All Chapters of I Loved You Once, That's All: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

“Are you serious?” The man beside me looked at me. “After all, you two have been together for many years.”I raised an eyebrow. “He had three chances to hold the engagement party with me, but he never valued them. Maybe he doesn’t love me that much.“Since he doesn’t love me, why should I keep holding on to him? I should let him be with the love of his life and move on with mine.”Joel Howard quickly stood up and reached out to me. “Then it’s settled. I’ll take care of the details of the engagement. You don’t have to worry about it.“I promise that no engagement ceremony in Central City will be more extravagant than this one.”I looked at him. He wore a custom suit that flattered his tall figure. He was good-looking and was the dream lover of every woman in my circle.What mattered most was his sincere and determined gaze when he looked at me. It was something Zach Jefferson had never shown.“Okay.” I smiled as I took his hand.Back at the villa, I packed up everything in my ro

“Tsk, as expected from you, Zach. Always so generous.” I chuckled. “This was made from a sapphire that his parents bought at an auction ten years ago. It cost a fortune.“It was supposed to be for their daughter-in-law. It looks like Zach really likes you, Sienna.”The room instantly went silent. After all, I was still Zach’s future fiancee.Sienna quickly reacted. Tears filled her eyes, and she tried to take the tiara off. “Sorry, Yulia. I know I don’t deserve something so expensive. I’ll give it back to you.”She yanked it off and pulled some hair with it. A couple of tears dropped.Zach was irritated and grabbed her hand. “When I give something, I don’t take it back. I gave it to you, so keep it.“I want to see who dares to say otherwise!”He turned to me with annoyance. “Yulia, why do you have to be so petty?“Acting like my wife before we’re even married? Do you have no respect for me?”I sneered and stood up. “I was just saying it casually. I never said it had to be mine

Even though Joel was young, he was already the backbone of the Howard family. Just one word from him and half of Central City would be shaken. His engagement ceremony, naturally, was over-the-top grand.The venue was the largest hotel in Central City, and he even hired a team to livestream the entire event.My parents had no objections. They were just thrilled to see me getting married.I knew they had never liked Zach, but they stayed quiet because I was so into him.Since we broke up, they had nothing holding them back.My mom smiled and said, “Remember when you were little? You used to follow Joel around and call his name nonstop.“But when you hit your teens, you somehow got hooked on Zach. Back then, your dad and I warned you he wasn’t a good match, but you wouldn’t listen.“Well, it’s all worked out now. You’ve finally come to your senses. Joel is such a good guy. You better treat him well.”Thinking about all the dumb things I had done for Zach made my face burn with emb

I did not care about that. “If you hadn’t kept giving her chances, would she have the nerve to come in front of me and disgust me?“You just enjoy having women around you. Honestly, you’re the disgusting one!”Sienna cried, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been around you and Zach. I’ll leave now.”I frowned in annoyance. “If you’re going to leave, just go. Nobody cares where you go.“The Lynch family is finished with you. You’ve ruined their reputation.“You’d better hold on to Zach. This is your last chance.”She ran off in embarrassment.Zach still wanted to stop me from getting engaged, so Joel had someone give him a good beating before throwing him out.After the engagement ceremony, my friends came to congratulate me. They could not wait to tell me what had happened.“Yulia, do you know what happened to Sienna after that day?“She’s been the joke of the circle. She tried to hide at the Lynch family’s place to escape the gossip, but they were so embarrassed by her that they