"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
Sarah's knees gave out beneath her, and she collapsed to the ground in a crumpled heap. She never imagined Henry would have recorded that conversation as well.Unbeknownst to her, Henry had not recorded that conversation on purpose. It had been a simple accident, but he never bothered to delete the recording.When Henry discovered Sarah's true colors the day before, he was reminded of that and decided to keep it on hold in case he needed it. Even then, he had no intention of playing it because he wanted to preserve Sarah's dignity, but she left him no choice.Sarah was so ashamed that she longed for the ground to open up and swallow her whole.With everyone's eyes on her, she could not handle the scrutiny any longer and immediately turned and scampered out of the room.It took Lydia a few moments to snap out of her stupor. Everything made sense then!Even though she did not know why Sarah had fallen for Henry, the fact that her initial hatred toward Henry had morphed into love me
The color drained from John's face. "Mr. Walker, let's not be hasty. Lydia's just angry. We can discuss this marriage further once she's cooled down.""Very well, then. I'll give you one day to think this over, and if I'm not satisfied with your answer, I'll bring the entire Miller family down!" Simon declared menacingly.Everyone was horrified to hear that, Lydia included. As furious as she was, she was well aware of Simon's background and knew that he was more than capable of wiping out the entire Miller family if he wanted to.John was the most frightened of them all. He had single-handedly built that empire from scratch and could not bear the idea of seeing decades of his labor go to dust. Besides, what would happen to the Millers once Simon let harm befall them?Henry was the only one unbothered by that. He sneered and said, "Who do you think you are, Simon? You think you can bring an entire family down with one snap of your fingers? In your dreams!"Simon's expression darken