One Broken Engagement, One Bankrupt Family

To celebrate my mom's birthday, I fly back from abroad.

At the same time, I plan to meet my fiancé, Kylo Winston, whom I have never met before, to discuss calling off the engagement.

Unexpectedly, the custom cake I ordered for the special occasion gets knocked over. Kylo's childhood sweetheart, Nora Cullen, even falsely accuses me of dirtying her limited-edition designer bag.

She screeches, "Who do you think you are? How dare you get engaged to Kylo? I'm his real wife! As long as you kneel and beg for mercy and say you're a worthless good-for-nothing, I'll let you off. Otherwise, I'll let you have a taste of what the Winston family of Silverlake is capable of!"

I look at the ruined cake in my hands and smile frostily.

What perfect timing. I'm planning to break off my engagement with Kylo anyway.

So, I dial his mother's number and say, "I just heard the Winston family has two future daughters-in-law. Is that true?"

I had just stepped off the plane and headed straight to the bakery. To surprise my mother, Liliana Lane, I had commissioned a custom cake half a month in advance.

But before I could reach it, a figure came charging at me, and the cake went flying through the air, hitting the ground in a ruined mess.

"Are you blind? Can't you see me standing here?"

I crouched down, my hands shaking as I tried to salvage what I could. The cream was already smudged. It was completely destroyed.

The woman stomped on my fingers, and I gasped at the sharp pain.

"You're the cheap woman engaged to Kylo, aren't you? Dressed up like that, who exactly are you trying to impress?"

I looked up sharply, instantly understanding what was happening. This was Kylo Winston's childhood friend, Nora Cullen.

Before returning home, I investigated the two of them. Marriage required caution, after all. When I discovered their affair, I decided to come back in person and call off the engagement.

I never expected her to come looking for trouble first.

Nora must have thought she intimidated me. A satisfied smirk curved her lips as she raised her hand and slapped me.

"That whole outfit probably costs less than 50 dollars. You still want to climb into Kylo's bed? Keep dreaming.

"Get on your knees right now and beg for mercy. Then stand at the door and call yourself a shameless slut. Maybe then I'll be merciful enough to spare your pathetic life."

I gathered all my strength and struck her hard across the right cheek. Nora's face swelled visibly. Her eyes widened in fury as she glared at me.

"You deliberately crashed into me and ruined my cake, then even laid a hand on me. Do you really think you own this city?

"If you know what's good for you, pay me for the cake and apologize. Otherwise the Cullen family will pay the price along with the Winstons."

A beat of silence passed before she erupted