Ch. Canceling the Wedding 4 Canceling the Wedding 4

Chapter 4 

Cornell immediately rushed over and pushed me to the ground. 

The back of my head hit the leg of the bed hard and at the moment of the sharp pain, warm liquid flowed down my forehead. 

I bit my lip without making a sound. I just looked at him with a smile, trying to see clearly whether he had any heart or not. 

He hugged Margot, his cold and stern eyes filled with extreme disgust. 

“How much? I’ll pay for it! I’m begging you, stop messing around! Do you feel a sense of accomplishment when you torture me and Margot with such insignificant things?” 

I felt like I had a hole in my heart. 

He used to treat me coldly, but he never looked at me with such gaze. He must hate me 

now. 

I suddenly found it extremely boring, why bother annoying him here? 

I compromised. 

It stained with blood and vomit, dirty, I didn’t want it anymore. 

And, I didn’t want the man either, dirty and disgusting. 

I propped myself up and spoke, “Cornell, I’m not short of money.” 

Then, I left, but he suddenly grabbed me, with a helpless look on his face. “You’re not in a good mood today. You better go back to the Wijnbergens‘ house and I’ll come pick you up in three days.” 

I shook off his hand and left quickly. 

In a home we had been living for several years, I was ultimately just a passer–by. 

In the Wijnbergen Family’s house. 

I had already explained the farce at the wedding to my parents. 

Seeing me back home, my mother breathed a sigh of relief. 

“Hailey, I should be grateful to God! If you found it out after you got married, what would you do?” 

“The Leanders always complains about us businessmen being greedy for money, but their academic family has raised such a shameless person!” 

My father let out a light sigh and said, “Alright, stop talking about it. Our dear daughter is feeling uncomfortable. I’ve already asked my assistant to withdraw our investments from Brainwave Academy and from now on, the Wijnbergens and the Leanders will have nothing to do with each other!” 

Then, just as I remembered and hesitated to mention about Jeremiah Lynch, my mother suddenly brought him up. “By the way, Jeremiah came here today and even brought some gifts.” 

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She took out a velvet box from the drawer of the coffee table. “He’s quite fast,” she said as she handed it to me, “Here you are.” 

When I opened the box, I found a pair of diamond bracelets passed down from his 

ancestors. 

Only then did I truly realize that Jeremiah was serious about the wedding three days later. 

At night. 

Margot sent me a message. 

[Hailey, please come back.] 

[I’m moving out now and I don’t want the child anymore.] 

[Your five–year relationship with Cornell can’t be ruined because of me, as I’ll feel guilty for the rest of my life.] 

I stared at the screen and sneered. If she had to make a scene, she could go find her brother. Why bother looking for me? 

I replied with four words. [Do as you wish.] 

Then, I simply blocked her. 

I leaned against the floor–to–ceiling window in a daze, feeling a little melancholy. 

Soon, my ringing phone broke my daze and Jeremiah’s video call invitation pooped up. “Hailey!” His eyes sparkled on the screen. “Give me a heart!” 

I froze. “Why suddenly ….” 

A heart? So tacky. 

“I don’t care,” he said, leaning closer to the camera, “I want it now.” 

Amused by his childish expression, I helplessly made a quick heart shape with my hands and got goose bumps all over myself. 

He immediately covered his heart, closed his eyes and made an exaggerated intoxicated expression. 

When he opened his eyes, he suddenly blinked his right eye at me. 

But, for some reasons, my heart skipped a beat. 

“Hey! Look out the window! Here’s a gift for you.” 

He ordered me with a chuckle and the video call came to an abrupt end. 

The night sky outside suddenly lit up. 

Hundreds of drones formed a flashing heart, which then transformed into a line of words. [Happy Birthday, Hailey.] 

Tears instantly blurred my sight. 

Today’s farce made me even forget my own birthday. 

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