All Chapters of Greed Leads to Nowhere: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Suzie's family is on the verge of falling apart, and they're forcing her to marry some old man in his fifties! I can't just stand by and watch her being sacrificed like that! Just marry my brother instead!" Shawn said as he sat across from me, his brows furrowed tight.As for me, his fiancée, I had found two red lines on a pregnancy test strip half an hour ago."So?" I tightened my grip around the small plastic strip in my pocket with my cold hands. "What does that have to do with you asking me to marry your brother?""Hugh has been lying there for three months, and the doctor said he needs a wedding if the family wants him to produce an heir."Shawn said it in such a casual way… I could even hear it in his tone, as though he thought he was doing me a favor. "Marry him first and help him get through this. Once Suzie's situation settles down, I'll figure out how to handle both families. We can still be together... No one knows about us other than our parents, anyway."I was shakin

Three days later, Shawn came to see me looking happy, with a thick stack of documents in his hands. "Nina, it's done. Harrison agreed."His voice was trembling with excitement. "A ten percent share in Grandview Tech under Fletcher Group. Harrison transferred it directly into your name and said it was a gift for his future great-grandchild!"I raised an eyebrow and took the share transfer agreement from him.That was certainly generous, but it only made Shawn look even more useless.'See? I told you Dad was the richest man in the country!' The little voice sounded right on time with pride. 'This is nothing. Ten percent is just an appetizer. Besides, Dad knows it's you. He's been looking for you all this time. Just relax!'He had been looking for me?How did the child know that?I frowned and pushed down the questions rising in my mind.Shawn did not notice anything off about me and kept babbling excitedly. "I talked to your parents, too. Once they saw this, all their worries dis

My whole body stiffened, and I turned around.At the end of the red carpet, the grand doors of the banquet hall had opened at some point. A man in a crisp white suit was walking in slowly.It was Hugh.He really was not in a coma!The smug smile on Shawn's face froze, as if someone had struck him. His face turned fully pale, leaving only shock and disbelief.Suzie, standing beside him, was even more dramatic. She covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes wide, as if she had seen a ghost.Hugh ignored every eye looking at him and walked forward, walking across the red carpet with steady steps as he headed straight for the altar.When he passed by Shawn, he did not even glance at him. It was as if Shawn were just an irrelevant stranger.He then stopped in front of me before leaning over slightly and holding out his hand. His voice was not loud, but it could be heard clearly through the silent banquet hall. "I'm sorry for being late."His palm was broad and his fingers strong.I

The next day, Hugh took me to see the art studio he had prepared for me.It was a room with excellent natural light and faced the garden. It had easels, paints, and every tool I could possibly need. There were even printed copies of several paintings I had posted on social media back when I was a student, carefully placed in a folder.He had really put a lot of thought into this.The days that followed were peaceful, but not dull.Hugh was busy handling the work that had piled up while he was supposedly unconscious and dealing with the aftermath of cleaning up his company. However, he always tried to come home for dinner. He asked about my health and made time to go with me to my prenatal checkup appointments.He did not say much, but his actions were thoughtful indeed. The awkwardness and unfamiliarity between us gradually faded as we spent more time together.'Dad secretly looked at you again today. His eyes were so gentle.' The little one had become the biggest supporter of ou

That being said, we both knew Shawn would never accept his end.Sure enough, Hugh came home early a few days later. "Shawn went to the Fletcher estate."I was a little surprised. Shawn was a Gibson through and through. How did he have the bravery to approach the Fletcher family?"Oh? What's he planning to do? Cry and repent? Or turn around and blame someone else?" I asked in interest.Hugh took my hand, his tone relaxed. "Come see for yourself. Grandpa wants to meet you, too. We can watch the show while we're there."When we arrived at the Fletcher estate, the mood was heavy.Harrison was sitting at the head of the room with an unpleasant expression, and several older relatives were there as well.Shawn stood in the hall, his face dark as he carried the kind of madness that came from having nothing left to lose. Suzie was behind him, playing the fragile woman.As soon as he saw us, Shawn immediately pointed at me and shouted at Harrison, "Mr. Harrison, the child inside of Nina