The Price Of A Broken Engagement Novels & Stories

“Check the entertainment pages.” I put him on speaker and opened my browser. The headlines loaded one after another like a series of small detonations. Adrian Cole Mystery Fiancée — Gold Digger or Cinderella? From Broken Engagement to Billionaire — The Calculated Rise of Lucy Vale. Lucy Vale a Gold Digger— Who Manipulated The CEO Into a Hasty Engagement After Her Failed Relationship. They uploaded everything. Raphael. The broken engagement. My father’s medical bills — reframed with surgical cruelty to paint a picture of desperation.

he said loudly. Heads turned towards us. Wendy rushed to my side. “Emily, are you okay?” My heart was pounding, I couldn't even answer her. Dennis straightened and spoke even louder, making sure everyone could hear. “That vase you broke there was very expensive.” My hand trembled as my eyes dropped to the shattered pieces on the floor. He clenched his teeth, shaking his head. “That vase costs $6,000.” Six… thousand? “You’ll have to pay me back,” he continued coldly, leaning closer. “Or I'll have to take destructive measures against you.”

And in this day and age, being born out of wedlock wasn't the scandal it used to be. But Victoria had spent too long perched on that pedestal, playing the untouchable goddess. There was no way someone with her pride would ever accept being knocked down a notch. Not in this lifetime. At that moment, the host wrapped up his introduction. "We'll now begin the bidding. Starting price: 300 thousand. Minimum increment: one thousand." The words had barely left his mouth when Cole raised his paddle. "500 thousand." Gasps rippled through the room. A 200 thousand jump right out of the gate—was he aiming for seven figures?

“You bought it for me when you were broke, Patrick. You saved up for a whole month just to get it. My fingers trembled as I began to pull it off and throw it at him, as if each movement was a rebellion against every memory and every betrayal. But I wasn’t finished. With deliberate, measured defiance, I reached for the delicate earrings that had once been my pride—an engagement gift meant to signify a promise of forever. I yanked them from my ears and hurled them in Patrick’s direction. “These earrings?” I said, my voice trembling with a mixture of rage and heartbreak. “An engagement gift, a promise that was nothing but a lie.”

"Stop dreaming! Maybe she's a new fling from some big company's boss! There are so many prominent figures here, don't embarrass yourself! Have you seen her before? Who is she?" "I don't know." ...... There was a heated discussion going around and the veins on Kevin's hands began to throb violently. At the same time, the price was raised to two hundred thousand dollars in the blink of an eye. "Two hundred and fifty thousand!" As soon as James spoke, there was another outburst. "Two hundred and sixty thousand!" Similarly, although Grayson Bryant was frowning, he was very interested in Rose and this opportunity. "280,000 dollars!" ......

I answered. It was relief she didn't recognize me because that would be headlines for the press. I could see them having a field day with this since I was already engaged. Why would I be buying another engagement ring? Who's the other woman? Blah, blah, blah. "Sir, our engagement rings start at ten thousand and go up from there." Is that it? "Can I see them please?" I asked, impatiently.

"Oh, now it's OUR party? Where was that energy when she was playing bride?" The laughter faded. Whispers kicked up. Some people even tried to smooth it over. I didn't care. Scooped up the ring he'd ditched, turned to the crowd. "You all saw it. Warren Anderson just broke the engagement. I'm not marrying a guy just because my mom arranged it before she died." Then I stared him down. "Sure, it's not flashy. It's taaffeite—super rare. My family heirloom. But yeah... you're right. You don't deserve it."

If I refuse to pay, she’d go berserk. Mama hissed and turned to Serra after a few while. “That diamond alone cost 1.5 million dollars. There’s no other way to repair it. It has to be replaced by another 1.5 million dollars worth of diamond.” What the hell? She wants me to pay her 1.2 million dollars for the necklace she broke? She’s gone insane! How can I pay that much? I’m suspended and even my trust fund won’t be enough. And why do I have to pay for it?

I asked him frowning. “Yeah! I moved in, right? I also brought my things and they are in my car.” he asked back while I just shook my head. “Now, explain this groom less marriage.” He asked staring at me. “Okay! Do you know the main reason for my broken engagement? It is that I couldn’t give them any money or anything from my side. They were fine with me being an orphan but their family culture didn’t accept a mere nurse.” I explained while he opened his mouth immediately with a furious expression.

I wasn't, either, given what was on my lips. "Is this really"—pant—"the time?" Pant. "I'd like to renew our fiancée-for-hire deal for six months at an agreed-upon price of $100K a month. Six months from now, we'll call off the engagement and break it to Bruce. Good for business. Good for med school. Good for all of us." Except for my bank account, but I shouldn't worry about that now that Bruce had signed the contract. "I'll have to think about it."Thrust.