His Secretary Humiliated Me, So I Broke Off the Engagement

But all those comments didn’t matter to me in the slightest.

What truly mattered was that someone had actually dared to steal my seat.

Even if they paid more than ten times the price, their arrogance left a bitter taste in my mouth.

“Now that the matter of the shoving is settled,” I began, my tone shifting as the corners of my lips lifted in a faint smile, “shall we talk about the seat?”

“My itinerary was reported to the airline. Did you really think just anyone could sit there?”

The moment I finished, laughter erupted around us.

“This girl must be crazy. It’s just a first-class seat. Who needs to report that?”

“Exactly! The whole airline belongs to the Dawson family. Who would she even report it to?”

I swept a cold glance over the crowd, my voice lowering into something sharper.

“All of you seem so convinced the Dawson family is drowning in money and owns the entire airline.”

“Then tell me this: can President Dawson make this plane stop?”

As I spoke, I let a faint grin tug at my lips.

“She can’t… but I can.”

“Cut the nonsense! Do you have any idea how many procedures it takes to stop a plane?”

“Across the entire country, only leadership in the capital could pull that off. And who the hell do you think you are?”

Madelaine grew more worked up by the second, her face flushing an angry red.

“You little bitch, spouting all this crap just to dodge paying?”

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you can’t cough up that million, don’t even dream of leaving this plane alive!”

In less than an hour, I’d been threatened twice.

That was something I’d never imagined happening since the day I joined my unit.

I didn’t bother wasting my breath. Right in front of everyone, I took out my phone.

“Hello, Leader? This is Lilah Laurel.”

The voice on the other end chuckled warmly.

“Lilah, how come you’re calling at this hour? Met the guy yet? Any good impressions?”

I shot Dylan a cool glance, sneered lightly, and spoke in a steady voice.

“Leader, the matchmaking is a whole other story. I have an emergency to report.”

“Someone tried to buy my seat.”

“What!?”

On the other end, the leader’s stunned voice practically exploded through the speaker.

“That was a non-transferable, exclusive seat! You’re not joking with me, are you?”

I kept my tone calm and steady. “Leader, how could I possibly joke about this with you?”

“The one trying to buy my seat even accused me of shoving her and demanded a million dollars. If I don’t pay, she said I won’t leave this plane alive.”

I gave a quick, clear summary of everything that happened. The leader grew so enraged I could hear a teacup shatter in the background.

“Who is it?”

Just as I opened my mouth to reply, Madelaine lunged over and snatched the phone right out of my hand.

“Hello? You must be the backup this little bitch called.”

“Before this plane lands, I want to see that million in my account. Otherwise, you’d better prepare to collect her corpse!”

The leader must have been so stunned that someone dared speak to him like that he fell silent for several seconds.

“So you’re the one who stole Lilah’s seat, and now you’re demanding she pay you?”

Madelaine still had no idea who she had just provoked and kept her smug tone.

“Save your nonsense! Just answer me: are you paying or not?”

Even through the phone, I could feel the leader’s fury radiate out like a storm.

“Pay? A million sounds far too cheap. How about this: I’ll give you a hundred million instead.”

“Just wait right there. I’m sending someone over with the money right now.”

Madelaine clearly hadn’t expected the leader’s voice to turn so cold. She froze for a moment before snapping back in disbelief.

“You old bastard, what kind of bullshit were you spouting? A hundred million in compensation?”

“If you really dared to pay, I’d dare to take it. Go on, bring the cash if you’ve got the guts!”

After hanging up, Madelaine looked smugly at her boss as though she was proudly showing off her victory.

Watching her, I couldn’t help it. I burst out laughing right there.

“Mr. Dawson, you really hired a remarkable secretary.”

“She even dared to curse out my superior. I’ve traveled across the country, but I’ve never seen anyone as brazen as her.”

Madelaine let out a disdainful snort, completely unfazed.

“I don’t care what kind of ‘superior’ you think you have. The plane’s about to take off, so get lost already.”

Instead of getting angry, I chuckled softly.

“Take off? Without my say-so, this plane won’t budge an inch today. Believe it or not?”

Just as the words left my mouth, someone in the crowd suddenly cried out. “Everyone, look outside!”

All eyes turned to the windows.

A dozen armored cash trucks were rolling across the tarmac in a grand procession.