Semua Bab When My Ex Gets Married and I Get the Bill: Bab 1 - Bab 9

"It will be 510 thousand dollars. Will you be paying by cash or card?" Charlie Humboldt, my ex, asked as he thrust the payment terminal in my face, nearly poking me in the eye.He hadn't even taken off his boutonniere yet. The bright red color was glaringly obvious.I scoffed and shoved his hand aside. "Do you have some loose screws in your head, Charlie? Why do I have to pay for your wedding?"Charlie straightened his tie with a self-righteous expression. "You should be paying the bill, Lily Rosewood. We were together for three years. I've grown sick and tired of living like a pauper."To protect your pride, I gave up on furthering my studies in Volpena. I gave up on my future. I also missed the promotion interview at the company two years ago to take care of you when you were running a high fever."Charlie held his hand up and counted how many times he made sacrifices for my sake on his fingers. Spit flew from his lips and spattered across my face."I lost so much because of yo

Charlie steadied Melissa before turning to glare at me."How dare you raise your hand against your elder, Lily? Do you have a death wish?"His groomsmen immediately surrounded me when he waved his hand.All of them were sleazy-looking men. Their eyes shone with a salacious glint as they roamed all over me. Some of the men even tried to tug at my clothes."No need to be so fierce, beautiful.""It's perfectly reasonable for them to demand that you pay your debts.""You can use your body as payment if you don't have any money. We don't mind at all."Their disgusting words echoed in my ears. I retreated until my back hit the cold wall. I was trapped.Larry had locked the doors to the banquet hall some time ago.A few security guards stood near the exit. Their arms were crossed as they watched us, looking as if they were watching a particularly entertaining show. It was obvious that they were in cahoots with Charlie and his family.Charlie pulled out a piece of paper from his coat

Charlie's smile stiffened in an instant.I accepted the handkerchief from Wes and slowly dabbed away the blood from the corner of my lips. I then wiped the back of my hands, which had been stained by the fish stew.I moved elegantly, as if I hadn't been trapped in a troublesome situation just a few minutes ago.Charlie's eyes looked like they were about to bulge out of their sockets. He stumbled over his words as he stuttered, "M-Ms. Rosewood? You must be mistaking her for someone else, Mr. Morton. She's just Lily Rosewood, a pauper who stays in a rented apartment and eats bread every day to survive."The clothes she's wearing probably aren't even worth two hundred dollars. Why are you treating her with such respect?"Wes immediately whipped around and slapped Charlie hard across his face. The slap was at least ten times more powerful than when Melissa slapped me earlier.The force of the blow sent Charlie spinning in place, and his cheek immediately began to swell."Shut up!" W

The color drained from Sasha's face. She averted her eyes and stammered, "M-My card was frozen. Dad's business hasn't been doing too well recently…"I couldn't help myself and burst into laughter. "You sure know how to pick them, Charlie. You wanted to find someone who could pay for all your expenses. Instead, you found someone who's saddled with debt."I pointed at Sasha's handbag and continued, "That's a high-quality counterfeit. It only costs 300 dollars. The rhinestones on her necklace are from a warehouse. They only cost 15 dollars a pound. As for her father, who's supposedly a coal mine owner…"I pulled out my phone and read aloud the information that my butler had just sent to me."Dominic Fitch is currently two million dollars in debt. In fact, his name is on the list of untrustworthy people. Sasha—or rather, Sarah Fitch, as per her full name. She's currently unemployed and specifically targets rich men in many dating circles. Is she the so-called heiress of a rich family t

The netizens who had criticized me in the past deleted their hateful comments and apologized to me. They then turned on Sasha and Charlie and began leaving scathing comments on their social media accounts instead.Sasha's social media account was flooded with furious messages."You're the fake socialite? What a joke! How shameless do you have to be to flaunt a bag that's only worth 300 dollars?""You were trying to trick someone into marrying you while carrying another man's child. On top of that, you tried to force his ex-girlfriend to pay for your wedding. Only a wicked person like you would come up with something so awful.""She deserves to rot in prison for the rest of her life!"Charlie suffered an even worse fate.His company made a statement the very next day, announcing that they were firing him and looking into pursuing legal action against him for damaging the company's reputation.A few netizens also managed to dig up evidence of Charlie using the company's funds to p