Chapter 1

Lucas Miller's first love had returned to town.

He carefully bent down to help her put on her high heels.

I wasn't idle either - I called over her uncle and had him kneel down to put shoes on my feet.

"The doctor said I can only wear flats," I said.

The day before our engagement, Lucas broke up with me.

The reason? His dream girl from 8 years ago had finally returned, and he had once promised to marry her.

Lucas and I had dated since college. I never knew he had a first love all this time.

Over the past few years with Lucas, I had given him my heart and soul.

I first noticed him during Freshman Orientation Week - it was love at first sight.

After that, I started pursuing him like crazy. I'd bring him lunch and accompany him to class.

The whole campus knew about my pursuit. Eventually, he seemed touched by my efforts and finally accepted my confession.

We became a couple and had a sweet honeymoon period.

Later, when we grew closer, he hesitantly told me that his family was actually very poor. His parents had scraped together everything they had just to send him to college, hoping he would make something of himself and leave their small town behind.

Hearing this made my heart ache for him.

From then on, I started voluntarily covering all our expenses when we were together.

I figured he may not come from money, but I did. My parents had plenty to spare for their only daughter.

I started transferring money to him regularly, and he gradually got used to spending my money.

Eventually, I even set up a joint account. All his living expenses came out of my pocket.

After graduation, we started looking for jobs. Lucas told me he wanted to start his own business.

He said he knew that being an employee for life wouldn't change his fate.

He was ambitious. After experiencing life in the big city, he naturally didn't want to return to that small town.

Looking at him then, I saw the fire in his eyes. I was drawn to his determination.

I was so captivated that I actively asked my dad for help, pulling strings to ensure Lucas's business succeeded.

But once his company got on track, everything changed.

He was no longer as gentle and patient with me as before.

At first, I thought he was just too busy with work to have energy for me.

After all, he had still proposed marriage to me.

But I never imagined... his coldness and impatience weren't because work had gone to his head.

It was because of that damn first love.