Paranoid CEO, Your Wife Ran Away!

In fact, the rumors were not accurate.

I never wanted to marry Joshua.

From the beginning, all I needed was money, enough for a heart transplant surgery, that was, five hundred thousand dollars.

This sum of money was beyond reach for me, but it was nothing to the House family.

At first, I asked for help in a proper way.

Back then, the one I asked for help was Alice House, my adoptive mother.

Because when she adopted me, she kept telling me to treat her as my biological mother and to come to her for help whenever I needed it, assuring me that she would certainly assist me.

So, when the orphanage director called to tell me that Benjamin's condition had deteriorated and he needed a heart transplant as soon as possible, I did not hesitate to borrow money from Alice.

But before I could even explain why I needed the money, she interrupted me carelessly, "Wild children are always greedy and always want more. With a good life, you start thinking about money right away, asking for five hundred thousand dollars at a stretch. You say you want to borrow it. But do you think you can repay it? Maybe you'll even ask me to arrange a good job for you later on, and then you'll be able to repay the money? You've got quite a plan."

That day, my face turned red, and I wanted to explain, "I'm borrowing money because..."

"Because of what? Do you have any expenses that require five hundred thousand dollars? Don't make excuses! Even if you really have a use for it, I'm under no obligation to give it to you!"

I couldn't understand how the gentle lady who had said she took a liking to me at first sight and wanted to raise me as her most precious daughter at the orphanage could suddenly be so harsh.

She refused to help me, and I knew I had no reason to blame her.

She had money, but it didn't mean she had to help me. However, the fact that I was unable to seek help from Alice left me very desperate.

When I discovered that Joshua was particularly generous to his girlfriends, handing out tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and money at a whim, I was disgustingly tempted.

When he got tired of his previous girlfriend but still gave the girl a million-dollar check as a breakup fee, I could no longer resist the temptation.

I knew I shouldn't have set my sights on him.

The House couple had taken me in and provided for my living and education. It was both shameless and ungrateful of me to intentionally seduce their son and my nominal brother.

But when someone is truly desperate, one forgets all about propriety and morality.