My fiancé’s pampered niece, Jenna Quinn, had just returned from abroad. The moment she got back, she caused a scene at our engagement party, throwing out so-called “evidence” of my alleged affair in front of the media. Zac Quinn had no choice but to leave me with the mess, clutching his hysterical niece as they left. His parting words? “This is just an engagement party. Jenna’s well-being is far more important.” After I painstakingly managed to control the public narrative and was waiting for Jenna to make a public clarification to settle the matter, she instead curled up in Zac’s arms, crying softly. Zac’s expression turned cold. “Jenna only has me, while you have so many people who love you. Why must you target her?” At first, I thought Zac was just being overly protective of his niece, who had lost her parents at a young age—until I saw the two of them kissing. “You’re the precious girl I’ve raised with my own hands. From now on, Nina will be your aunt, and she’ll shower you with love, too,” he said. I clenched the ultrasound report in my hand and, without hesitation, tossed it into the trash. Love that can’t be held onto isn’t worth keeping. I decided to return home, accept my family’s marriage alliance, and fully embrace my role as the heiress of the Walker Corporation.
View MoreEven the most composed person would feel shattered by such a realization. Zac had chosen a woman who had lived a wild, scandalous life abroad. Meanwhile, he had missed out twice on a woman who could have been a major asset to his career. Just as my father finished revealing who I really was, the police Zac had called earlier arrived.There was no need for me to explain. My father simply had our lawyer present evidence of Quinn Corporation’s embezzlement and tax evasion. My past three years at Quinn Corporation hadn’t been wasted. The once-dignified Zac now looked utterly defeated, his polished exterior crumbling in an instant. As he was escorted away for questioning, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the butler at Quinn Estate. Just as Zac was about to get into the police car, he suddenly grabbed the doorframe and turned to look at me. His bloodshot eyes were filled with pain. On the day of our engagement, I had left an ultrasound report and shares of the W
The next moment, a video played on the massive screen, showing two people locked in an intimate kiss. They were none other than Zac and Jenna. The media went wild, cameras flashing nonstop, while the gathered business executives murmured among themselves. This scandal was far more explosive than the photos that had surfaced on my engagement day. Zac’s face darkened to the point where it seemed like ink could spill from it. Not even the near-bankruptcy of Quinn Corporation had left him this humiliated.But it wasn’t over yet. The video had only shown the climax. Next came a series of intimate photos of Jenna abroad, cozying up to various foreign men. Among them were videos of her attending wild group parties. Jenna had earned quite the reputation overseas for her reckless lifestyle. Yet, upon returning home, she had reinvented herself with the persona of a delicate, innocent damsel. The irony? She had broken up with her last foreign boyfriend barely two weeks before comi
I ignored Zac and walked out of the apartment first. The reporters, worried I might escape, quickly followed, trying to block my path. Jenna shrieked behind me, “Nina, if you dare to run away, you’ll spend the rest of your life rotting in jail!”Outside the apartment, a sleek luxury car was parked at the curb. As soon as I stepped out, the driver hurried to open the door for me. “Miss, sir is already waiting for you at Quinn Corporation.” That’s right. The stage this time was set at Quinn Corporation. I glanced back at Jenna and raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t you hear? I’ll be waiting for you at Quinn Corporation.” With that, I got into the car. If this had been a normal breakup or Zac simply falling for another woman, my father wouldn’t have considered taking action against Quinn Corporation. But Zac’s actions had crossed my father’s bottom line. By the time we arrived, the Quinn Corporation was surrounded by a swarm of reporters and media personnel. Among the c
Without exception, Zac's forlorn appearance had moved the online crowd, earning him widespread sympathy while I became the target of relentless insults. I didn’t take it to heart. As someone who had worked in PR for three years, this kind of minor public backlash was hardly damaging. After scrolling through the trending topics, I replied to Lily’s message: “Don’t pay attention to it.”Lily quickly texted back: “Miss Walker, where are you right now? Are you safe?”Her excessive concern raised my suspicions. Just then, a notification from the group chat with my friends popped up. Originally, I had thought gathering evidence of Zac and Jenna’s relationship would require a long-term effort. I hadn’t expected Jenna to slip up so quickly. I chuckled softly. It was time to close the net.“I’m back at my apartment,” I replied to Lily. She immediately texted back, asking to meet me there. I turned off my phone. Heading downstairs, I told my father, “I’m going to deal
