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On the day of the National Figure Skating Pairs Championship, my fiancé suddenly called off our engagement, refusing to compete with me, and proposed to my best friend instead.
I was pushed to the ground by the heckling competitors around me, and the sharp ice skate instantly severed my Achilles tendon.
From that moment on, I could no longer dance on ice, and even standing became a struggle.
Meanwhile, my best friend took my place and passionately kissed my ex-fiancé after they won the championship together.
I lay on the ground like a dog when my phone buzzed with a message from the hospital.
My mother, who had watched everything unfold on the live broadcast, suffered a heart attack from the shock and died on the spot.
In my moment of despair, my childhood sweetheart Caelan ran down from the stands and rushed me to the hospital without hesitation.
He confessed his feelings for me in front of my mother's memorial photo, vowing to protect me for the rest of our lives.
On our third wedding anniversary, I accidentally overheard him talking to the coach:
"Actually, with your background, you could have easily handed the championship to Melody back then. Why did you have to arrange for someone to deliberately cut Aria's tendon?"
Caelan's eyes were filled with tenderness:
"Public opinion can be cruel. How could I bear to let rumors and gossip tarnish Melody's name?"
"I can't marry her, but I will definitely clear the obstacles for her!"

I am the Ice Skating Champion

Caelan had shut himself away in his room, drowning in alcohol and posting relentlessly online. He offered a ten-million-dollar reward for any lead on his wife's whereabouts, regardless of its authenticity.


He'd already blown through over a billion dollars, but every tip turned out to be false.


Melody came to see Caelan again, her belly now five months swollen.


"Caelan, still no sign of Aria? I told you she wouldn't be stupid enough to kill herself. It was all just to trick you, and look how it's wrecked you. Aria's really heartless, isn't she?"


She clung to Caelan's arm, her lips inching closer to his face as she spoke in a suggestive tone:


"Caelan, if you ask me, it's for the best that Aria divorced you. What use was it keeping such a deadweight around the house anyway?"


"Now I'm staying home to take care of the baby, and Orion's back to take over the family business. He's often away on business trips. If you're willing, when he's not around, I could..."


Chapter 9