Not Marrying the One I Love

When the emcee stood on stage and asked whether she would marry me, a faint sense of nervousness crept into my heart, and I could not stop myself from looking toward Celia Winters' first love, Shane Quinn, who was sitting in the audience.The confident smile on his face added a hint of gloom to my heart.It was not until Celia said "I do" that I finally let out a sigh of relief.However, she soon said, "I have a song that I want to dedicate to my groom."Although this song was for me, her gaze was affectionately fixed on Shane in the audience.I felt bitter.The emcee handed the stage over to Celia.When the music started, it felt as if I had fallen into an endless pit of despair.I recognized this song.Shane had written the lyrics and composed the music himself. The song was called "Not Marrying the One I Love".She sang the song for eight minutes, and it made me think of the eight years I had spent with her.I had had a crush on Celia since college. It had been a full eig

There was no other reason. I just wanted to know if Celia would still make me apologize to Shane without the support of my family's financial chain.I did not directly try to clarify things online; instead, I spent money to remove it from the trending list. I did this to more intuitively see whether there was anyone guiding public opinion behind the scenes.One night passed, and it was still trending. This time, I knew that someone was trying to mess with me. The remaining matters would be much smoother to solve once the goal was set.Just then, Shane's messages started coming in. They were photos of him and Celia, taken during the seven days I was out travelling, as well as his text message.Shane: [Zane, do you really think Celia loves you? I'm the only one she loves.]Among dozens of photos, there was one that particularly stung. It was a photo of Celia and Shane embracing each other under the setting sun on the mountain top.My heart ached in waves.Celia once told me that s

I lay in the hospital for more than two months before being discharged. However, the first thing I learned after being discharged from the hospital shocked me a little.Celia and Shane had made a high-profile announcement of their engagement. Moreover, Celia's father, Desmond Winters, frequently brought Shane to events in the circle, seemingly allowing him to join our circle.I was somewhat surprised that the Winters family also received funding.It went without saying that this funding had something to do with changing the Winters family's opinion of Shane.However, Shane's family was not well-off to begin with, so he could not have been able to afford it.What I found interesting was that the Winters family's funding was provided by the Gordon family.I had someone carefully investigate what had happened to Shane in the past two months, especially in terms of his relationship with the Gordon family.Before the investigation results came out, we received an invitation from the

However, I did not expect the Winters family to actually spend a fortune to hire the best lawyer in the city for Shane. They even spent a considerable amount of money on pulling strings for him.Moreover, there was no definite evidence to prove that Shane had a direct connection with this matter. Several million dollars were spent, and the police were at a loss.Celia even came up to me. This time, she knelt in front of me, her eyes red. "Zane, I beg you to spare Shane this time. The prison environment is bad and I'm pregnant. The baby can't live without a father."Looking at her stricken appearance, I was a little curious. "Celia, why did you agree to marry me back then if you loved him?"She explained somewhat awkwardly, "My family threatened me with death, so I had no choice but to go on a blind date with you. But Zane, these things are all my fault. Please don't attribute them to Shane, okay? Just consider it as me begging you."The pent-up emotions in my heart dissipated. I n

However, I still went to the hospital on the day Celia gave birth. Since the pair had made an appointment with the private hospital before, she still gave birth here.I arrived at the attending physician's office early with the information and a paternity test from Shane's illegitimate child. The Winters family was immediately thrown into an uproar.I also took the opportunity to hand that voice recorder to Celia.Desmond immediately barged into the ward and pulled Shane outside. The latter had been standing by the bedside, preparing to see the baby.Shane was pushed to the ground. He looked at Desmond with a pitiful expression. "Dad, what are you doing? Why won't you let me see the baby?"Desmond grew even angrier and slapped Shane hard. "You b*stard! You cheated, deceived my daughter, and caused our family to go bankrupt. I'll beat you to death, you b*stard. How did I let my daughter marry you in the first place? Zane was such a wonderful son-in-law. It's your fault! It's all yo