That time was probably the happiest time of my life.

I used to believe that Mark would love me.

All of this vanished after his childhood sweetheart, Tanya Skinner, appeared.

No one expected that Tanya would study at this college and become Mark's junior after failing the SAT.

Even if I walked with Mark, Tanya would follow us without minding it at all.

She called Mark's name over and over again in a Valley Girl accent as if she was playing with him.

Mark frowned and couldn't help but ask her, "Why did you study here?"

Tanya paused with a smile and looked at me provocatively.

"I'm used to being taken care of by you."

"I can't do without you."

She said word by word. The sun happened to shine on her, and she leisurely displayed her facial features.

"Please take care of me in the future."

"Mark."

Tanya needed Mark's care.

She had been in poor health since she was a child and had congenital heart disease.

So, her family let her do whatever she wanted.

She was a spoiled young lady.

Her parents were happy to know that she and Mark were in the same university.

They even called to ask Mark to take good care of her.

Mark looked at me, feeling a little awkward.

"Mrs. Skinner, I have a girlfriend."

Mark didn't turn on the speaker, so I couldn't hear what Mrs. Skinner said.

I only knew that after the phone call, Mark was silent for a long time.

After that call, Mark no longer mine alone.

I suddenly recalled Tanya's expression when she said "Please take care of me in the future".

That was not a provocation.

She was determined to win.

When I came out of the police station, I was unusually calm.

I thought that I must have been disappointed for a long time.

After all, even a police officer who hadn't known me for a long time could tell how insignificant I was to Mark.

Before leaving, I thanked the police officer.

I thanked him for not letting me bailed out with Tanya so I could know who he really was.

The officer's expression changed, but in the end, he didn't reveal any mocking expression.

I didn't know how I got back.

All I knew was that when I got home, Mark, who said that he would pick me up, was sleeping soundly on the sofa.

As if I had thought of something, I rushed to the bedroom.

As expected, Tanya was sleeping on my bed.

Thinking of the warm bedroom we stayed in with an outsider in it, I was about to be overwhelmed with anger.

I thought I had never been so angry before.

I lost my mind. I raised my hand and was about to slap Tanya to wake her up, but Mark woke up and grabbed my wrist.

He was so strong that I couldn't get rid of him no matter how hard I tried.

"Karla! What are you doing?"

He even asked me what I wanted to do.

I sneered in my heart and felt sad.

I asked him, "Mark, when you took her home and left me alone at the police station, didn't you feel guilty at all?"

Mark looked away for a while. Seeing that Tanya was about to be woken up by the noise, he took me to the living room by my hand.

He frowned slightly and said in an impatient tone.

"Karla, don't mess around."

Looking at how protective he was over Tanya, I felt a sharp pain in my heart.

It turned out that the man who used to ignore other girls because of me would treat me like this for the sake of another girl.

"That's right. It's pointless to ask."

I couldn't help laughing at myself.

"If you feel guilty, you won't be sleeping at this time or be worried that I would wake her up."

After that, I walked into the bedroom again without hesitation.

I didn't want to wake up Tanya, nor did I want to provoke Mark.

I was just disappointed.

I wanted to escape from him so much. I never felt like this before.

As I walked to the bedroom, Mark followed me.

I found the dusty suitcase in the corner, opened the wardrobe decisively, and began to pack up my luggage.

Seeing me like this, Mark frowned.

He glanced at Tanya carefully and tried his best to lower his voice.

"Karla?!"

"How long are you going to make a scene?"

"I slept on the sofa last night. Nothing happened between us. Are you not satisfied with my answer?"

I turned a deaf ear to his complaints and kept packing up my clothes.

I didn't want to argue with him.

He was the person I used to like.

If possible, I didn't want to make a scene.

But Mark didn't seem to think so. He looked at my suitcase and began to throw the clothes in it out.

I put things in, and he threw them out.

It kept going like this until Tanya was woken up.

She rubbed her eyes. She probably hadn't sobered up yet, and her voice still carried a strong nasal tone.

She acted like a spoiled child in front of him.

"Mark, what time is it now?"

Mark lowered his head and looked at his watch.

"9:45 a.m."

"Ugh..." Tanya paused for a moment and said, "I'm a little hungry. Take me to breakfast, Mark."

Mark was silent for a moment. He looked at the messy room before replying to her.

"Sorry, Tanya, I don't have time now."

"I have to tidy up the room."

When Tanya heard this, she suddenly sat up. I saw her looking at me. She stared straight at me for a long time before she suddenly smiled.

"Karla, you're back."

It was easy to tell the pride in her voice.

"Mark, you don't have to worry about Karla's jealousy."

"We can take Karla with us."

She sounded like I was the mistress.

But I was not in the mood to scheme against them.

Those who didn't belong to me would not want to be with me even if I took them back.

While Mark was not paying attention, I put my clothes in the suitcase again and dragged my suitcase out.

In a panic, Mark caught up with me and tried to snatch the suitcase away.

While we were fighting, I slapped him in the face.

The atmosphere became silent.

I roared at him.

"Mark! Do you have to make such a scene?"

"You don't like me..."

"Why don't you let me go?"

He probably didn't expect me to say that, so he was stunned for a second.

There was a palm print on his face. He was a little dazed as he said.

"It's not that I don't like you."

He thought for a while and said.

"Karla, if I didn't like you, I wouldn't have reacted like this."

"I will send you to the police station because of your slander of Tanya."

Hearing this, I felt sadder.

Sure enough, Tanya had the upper hand again.

I said, "If I told you that she lied to you and that I was the victim, who would you believe?"

Will you believe me?

If I hadn't experienced it, I would never have thought that I would be detained at the police station for such a strange reason.

It was not the first time that Tanya had coveted Mark. That day, when I got off work and walked home, she had been following me, asking me to give Mark to her.

I just wanted to laugh.

How could I give my boyfriend to her?

So, I told Tanya that I would never give Mark to her and that she could take him away from me if she was competent enough. I would never snatch him away from her.

Tanya thought for a while, but I ignored her and continued to walk forward. Then, I heard two screams behind me.

One was from Tanya, and the other seemed to be from an old lady.

I turned around and saw an old lady lying on the ground, bleeding.

Tanya stood still in horror, and people gradually gathered. Suddenly, she widened her eyes and pointed at me.

"Kayla? What are you doing?"

Her voice was shaking as if she was a frightened deer.

"This old lady was just walking. Why did you push her?"

"Do you know that this is intentional murder?"

The crowd was in an uproar.