All Chapters of She Never Belonged to Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Just then, my phone buzzed with a notification for a new errand request.The address was the Pinnacle Club, the most exclusive private club in Kingsport.I switched back to the vlog and saw that the location tagged in the video was the Pinnacle Club.My heart sank. Was this fate?After a moment of thought, I wiped the tears from my face and accepted the request.I had to get to the bottom of this. Some truths had to be torn open face‑to‑face, no matter how much they bled.When I reached the private room at the club, the door was slightly ajar, and bursts of laughter and teasing drifted out."Jen, you're something else. Three years of playing the broke girl, eating street food every day and living in a basement. That must've been rough."But your plan totally worked. The second your parents found out you were going to marry a delivery guy, they panicked and agreed to let you marry Cody overnight."The speaker was Jenna's best friend, Tori Hastings.Jenna gave a careless laugh

I did not know how I had made it back to my apartment. Drained, I sat numbly on the sofa and did not move.Jenna came home that evening. She had changed back into her cheap T‑shirt and carried a takeout order of the spicy wings I always loved, as if nothing had happened.If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would have believed everything that afternoon had been a nightmare."Ian, you're still up?" She walked over to hug me like she always did.I turned aside to avoid her and stared at her blankly.Jenna stiffened for a moment, then sighed and put on a helpless look."You misunderstood what happened at the club today. That was one of my big clients, and I was trying to land an investment deal."That guy is the investor's younger brother. He has a bit of a temper, and I only took his side for the sake of our future."Ian, if I can close this deal, I'll make a lot of money all at once, and you won't have to wear yourself out delivering food anymore."With that, she went to ge

Three hours later, I sat in front of a mirror at a high‑end styling studio and looked at the man staring back at me.My slightly overgrown hair had been trimmed into a sharp, clean cut and styled with gel for a polished, textured look. The marks left on my face by years of sun and wind had been carefully concealed, revealing the strong, handsome features that had always been there.The stylist brought out a black couture suit, and I stood up to put it on.The man in the mirror looked like a different person. He was no longer the Ian Colby who rode an electric scooter all over the city delivering food. He was Ian Colby, heir to Colby Group.Walter stood behind me and handed me a phone. "Sir, your father says Colby Group is ready for you whenever you want to come back."I took the phone and opened the photo album. At the very top was a picture I had taken three years ago, the last one I snapped at the front door of the Colby estate before I left with my suitcase.Back then, I had s

After the gala, Jenna blocked my way in the parking lot, her eyes red."Ian!" Her voice was hoarse. "Were you lying to me the whole time?"I leaned against my car and looked at her, my expression calm."You're obviously not some ordinary guy. So why did you live in that crappy rental apartment for three years? Why did you deliver food? Why...""Why did I pretend to be broke?"I finished the question for her and gave a short laugh. "Because I was stupid. I thought there was such a thing as love that had nothing to do with money. I wanted to find someone who didn't care about my money, and then tell her I'd love her whether she was rich or poor."I looked at Jenna, and my gaze turned cold. "Too bad I misjudged you."Jenna's lips trembled. "So you just watched me make a fool of myself in front of you?"My voice turned icy. "Jenna, did you forget that you pretended to be poor to fool me?"Jenna's expression stiffened."You played the broke girl, and I played the broke guy. That m