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After entangling with Damien for seven years, he finally said he wanted to marry me.
On the day of the proposal, his first love returned to the country.
I heard him say, "Melody? Oh, that's just the dog I keep at home, you know? Something to play with when I'm bored, just for amusement."
"You have no idea how obedient she is. Whatever pose I tell her to strike, she does it."
"Break up? Her whole family depends on me for a living. What does she have to break up with me?"
I silently packed my things, preparing to leave.
No one noticed anything unusual until I announced my engagement to someone else.

He laughed as he tossed the wedding ring into the cake

"His bride-to-be is none other than Melody!"


I had no idea how Damien found out the location of our vacation villa. When the maid came to inform me that Damien had arrived, I was in the middle of applying a face mask.


Caelan was nearby, handling some work-related matters.


He immediately looked up at me, his face expressionless, but his broad shoulders tensed noticeably.


The maid asked if I wanted to invite Damien in.


I turned directly to Caelan and asked, "You're his uncle. Do you want to see him?"


Caelan countered with a question of his own, "What about you?"


I chuckled, my attitude both straightforward and nonchalant, "Damien and I have no relationship whatsoever anymore. Why would I want to see him? ... Actually, that's not quite right. I'm his elder now. If he sees me, he'd have to call me aunt."


Caelan gently closed his laptop and stood up, saying softly, "Then I'll go out and see him."


Chapter 9