Chapter 3

I pulled out the property contract I’d always kept in my bag, tears falling one by one onto it.

I quickly wiped them away, afraid of damaging the paper.

All this time, I thought Alex wouldn’t propose because he was struggling financially, afraid he couldn’t measure up to my parents‘ expectations.

That day, he heard everything clearly when my mother called.

“So what if his parents are deceased? He has less education than you, earns less than you, no house, no car – what do you see in him? Just his face?”

“With your qualifications, you could have anyone. Why him?”

“Come home, I know so many outstanding young men, any one of them better than him.”

I covered the phone: “Mom, he’s on a new project, getting a raise next month. He’s ambitious and treats me well – I just love him.”

“About the house, we’ve saved enough for a down payment together. Our combined housing funds can cover the monthly payments. Things are getting better…”

laid them out, and looked up at him: “Let’s get

his eyes, but only

then, I thought he wanted me to wait until he climbed higher, until he could marry me properly.

never understood that look in his eyes. Now I realize he

passionate love that meant nothing to

days, I’d been planning how

dreaming of our cozy future together, he was

I’m laughing until I can’t stop the

of restraint not

step by step, the truth suffocating me. I lowered my

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Alex raise his

spoke normally: “Still

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