I was not trying to do anything rash. I simply wanted desperately to prove to myself that my suspicions were wrong.

They went to a pet funeral service center.

I parked my car at a corner and slowly waited for them to come out.

Time passed very slowly. It was as though a century had passed before they came out.

However, they were indeed holding hands!

When they walked closer to my car, Martin suddenly stopped moving. He stood there and hugged Olivia.

“Olivia, Teddy’s gone. I no longer have the will to live. I can’t lose you too. Please don’t marry Ethan.”

Then, he started to kiss Olivia’s neck in public as he ran his hands all over her body.

Olivia pushed him aside. “Martin, I know you’re upset, but please don’t do this. Ethan almost noticed the hickey you left on my neck two days ago.

“I only slept with you yesterday to formally say goodbye to you. We’ve been broken up for over a year. This is bad for us.”

I was shocked when I heard that.

Olivia and I had been together for more than two years, and she had only broken up with Martin a year ago. It turned out that she had been cheating on me all along.

Martin was sobbing hard as tears streamed down his cheeks. “I was wrong, Olivia. I didn’t want to break up with you. Let’s get back together. I love you, and I know you love me deeply too.

“I don’t believe you can just let go of our decade-long relationship. As long as you stay with me, I don’t care what I am to you. Even if you get married to him, I’m willing to be your secret lover that others will look down upon.”

However, I did not expect Olivia to be touched by such shameless words.

She reached out to wipe Martin’s tears away. “You’re too good to be my secret lover. That’s bad for you.”

“No, I can bear with anything as long as I can be with the person I love.”

Olivia tiptoed and kissed him passionately.

They were kissing fervently right in front of my car. My rage grew.

I immediately honked the horn.

They jumped apart in shock. Olivia was dumbfounded as she stared at me with her mouth agape. I got out of the car.

Before I could speak, Olivia immediately threw herself at me. “Ethan, hear me out. It’s not what you think.”

I pushed her aside coldly and said, “I saw it with my own eyes. What lies are you going to tell me?”

“Martin is just depressed because of Teddy’s death. I’m just comforting him.”

“Do you have to kiss him to comfort him?”

“No, you were mistaken. I was only hugging him. From your angle, it seemed like we’re kissing. I love you so much; why would I do anything else with another man?

“Aren’t we going to get married? Let’s head over to the city hall before they close for the day.”

At the same time, someone sent me a text message. It was from Madison Smith.

My parents had adopted her. She was two years older than me. Ever since I fell out with my parents over Olivia, she was the one in charge of our family business.

“Ethan, I’ll invest eighty million dollars in Reid Corporation tomorrow.”

I sneered secretly and told her, “Hold on. Wait for my instructions.”

I immediately became calm after reading that text message.

Even though I was estranged from my parents, I was still the successor of Anderson Corporation. I could not be cheated on like that.

I immediately concealed my anger and pushed her into my car.

“Alright, let’s just say I was mistaken. I hope I won’t see that again.”

Then, I immediately drove away.

After sending Olivia home, I asked Sam to join me at the bar.

After I told him what I had seen, he started laughing uncontrollably. He kept reaching over to ruffle my hair.

“Hey, don’t be so stingy. I’m just trying to comfort you, let me pat your head.”

“Get out! I asked you to analyze this for me. Don’t fool around.”

“What’s left to analyze? If Olivia really loves Martin and still wants to marry you, it’s obvious that she’s after your money.”

“But I was already estranged from my family when I got together with her. She knew that.”

“Ethan, those are your parents. Would you realistically be estranged from them forever? Besides, Madison is right there. She’s beautiful, and you’ve known her for so long. Why are you dating outside the pool? Now you know why you should listen to your parents.”

When Sam mentioned that, I started blushing.

Back then, Madison’s parents lost their lives when they saved my parents. She was only fourteen. My father immediately adopted her.

I also relied on her a lot when I was younger. I loved to follow her around.

However, when I was in my last semester in college, I found out that my parents were raising her so she could be their daughter-in-law.

I was young and rash, so I fought with them over it.

“You’re the ones who owe her parents for saving your lives. Why do you have to sacrifice me? I want freedom! I want to have the chance to find someone I love!”

Coincidentally, I met Olivia at the same time. She was in her sophomore year.

She was wearing a white dress, and she stood among the field of flowers. I would never forget her smile. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my life.

I immediately fell in love with her. I felt it was fate. Even the universe was helping me to get away from my family.

After my parents found out that I was dating her, they scolded me. I immediately left home and never went back.

I started my own business with Sam, and my company managed to scale up in just two years.

During that time, Olivia told me that her best friend, Martin’s company, was facing some issues, and she asked me for help.

Hence, I outsourced a lot of my projects to Martin’s company. Very soon, I managed to save his business.

Olivia had finally graduated, and I immediately proposed to her. I also reserved the most luxurious wedding venue in this city. I wanted to prove to everyone that I could have my own career and happiness without my family’s support.

However, I did not expect to be proven wrong.

Sam sighed when he saw the regret on my face.

“For so many years, Madison has been supporting such a huge family business on top of helping you to take care of your parents. She has loved you in secret for so long. What are you doing? No wonder you got cheated on!”

My eyes widened in shock. “You said she’s been in love with me all along?”

“Of course. Why do you think our company can progress this fast? She’s been helping us in secret, and she told me not to let you know.”

At the same time, my phone started ringing. It was the person in charge of the wedding venue.

“Mr. Anderson, I’m calling to confirm that the wedding will proceed in three days as scheduled.”

“Yes, we’re going ahead with it.”

After I ended the call, Sam shot me a dirty look.

“You’re so dumb. Why are you still marrying Olivia? From now on, I’m going to cut you off!”

I yelled at his retreating back, “You’d better arrive on time for the wedding! If you’re late, I’m going to kill you!”