He looked at me, knowing I was lying.
I was about to speak when I heard the alumni
whispering.
“You probably don’t know, but Chloe and I
were in the same class. I saw her chasing
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after Garrett like a lovesick puppy. She was
shameless!”
“Exactly, I was in Garrett’s class. I saw her
bringing him lunchboxes every day. Garrett
never ate them, but she kept doing it.‘
“Don’t believe her bragging about being
married. I bet she’s still upset that Garrett
didn’t defend her in the plagiarism incident,
so she’s playing hard to get.”
“Garrett’s a hot commodity now, a diamond
bachelor. Who wouldn’t be attracted to him? I
don’t believe she can be so indifferent to
him.”
“Hah, she’s a gold digger, doesn’t want
Garrett, but wants someone even more
powerful, someone from the Cheng family?”
“Speaking of the Cheng family, my cousin’s
nephew knows the Cheng family’s driver. He
said the young master Cheng secretly married
abroad. He chased his wife for ages, and they
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had a baby two months after the wedding.
Now they’re a happy family of three.”
A smile touched my lips.
The perfect man they described was my
husband.
Indeed, meeting him was the luckiest thing in
my life.
Mike saw my expression and frowned. “Chloe,
you didn’t actually fall for someone else, did
you?”
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I laughed. “What, doesn’t it seem like it?”
Mike’s brow furrowed deeper, his gaze fixed
on my eyes.
After a long time, he sighed. “Forget it. Since
you insist you’re married, you should talk to
Garrett.”
He started typing furiously on his phone.
I saw Garrett’s profile picture; he looked
unaffected.
It wasn’t that I still harbored feelings for
Garrett; it was simply that he still hadn’t
changed our couple profile picture.
I designed that picture myself, so I recognized
it instantly.
Seven years ago, he had completely hurt me.
This was interesting.
My phone vibrated. It was a selfie from my
daughter.
She’d gone to the amusement park with
Jackson today. She had peacock princess
face paint and two cute little pigtails.
[Mommy, Yoyo ate a big red apple today! Was Yoyo good?]
A smile spread across my face; my heart
melted.
[Yoyo is the best girl! Mwah!]
Lost in the conversation with my daughter, I
didn’t notice the commotion around me.
When I looked up, Garrett was standing
before me.
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“Chloe, long time no see.”
His eyes held that familiar longing.
I frowned. “Long time no see.”
His expression instantly fell, “Chloe, it’s been
seven years. Are you still blaming me?
Please don’t be so cold to me, I can’t handle
it.”
I stepped back impatiently, stopping him from
getting closer.
“Garrett, you’re overthinking it. We’re over, I
don’t need to blame you.”
The whispering grew louder, and everyone’s
eyes were on me.
I didn’t like that feeling, I bypassed him and
tried to leave.
“Looks like your juniors are very interested in
you. I’ll excuse myself.”
Afraid he would follow, I quickened my pace.
But as I left the backstage, he caught up.
“Chloe, I’m not saying anything, don’t go!”
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hand, which he’d been about to touch me
with, looking hurt.
“It’s the school celebration, let’s leave after it
ends. I won’t say anything else.”
I was about to speak when the loudspeaker
announced the start of the celebration, asking
everyone to take their seats.
Ignoring him, I joined the crowd.
Garrett followed me to my seat before being
pulled away by a school official. “Garrett, I’ve
been looking for you. You need to give a
speech as an alumni representative.”
He left with the official but kept looking back
at me.
When his gaze finally left, I thought the chaos
was over.
But before I could relax, Garrett pulled out a
diamond ring in front of everyone.
“Back then, you said you’d make me a ring
out of thorny roses. Now, it’s my turn to
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propose.”
“Chloe, marry me!”
The auditorium fell silent. Thousands of eyes
were on me.
I turned my left hand, calmly looking at
Garrett as he walked down the stage, towards
When he reached me, he knelt down and held
up the ring.
“Marry me.”
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I coldly pushed his hand away, revealing the
diamond ring on my ring finger.
“Mr. Garrett, please respect yourself. I’m
married.”
His pupils widened, then suddenly brightened,
excitedly.
“Chloe, you’re still jealous of Sarah, that’s
why you’re making excuses, right?
Yes, you plagiarized her design and hurt her,
but I compensated her later.
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Me and her now…”
I waved him off. “Enough!”
Standing up, I looked down at him. “Garrett,
after all these years, you’re still so self-
absorbed and arrogant!”
It was useless to talk to him.
Bypassing him, I tried to leave.
But Garrett believed this was all because of
what happened years ago. He thought if he
apologized sincerely, I would forgive him.
So, wherever I went, he followed.
Seeing me stop, he presented the ring again,
his expression serious, confessing his love.
I was exasperated.
