Finding a new love: Marrying into a
wealthy family
Chapter 1
My fiancé’s childhood sweetheart returned
from abroad, and the first thing she did was
make a bet with me, Samantha.
The agreement stated that if my fiancé,
Ethan, left me nine times for her,
I would willingly give up my position as his
wife.
I agreed.
On the ninth time, his childhood sweetheart,
Willow, cried, “Ethan, if you don’t marry me,
I’ll marry that spoiled rich kid from the
Johnston family in the city!”
He frantically hung up the phone, abandoned
me yet again, stole his family’s household
registration book, and got married to Willow.
That day, they announced their relationship
on social media, and everyone in our circle
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eagerly awaited to see me and the Johnstons
make fools of ourselves.
Then, Jaxon Johnston approached me, saying
casually,
“Your fiancé stole my wife, so it’s only fair
that you become my wife, right?”
I nodded. “Fair. When are you getting
married?”
His jaw dropped. He stared at me for a long
time, his ears turning red.
“Since you don’t have any objections, it’s
settled then.”
“We’re getting married in three days. If you
dare to run away, you’re dead!”
He said this as he ran off, bumping into
people and knocking over ornaments, in a
panic as if I were going to eat him alive.
I let my fingers glide across the piano keys, a
slight smile playing on my lips.
As soon as Jaxon left, Ethan arrived.
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I glanced at him, then coldly looked away. His
face turned pale, and he rushed towards me.
“Samantha, are you angry?”
“I can explain. Willow is timid; if she marries
that womanizer, Jaxon Johnston, her life will
be ruined. I can’t just watch her jump into the
fire.”
So, he broke his promise to me and married
her.
But even if he hadn’t married her, him leaving
me for her a ninth time meant there was no
future for us.
I said calmly, “You should go. Now that you’re
married, I don’t need to deal with the
breakup.”
Ethan frowned, looking at me even more
anxiously.
“Samantha, Willow and I are only married in
name. I only married her to help her out of
trouble.”
“I promise you, I only see her as a sister, I’ll
never touch her!”
“And Willow and I have agreed that we’ll
divorce in six months, then she’ll go abroad.
I’ll have to ask you to bear with it for this time
and let’s have a secret relationship. Don’t
worry, I’ll marry you.”
“Please don’t make things difficult for her.
Get along with her peacefully.”
I understand his concern for Willow, but why
does he have the audacity to ask me to go
from his girlfriend to his mistress, and wait
for him unconditionally for six months?
Even if I wanted to, my parents wouldn’t let
me degrade myself.
I said softly, “A woman from the Stevens
family would never marry a divorced man.”
Ethan’s face darkened. “Divorced man? You
know I won’t betray you, why say such hurtful
things? Besides, I’m only her husband in
name, but my heart belongs to you.”
“We can have a secret relationship, and
everyone will think you’re my real wife. Why
can’t you understand? Do you have to watch
Willow fall into the pit of fire before you’re
satisfied?”
My eyes flickered.
He said his heart belonged to me, yet he
abandoned me nine times for his childhood
sweetheart.
She said she couldn’t eat, so he ditched my
birthday party, ordered her a meal, and fed
her.
She said she had a headache, so he left me in
the pouring rain to go home alone and bought
her medicine.
Time and time again, my heart was
tormented.
Yesterday, she said she didn’t want to marry
that spoiled rich kid, so he stole the
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household registration book and married her,
making me the laughingstock of the circle.
Now, he wants to have a secret relationship
with me while he’s married, which is no
different from making me his mistress. Is it
not enough to make me a laughingstock;
does he want to see me disgraced?
I looked down at the piano. “I’m sorry, I don’t like secret relationships, and I won’t marry a
divorced man. Mr. Lucas, please leave.”
After being repeatedly humiliated, Ethan
finally lost his temper.
“Samantha Stevens, everyone in this circle
knows we’ve been together for years, our
parents have met, and you even lived in my
house. If you don’t marry me, who else will
you marry?”
With that, Ethan stormed out.
My face was pale, and I couldn’t help but
laugh bitterly.
I knew that the Ethan who was willing to
spend a fortune on me, who would fight tooth
and nail to protect me, was gone.
From now on, he was just Willow’s husband.
Perhaps, from the moment he abandoned me
repeatedly for Willow, I should have stopped
in time and cut my losses.
Unfortunately, I was too naive. I always
fantasized that our years of relationship
wouldn’t lose to a woman who left him when
he was at his lowest.
However, I was wrong.
They were childhood sweethearts, and I was
just a pastime to fill the void.
As if afraid I’d change my mind, Jaxon came
to my family’s house the next day with his
parents to formally ask for my hand in
marriage.
Their sincerity was evident. The gifts alone
filled the entire living room, and the valuable
business contract they brought further
showed their seriousness.
My parents were moved, but they cared more
about my happiness. Jaxon was still a spoiled
rich kid, and they were worried that I wouldn’t
be happy married to him.
