Chapter 1

It was the fifth year after I broke up with Elliot Blair, and we met again at a class reunion.

Right in front of our classmates, he knelt on one knee and proposed to me. "Samantha Adams, will you marry me?"

I waved the wedding ring on my finger and told him, "I'm already married. From now on, I'll be your uncle's wife."

At the class reunion, I pushed open the door of the private room. The people who had been chatting and laughing merrily suddenly fell silent.

They looked at me. After a moment of stillness, a man asked in confusion, "Who... Who is this?"

Another man said, "I don't know. Beautiful lady, did you go to the wrong room?"

"Hey, I think she looks like Samantha Adams," a woman stated.

Another replied, "No way. How could Samantha afford to wear a limited-edition Chanel dress?"

We had all changed a lot in the past five years.

The group of classmates who used to be so righteous were now men dressed in suits and women looking all glammed up, all having that worldly and tactful look.

I had changed from a poor student from the mountains who had to save on meals and eat only two instead of three a day to the founder of a jewelry brand that had more than a dozen offline stores and production factories.

I couldn't blame them for not recognizing me.

The class monitor, Heather Hall, was the first to stand up and said with a smile, "It's Samantha. I invited her to the reunion."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was an uproar among the people.

One of them said, "Samantha, you've changed so much in five years, but you're still as beautiful as before."

I responded to Heather's greeting, took the empty seat beside her, and exchanged pleasantries with everyone.

This class reunion wasn't originally in my travel plans.

Five years ago, when I was about to graduate, I had been wrongly accused of stealing money, got a criminal record, and didn't even get my college diploma.

All my classmates drew a clear line from me because of that theft incident.

After I left Capinuss, I had no more contact with them.

It was yesterday when I returned to Capinuss. When I landed at the airport, I accidentally left my bag behind, which contained important things like my driving license, bank cards, and jewelry design sketches.

Heather found the bag and recognized me according to my driving license.

To express my gratitude, I invited Heather to dinner, but she took the opportunity to invite me to the class reunion.

I couldn't refuse and came as promised.

Unexpectedly, just as I sat down, the door was pushed open again, and the people who came in were Elliot Blair and Nora Wilson.

The people who had been chatting with me just now fell completely silent.