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Girl, You Sold Too Early의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

10 챕터

Chapter 1

When Jenny heard me, the grief on her face locked up.She'd probably played out a thousand versions of me falling apart, begging her to stay. The one thing she didn't expect? Me agreeing.Shock flickered. Then it snapped into anger. "Gavin, what's that supposed to mean? You're just... okay with it? Be honest—have you been wanting this for a while?"I didn't even get a word in.Nolan stepped up, jabbing a finger at my face. "What kind of guy are you? Her family's in trouble. She's breaking up so she won't drag you down, and you won't even try to stop her? She wasted three years on you!"I looked at them and almost laughed.They couldn't wait to ditch me, and now they were playing victims, trying to pin it all on me."Spineless loser. You don't deserve Jenny!" Nolan kept going, acting like I dumped her the second I heard about the debt, like I'd just bail the second things got hard.I met his eyes, cold. "Oh yeah? Then why are you in my place with my girlfriend?"He froze, words

Chapter 2

Half an hour later, a Rolls-Royce Phantom rolled up to the hillside villa.I stepped out and looked at the mansion glowing in the dark. Felt like a different life.For three years, because of Jenny, I'd basically cut myself off from this place.The second my mom saw me, she stood and rushed over, grabbing my hands, looking me up and down, eyes already red."Gavin, you finally came to your senses. That Jenny—I knew from the start she wasn't it. Nothing real about her. Just calculating."My dad sighed and handed me a cup of tea. "Your mom's right. We saw how deep you were in, but we didn't push. Didn't want to drive you away. Now you've seen it for yourself... that's what matters."I held the cup, warmth seeping into my hands, my throat tight.Yeah. I saw it.It cost me three years of my life.To prove Jenny loved me—not my money—I played normal for three years. Even acting broke, I never let her struggle. I covered everything.Not long ago, I finally got my parents to agree to

Chapter 3

Watching the two of them tag-team me, I almost laughed."Give up?" I let out a quiet laugh. "You've got it backwards. I'm here for a date.""A date?" Jenny laughed like I'd just told a joke. "Gavin, if you're gonna lie, at least try. Looking like that—who would pick you?"Nolan jumped in, patting my shoulder like he owned the place. "If you want Jenny back, just say it. No need for all this."I didn't bother explaining.Right then, my phone rang. My date.I answered on speaker, right in front of them."Hey, Gavin. It's Maya." Her voice carried a hint of apology.The name felt familiar."Sorry—something came up. I might not make it today.""It's fine. Handle it."I hung up.A text came through.[To make it up to you, dinner in three days? Top-floor revolving restaurant at the Celestria Grand. My treat. You good with that?]Celestria Grand—the most over-the-top hotel in the city. One meal there could wipe out a year's salary.Before I could reply, Jenny and Nolan lost it.

Chapter 4

Gavin's POVNext thing I knew, it was the day I was meeting Maya.Mom kept pushing me out the door, so I left early.I pulled up to the hotel—and bam, a giant wedding poster.Jenny in a white dress, smiling like she won. Nolan right next to her.Right. Their wedding was today.Yeah. Of course it was.I headed into the lobby, going straight for the top floor.Before I could move, someone called out."Gavin, what are you doing here?"Nolan spotted me, frowned, and walked over.Jenny's face dropped."Gavin, I told you to stop bothering me. How are you this shameless?""This place isn't yours. I need your permission to show up?"Nolan let out a dry laugh. "Still not over her, huh? Came to mess up our wedding? You even know what it costs to book this place? Your monthly pay even cover the venue, or are you still that broke?"Jenny hooked his arm, staring at me like I was nothing. "I'm never marrying you, so get over it. Look at Nolan, then look at yourself. You really think y

Chapter 5

His voice carried across the lobby.The laughter and whispers died on the spot.Then Jenny saw how the guy treated me—and laughed even harder."Gavin, wow. I really underestimated you."She kept poking my chest. "You really dragged some random guy in here to put on a show? You think I'd actually believe you're a big deal? You can't even afford designer, and now I'm supposed to think you matter? What's next—CEO?"She looked me up and down, wiping tears from laughing."Keep dreaming, Gavin."The guests glanced at each other, starting to hesitate."Is this real?""Doesn't look fake. That manager seems legit..."Nolan had gone pale, but Jenny squeezed his hand. "Nolan, seriously? You're buying this? He's faking it. He couldn't even put together a decent settlement. He's just trying to save face."That was all Nolan needed. He got his nerve back right away."Gavin, wow. You really went all out—bribing staff to spread fake news? Too bad it's useless. Jenny's marrying me!"He tur

