My Ex–Fiancé Said He’d Marry Me Out of Gratitude, But After I Left with His Mother’s Million–Dollar Check, He Went Crazy
After another disagreement with Lucas about marriage, he went to sleep in the guest room.
At 2 AM, I wanted to apologize. But as I approached the guest room door, I overheard him on the phone:
“Dating and marriage are two different things. Ivy can’t handle the rules of high society. Not marrying her is for her own good.
“I don’t have a suitable marriage prospect anyway, so I’m just taking it day by day. After all, she saved my life. I can’t bring myself to break up with her…”
I didn’t confront him. I just went back to our room and lay awake until dawn.
Early the next morning, I sat down across from Lucas’s mother, Rachel:
“Is your previous offer still valid? I don’t choose Lucas anymore. I want the money.”
Rachel took a leisurely sip of coffee before looking up at me.
“Are you sure? If you take the money, I’ll never allow Lucas to marry you.”
The scene before me was similar to five years ago. But back then, I had unhesitatingly refused Rachel’s check.
I had declared confidently: “Lucas and I love each other, so my grandfather and I won’t charge for treating him!”
Lost in thought for a few seconds, I came back to the present:
“Don’t worry, once I get the money, I plan to break up with Lucas.”
Hearing this, Rachel didn’t waste any more words.
“Give me your account details. I’ll transfer the money to you shortly.”
As I was leaving, Rachel added one more reminder:
“You know Lucas’s personality. If you suddenly bring up breaking up, he definitely won’t agree.”
I paused for a moment, nodded, and left without another word.
When I got home, Lucas was busy in the kitchen.
Seeing this scene, I suddenly remembered how clumsy he had been in the kitchen a few years ago.
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Back then, I never could have imagined that the famous heir to the Wilson family would one day learn hundreds of different dishes just for me.
Of course, I also couldn’t have imagined that this man who seemed to only have eyes for me had never actually thought about having a future with me.
“Where did you go so early? Are you still mad at me?” Lucas put the food on the table and came over to hug me.
“I was in a bad mood last night. Let’s eat first, and then we’ll go try on wedding dresses this afternoon.”
If I hadn’t overheard his conversation with his friend, I would have happily given Lucas a kiss right now,
After hesitating for a few seconds between refusing and agreeing, I decided to give myself one last dream.
So softly replied, “Okay”
However, my dream was shattered halfway through.
As soon as I put on the wedding dress, Lucas barely glanced at it before saying he had an urgent matter at the company and had to leave.
However, my dream was shattered halfway through.
As soon as I put on the wedding dress, Lucas barely glanced at it before saying he had an urgent matter at the company and had to leave.
Just after he left, Rachel sent me an address with a message:
“In case you don’t know what reason to use for breaking up, I’ll help you out.”
In all the years I’ve been with Lucas, I haven’t met his mother Rachel very often.
But I’ve always known that if Lucas and I got married, she would be a pretty good mother–in–law.
Now that she knows Lucas and I won’t have a future together, she’s efficiently stepped in to start arranging blind dates for him.
Unfortunately, I failed to catch Lucas in the act of going on a blind date.
Because on the way there, I stopped to help a pedestrian who suddenly fell ill.
After taking them to the hospital, I no longer had the energy to confront Lucas.
So I went back to the place Lucas and I had lived for several years.
When Lucas returned, he saw me packing my things.
“Ivy, I’m sorry. Let’s try on wedding dresses in a couple of days, okay?”
Rachel, probably afraid I’d change my mind, had been sending me photos of Lucas with his blind date all afternoon.
They looked perfectly matched, smiling and chatting away.
I was calmer than I expected. While packing our couple items into a bag, I replied noncommittally:
“We’ll see.”
Lucas wanted to say something, but his phone chimed, distracting him.
When he looked back, he had changed the subject:
“Adam invited us over for a bit. Let’s go, and when we get back, I’ll help you pack.”
Now wasn’t the right time to have it out with him. I had no choice but to go along.
As soon as we entered the private room, I sensed something was off about the atmosphere.
Adam, who usually joked around and called me “little sister–in–law” as soon as he saw me, kept glancing at a woman sitting in the corner.
Following his gaze, in the flickering light, the woman’s face perfectly matched Lucas’s blind date from that afternoon.
2
Lucas led me to sit in the center, not even glancing at the woman.
He handed me a glass of juice and gestured for Adam to introduce the woman.
“Luke, Iv- I mean, Ivy, this is my cousin Wendy. She just got back from abroad a couple days ago. She doesn’t have many friends here, so I brought her along.”
Maybe out of guilt, Adam’s voice got quieter as he spoke.
Lucas’s face betrayed nothing. He nodded briefly at his blind date before looking away.
“Hi there, may I sit here?” A few minutes later, Wendy sat down next to me, holding a Yorkshire terrier.
Because I had been focused on Lucas, I clearly saw him frown slightly when Wendy sat down.
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I’m a bit slow to warm up to people.
Not knowing how to handle the current situation, I just smiled awkwardly.
“I heard your family has a history of royal physicians? Momo’s appetite isn’t good, could you take a look?”
Healing and saving lives is my family’s ancestral teaching.
Ignoring the strange feeling in my heart, I replied seriously:
“Besides poor appetite, does the patient have any other symptoms?”
Wendy laughed and held up the little dog in front of me:
“Here, there’s no human patient, just an unwell little dog. It’s a life too, Ivy. You wouldn’t refuse to help, would you?”
Our family has always been small.
When my grandfather was young, he almost lost his life due to certain circumstances.
After the founding of New China, he lived in hiding for a few years.
But eventually he was called out of retirement to save lives.
In my memory, those who knew my grandfather’s background were always very respectful to our family.
Even though I was a girl, once people knew I was the only heir to the Sang family in this generation, they rarely spoke to me like this.
“Wendy! Where are your manners?! Do you know who you’re talking to?!” Adam angrily rebuked her, then turned to apologize to me:
“Ivy, I’m so sorry. This girl’s been spoiled by the family. Please don’t take it to heart.”
After I got together with Lucas, his friends basically all asked me to check their parents‘ pulses.
I once detected a problem with Adam’s mother’s body when she showed no obvious symptoms.
Although Lucas had already recovered by then, they thought it was all thanks to my grandfather’s skills and were half–skeptical of me.
But Adam still took his mother to the hospital for a checkup, out of respect for Lucas.
As a result, they were able to intervene before the lesion became cancerous.
This is why, among Lucas’s friends, Adam is so warm towards me.
“Miss Summers doesn’t understand medicine, does she? Examining humans and pets are completely different things.” I hadn’t spoken yet, but Lucas chimed in first.
However, he didn’t seem to be taking my side at all, and continued calmly:
“Ivy isn’t petty. Miss Summers meant no offense, she won’t take it personally.”
There had been similar situations before.
When someone badmouthed me behind my back and Lucas overheard, he immediately got physical.
But now? Just because she’s his socially–compatible blind date, he can be infinitely tolerant?
“I’m so sorry, Ivy. I was too impulsive. You don’t mind, right?” As she spoke, Wendy placed her cool hand on my arm.
A strong feeling of discomfort welled up from the bottom of my heart.
Afraid I might show an odd expression in front of everyone, I quickly stood up:
I don’t mind, but I need to use the restroom. Excuse me.”
