John considered that for a moment. He could easily give it up, but the problem was—he did not want to! That was a valuable opportunity to elevate the Miller family's status, and he was not willing to let that opportunity fly out of reach. After his previous visit to Aurelia and firsthand experience of discrimination, he had been determined to change the Miller family's fate since then.The Levies had treated the Millers like scum, with the sole exception of his old friend. As much as John wanted to marry his daughter off to Eric, the young man did not care for her and was not even willing to give her a second glance.However, John knew he could not give up so easily!John was certain that Lydia was doing that to spite him. Once she actually got to know Simon, she would realize just how good a husband he would be and change her mind about marrying him!However, at the same time, he could not help but worry about the alternative outcome—what if Lydia remained stuck in her stubborn wa
William and Jennifer were the most exhilarated of the bunch. After all, how could one not be excited at the prospects of their daughter marrying into one of the most esteemed families?Even though the Millers were not doing too poorly for themselves, they were still a far cry from a wealthy family like the Walkers, but that marriage would no doubt give them a great shove in the right direction.Simon showed up at exactly 9:00 a.m. Usually, the groom-to-be would be accompanied by his parents or elders, but to their surprise, Simon had shown up by himself, with none of the Walker family in sight except his subordinates.John, however, did not seem to mind that at all. After all, he knew full well that it was just a business deal disguised as a marriage, so he did not care for the trivial details."Grandpa Miller!" Simon called out affectionately. Despite not having even gone through the customs of a marriage proposal, he was already greeting the Millers as though they were family bec
"You probably don't know this, Lydia, but I've been head over heels for you since I first saw you. At one point, I was furious with myself because I had been determined to track Little Sweetie down and make her my wife, but I fell for you instead!" Simon said earnestly.The Millers were all astounded by his sudden admission of love. As pleased as they were that Simon loved Lydia so much that he was willing to go against his promise to his childhood love, they could not help but wonder who Little Sweetie was.Lydia, on the other hand, was wondering about something else entirely. She stared at Simon, trying to reminisce her memories, but for some reason, she could not match her memories of the little boy she had fallen in love with to the man standing before her.Simon was entirely different from the boy she remembered. Nothing about him reminded her of that boy, whether it was looks or personality, but for some reason, she found a sense of familiarity with Henry."Grandpa Miller, yo
"What are you doing here, Henry? It's a joyous occasion for the Millers, and you're not invited! Get out of here right this instant! If you foil our plans, I'll make you pay for this!" Jennifer shrieked. What had happened? She had sent people on Henry's trail with the instruction to cripple him, so what was he still doing here, utterly unscathed?Unbeknownst to her, the assassins had not managed to find Henry because he had not even gone home the night before."Joyous occasion? If I recall correctly, Lydia is legally still my wife, so why can't I show up here when my wife is being wedded off to another man?" Henry snapped."Nonsense! Your marriage with Lydia ended a long time ago! You would've divorced by now if it weren't for the fact that we took pity on you!" Jennifer retorted. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Lydia yourself. She's been wanting to divorce you for a long time."Henry did not reply and instead gazed at Lydia. Although he was curious to know what Lydia's tho
The color drained from Sarah's face. Why would Henry even say something like that? How could he possibly have known?The Millers did not seem to register what Henry had said, but Lydia paused. Little Beggar? How did Henry know about Little Beggar?Could it be a coincidence? Could he be referring to another Little Beggar?That was impossible; he had spoken directly to Simon when he said that, which meant he was calling Simon out for pretending to be Little Beggar.Despite his initial shock, Simon soon regained his composure and said, "What on earth are you talking about, Henry? None of this has anything to do with you, so please leave.""Get out of here right this instant, Henry! You're not welcome here!" Jennifer shouted."Wait!" Lydia stepped forward. "Henry, what did you mean by that?""What else could he possibly have meant? He's just trying to mess with you, Lydia. Don't give him the satisfaction. He doesn't deserve you," Sarah said."Why are you all so desperate to get me
"No, that's not true, Lydia. Don't believe him. None of this is true. He made all this up because he can't bear to see you marry another man. Please don't believe him, Lydia," Sarah cried out desperately."Is that so?" Lydia scoffed, then turned to Simon and coldly asked, "Mr. Walker, can you tell me if this is true?"Simon knew lying was no longer an option because it was very easy to tell if a recording was real, and he did not want to get to that point. He had no choice but to reveal the truth. "Yes, this is all true.""What? Mr. Walker, you—" Sarah was horrified."There's no point hiding the truth anymore. Sarah has indeed helped me. She came up with this plan, and I participated in it. But that's because she cares about you. She did all this because she didn't want you to spend the rest of your life with a lying cheat."Sarah was relieved to hear that and could not help but commend Simon's quick wit. For a split second, she thought Simon would throw her under the bus, and if
Sarah and Simon's voices rang out from the speaker, accompanied by video footage."Sarah, how's it going with Lydia?""I'm not in the mood to talk. I still need to think of what to say to Lydia so she'll buy my story."That was followed by Sarah's mumbles to herself, "Lydia, who would've thought you'd one day fall victim to my games? Little Beggar, huh? I can't believe how stupid you are. How can you possibly think Simon could be Little Beggar? I've never seen something more idiotic in my life."The color drained from Lydia's face, and she snatched the phone out of Henry's hand to take a closer look. It was a video, so she could see that the person speaking was Sarah and not someone else. It was unmistakable.Sarah fell to her knees. She had been caught and could not lie out of that.Unacceptable!Lydia's entire body shook from sheer rage. She never imagined that her best friend would use her deepest, darkest secret against her. Sarah was the only person she had ever told about
Indeed, Lydia was furious beyond words, especially because Sarah had used her secret, her most treasured childhood memory, against her. At the same time, she was convinced that Sarah had done so for her own benefit.She could not allow Sarah to remain by her side, so she said coldly, "Sarah, I won't seek revenge for what you did to me, but from today onward, you and I are no longer friends. Please get out of here."The color drained from Sarah's face. Initially, all she wanted was to get away without being harmed, but to her pleasant surprise, Lydia had bought into everybody's word.She was convinced that Sarah had been looking out for her all along but had used the wrong way to demonstrate her love. "Lydia, I know you're mad at me, and you hate me now. "I'll leave as you ask, but you'll always hold a special place in my heart. Even after I leave, I hope you can see some people for their true colors."Sarah stood up to leave, confident that she had ended on the right note. With t