Todos los capítulos de My Gold-Digging Ex Is My Cousin's Third Wife: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 7

My uncle, Richard Patton, had invited the whole family to his house for Christmas Eve dinner and to meet my cousin Kevin Patton's wife.My parents were tied up with work, so I had to do the Christmas shopping myself.I never expected to run into my ex-girlfriend, Miriam Carson, at the mall. What shocked me even more was discovering that she was the one who had married Kevin and become the stepmother of his two kids."I remember your dad works in the public sector—probably at some small-town local office, right?"She glanced at the items in my cart, and her eyes gleamed with calculation. "If your family gets on my good side, you're set for life. Kevin's uncle is the mayor. I just need to say the word, and your dad's promotion and pay raise are basically a done deal."She pointed to the gifts in her cart. "Let's start with these gifts. You can cover them for me."Since this involved my dad's reputation, I didn't want to make a scene, so I lowered my voice and said through gritted t

"Listen, you need to leave now," the head of security said. "If you don't, we'll have to remove you by force."Two security guards moved in to grab me.The older woman tried to reassure me. "Don't be afraid. This is a country governed by the rule of law. They can't just do whatever they want."But the head of security shoved her aside and pinned me to the floor. "Just throw him out."I was still struggling against them when someone suddenly shouted, "The police are here!"I let out a huge sigh of relief.But the moment I saw who had arrived, I wanted the ground to swallow me up. Mortified, I kept my face down on the floor, too ashamed to look up."What happened here? It's Christmas Eve. You should be home getting ready for the holidays instead of causing a scene here."After getting a quick rundown of the situation from the bystanders, Ray Bennett, my old neighbor, turned his attention to Miriam and me. I was still pinned to the floor."Alright, you two. Tell me what's going o

While the two of them were scuffling, Miriam accidentally ripped off the gold watch she'd given Kevin. When it hit the floor, the watchband broke apart, and its magnetic links snapped back together on their own.The crowd burst into laughter. No one had ever seen a gold watch like that before.Kevin had been showing off the watch everywhere he went for the past two days. Now everyone could see that it was nothing more than a cheap, gold-plated watch held together by magnets.Humiliated beyond words, Kevin raised his hand to slap Miriam, but the officers stepped in and stopped him.Fuming, he turned and stormed off.Miriam immediately dropped to her knees in front of me and wrapped her arms around my legs, begging me to forgive her. "Finn, I was wrong. Please, give me one more chance. You're the only man I've ever loved."I quickly backed away to avoid her touch.Tears streamed down her face. "Kevin forced me to be with him. I never wanted to break up with you. He used your dad's

It contained evidence of all of Miriam's IOUs and the bribes she'd taken.Having grown up poor, she'd become desperate to succeed. Believing I couldn't help her get ahead, she'd set her sights on Kevin, the mayor's nephew.After winning Kevin over, she'd traded on her status as the mayor's relative to start taking bribes. She accepted money from people seeking favors, promising to put in a good word for them with the mayor, and she went along with their improper demands to keep the money coming.Before long, the people she was dealing with lured her into a rigged gambling ring, leaving her drowning in high-interest debt.As her debts piled up and she could no longer repay them, the people who'd set her up convinced her that they'd wipe out everything she owed if she could get the mayor to sign a contract they'd prepared.That was why she'd kept urging Uncle Richard to invite my family to Christmas Eve dinner. She'd even intended to buy a whole case of expensive liquor, hoping to g