Chapter 4 Hayden's Real Motive

While I was backing up the video files, I could still hear the screams and chaos coming from next door. Just like Hayden had promised in his post, no matter how loud things got, nobody came to knock on the door or interfere.

My best friend, who had been keeping watch downstairs, informed me that Hayden had rushed over in a panic.

I slowly closed my laptop.

Before I even had time to dry my hair completely, I headed out. I wanted to see for myself exactly why he had gone this far to destroy me.

…

The moment I stepped into the hallway, I ran straight into Hayden and his parents.

Without a word, Hayden raised his hand and tried to slap me, but I grabbed his wrist before it could land. "Hayden, are you insane? How dare you try to hit me?"

"How dare I? The nerve you have to question me!" Hayden snapped. "We've been together for over six years. We were about to get engaged, and yet you came here to sleep with another man?"

I frowned tightly. "What proof do you have to accuse me of that? Besides, didn't you ask me to come here?"

Before Hayden could respond, his mother exploded first, pointing at me as she cursed, "You shameless woman! Your hair's still wet, and you're still trying to lie? My son caught you cheating red-handed, and now you're trying to frame him instead?"

She trembled with rage, her pointing hand revealing the two bracelets I had bought her on her wrist. And when Hayden's father rolled up his sleeves, the expensive watch I had bought him immediately showed too.

And yet none of them felt the slightest guilt as they stood there insulting me.

"You've completely disgraced our family! I told Hayden long ago that he should find a girl with a clean background, someone pure and proper like Kiera. But he was completely bewitched by you! Either way, after what happened today, you'll never marry into our family!"

Before I could even speak, Hayden interrupted. "Mom, don't say that!"

He took a deep breath and looked at me with trembling eyes. "Naomi… what you did today crushed me completely. You cheated on me, and honestly, I feel like my whole world's fallen apart. But I really do love you. Maybe I'm pathetic, but I still want to marry you.

"I've already compromised this much for you, so after we get married, you can't restrict my freedom anymore. And we're absolutely not doing any prenup agreement. If you agree to those two conditions, I'll still marry you."

Finally, I understood why Hayden had done all this—he wanted leverage over me. He wanted to force me into giving up every condition I had previously insisted on.

Looking at the way his whole family stood there condemning me with such self-righteous confidence, I let out a bitter laugh.

The last trace of pity I still had for them vanished completely.

Yet Hayden's mother continued yelling, "You still have the nerve to laugh? You shameless slut! The fact that Hayden is still willing to marry you is already a huge loss for our family. You'd better serve us properly after you marry in, or we'll leak today's video online!"

I smiled calmly at her. "Mrs. Clarke, what video are you talking about?"

"The video of you fooling around with those men in Room 1008!"

Her expression was full of certainty, as if she was convinced I would panic the second she said it. But the next second, the door to Room 1008 opened.