The fiancé stole the ring and
married his assistant.
Chapter 1
Just to punish me for losing my engagement
ring and teach me a lesson, my CEO fiancé
called off the wedding.
He announced he was marrying his assistant,
right there in front of everyone.
But on what was supposed to be our wedding
day, I saw the missing ring on her finger.
Before I could even ask about it, Brenda, the
assistant, started crying, saying I’d always
had it out for her.
She said that I was trying to set her up.
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To prove her innocence, she dramatically
threatened to quit her job.
Mark, my fiancé, to appease her, called a
company–wide meeting.
He publicly trashed me on a livestream,
saying I was a jealous, gold–digging shrew
and was going to give her all my stock
options as compensation.
He said that if he didn’t, he would marry
Brenda, and I would be left penniless.
The whole place gasped, looking at me with
pity.
Everyone thought I’d just roll over and do
whatever Mark wanted, like always.
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Siit saiu lat i was шymy LU SEL NOT up.
To prove her innocence, she dramatically
threatened to quit her job.
Mark, my fiancé, to appease her, called a
company–wide meeting.
He publicly trashed me on a livestream,
saying I was a jealous, gold–digging shrew
and was going to give her all my stock
options as compensation.
He said that if he didn’t, he would marry
Brenda, and I would be left penniless.
The whole place gasped, looking at me with
pity.
Everyone thought I’d just roll over and do
whatever Mark wanted, like always.
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But this time, I just threw up my hands.
“Well, congrats to the happy couple.”
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The words had barely left my mouth when
Mark went ballistic.
His face turned red and he slammed his fist
on the table, grabbed a contract, and threw it at my face.
“Sarah, what is that supposed to mean?” “You mess up and then you can’t just apologize.”
“You think I won’t fire you and kick you out of
the company right now?!”
The room buzzed with whispers, everyone
staring and pointing.
This wasn’t exactly new.
I may have been Mark’s girlfriend, but at
work, he would yell at me.
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work, he would yell at me.
Over time, people stopped respecting me.
But Mark wasn’t satisfied, so he put clips of him yelling at me on the Internet.
It should have been me, the person who helped build his company, but everyone called me a “trophy wife” that couldn’t do anything.
Sure enough, the livestream comments blew up, with everyone telling me how horrible I
was.
Brenda couldn’t hide her smile.
After a moment she closed the livestream and
started comforting Mark.
“Mark, don’t be impulsive. I already forgave Sarah.”
“Besides, whatever Sarah’s done, she’s still
your girlfriend, and I don’t want you two
fighting over me.”
Mark’s eyes softened for a second, maybe he
was starting to regret what he said to me.
Then, when Brenda spoke, he scowled and
looked at me with disdain.
“She takes advantage of being my girlfriend. I
spoil her, that’s why she’s so out of control.”
“Sarah, tell me I’m not wrong.”
He glared at me.
I just rolled my eyes.
Anything I said he would twist.
Seeing I was silent, Mark said what he wanted
and said that the meeting was over.
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After everyone left, he sighed heavily, as if he
was sorry.
“Sarah, I really didn’t think you wouldn’t
apologize. It’s like you wanted me to look
bad.”
“I’m just disappointed in you.”
That was his usual line after scolding me.
At first, I believed him, always trying to figure
out where I went wrong.
But I started to realize that every time I tried
to fix things, I was falling into his trap, and his
punishments would get worse.
“What did I do wrong?”
I asked him.
“You guys are practically married, what’s
wrong with what I said?”
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Mark’s face changed, then he smiled.
“You really are narrow–minded, aren’t you?
That wedding was for publicity.”
“We promoted a wedding for a year, but we ended up not doing it. What do you think people will say?”
“You should be thanking Brenda, she found the ring. You were out of town, so she
stepped up and took your job for a bit.”
“You don’t care as much as she does. I don’t
know why you’re mad at me.”
Mark continued.
I was trying not to laugh.
I paid for everything in that wedding, and I
spent three months planning it.
He forced the ring on Brenda.
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Largued but he said that I didn’t trust him
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I paid for everything in that wedding, and I
spent three months planning it.
He forced the ring on Brenda.
I argued, but he said that I didn’t trust him.
Then the ring got lost, and everyone
up, so I got another ring.
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Mark was mad because I wasn’t taking the
wedding seriously.
He was in a bad mood, so I was sent out of
town.
Now he was doing what he always does and blaming me for everything.
I know everyone knows that Brenda wants to marry him, but he pretends not to notice. If Brenda wanted to hide the ring, I could search the whole city and not find it.
I would argue with him, but now I am tired and don’t want to deal with him.
and don’t want to deal with him.
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“Mark, don’t yell at her. I did everything
willingly.”
Brenda came back to the room.
She walked over to Mark.
“I’ve been here for so long, and I see this
company as my home. I care about the
company.”
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She smiled and said, “But I didn’t think Sarah would be so mad. I’ll say this is my fault.”
Mark smiled.
“Brenda, you’re the best.”
He turned his face and glared at me.
“Sarah, look at Brenda. Why can’t you be
more like her.”
I said nothing.
He always stuck up for Brenda.
Brenda didn’t graduate college.
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He always stuck up for Brenda.
Brenda didn’t graduate college.
Mark went against everyone and got her a job
here.
I have to call him Mark, everyone calls him
Mr. Smith, but Brenda calls him by his name.
She always messes up, but he protects her.
Everyone knows he protects her, so I was
blamed for her mistakes.
I don’t know what to learn from her.
Mark sighed.
“Fine, I’m done with you. You just slandered
her and spread rumors about her, she’s just a
girl. You’re lucky she’s so tough.”
“We don’t do that here, so we’re going to
make it up to her. Sign this contract.”
He set the contract in front of me.
“You can’t handle the company, and we
should get people who are more qualified to
handle the company.
Brenda perked up, but pretended to push
back.
“I can’t do that.”
“Yes you can.”
Mark was serious.
I started to laugh.
I was the one that helped him get the
company started, and I worked without rest
on the projects.
Now, he thinks he can give my hard work to
someone else.
I laughed, picked up the contract, and ripped
it in half.
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