Chapter 2

My blood was boiling. Without thinking, I knocked his phone away.

"You're a man with no money and no background—why would I commit marriage fraud against you?"

"It's all real! I bought the house too. If anyone should leave, it's you!"

He acted like he'd heard the funniest joke.

He laughed so hard he couldn't stand straight.

He pointed at my nose mockingly.

"You bought the house? If you're so capable, show me the property deed!"

Back then, to give Liam a sense of security, I hadn't even added my own name!

Seeing me fall silent, Liam laughed even harder.

Without a word, he dragged me straight to the stairwell.

"Everyone come look! This shameless woman snuck into my house in the middle of the night trying to sleep her way to the top!"

Neighbors immediately poked their heads out.

Seeing me in pajamas with messy hair, they all showed expressions of contempt.

"There really are more and more shameless women these days!"

"She probably got ahead before by being some old man's mistress."

I was about to explode with rage.

In my previous life, I was denied marriage and treated as a lunatic.

In this life, I was being treated as a mistress.

Why was it so difficult for me to have a normal marriage?

The neighbors pointed and whispered. Security guards rushed over with batons.

To avoid being dragged away in humiliation, I quickly dialed Liam's friend's number.

As the call connected, my heart jumped to my throat.

"This is Violet. You know that Liam and I got married yesterday, right?"

I was filled with hope that he'd testify for me.

But the voice on the other end was completely confused.

"What? Liam got married? Did you dial the wrong number?"

My heart instantly went cold.

The mocking laughter around me grew louder.

Some people even held up their phones to record.

"She even investigated my friend's phone number! This is downright sinister!"

Liam looked at me with nothing but disgust and indifference in his eyes.

Security rushed up, warning me to get lost.

I was on the verge of despair.

Suddenly, I remembered the safe at home.

"In the innermost room, there's a white safe. The password is my birthday, 0823."

"If you just open it, you'll naturally be able to prove my identity!"

Liam looked at me like I was an idiot.

As if waiting to watch me make a fool of myself, he didn't hesitate at all.

He brought out the safe right then and there.

And opened it in front of everyone.

Everyone's eyes fixed on it.

Inside, besides the property deed and gold bars, there was a photo of me with Liam's family.

Thank goodness last night I'd felt uneasy and secretly tucked this inside.

I let out a long breath:

"Now you have to believe me, right?"