The Lies She Hid, The Pain I Bore
Language: en
Flat broke and the family disgrace, I survived by playing the ultimate simp to Connor. Obsessed with the proud scholarship girl, he showered her with luxury—breakfasts, bags, cash, imported flowers. She rejected everything, so it all trickled down to me. I hoarded the cast-offs, funding my entire high school career. At graduation, his grand public confession failed. He curled a finger at me. "The ring is yours. Be with me?" I stared at the blinding fifteen-carat diamond and nodded. My college tuition was secured. We lasted seven years—until the scholarship girl joined his firm as his…