My Fiance Who Lied to MeChapter 1
On the day of my grandmother's funeral, Rowan's favorite female youtuber posted a video on YouTube. "The fifteen thousand dollars given by my beloved Rowan gave me the courage to keep on living," she said. "If only it were a dowry…"
He refused to give me money to cover my grandmother's medical treatment, but apparently, he had the funds to transfer money to his youtuber girlfriend.
With an expression as dull as stone, I offered my blessings as I commented. [I wish you a long life together.]
A scumbag and a bitch! They deserved to suffer together for the rest of their lives.
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Rowan Price, my fiancé was just a poor, struggling student back then. Together, we shared a forty-cent of dumpling stew and lived in a cramped, damp basement barely ten square meters wide.
When he graduated, he dreamed of taking the postgraduate entrance exam, aiming for a brighter future. But every time he saw me leaving early for work and returning late, his eyes would fill with an ache that was almost unbearable to look at.
"Amara, I won't take the postgraduate exam. I'll just find a job right away. The sooner I earn money, the sooner I can give you a home."
"No! I wish your dream to come true and by then, I wish you would marry me!" Hand in hand, we walked together, our fingers intertwined, unsteady yet smiling, eyes crinkled with joy.
We had been together for eight years and in all that time, I never received the proposal I had been waiting for. Still, I waited and waited, believing with all my heart that Rowan was just working hard to build a better life for us.
Even my grandmother would tease me from time to time. "You, my dear. I wish I could see you get married already!"
Blushing, I clung to her arm and responded coyly, "Oh, Grandma, please stop teasing. Just put your mind at ease and don't worry about me."
Her eyes softened anda trace of worry flashed through them as she touched my face. "Yes, dear, but your grandma needs to see her grand daughter marry her sweetheart before she leaves this world. Only then will I truly be at peace."
I snuggled into her embrace, muttering in mock discontent, "You silly old lady, what nonsense are you saying just now? You're going to live a long, long life."