“Sophia Carter, apologize to Emily right now! Did I ever spread nasty rumors about you?” Daniel raised his hand, ready to strike me again.
But Michael was ready. He blocked the blow instantly.
“What the hell? Are you protecting someone else’s woman now? Which one of us is your fiancée? Do you always act like this?” Michael was speechless. Everyone here knew each other, and he clearly hadn’t expected Daniel to really hit me.
“Shut up, Michael Harris! Sophia, you’re nothing but a liar. Even if you brought me an extra million in dowry, I still wouldn’t marry you!”
Ever since Emily came into the corporation, Daniel had turned into a different man.
The clingy fiancé who once couldn’t leave me alone now used “overtime” as an excuse every other day, constantly sending me on business trips just to keep me away.
His concern dwindled, while rumors spread about him taking Emily everywhere. Today I saw the truth with my own eyes.
Deep down, I had known for a while: Daniel’s heart had left me long ago. It was only me who kept pouring love into this hollow engagement.
Ours was a family alliance. True feelings were scarce. Otherwise, I would have ended things with him much sooner.
Still, better late than never.
Taking a deep breath, I looked him in the eye and declared firmly:
“If you won’t marry me, then I won’t marry you either!”
“What did you just say?!” Daniel froze, completely stunned.
Perhaps thinking about the inevitable backlash from both our families, Daniel Walker suddenly panicked.
“Sophia, I lost my temper just now—it was all angry talk. Let’s go ahead with our wedding as planned!”
I yanked my hand out of his grip. “I don’t object to the wedding being held on time. But shouldn’t the bride be your assistant instead?”
Without waiting for his reaction, I turned and pulled Michael Harris with me into the banquet hall.
“Sophia,” Michael said quietly, “I’ve actually seen the two of them attending industry receptions together quite often. But I never told you, for fear of embarrassing you.”
I understood his hesitation. With our families intertwined, even if I had once harbored feelings for Michael, neither of us would have risked breaking those ties. Later, once I was with Daniel, there was no room for anything else.
“It’s fine. Better to know now than never.”
Whatever bond Daniel and I had was over. From now on, we would only be rivals.