At the Engagement Party, My Mother-in-law Embarrassed Me

"Well, Marco, you cannot even come up with such a small amount, and yet you want to marry Whitney? What, do you plan to have her begging on the streets after you get married? Shameless!" Shane retorted.

That comment pushed Marco's mother over the edge. She had always regarded Marco as a golden child, who had never been insulted like this before.

She jumped up and pointed her finger right in Shane's face, shouting, "You little brat! How dare you speak to your future brother-in-law like that? Didn't your family teach you any manners?

"And what right do you, an outsider, have to meddle in our family matters? Don't think for a second that you'll get a cut of our family's wealth! No way!

"I've seen plenty of jealous people like you. You disgust me!"

Shane, who was arrogant, was unwilling to tolerate such insults, seemed ready to fight.

Sensing that the situation was spiraling out of control, Marco was afraid that this spectacle would ruin his reputation in front of both his relatives and his leader.

He had to force a smile and rushed to ask his father to pull his mother away, trying to defuse the situation.

"Sweetheart, let's just finish the ceremony first. I promise, once we're off the stage, I'll transfer that money to you. Please, my leader is watching, and if you keep making a scene, I might lose my job. You wouldn't want that, right? It wouldn't be fair."

I did not want to see him any longer. Then I took the microphone from the dumbfounded emcee.

"I'm sorry, everyone, but the engagement is canceled. Please bear witness that I'm breaking up with Marco."

Seeing the fortune slip from their grasp, Marco and his parents stood there in shock. Before Marco could say anything, his mother stormed over, yelling at me.

"Whitney, you wretched woman! How dare you? Do you think you can just call off the engagement like that? I'll make sure you are utterly disgraced if you dare break off this marriage!"