tely fell in love with a bracelet. The sales assistant noticed and quickly brought it out for me to try

d had decided to make him pay a bit for it, I wasn't trying to extort him. I just didn't want to always choose the chea

the sales assistant, then pulled me aside. "Sweeth

me," I said, pressing my lips together. "I just want i

ead, "I think the gold-plated one looks

e any sincerity?" I aske

but the cost was that he got to choose the res

ely disappointed in him. I looked at him with a faint

age I didn't like but was economical. For the wedding dress and all

n our dormitory group chat, I said, "Marr

my friends in the group, I t

ocial media account, and then sent me a video call to sh

im expressionlessly, "

ked, the jewelry is bought, the photos are taken, and now y

his and Rita's schemes against me

going on with your family? Are you using marriage to scam money? First, you said the financia

ening?" my mom asked,

ording in front of Ryland and his relatives. "Mrs

he first time, I had installed a listening device in Ryland apartm

energy. If there wasn't a backup, do you

ntribution to the marria

ow at Ryland, saying, "Where did th

ed Ryland understood that I was no longer the gullible

ned?" Rita

th two hundred thousand, wasn't up to his standards, so he

n, feeling no sympathy. After all, there was a

l regret this," Rita cur

; I'm returning them to you." I pulled out a box full of handmade items, then, with a playful look, I

of handmade items he gave me was undoubtedly a slap

ve these were bought by you for m

Ryland, so I kept the tags of the things I bought for him as a special ritual. I finished

nd, furious, ripping off his clothes one by

, opening the door and k

my breakup with Ryland, and we n

ths would ever