I had stubbornly insisted on being with Zac, ignoring everything else. My father let out a cold laugh. “If I hadn’t seen the trending topics from a few days ago, I might’ve actually believed your nonsense.” I paused, startled, and glanced at him in surprise. “Since when does my dad, the workaholic, even pay attention to trending topics?” I thought to myself.He sat down with a serious look. “What’s the deal with Zac’s niece? Is she mentally ill or something?” I sighed. “She is, actually. She has bipolar disorder.” That shut him up immediately. Mental illness is still an illness, and it is not something to make light of.However, I wasn’t planning to bring up their illicit relationship just yet—something like this shouldn’t be mine to know alone.Back in my third-floor bedroom, I powered on my phone, and a flood of messages popped up immediately. In addition to several texts from Zac, there were a few from an unknown number: “Nina, don’t think my uncle cares that
Jenna sat cautiously on the sofa, her expression timid. “Aunt Nina, it’s all my fault for causing you trouble. Maybe I should just go back abroad.” Zac couldn’t hold it in any longer, his voice rising. “Nina! Can you stop being so selfish? Jenna just recovered from her illness, and you’re giving her attitude! “The house you live in, the job you go to—everything you have is because of me. What right do you have to throw a tantrum here?” I froze in place. Up until now, I had only felt anger over everything that had happened, but his words brought a sudden and chilling clarity. So, in Zac’s mind, I was nothing more than a woman dependent on him, someone who couldn’t accomplish anything without him.But was it really just Zac’s influence that earned me the position of Director of Public Relations at Quinn Corporation?Over the past three years, Quinn Corporation’s reputation had steadily improved, thanks to my efforts. I had single-handedly resolved several major PR crises
I forced a faint smile and stepped into the room. “I just came from the office. Everything’s nearly wrapped up. All that’s left is for Miss Quinn to release a clarification video.” As soon as I finished speaking, Jenna buried her face in Zac’s chest and started sobbing softly. The speed of her shifting her demeanor was nothing short of astonishing. Zac held Jenna protectively and turned to me with a cold expression. “Jenna only has me, while you have so many people who love you. Why must you target her?“I asked you to suppress the trending topic because I didn’t want this to affect Jenna. And this is how you handle it? “Nina, it’s hard for me not to question your professional competence.” Zac’s voice grew colder, his gaze turning icier with each word. Right on cue, Jenna shifted subtly, tilting her pale, slender neck as she spoke in a soft, nasal tone. “It’s all my fault, Uncle Zac. Don’t be upset. I’m willing to do anything for you.” Her delicate neck was fully
“I’d heard rumors that Mr. Quinn had a mysterious girlfriend, but I didn’t think they were true!” “They absolutely are! Back when Mr. Quinn was negotiating a contract with StarTech, he was about to close the deal. Then his mysterious girlfriend called, and he immediately gave up two percentage points to the other party and signed the contract on the spot.“If it had been for something urgent, it would’ve made sense, but she just wanted him to come home and watch a horror movie with her.” “Wow, Mr. Quinn spoils her that much? No wonder the bonuses for that huge deal were so small.” As their voices faded, I loosened my grip on the phone. Suddenly, I remembered that day when Zac and I first got together. We had planned to see a movie. But even after the credits rolled, he never showed up. Calls went unanswered. I waited in the theater until nightfall before he finally sent me a single text. “There was a meeting at work I couldn’t get out of.”Five minutes later, anothe
When the engagement party reached the moment for exchanging vows, the doors suddenly flew open. “Take a good look, everyone! Nina Walker is nothing but a shameless homewrecker!” A sharp voice cut through the room as a young woman threw a stack of photos onto the floor. Reporters nearby rushed to grab the scattered pictures. One of them gasped. “Miss Walker really did get involved in someone else’s relationship!” The unexpected interruption left me frozen, unsure of how to react. Instinctively, I turned to look at Zac Quinn, who was standing beside me. Zac’s face tightened with shock. “Jenna?” The realization hit me. She was Jenna Quinn, Zac’s niece, though not related to him by blood. He had raised her as family since she was a child, but three years ago, she was sent abroad to study.The reporters flipped through the photos and passed them around. Their stares turned judgmental as they shifted toward me. Even a few of Zac’s key business partners caught sight of the
When the engagement party reached the moment for exchanging vows, the doors suddenly flew open. “Take a good look, everyone! Nina Walker is nothing but a shameless homewrecker!” A sharp voice cut through the room as a young woman threw a stack of photos onto the floor. Reporters nearby rushed to grab the scattered pictures. One of them gasped. “Miss Walker really did get involved in someone else’s relationship!” The unexpected interruption left me frozen, unsure of how to react. Instinctively, I turned to look at Zac Quinn, who was standing beside me. Zac’s face tightened with shock. “Jenna?” The realization hit me. She was Jenna Quinn, Zac’s niece, though not related to him by blood. He had raised her as family since she was a child, but three years ago, she was sent abroad to study.The reporters flipped through the photos and passed them around. Their stares turned judgmental as they shifted toward me. Even a few of Zac’s key business partners caught sight of the ...
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