Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 271

Simon felt his entire world turn cold.

Maybe deep down, he had hoped that if he played the sentimental card, Janice would remember their past and soften toward him. But not being able to have kids... That was an ironclad dealbreaker.

By the time Simon returned to his family's home in Yewford Town, the entire neighborhood had already heard the news. Everyone knew that Simon couldn't have children. The families who had once secretly hoped to cozy up to him quickly abandoned the idea.

"Oh, you're being ridiculous. Simon's already bankrupt. I heard he was messing around with that Burnett girl. And wasn't he also tangled up with the Appleton family's daughter? What kind of decent son-in-law would he make? And now, everyone knows he can't have kids. What a disaster."

Helena, overhearing the conversation, stormed into the neighbor's yard. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Well, well, look who it is. It's Simon's mother. You've still got the nerve to show your face outside?"

"If you have the nerve to gossip behind people's backs, why shouldn't I step outside?" Helena snapped.

"What gossip? Am I lying? Your son's been shamelessly pestering Ms. Smith— sending her flowers, bringing her bread-thinking she'd take him back now that she's successful. What a joke! That bread from Oldman's Oven? It's what construction workers eat just to fill their stomachs. And he dared to give it to her like it was some kind of delicacy?"

The other women cackled. "Absolutely pathetic."

"You... You..." Helena clutched her chest, her face pale with rage.

"Get the hell out of here! Don't you dare drop dead in my yard!" One of the

neighbors grabbed a broom and started shooing Helena away.

Back home, Helena sobbed and wailed while Simon felt like his head was about to explode.

"Simon, we can't stay in Yewford Town anymore. Let's go back to Greenfield City. These nasty, gossiping bitches won't shut up. I can't take it!"

you even live? The

she

cashier or a sales assistant. Everything is on the table. Worst-case scenario,

for a moment, then suddenly

for a favor. She

I don't know what Sarah's been saying about her all over town?" Simon looked at Helena like

and you still think Janice would help us? Mom, can you stop trying to take

family! We saved her, so asking for a job in

"Enough!"

...

go home. She was too busy wandering around the

stay here as long as you like. A car has also been arranged

who

disgust washed over

like this...

her to Shirley, the woman who had once turned down every luxury Onley

thank you,"

glanced at the three maids assigned to serve

light at the end of

idea who this mysterious rich man was,

chance to rise

into wealth? That

to herself, she savored the

a prime location like Greenfield

So what if she found herself