carrying an old sack with him! Don't tell me he just came back from collecting the trash!" All of Kayleigh's relatives who are present at the banquet roar in laughter. My future mother-in-law even shoves me in an attempt to kick me out. I merely gaze at Kayleigh calmly. "Are you sure you want to choose him?" Kayleigh sneers at me in return. "You're just a stupid miner! Gerald's dad is the owner of the gold mine, you know!" I raise an eyebrow at her words. Then, I open the woven sack I've brought with me. The gold bricks that scatter from the sack shine brightly under the light. "Oh? I have no idea that my gold mine has somehow become someone else's property."
View More"Jeremy, how could you fall for someone else? I won't allow it! You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? You just want to make me jealous! "No matter how impressive Skye is, she's still just your secretary. What could you possibly see in her? Jeremy, I was wrong. Please, forgive me…"By the end, Kayleigh's eyes were red as tears streamed down her face.I scoffed. "Who do you think you are, comparing yourself to Skye?"Under her stunned gaze, I spoke slowly. "Oh, you didn't know? In Kingsville, it's not just the Johnson family. There's also the Webster family. You don't actually know Skye's identity, do you?"Kayleigh's face turned deathly pale. She lowered her head, muttering to herself, "That's impossible. How can it be… Jeremy, you're just angry that I humiliated you with Gerald earlier, so now, you're humiliating me. It's okay. That was my fault. If it helps you vent, you can do anything you want to me."Whatever fantasy Kayleigh had built in her head, she clung to the belie
"Take a good look at yourself. What do you even have? Your face is average at best. Your figure isn't anything special. You don't compare to Skye in any way. What on earth makes you think I'd choose you?"This time, Kayleigh was completely stunned. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground. No matter how hard Gerald tried, he couldn't pull her back up.His eyes turned bloodshot. Forgetting Skye was there, he shouted at me, "Jeremy, who the hell are you? What gives you the right to look down on my woman like that?"Before I could answer, the doors opened again. Gerald's father, also the mine's director, Nigel Shaw, walked in. The moment he spotted Skye by the door, his eyes widened. He hurried over to greet her and curry favor.Even when Gerald called out, asking for back up, Nigel ignored him. Finally, Gerald dragged him in front of me, pointing angrily, and barked, "Dad, this is one of your workers. He actually dared to compete with me for a woman. Fire him. I don't ever
Kayleigh seemed completely unaware and continued to tear me down. "Jeremy is just a simp. He clung to me back then, and I was young and naive. I was fooled by him. Don't be fooled by how decent he looks. He's nothing like that. He's poor and dishonest."Everyone chimed in, mocking me and stepping over my dignity just to earn a better impression in front of Skye. But they were destined to be disappointed.In their eyes, Skye was far above everyone else. Yet, she walked straight through the crowd and stopped in front of me. Then, under everyone's stunned gaze, she knelt before me. "Your shoelace is loose." Lowering her head, her slender fingers moved swiftly as she tied my shoelaces.A collective gasp swept through the room. No one could understand why someone as untouchable as Skye would kneel down to tie my shoes.I accepted it calmly. It was nothing unusual. Not because I was lazy, but because during my time at the mine, when I was busy with equipment and had no free hands, Skye
My expression darkened in disgust. I couldn't believe I'd liked a woman like Kayleigh for so long.The engagement was over. That was all I came for. Staying any longer would only make me sick.I turned to leave, but Kayleigh stepped in front of me. "I said you can go, but leave the gold."The greed in her eyes and the entitlement in her tone were as if the gold already belonged to her.I frowned at the people closing in around me. Even if I couldn't walk away unscathed, I'd make sure to settle the score. I dropped the sack from my shoulder and rolled up my sleeves, ready to go all in. Suddenly, a crisp female voice came from the doorway. "What a show of power from the Shaw family! Is this a robbery attempt in broad daylight?"The doors opened, and in walked a striking woman, dressed in a sharply tailored black suit. Every man's eyes were glued to her.The fitted blazer accentuated her slim waist. The top two buttons of her white blouse underneath the blazer were undone, reveali












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