Bankrupt, but I Got Everything Back의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

Naturally, I didn't bother responding to Gwen Roberts's provocation.She might be into a playboy like Trenton Nelson, but I certainly wasn't.I switched off my phone, washed up, and went straight to bed.If nothing unexpected happened, Trenton would spend tonight with Gwen, and first thing tomorrow morning, he'd call me to come pick him up.Sure enough, my phone rang at seven a.m. sharp. It was Trenton."I'm at the Rowe Hotel, room 2110. Come get me."He said it like it was the most natural thing in the world. He didn't even wait for me to agree before hanging up.After all, I'd never once refused him.I freshened up quickly and headed over.Trenton often took women to the Rowe Hotel for the night, and I was often the one who came to collect him. Over time, the whole front desk staff got to know me. The moment they saw me, they'd hand over Trenton's key card without a word."Jennifer McQuay must really love Mr. Nelson. How can she put up with this?""Rich-family marriages ar

It took a while for the call to connect.I didn't beat around the bush. "The playboy isn't moving things forward. Figure something out.""Got it."With that, Tommy hung up.I slowly let out a long breath and took a family photo from the drawer.Everyone in the photo was smiling so happily. Back then, I'd thought our family would stay this happy forever. None of us could have known it would be the last happy time we'd ever have.A year later, my father went bankrupt and took his own life, and my mother jumped from a building. Only my younger brother and I were left, with no one to rely on but each other.When we grew up, I became Trenton's lapdog. My brother took the alias Tommy Ferguson and became Trenton's assistant.And we had only one goal: to take back everything that belonged to the McQuay family.I was still lost in thought when word came back from Tommy."Get ready over the next few days. He's going to bring up the wedding.""Okay."Sure enough, the moment we finishe

I found an excuse to start working at the Nelson family's company, Nelson Group.Tommy and I worked seamlessly together and handled a lot of the company's headaches for Trenton.At first, Trenton didn't believe someone with only a high school diploma could be capable of anything. But once he saw me handle the work with ease, he shut his mouth.With Tommy and me around, Trenton gradually became little more than the company mascot. Aside from signing and stamping documents, he didn't need to worry about anything.Trenton was more than happy with the arrangement. He'd never liked coming into the office anyway. If he hadn't been the Nelson family's only child, he never would have taken over the company. He much preferred partying to running a business.As for Tommy and me, one was his devoted wife, and the other was his loyal assistant. So he felt perfectly at ease handing the company's affairs entirely over to us.I'd thought it would take a while longer to get Trenton to hand over

"Everything you have now was stolen from the McQuay family. I'm just taking back what's rightfully mine!"He howled in pain, not really listening to a word I said. "Get your foot off me!"I curled my lip and pulled my foot back.Afraid I'd kick him again, Trenton struggled to his feet, propping himself up against the bed. "Jennifer, just because I neglected you, you treat me like this?"I want a divorce. Now get lost and go back to your miserable, broke life!"Someone! Somebody get in here!"He yelled at the top of his lungs, trying to get someone to help him.But he seemed to have forgotten that he barely ever came home. Every servant in this house was on my side. How could they possibly listen to him?He shouted for ages, until his voice went hoarse, but never got a single response.Only now did he realize he no longer called the shots in this house.He dragged himself clumsily toward the door, trying to open it, but I grabbed him by his clothes and hauled him right back.

Now that Trenton was paralyzed and bedridden, Gwen even swore she'd take care of him for the rest of her life.Watching Gwen's clumsy acting, I nearly burst out laughing on the spot.When I was first summoned back to the old Nelson estate, I hadn't intended to bother.But my brother, Weston McQuay, also known as Tommy Ferguson, told me it was about Gwen. After thinking it over for a moment, I decided to go back and watch the show after all."Jennifer, look at the state Trenton is in now. Just stop tormenting him. Can you please give him back to me? I really love him!"Gwen looked at me, her face full of pleading. Her eyes, though, were full of calculation.I put on a gentle smile. "You want me to get a divorce? So you and Trenton can be together?"Gwen's eyes lit up instantly. "Yes, yes!"Seeing how impatient she was, I nearly laughed out loud.Gwen wanting to marry Trenton definitely wasn't about so-called love. And I had a pretty good idea why.Gwen thought that even paraly