Chapter 6

Maya's words wiped the color from Jenny's face.She didn't expect that excuse to get dragged out in public."Y-You're lying! I didn't!"Maya gave a cold laugh, pulling a stack of papers from her bag. "Lying? I had someone check. Your parents' accounts are clean—no debt. Meanwhile, those three years with Gavin? You spent his money while sneaking around with your 'childhood friend.' So what does that make you? Pretty obvious."Put on the spot, Jenny snapped.She pointed at me, voice going shrill. "Fine! I lied. So what? A broke loser like him deserved it! What could he give me? Nothing! Why should I struggle with him? I look down on him. He was never good enough for me!"Nolan's face went green, then pale.This was supposed to be his big moment—and now it was a full-on public meltdown.He turned on Jenny, low and sharp. "Have you lost it? What are you saying?"Jenny shot me a glare. "Lost it? Nolan, she's an actress he hired! They planned this to ruin our wedding!"She swung to

Chapter 7

A man who looked just like Nolan stormed in, furious, a suited middle-aged man right behind him."Dad, perfect timing. Our payout's coming in soon, right? This liar just said the redevelopment got canceled!"His dad didn't even hesitate—just raised his hand and slapped him.The crack rang through the whole hall."You idiot! Do you even know who you just pissed off?"Nolan clutched his cheek, stunned. "Dad... why are you hitting me?"Jenny rushed over, shielding him. "Mr. Cruz, how could you hit Nolan? What did we do wrong?"Mr. Cruz didn't even look at her. He turned to the man behind him, almost begging. "Mr. Hart, please... this is a misunderstanding. My idiot son had no idea who he was messing with. Please, give us another chance."The man he was talking to was Victor Hart—the head of Granville Group's real estate division.Victor didn't even look at him. He walked straight through the crowd to me."Mr. Granville, I apologize. I didn't know you were here. I'm sorry we let

Chapter 8

On the drive back, Maya was still pissed. "She's unbelievable. She made her choice—why should you pay for it?"I smirked and ruffled her hair. "Relax. Their fall's just getting started."She scoffed, but her face eased up.That wedding disaster turned Jenny and Nolan into a total joke in our circle.With the payout gone, the Cruz family got swarmed by creditors again.The next day, Jenny called. I picked up—and she instantly broke down, full-on sobbing. "Gavin, please, you have to save my family! We're done!"I frowned and hung up.Soon, she called from another number."We really owe $500,000! My dad heard Nolan say their place was getting bought for redevelopment—thought they were about to get rich. He threw all our savings into the market, even borrowed from loan sharks. Now it's gone. We owe the bank, we owe everyone. You can't just leave me like this!"I listened to her spiral, didn't feel a thing.The lie she used to dump me? Turned real.Yeah... karma.I blocked every

Chapter 9

I stopped paying attention to Jenny and put all my focus on Maya—and work.Soon, it was Maya's birthday.I booked Astraea Hall at the Celestria Grand and set up a huge party for her.She showed up in the custom dress I designed.She looked unreal.I watched her, and for once, everything just felt right.In front of everyone, I dropped to one knee and pulled out the ring I'd had ready for a while."Happy birthday. We haven't been together long, but I know it's you. Maya Middleton, will you marry me?"Maya covered her mouth, eyes shining. She nodded hard. "Yes!"I smiled, slid the ring onto her finger, and pulled her into my arms.And then—"Gavin, you can't marry her!"Everyone turned.Jenny came charging in like she'd lost it.Security moved fast to block her. "Stay back!"She suddenly pulled out a fruit knife. The blade flashed under the lights.People screamed and backed up.I shoved Maya behind me, voice sharp. "Jenny, have you lost it? What are you doing?""I've l

Chapter 10

The cut on my arm was deep, but it missed anything serious.After the hospital patched me up, I called Granville Group's legal team."File charges. Intentional assault. I want the maximum sentence."When Maya's dad heard she almost got killed, he lost it. Pulled every string he had—dead set on putting Jenny away for life.With both the Granvilles and the Middletons pushing, Jenny was done.Just when I thought it was over, I got word things had somehow gotten worse.Because of her "unstable mental state," Jenny was granted bail.First thing she did? Go find Nolan.The second they saw each other, it blew up.Jenny blamed everything on him—said if he hadn't hyped up that redevelopment payout, she never would've left me or ended up like this.Nolan, already losing it over debt, snapped back—called her a jinx, a gold digger.It didn't take long before it went from shoving to a full-on fight.In the chaos, no one even knew who grabbed the knife first.By the time the cops broke

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