Scammed in Love, Crowned at Home: The Heiress Returns のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Half an hour later, a Rolls-Royce Phantom glided to a stop in front of a hillside manor. After getting out of the car, I stared at the brightly lit manor in front of me, feeling like it'd been a lifetime since I last saw this place.For the past three years, in order to be with Marvin, I'd almost cut myself off from my family entirely.The moment Mom saw me, she swiftly rushed over. Holding my hands, she looked me up and down, her eyes slowly reddening."My precious Evelyn, you've finally come to your senses! I knew from the moment I laid eyes on Marvin that he wasn't a good man. His gaze was calculating and full of schemes! He didn't have an ounce of sincerity in him."Dad sighed before handing me a cup of warm water. "Your mom's right. You were so madly in love with him before that we couldn't say too much about it. We didn't want to push you away. It's good that you've finally seen through him yourself."I gripped the warm cup, my throat tightening.He was right. I'd finally s

In the blink of an eye, it was time for my dinner with Nathan. Thanks to Mom's persistent urging, I left the house hours before I actually had to.As soon as the car came to a stop at the hotel entrance, a massive wedding poster slammed into my line of sight. It was a photo of Marvin in a suit with a blissful smile on his face, with Camellia beside him.Only then did I remember that they were having their wedding today.What a coincidence that was.I walked into the hotel lobby and was about to head up to the rooftop when a voice called out, "Evelyn, what are you doing here?"Camellia had spotted me. She immediately furrowed her brows and hurried over.Marvin's face grew unpleasant the instant he saw me. "Evelyn, I told you not to bother me anymore! How can you be so shameless?""You don't own this hotel," I said coolly. "Do I need to report to you whenever I come here?"Camellia snorted. "I see what's going on. You just can't let it go, so you showed up here to ruin our weddin

Nathan's words made all the color drain from Marvin's face. He didn't expect someone to publicly expose the lie he'd come up with to break up with me."S-Stop lying! I did no such thing!" he shot back.Snorting, Nathan pulled out a stack of documents from his briefcase. "I'm lying, you say? I had my people look into this matter. Your parents' bank statements look perfectly normal. They aren't in any debt."You, on the other hand… Throughout the three years you were with Evie, you were happily spending her money while sneaking around with your so-called childhood friend. It's clear for all to see who the real bastard and cheater is."Marvin lost it at the fact that Nathan had revealed his dirty deeds to everyone. He decided to drop the act and go all out, howling, "Yeah! That's right! I lied to her! So what?"A broke bitch like her deserves to be played! What did I ever get when I was with her? She couldn't give me anything, so why should I subject myself to suffering with her? She

On the way back, Nathan was still fuming. "I can't believe how shameless Marvin is! The nerve of him to expect you to bear the consequences for the choices he made!"I laughed, ruffling his hair gently. "Relax. They've also just started getting what's coming for them."Nathan huffed, but his expression softened slightly.The wedding fiasco had made Camellia and Marvin the laughingstock of our social circle. Now that the Houghs weren't getting the buyout payment, their creditors began hounding them for money.The day after the debacle, Marvin called me. The moment I took the call, he cried out desperately, "Evie, you have to help my family! We're really in huge trouble now!"Frowning, I dropped the call, but he soon called me with another number."We really owe five million dollars this time! My dad heard about Camellia's family getting the buyout payment, so he invested every bit of our family savings into the stock market. He even borrowed from loan sharks, but now it's all gone

The wound on my arm was pretty deep, but fortunately, it was just a flesh wound. After getting it bandaged at the hospital, I immediately called my lawyers."File a criminal lawsuit against Marvin for assault," I instructed. "Make sure he goes to prison. I want him to pay heavily for what he has done."Nathan's father also heard that his son had nearly been attacked and was outraged. He mobilized every connection at his disposal to ensure that Marvin would face the full force of the law.With both the Gray and Lloyd families coming down on Marvin, his fate was sealed.Yet, just when I thought it was all over, an even more absurd piece of news reached my ears.On the grounds of mental illness, Marvin had been granted bail while awaiting his trial—and the first thing he did after being released was to find Camellia.The two former "lovers" got into a violent argument the moment they saw each other. Marvin pinned all of the blame on Camellia. He said he never would've broken up with