Lahat ng Kabanata ng Fiancé Replaced Me, so I Ruined Him: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

I stood outside the ballroom, staring through the crack in the door at the starry-night theme inside.A huge crystal-covered ceiling hung above a sea of flowers in shades of blue and purple. Even the decorations on the welcome table were based on my own drawings.I had spent three straight nights working on that concept.When I showed it to Clark Zimmer, he looked at it with open disgust. "Yvonne, this is way too tacky. A lot of our business partners will be there, and it'll make our company look bad. Redo it."So that wasn't the real problem.He simply didn't want to use it for me.A young woman's sweet voice from inside the ballroom brought me back to the present. "Clark, what if Yvonne refuses to transfer the project to you? After all, she did spend two years building it."Clark got to his feet and fixed Anya Quinn's veil. His voice was full of contempt."Don't worry. She's desperate to marry me. She spent six months preparing this engagement party."She loves me so much, a

Clark came back to our rented apartment at 10:00 pm.He took off his coat and wrapped his arms around me from behind, as he always did. He rested his chin against my neck."Yvonne, I'm exhausted."After a brief pause, he asked hesitantly, "By the way, can you sign the transfer agreement for Project Oasis tomorrow? The investors are pressing us. "Once the money comes through, we can have a big wedding."I fought back my disgust and didn't push him away.Instead, I asked him calmly, "How did Darlene's tests go at the hospital yesterday? Was everything okay?"Clark clearly froze for a moment there.He had almost forgotten the lie he had told the day before. After stumbling over his words for a couple of seconds, he said, "Oh, it's an old problem. The doctor said it's nothing serious. Mom just needs to rest for a while."I was about to speak when my phone suddenly buzzed.It was a call from the hospital."Ms. Scovell, your grandmother's condition has suddenly worsened. She's

The OB-GYN hallway fell completely silent.Everyone looked at Clark, waiting for his answer.Anya glared at him, her eyes full of suspicion and accusation.Sweat gathered on Clark's forehead. He looked at me, then at Anya's stomach, which was starting to show a little.In the end, he gritted his teeth and pulled Anya close.He said loudly, "Anya, you've got it all wrong. She used to work with me, remember? I fired her over a mistake at work. She still wouldn't leave me alone after that."He said I was latching onto him?Seven years together meant nothing to him. In his version of the story, I was just a woman who refused to let go of him.I looked at his hypocritical face and didn't even have the energy to sneer.Just then, a familiar face pushed through the crowd.It was Darlene.She was carrying several bags of supplements. The moment she saw me, her expression darkened."Yvonne? What are you doing here? You just won't leave us alone, will you?"Darlene rushed over and s

Three days later, Clark and Anya's engagement party went ahead as planned.It was still held at the five-star hotel I had settled on after visiting and comparing more than a dozen places.The theme was still the starry-night design I had spent three sleepless nights creating.Even the pair of crystal swans at the entrance were the ones I had personally supervised at the factory.That day, the sign between the swans clearly read, "Congratulations to Mr. Clark Zimmer and Ms. Anya Quinn on Their Engagement."That morning, I was still waiting outside the intensive care unit for news about Grandma when Darlene sent me a voice message."Yvonne, today is a big day for Clark and Anya. Don't come and ruin it. Anya is pregnant, so she can't handle any stress."Also, Clark said he can cover Martha's medical bills for now. But you need to sign that project transfer agreement and mail it over right away."You should learn when to back off. Don't make this harder than it needs to be."I fel

After being slapped in front of everyone, Clark completely lost control.He held his cheek and glared at me with pure hatred. "Yvonne, do you really think you can win this way? Mr. Wane is here today. The second his funding comes through, I'll throw that sorry amount right back in your face!"Then he turned to Gilbert, who was sitting at the head of the table, his expression grim."Gilbert!" Anya cried as she ran to him for help.Gilbert stood up, straightened his suit, and walked over to me with the arrogance of a man used to being in charge."Young lady, don't push things too far. Clark is someone I've chosen to back, and his Project Oasis is valued at over ten million dollars. You're only causing trouble here because you think you're not getting paid enough."Gilbert pulled out a check, quickly wrote down an amount, and held it out to me."Here's one million dollars. Take the money and sign the project transfer agreement. Then we'll forget this ever happened. Otherwise, I h