Chapter 4

That look on his face, full of confidence, as if I would kneel and beg him at any moment.

Even now, he still thought I was desperate to marry him.

“Fine, I’ll apologize.”

I spoke calmly. “But it has to wait until the wedding tomorrow.”

The moment I said it, Felix’s expression shifted into one of absolute certainty.

“I knew it.”

“You chased me for so many years. How could you possibly give up the chance to marry me?”

“Ulyssa, see? You should have surrendered earlier.”

“You had to make such a scene and force me to lay hands on you before you’d behave.”

After saying that, he even lowered his head in a show of concern to check the injury he caused when he threw me. Pretending to care.

I let him perform.

After all, tomorrow’s show would not work without this setup.

The next day, the wedding hall was packed.

The guests were whispering, every sentence dripping with ridicule.

“I thought she had guts. She made such a fuss the other day, but in the end she still came crawling back.”

“She really thinks she’s someone. Felix only pities her and she dares put on airs.”

The officiant was reciting the vows, the atmosphere solemn. I stood in the center, listening quietly.

Felix, in a tailored suit, leaned close to whisper sternly in my ear.

“It’s time to apologize, isn’t it? Ulyssa, I agreed to your little request. Now you’ll apologize to Tracy. No more excuses.”

His tone sounded like a man granting charity.

“Of course,” I answered slowly.

The next second, I lifted my hand, ripped off the wedding dress I was wearing, and threw it directly over his head.

“My sincere apologies, Felix.”

“This dress you gave me five years ago, I kept it for you all this time. Now I’m returning it.”

The hall erupted instantly.

Screams, gasps, confusion, chaos.

Felix was hit squarely by the dress. His face turned red with fury. He tore the dress to shreds and roared:

“Ulyssa, what are you trying to do? Stop this now and I’ll still give you a chance to apologize to Tracy!”

I laughed.

“Of course I’m here to apologize.”

“For an agreement, I acted beside you for five whole years. Now it’s time to say goodbye.”

“What did you say?”

His face changed, his brows tightening so hard they could crush an ant.

“What agreement? What act? Five years? Explain!”

I looked at him lightly, as if watching a ridiculous clown.

“You’re so smart. Why don’t you guess?”

I turned to leave, but he grabbed me again, holding me in a painful grip.

“Ulyssa! Don’t play games with me!”

“Tell me clearly! What is this?”

His voice trembled with real panic and unease.

Right then, Tracy seized the moment perfectly, rushing into his arms with tears falling instantly.

“Felix, it’s all my fault… don’t make things hard for Ulyssa…”

“She didn’t mean it… otherwise why would she make up something so… so obviously false, saying she acted with you for five years…”

“She has had it hard too…”

“And about the dress, it’s a five year old style. Ulyssa must have loved you too much… she didn’t mean to make me allergic…”

Her fake gentleness stabbed into every ear like needles.

Before she even finished, the confusion on Felix’s face instantly turned into outright rage.

“Ulyssa, how long do you plan to keep this up? Is it that hard to apologize to Tracy?”

“To avoid a simple apology, you made up such a cheap lie? You think these little tricks can fool me? Apologize now!”

His tone was vicious, as if the panic moments before had been my imagination.

He even tried to grab my collar again.

I smiled, stepped aside, and pulled out the paper agreement from my bag. I slapped it across his face with a sharp crack.