I Chose Someone Else During The Marriage Auction

When I went downstairs, most of the young men and women taking part in the auction had already arrived.

Besides my fiance, whom I had never met and who was away on a business trip, Zayn was the only one missing. That caused rumors.

“Zayn must know Yvonne’s his fiancee, so he is not coming.”

“If you ask me, Yvonne has no shame. She chased him for so long and still failed. Now she is shameless enough to use an arranged marriage to tie him down.”

I had heard comments like this countless times over the years I chased Zayn. In the past, I would have stepped forward to argue with them. This time, I only felt that they were right.

At that moment, I just wanted to be alone. I did not expect to meet Yara Xavier by the fountain.

At this point in my past life, Yara was still overseas. Could she have also returned to the past and come to this auction?

I got my answer soon after. The moment I stood by the fountain, Yara walked up to me and jumped into the water herself.

Before I could react, someone pushed me aside. I twisted my ankle at the same time. Zayn’s anxious voice followed right after he arrived.

“Yara, are you okay? Did you choke on water?”

Yara did not answer him. After Zayn pulled her out, she said, “I’m fine, Zayn. Don’t blame Ms. Walker. She only lost control and attacked me because she knows I’m your first love.”

She spoke with tears in her eyes. Her last words came out in a trembling voice. Zayn’s expression darkened as soon as he heard it.

I did not even get the chance to explain before Zayn grabbed the back of my neck and forced my head into the water.

Water filled my nose and mouth. I struggled hard, but I was no match for him.

“I’ve heard people say you’re jealous. I didn’t think you’d dare touch Yara.”

Zayn controlled the timing. He pulled me up when I was at my limit. I tried to explain myself. “She was the one who—”

Before I could finish, he shoved me back into the water over and over again.

“You used your family’s power, which is greater than Yara’s, to choose me at the marriage auction. Now that you got what you wanted, you still want to hurt her! You’re truly vicious.”

After Zayn spoke, he tightened his grip on me. This time, even when I was on the verge of suffocating, he showed no intention of letting go.

It was only when the organizer of tonight’s banquet arrived and stepped in to persuade him that Zayn finally released me.

By then, the place was already crowded with people. Some were there to watch the show, and some looked shocked. I had no time to care about any of them. I clutched my neck and coughed.

When I finally caught my breath, Zayn had already left with Yara in his arms.

Before they disappeared from sight, Yara turned back and gave me a victorious smile.

But I did not feel sadness. What I felt most was fear.

If the organizer had not stepped in, Zayn might really have let me drown in that water.

I returned to the suite on weak legs. After changing my clothes, I only wanted to go home.

That thought changed when I drove to the ground floor and saw Yara waiting for Zayn.

Compared to the fear of nearly drowning, only one thought kept screaming in my mind.

I should run her over and let her feel what my parents felt in that car crash, when they were on the brink of death.

Before I could make a decision, my foot pressed down hard on the gas pedal. At the same time, I purposely switched on the headlights.

Yara reacted quickly. When the light flashed into her eyes for a second, she raised her hand to block it on instinct.

Then, she realized the car was speeding straight toward her. Panic shone in her face.

I watched every change in her expression. A strange rush of satisfaction reached its peak.

I never thought of myself as a good person. I always believed in revenge. But in this life, my parents were still alive, and Zayn was still protecting her. I could not and would not let myself take a life.