“Let’s have two children, one like you and one like me. What do you think?”
I looked at his dreamy expression and couldn’t help but bite my lip.
He started lying to me again.
For the past five years, he had always kept me hooked with one wish after another.
Was he now using children as a bargaining chip?
But as early as the day after we got our marriage certificate, I knew that I would never have my own children in this life.
Because Calvin said he feared pregnancy and feared children—his mother had died during childbirth.
He loved me and I couldn’t bear to see him hurt, so I voluntarily drank the sterilization potion.
He had forgotten all of that.
“Honey, please?”
His question interrupted my thoughts. Afraid that he would notice, I could only hug him tightly, but my gaze grew icy.
He thought I was just too excited, so he rushed off to tell the servants to prepare a candlelit dinner, not forgetting to glance back at me suggestively.
Watching his back, I whispered, “Calvin, you saved my life but deceived me for five years. That’s enough to settle the debt.”
After saying that, I sent another message to that number.
After my parents passed away, the Carpenter Family had long since faded out of the US social circles, so exposing Tami would give me no chance of success.
The only opportunity was the award celebration three days later.
**
The next morning, when I woke up, Calvin was already gone.
I hastily drafted a divorce agreement and went to the Weber Corporation, but was stopped at the entrance by the front desk.
Calvin's phone was unanswered, so I had no choice but to call his secretary.
“Miss Carpenter, I'm sorry, the front desk staff is new and didn’t recognize you. I’ll scold her later. Please come in first.”
I had no intention of arguing with a junior employee, but before I had gone far, I heard whispers behind me.
“Is that really Mr. Weber's wife? But I just saw Mr. Weber personally come down to pick up someone else and they were holding hands. I thought that was his wife.”
“Secretary Vance, it's not my fault. She was dressed so shabbily, who could tell?”
“Of course she's shabby. Five years ago, her family couldn't make it in the US anymore. Now they're completely dependent on Mr. Weber. She's just a parasite. I wonder what Mr. Weber sees in her?”
“The one who went in earlier is different. Have you been to the Pearl of City A? She designed it herself. Now it's an indispensable tourist attraction in the area and the government even awarded her a prize. Only someone like that is worthy of Mr. Weber!”
I clenched my fists tightly, ignoring everything.
I walked straight to Calvin's office door and was about to knock when the sound from inside stopped me.
“Tami, how have you been these past few years?”
“Didn’t you know I wrote you so many letters? There have been many men around me over the years, but the one I’ve loved from the very beginning is only one person. Unfortunately, he’s married now. I wonder if I still have a chance.”
Calvin looked up in shock with tears in his eyes.
“Yes, there will be. It definitely will be.”
“Calvin, thank you. If it weren't for your willingness to help me back then, I never could have achieved this on my own.”
Then, Tami added, "But before the celebration, I’d rather not meet with Sylvia. Last time, she misunderstood me. After all, I used to be an employee of the Carpenter Family and now our positions are reversed. I’m afraid she’ll find it even harder to accept.”
I sneered, “How could it be a misunderstanding?”
When I was rejected in my first competition, I secretly investigated.
I discovered that the work she submitted was very similar to my design.
###Chapter 4
I reported her through official channels, demanding that she show me the source of the blueprints, but the police arrested me for spreading rumors.
Everyone said that I couldn't accept my own failure and was slandering others.
Only Calvin stood up for me and negotiated on my behalf, believing in me unconditionally as always.
But the truth was that it was he himself who handed the blueprint over to someone else.
Through the crack in the door, Calvin looked bitter as he took a piece of paper from his desk and handed it to Tami.
“This is Sylvia's latest design. With it, you will be able to gain a foothold in the US at the celebration party in three days. Consider it a gift to celebrate your return.”
Tami took it with a smile, her eyes brimming with pride.
Seeing that scene, a wave of cold anger surged in my chest. I gripped the agreement tightly and turned to leave, my heels echoing with resolve.
“Miss Carpenter, leaving so soon? Haven’t you met with Mr. Weber yet?” the secretary asked casually.
Her words made Calvin freeze. His eyes were tense as he hurried toward me. “Sylvia, why are you here? What's the matter?”
He even made a reason for me, “Do you still remember Tami? When she came to the Weber Family, you took her in. She just came here to discuss cooperation with me and she also said that she wanted to invite us both to the banquet to express her gratitude in person.”
Calvin gave a subtle glance and Tami put the documents behind her, immediately smiling and agreeing, “Yes, Sylvia, I wonder if I have the honor!”
Watching her extend her hand slightly, she exuded the air of a successful person standing above others.
It seemed like a role reversal—I was the one who had once humbly begged for shelter as an employee.
I suppressed the inner monologue and replied calmly, “No need.”
Suddenly, my phone buzzed with a message. Before I could open it, Calvin spoke up.
“Sylvia, if you have something to do, go ahead. I still have some work matters to discuss with Tami. See you tonight when I get home.”
Seeing how eager he was to send me away, there was nothing left for me to misunderstand.
“You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll see you tonight.”
After returning home and packing all my belongings, the auction house representatives arrived at the Weber residence.
Calvin had purchased an item a week earlier, but the phone number he had provided was off by one digit, so they had contacted me instead.
When signing to receive it, the other party opened the box to verify.
Inside was a pair of exquisite wedding rings.
I froze for a moment, looking at the simple, hastily written wedding ring on my hand, making my heart skip a beat.
Calvin's call arrived as expected.
“Sylvia, I bought a piece of jewelry for a client. My phone just ran out of battery. Can you help me receive it? I'll ask Secretary Vance to come get it.”
“Also, don't dwell on what happened today. Tami and you are both in the construction industry. I had to go to great lengths to get her to give you some advice.”
“You've always wanted my dad to recognize you, right? This is the best opportunity.”
Hearing him acting as if he was thinking about me, I suddenly felt like laughing.
In order to help Tami, he abandoned his upbringing and became a thief.
Now that his aspirations were about to be realized, why bother using the Weber Family’s approval to bind me?
“I know you are doing this for my own good. Take care of yourself. I will wait for your news.”
Hearing my words, his tone lightened.
I hung up the phone and put the box away.
Calvin, you’ve lied to me so many times, but I’ve only deceived you once.
That night, the secretary took the box from me and told me that something happened in the company, so Calvin needed to go on a business trip.
But the next day, I saw a photo of a mysterious tycoon successfully proposing on the news. Even though they were blurred, I recognized the identical wedding rings on their hands.
