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Chapter 1

“Tiana Larrinson?”Hearing my name, I instinctively looked up.Shawn Chandler stood over me, frowning. Beside him was Jessica Jordan, glittering with jewels in a custom designer gown. “So, it is really you.” He let out a sneer as his gaze swept across my plain clothes and the old garments in my hands. “You refused to wear the bridesmaid’s dress back then, and now, you’ve fallen so low that you’re rummaging through other people’s old clothes?”Jessica covered her mouth and giggled. She leaned closer and spoke as though she was concerned. “Ms. Larrinson, what are you doing here? Doesn’t this gala require at least half a million to get in? Don’t tell me you snuck in to freeload?”Shawn sneered. His disdain toward me was obvious.“How could she possibly qualify? A disgusting woman who abandoned her fiancé over a wedding dress. Forget the half a million, she probably can’t even afford a meal now.”“That’s none of your business," I said coldly, turning to leave.Shawn stepped forwar

Chapter 2

I ignored Shawn and gently ran my fingers through my daughter’s slightly messy bangs.“Tessa, why did you come here?”“I missed you, Mommy.” Tessa nuzzled against my neck, then tilted her head to look at Shawn. “Sir, why are you looking at me like that?”Shawn stared at her as his expression darkened. “Tiana, how could you take your daughter away? She’s five years old, and she’s this thin?”As he spoke, he reached out to grab Tessa.My expression turned cold. I slapped his hand away and pulled Tessa behind me. “Tessa is not yours!”Shawn paused for a moment but snapped out of his shock. “Stop being stubborn. You haven’t changed at all. You knew I’d be here, so you brought my child along and pretended to pick through trash just to get my attention.“Tiana, are you making use of this child?”Jessica panicked and clung tightly to Shawn’s arm. “Ms. Larrinson, so what if you and Shawn have a child? Shawn and I are getting married soon. Please don’t try to ruin our relationship on pu

Chapter 3

“Daddy?” Shawn’s grip loosened suddenly, and his face turned deathly pale. “Tiana, how dare you marry other guy with my child!”He stared at me, his gaze dark and menacing, as if trying to pin me in place.I rubbed my reddened wrist and looked at him calmly. “That’s right, I’m married. Tessa is his child. Shawn, you really think too highly of yourself.”“You think I’d believe you’re married just because you just found some random man to pretend to be your husband?” As if trying to convince himself, Shawn’s expression grew more certain.“Tiana, you hate me for choosing Jessica back then, so now you’ve brought our child to take revenge on me.”His absurd logic almost made me laugh. “Are you delusional?”He ignored me and stepped closer, lowering his voice as he threatened. “I’m telling you. Don’t think you can fool me by marrying just any man? I’m taking this child. If you know what’s good for you, come with me obediently with the child.”I looked at his crazed expression and scof

Chapter 4

As Shawn picked up my phone, his expression changed.I let out a breath of relief, thinking he would finally believe me. However, the next second, the corner of his lips lifted in a mocking sneer. “Tiana, don’t tell me this is your husband. So what if he is?”Jessica took the phone, glanced at it, and burst out laughing. “Ms. Larrinson, if you’re going to lie, at least make it believable. This is Zack Lynch—the famous Mr. Lynch. A man like him would never fall for someone like you, a trash picker.”The next second, Shawn hurled the phone to the ground. The screen shattered instantly. His expression darkened as he looked at me on the floor, then he picked up Tessa and strode out.At last, Tessa broke down, crying uncontrollably.“Tessa!” I staggered after them. The pain in my back was blurring my vision.Guests in the banquet hall began to gossip.“What’s going on?”“Looks like that woman snuck in and got caught.”“I heard she used to be Mr. Chandler’s ex-girlfriend. Now, she’s

Chapter 5

On the big screen, that family photo was magnified to its fullest. Zack stood in the center holding Tessa, while I leaned against his side. The three of us were smiling happily.The spotlight suddenly shifted to the entrance of the banquet hall. Zack stood there in a perfectly tailored black suit, exuding an imposing presence without even trying. His gaze swept across the room. The moment he saw me being held by security, his expression turned cold.“Tiana.” He strode toward me, looking genuinely concerned.The security guards immediately released me and stepped back. I staggered slightly, but Zack caught me by the waist just in time.“Are you alright?” he asked softly.His eyes met my reddened ones, and his expression darkened. I shook my head and looked anxiously at Tessa. “Shawn is still holding Tessa.”Zack gently squeezed my hand, then turned to Shawn. The two men locked eyes, and the atmosphere was tense.“Shawn, how long do you plan to keep holding my daughter?”Shawn’s

