Swallowed by the Flames of Regret
I had been engaged to Atlas Payne, a powerful CEO, for five years. This was the 21st time he had canceled our wedding ceremony.
The first time, his secretary, Jasmine Scott, sprained her ankle. He left me by the roadside and rushed to the hospital.
The second time, Jasmine cried and made a scene on the eve of our wedding, so he left me alone on the red carpet.
The Payne family was powerful, while I was merely the daughter of a housekeeper. Therefore, everyone advised me to just deal with his mood swings.
Every time Atlas left me behind, he would solemnly apologize and promise me that the next wedding attempt would definitely go smoothly.
I kept believing him. Even though I was not the family's legitimate mistress, I still handled all the family affairs for him. I waited and waited, but the wedding ceremony never came. All I received was news that Jasmine was pregnant.
This time, I had no reason to convince myself to stay.
"I will never let you leave my side. If you ever disappear, I’ll make sure to use my family's influence to find you."
The sweet words he once said to me were now a cage that trapped me.
On Christmas Day, I prepared to leave him for good. I started a fire at home. Even the most powerful family would not be able to find someone who was supposedly dead.
Years later, I unexpectedly came across Atlas kneeling at my ‘grave’. He was always so stern, but now, he was crying and begging me to come home and see him again.