She Won't Marry? I'll Wed Her Illegitimate Sister

After Iris Miller ditches me at the altar for the seventh time just to be with her childhood sweetheart, Aaron Trent, the Millers personally show up on my doorstep so that they can apologize to me properly.

"We'll add on another 11 pounds of gold, three buildings in the south-western district, and nine stores located in prime locations of the city center on top of the current list of wedding gifts in order to make it up to you."

Before Daniel Miller is done speaking, Iris, who's listening to the conversation from her phone, lets out a light scoff.

"As if Jasper deserves all these gifts. Believe me when I say I'll have him eating out of the palm of my hand with just a pebble I randomly pick up on the street. Grandpa, I might as well invest these wedding gifts in Aaron's art gallery."

Daniel quickly ends the call before looking at me in embarrassment.

Soft mocking laughter rings out around me. Everyone is waiting for me to quietly endure all the humiliation, just like before.

But I've already received such compensation six times in the past. I'm no longer interested in them. Heck, I'm no longer interested in Iris as well.

After thinking for a moment, I glance at the crowd with a raised brow, where I find myself staring at Taylor Miller, Iris' most hated half-sister due to her illegitimate lineage.

"Mr. Miller Senior, you mentioned that whoever I marry will become the future heiress of the Miller family. This promise still stands, right?"

It's fine if Iris refuses to marry me. Plenty of women are dying to marry me anyway.

Bewilderment crossed everyone's faces when they realized that I wasn't joking. After all, this wasn't the first time that Iris Miller had stood me up at the altar.

I had never mentioned wanting to call off the engagement. Not even when the Swanson family was ridiculed for six months after headlines like "The Heir of the Swanson Family Cheated on Again!" were plastered all over the news.

Iris' grandfather, Daniel Miller, immediately stepped forward to comfort me. "Iris just isn't thinking straight. Please wait a moment…"

He then called Iris again. However, he barely got a word in before she interrupted him.

"Stop lying to me. Jasper will never call off our engagement, no matter how angry he is at me. Besides, it's not like I'm breaking up with him. I'm just accompanying Aaron for now. I'll come back after he feels better."

Aaron Trent's voice echoed from the receiver. "I'm also testing him for you, Iris. If he's still willing to marry you even after you abandoned him so many times, it'll prove that his love for you is true."

The corner of my lips twitched as I listened to Iris' and Aaron's banter.

"Are you that confident that I'll keep waiting for you?" I asked.

Iris paused, seemingly not expecting me to be standing within earshot. She softened her voice and said, "Aaron's