Chapter 2

I pursue Nolan as my life's goal, striving to follow in his footsteps.

On the day we reunited at Harvard, we officially began our relationship.

The sweetness of first love clouded my judgment.

I naively believed we could remain this happy forever.

Until Melody appeared.

At that time, I was about to graduate, and Nolan had already started an internship at a hospital.

Despite getting into Harvard, he hadn't soared to great heights as expected.

The nursing field had limited growth potential.

How could someone as proud and ambitious as Nolan be content with a job that barely paid the bills after all his hard work?

So he deliberately befriended the hospital director's daughter, Melody.

That night, Nolan held me in his arms.

The weight of reality and the guilt in his heart brought tears to his eyes.

"I don't want to do this either, but I have no choice..."

"Harmony, trust me, everything I'm doing is for our future."

"I don't want to go back to that barren small town with you, repeating our parents' lives. I want to establish myself in the big city and give you the best life possible!"

Seeing the tears in the corners of his eyes, my heart melted completely.

I firmly believed.Nolan won't betray me. He won't betray our love.

Everything he's done has been for me.

At first, Nolan would constantly complain to me about how difficult it was to please the princess Melody.

He always loved to rest his chin on my forehead.

Whining playfully, he'd say, "My sweetheart is still the best, so understanding and obedient."

Later, he started mentioning Melody more and more frequently.

His attitude changed from initial annoyance to admiration.

He even began comparing me to Melody, intentionally or not.

He started to dislike my down-to-earth style of dress, becoming reluctant to be seen with me in public.

He began to criticize the gifts I'd saved up from my part-time job to buy him, mocking them as cheap.

The person accompanying him to seminars changed from me to Melody.

While I was hustling to make ends meet,

They were out shopping and watching movies together.

Dining out and sipping coffee as a pair.

They even rode the Ferris wheel I'd always dreamed of.

Everyone said they were a perfect match, made for each other.

I couldn't take it anymore and had a huge fight with Nolan.

He rubbed his temples and told me he would change.

The next day, I saw photos sent by our mutual friends.Nolan spent all of our love fund, taking Melody to a fancy couples' restaurant.

The two clinked glasses, their gazes so sickeningly sweet they could almost form strings between them.

I called frantically, demanding answers.

Nolan straight up blocked my number.

Desperate, I used a burner account to add Melody on Instagram.

Through her posts, I finally learned everything Nolan had done.

When he rushed out in the middle of the night, it was to stargaze with Melody.

He wouldn't let me kiss him because he feared Melody would be upset seeing the marks.

He forgot my birthday because he devoted all his time and energy to Melody.

The lovingly packed lunches I made him daily, the scarf I knitted by hand...

He gave them all to Melody.

The latest update was just ten minutes ago.

"When you're with someone who loves you, the shrimp comes peeled, fruit is fed to your lips, and leftover food is eaten without asking."

Only then did I realize that this stiff, old-fashioned germaphobe of a man...

Actually had such a gentle and attentive side.

Looking at their sweet, loving daily life together.