Semua Bab When He Broke Our Engagement, I Married His Enemy: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Travis lifted my chin with his hand, forcing me to look up, and said provocatively to Patrick, "Take a good look at who she belongs to now."After saying this, Travis leaned down and kissed me. I didn't pull away.Patrick narrowed his eyes. "Are you trying to make me jealous with him right now?""That trick won't work. You know I don't like games like this."He raised an eyebrow and confidently beckoned to me. "Come here."He was so sure of himself.That's what happens when you're someone's favorite—you think you can get away with anything. I stayed put in Travis's arms. "Since you left, I found myself a new groom."On our wedding day, half an hour before the ceremony was supposed to start, Lily called.Patrick answered right in front of me. I watched his face grow colder by the second, his eyes filled with concern.He said to whoever was on the other end, "I'll be right there."I looked up at him. "The wedding's about to start."His voice was heavy. "We'll have to cancel th

"Let go." I said sarcastically."I told you that day— If you walk out that door, don't ever come back."Patrick, there's a saying: love that arrives too late is worthless."His face turned ugly. He said coldly, "Hannah, you'd better not regret this."He left looking defeated. Travis rubbed my reddened wrist where Patrick had grabbed me and muttered, "What bad luck."Word about what happened at the bar that night spread quickly. What I didn't expect was that Lily would actually have the nerve to come looking for me.We arranged to meet at the cafe outside our old high school. I showed up on time.After all these years, she looked much more polished than the poor, pale girl from high school who still had light in her eyes. She was prettier now, and clearly well-off.The bag on the table was the latest Hermès, and every piece of clothing she wore was designer.She smiled warmly at me. "You're still as beautiful as ever."I sat down and said bluntly, "You, on the other hand, are

Lily clenched her fists and looked at me with a complex expression. "I hope you won't see Patrick anymore. I want to give our baby a complete family."It was an unreasonable demand, and I naturally wouldn't indulge her. "The Spencer and Luther families have been close for generations. We move in the same circles, and we're bound to cross paths in business. Why should I go out of my way to avoid him?"You need to understand something—you two are the ones who wronged me. I don't owe you anything."She was just another pitiful woman. I looked at her with pity. Even without my interference, her life probably wouldn't be easy.The Luther family wasn't so easily manipulated. If she thought a baby would guarantee her a place in the family, she was in for a rude awakening.After that day, I blocked both of their numbers.......News about them still reached my ears from time to time. Word of Lily's pregnancy quickly got back to the Luther family.Mrs. Luther showed up at her door with

I looked at her stomach and said coldly, "Instead of worrying about my business, maybe focus on that poor child who'll be born illegitimate and unwanted."Lily finally couldn't take it anymore and fled through the crowd of whispers.I stared Patrick down and enunciated each word clearly, "Listen carefully—I stopped loving you long ago. Keep your woman in line and stop dragging me into your mess.""And thanks for leaving me—the best thing you ever did for me."Patrick's face changed as he pressed a hand to his chest and stepped back.I walked away with Travis, and this time I was the one who wouldn't look back.After the party, whether from spite or sheer greed, Patrick began aggressively targeting Spencer Industries.I was barely keeping up, but eventually I used the network and relationships I'd built during my years at his company to poach several of his biggest clients.During those four years working for him, I'd drunk myself into stomach ulcers, traveled to three countries

I walked past her without looking, but she called out, "Hannah Spencer.”"What is it?"Her smile looked worse than crying. "I schemed and plotted, but in the end I lost everything."I was suddenly a bit curious. I got a coffee and sat on a bench outside to listen to her quiet confession."I fell for him the moment I saw him. Someone that brilliant—it's hard not to be drawn in."I deliberately got close to him, showed him my stubborn and unique side, subtly winning his sympathy. After he was hooked, I pulled back to make him obsess over me."I was naive enough to think that if I worked hard enough, someday I'd be worthy of standing beside him. But it was impossible—I could never keep up with your world."That so-called reunion wasn't fate—I orchestrated it. Every time he abandoned you to be with me, I felt triumphant. I actually believed he truly loved me."So when I heard about your wedding, I fell apart. I couldn't lose him."She laughed bitterly at herself. "I thought I'd wo