That night.
Under the neon lights of Los Angeles, the cold wind sent a shudder down Summer Bailey's spine.
"Chase, I love you." Lilly's voice echoed in Summer's mind, "But will you really marry Summer?"
"Ha, Summer? If it weren't for her family company's shares, I wouldn't even spare her a second glance."
"But she is your fiancee..."
"Lilly, rest assured, as soon as I secure her family's shares, I'll kick Summer away immediately!"
"Chase, I'm so in love with you..."
"..."
Chase and Lilly's voices kept swirling in Summer's mind, and her fists tightened even more!
Chase, the man she'd loved for three years, and Lilly Martin, her best girlfriend.
What Summer didn't expect was that one day, these two would betray her and have an affair behind her back!
All these years, she treated Lilly as her best friend, sharing everything with her, as long as she had it, she'd share it with Lilly.
She held nothing back in her good intentions towards Lilly, but to her surprise... to her surprise, in the end, Lilly even wanted to snatch her man!
Summer, who discovered the adultery, slapped Lilly on the spot.
But what she didn't expect was that this shameless pair would even want to grab shares from her family's company!
Summer wiped the tears from her face and quickly strode toward her house.
She must tell her father about this!
"Why are you back so late? It's your wedding day tomorrow. Do not cause any mishap again!"
A harsh voice entered Summer's ears. She froze for a moment before stopping at the door, silently eyeing her stepmother, Stella Ward -Bailey.
Ever since her mother's accident when she was young, Summer always regarded her father as her only support in the world. However, much to her surprise, he suddenly married Stella three years ago...
This woman who called herself her stepmother never gave her a bit of love, only endless humiliation and mockery.
"What are you staring at? I'm talking to you!" Stella glared with eyes full of unspoken sarcasm, "Really a cheap good-for-nothing, quickly go in, pack up, and get out!"
Summer took a deep breath, "I called off the wedding. I'm going to break off the engagement with Chase Stevens!"
"What? Can you say that again?"
Stella abruptly got up, staring incredulously at Summer.
She had secretly arranged with people from the Stevens family that once the two families are united through marriage, part of the shares granted to Stevens Chase would also go to her... Now that Summer wanted to call off the wedding, it was impossible!
"I said I'm going to break off the engagement, the one with Chase..."
Summer slowly explained, her heart heavy. Those were her best three years, all the love and affection she ever had... yet, all the good times were a lie!
"Summer! Have you lost your mind!"
Stella screamed her head off, as if wanting to tear the roof down.
"You want to break off the engagement? On what authority?! On the authority of your mother who's been dead for countless years?! Do you really think you're the swathine of the Bailey Family!"
"I'm telling you, Summer, you'll marry whether you like it or not!"
Chen Youjun walked forward, brutally grabbed Summer's arm as if grabbing a cattle, and slapped her across the face.
Summer's eyes were cold. Suppressing the ash and resentment in her heart, she ascended the stairs.