leaned over the bed to vomit.
Zach remained oblivious, his tone still
arrogant.
“Don’t drag Ethan’s girlfriend into your
tantrum! They were supposed to meet the
parents to set a wedding date, and now they
can’t even see each other!”
“You can’t handle your relationship, and
you’re influencing others. You’re even using
your life as an excuse. Chloe, aren’t you being
malicious?! I’ll appease you this time, but
what next? Will you self-harm to manipulate
me again?”
Yes, no matter what happened, Zach would
assume I was the mastermind, using his pity
for manipulation.
Even last year, at a party, Rhonda slipped an
allergen into my food, causing a high fever
that almost killed me.
He simply looked down on me, cold and
detached.
“Chloe, it’s disgusting how you lie to people.”
“Don’t you just want to marry into the Zhao
family? You already tricked my parents into
agreeing to our engagement, why are you
acting like this now?”
In Zach’s eyes, I was a vicious woman,
repeatedly hurting myself to drive a wedge
between him and Rhonda.
Before, his words would’ve shattered me.
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But now, I was just tired.
Too tired to even try to salvage things.
I said calmly,
“Zach, I’m calling off the wedding. When I’m
better, I’ll explain to your parents. I won’t be
going to the party.”
I hung up.
But Zach actually came.
Seeing me in the hospital bed, he frowned.
Before he could speak, Rhonda walked in
behind him.
