Betrayed by Love

Lily was the little sister of my fiancé’s best friend. She was a mistress to a mafia Don—a sugar daddy—until his wife found out, and the clip of Lily getting beaten up ended up on the local news.

Yet, somehow, everyone thought the woman getting dragged on TV was me. People at work who never liked me jumped at the chance to pile on. One of them even pointed right at my face and called me shameless.

I tried to explain, “My fiancé is Sam Johnson, the CEO of Johnson Group. He’s handsome and ranked third on the Forbes list. Why would I become a mistress to a sugar daddy?”

However, no one believed me. If anything, they looked at me like I was even more pathetic.

One coworker sneered and pointed to the TV. “You’re not just morally bankrupt; you’re a liar. The CEO’s fiancée? That’s not you.”

The TV was playing a breaking news segment titled: First Appearance of Johnson Group CEO’s Fiancée.

And there Sam was, arm in arm with Lily, officially announcing their relationship.

When I saw the news, I lost it, desperate to find my fiancé, Sam Johnson, and confront him. However, when I finally did, he still had his arm around Lily Aldrige’s waist.

He pulled me aside to where no one else could hear us and said seriously, “The news is fake. Don’t take it to heart. You will always be my wife. Lily is going through a critical point in her graduation process. She can’t afford a scandal right now. You’ll have to bear with it for now.”

I stared at the man who was supposed to become my husband, my eyes cold. “So your solution was to twist the truth and let people think the woman getting beaten up in the video is me? And that press conference—you calling Lily your fiancée—was that just to make it look like I was the mistress?”

Sam looked away, guilt written all over his face.

I was shaking with anger, and just as I raised my hand to slap him, Lily shoved me back.

She gasped and threw herself into Sam’s arms. “How could you hit Sam? He’s just helping me out with my situation. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?”

I gave a bitter laugh as tears welled up in my eyes. “Oh really? In that case, why didn’t you come forward and admit you were the one in the video?”

Lily’s face went pale. Her voice trembled as she began to cry. “It’s all my fault, Amy. I’ll explain to everyone right now.”

“Enough!” Sam snapped. “Do you have to push me like this, Amy?”

He hugged Lily tighter, looking at me with red-rimmed eyes. “You know Lily’s my best friend’s sister. Before he died, he told me to take care of her, and I promised him I wouldn’t let anything happen to her.”

I took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the sadness rising in