Chapter 6

Shawn’s entire face tilted to the side from my slap. “Tiana, you hit me?” He turned back in disbelief. His eyes flared with anger.Maybe it was my imagination, but his voice carried a hint of a choke.Zack frowned and gently rubbed my right hand. “Why did you do it yourself? You’ll hurt your hand.”I met Shawn’s stunned gaze and said coldly, “Shawn, you know exactly how you treated me all those years.”We dated for seven years. In those seven years, whenever it came to choosing between Jessica and me, he always chose her.On our first date, he abandoned me in a torrential downpour for three hours because of a single call from Jessica. I ended up burning with a fever until I fainted. A week before the wedding, I was so weak from morning sickness that I had to lie on the couch. However, he wanted to leave after taking a call. I grabbed his sleeve. “Could you… take me to the hospital? The doctor said the baby isn’t stable.”He shook me off impatiently. “Can't you be a little mor

Chapter 7

“Tiana…” Zack’s voice was filled with concern.I shook my head, holding back my tears as I looked at Shawn.“Do you know? I called you 27 times the day I miscarried. You didn’t answer a single one because you were busy spending your wedding night with Jessica in our house!”Zack pulled me into his arms, my tears soaking into his suit.Shawn panicked. “That’s not what happened! I was misled by Jessica! I actually—”“Enough!” Zack cut him off, looking at him as if he were trash. “Mr. Chandler, your so-called true love is to make your pregnant fiancée wear a bridesmaid’s dress and sleep with another woman while she’s miscarrying?”He scoffed. “Even a dog wouldn’t want that kind of love.”Tessa peeked out from Zack’s arms, her little voice soft but firm. “That man is a bad guy! He bullied Mommy!”Shawn’s face turned ashen. He tried to speak, but Jessica suddenly lunged at him like she had gone mad. “Shawn! You liar! You said the one you loved most was me!”The two of them began st

Chapter 8

“Let’s go home, shall we?” Zack asked softly.I nodded, then suddenly remembered something.“Wait. Have the donated clothes been taken care of?”“They’ve already been sorted out. They’ll be delivered to the rural area tomorrow.“Next time, just let the staff handle things like this. You always insist on doing everything yourself.”He kissed my forehead.Even though we had been married for three years, I still blushed.Zack took out his phone and tapped the screen a few times.“You never let me make you and Tessa public before. First, you were afraid that if people found out about her identity, she might be kidnapped or harmed. Second, you prefer to keep a low profile.“However, today, you and Tessa were bullied like that by those blind idiots. This time, I’m definitely going to announce you to the whole world.”As he finished speaking, I saw every large screen across the city light up simultaneously with a family photo of the three of us.Tessa yawned in Zack’s arms. “Daddy,

Chapter 9

I stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the new “Tiana” brand store, watching the workers install the signboard.My phone vibrated. It was a message from Zack: [Made pork chop tonight. Waiting for you to return.]I was about to reply when my assistant knocked and came in.“Ms. Larrinson, there’s someone with the name Mr. Chandler downstairs insisting on seeing you…”My fingers paused, and I did not even look up. “Ask him to leave.”“But he said if you don’t see him, he’ll keep kneeling at the entrance.”I scoffed and closed the design draft. “Let him kneel, then.”Two hours later, after finishing my work, I went downstairs. Sure enough, Shawn was kneeling on the steps outside the store.The once high-spirited Mr. Chandler now looked disheveled, with unshaven stubble and frayed cuffs on his suit sleeves.“Tiana!”The moment he saw me, he staggered to his feet, only to be stopped by security.I gestured for them to step back. “What are you doing,

Chapter 10

"I'm fine," I said calmly, then continued, “That day, I was bleeding nonstop in the hospital corridor. He was the one who called the doctor for me. Meanwhile, where were you? You were diving in Maladeivs with Jessica.”Zack frowned. “Honey…”“I’m fine.” I tightened my grip on his hand. “Shawn, do you know who came to the hospital every day to take care of me afterward? Who paid all my medical bills? Who handed me a business card when I was discharged and said, ‘When you’re ready, you can come work at the Lynch Group anytime’?”Shawn’s face was ashen.“This ring.” I took out the wedding ring box from my bag. “I’m returning it to you. By the way, Zack’s proposal ring is ten carats. He said he wanted to make up for all the happiness you owed me.”Zack chuckled softly. “Why bring that up?”“I did it on purpose.” I stood on my toes and kissed him, then turned to Shawn. “You should leave. Don't disturb my life again.”Shawn broke down and shouted, “I’ll die without you!”“Then go die

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