Chapter 1
On the night of Valentine’s Day, I received a photo of my boyfriend dating his childhood sweetheart.}]
In the photo, Bob Wright, my boyfriend, carefully prepared a candlelight dinner and a diamond ring on which he spent 52 thousand dollars.
Soon, his childhood sweetheart, Lucy Nash, sent another message to me.”
[Scarlet, your boyfriend is so considerate. He brushes his teeth before kissing me.]>
I didn’t make a fuss but posted the photo on Instagram, with the caption.
[Let us sing our heart of blessings for the couple.]}]
After posting it, I threw all the delicious food I had carefully prepared into the trash can. Then I booked a room at a hotel.}
The next morning, the moment I turned on my phone, hundreds of missed calls and messages popped up.
Bob was the one who called me the most, followed by my dad and best friend.”
[Scarlet Harper, what are you doing? Are you crazy? How dare you post on Instagram to ruin the reputation of me and Lucy!]}
[I’ve already told you that Lucy is just my friend. Her colleagues made her upset, so she cried yesterday. I went to accompany her because I was worried.]>
[Why do you always misunderstand us? Be wise, okay?]}
I was stunned for a few seconds while seeing his messages.
I immediately blocked him, deleted the message, and called my dad back.”
My dad didn’t sleep the whole night. The first thing he asked me after answering the call was whether the photo I had posted yesterday was real.
I told him everything about Bob and Lucy.
He was silent for a few seconds, then said in a hoarse voice.
“Dear, well done. You should have been wronged for the past five years.“}]
I was in a daze for a few seconds, trying hard to suppress the bitterness in my heart.”
My dad was right!
Bob and I had been dating for more than five years.”
We started dating in our sophomore year and planned to get married this year.
Before this, Bob had been in love with Lucy for eight years. They split up in their freshman year, and Lucy dated a rich second–generation man soon.2
Half a year later, someone in the school broke the news that Lucy was dumped because she was infertile.
Later, she began to pester Bob and interfered in our relationship as his friend until today.
Every time I got mad at their ambiguous behavior, Lucy used to provoke me. “Scarlet, if I really want to date Bob, do you think you can still be his girlfriend?” Due to the rights given by Bob, she dared to be arrogant and domineering like that. But now, I couldn’t endure it anymore, so I chose to help the two get together.” Bob disappeared for several days in a row, and it helped me find peace of mind. Just after my birthday, I received a strange phone call.
“Scarlet, wait for me after you get off work today. I’ll pick you up for dinner.”
