Love Finds Strength in Loneliness

With evidence in hand, he couldn't argue.

But I had still underestimated how shameless this man could be.

He actually tried to snatch my phone.

Luckily, I was quick enough to stop him.

He yelled at me in frustration, "Emma, you're just trying to extort me now that you see I have money. Let me tell you, I'm not giving you a single penny."

"Get out of here right now, or don't blame me for getting rough with you."

The money I had worked so hard to earn, I lent to him.

And now he had the audacity to say I was extorting him?

I wasn't about to waste any more time with this idiot. I didn't want to stay in that place for even another second.

What bad luck.

"Not going to pay? Then wait to receive a court summons!"

With that, I turned and left.

There was no point in getting entangled with a scoundrel like him. If he turned violent, it would be a loss for me.

After leaving, I immediately hailed a taxi and went home.

My parents were initially happy to see me, but when they heard I wanted to break off the engagement with Felix, their faces turned serious as they asked me what had happened.

I recounted the entire situation word for word.

My parents were so furious that their blood pressure spiked, and they wanted to confront Felix.

That was exactly what I wanted.

I packed up all the near-expiry yogurt, walnut milk, and the cheap supplements he brought over when we got engaged—all of it, without missing a thing.

Returned all of them.

When we arrived at Felix's house, my parents politely knocked on the door.

But after waiting for a long time, no one came to open it.

I was sure someone was home because I could see someone peeking through the peephole.

Too guilty to open the door, huh?

Didn't want to pay back the money, huh?

Very good.

I grabbed those cheap items and hurled them at the door with all my might. Milk and supplements splattered all over the walls and floor, glass shards scattered everywhere, leaving a complete mess.

After I finished venting my anger, the people inside finally opened the door, shouting as they did so.

"Damn it, what are you doing? Why are you causing trouble at my house?"

Felix's mother, Jaelyn, wanted to come out, but there was no place to step, so she could only stand there and curse at me.

"Emma, you wicked girl, can't extort money from us, so you come and smash our door in revenge? How can you be so vicious and shameless? Do you want me to call the police and have you arrested?"

This old hag had always looked down on me, constantly causing trouble for me.

I had let it slide before because of Felix.

But she really thought I was afraid of her.

"Who do you think you're cursing? What gives you the right to insult my daughter? Your son is the one who's acting like a scumbag, and you have the nerve to curse my daughter? Like mother, like son."

It was the first time I'd heard my mom curse someone, and it was oddly refreshing.