Chapter 3

At my words, the bustling party instantly fell silent.

Everyone started whispering amongst themselves, but from their expressions, it didn't look like they were talking about me being cheated on.

More like they were calling Chloe two-faced and Brandon a fool for falling for her.

Brandon hadn't expected the truth to be this. He thought he was stealing my 'goddess' to teach me a lesson, but instead, he'd snatched himself a gold digger!

"Chloe, what the hell is going on between you and Liam?" Brandon's face was livid, and he shoved Chloe away from him.

Chloe's face went white with anger.

She pulled out the large diamond ring I'd given her from her pocket, holding it up as she shouted, "Yes, that's right! I was planning to marry you because I thought you were an honest guy."

"But I never imagined you'd be so pathetic, trying to trick me with a lab-grown diamond when you proposed! I can accept you being poor, but I can't accept you being a liar!"

"I was thinking the holidays were coming up, so I was going to break up with you after. But I never thought you'd stalk me here and ruin my reputation!"

"Just because you lied to me, does that mean I have to keep being fooled?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Who told you it was a lab-grown diamond?"

Chloe scoffed. "Do I really need someone to tell me?"

"This diamond is at least ten carats! How could a broke loser like you afford such an expensive ring to give me? Or can your construction worker parents afford it? If it's not a lab-grown diamond, what is it, glass?"

Chloe grew increasingly furious, flinging the large diamond ring onto the floor. Thankfully, the diamond was big and sparkly enough that it didn't disappear completely.

I was about to explain whether the diamond was real or fake, when a female classmate picked up the ring and spoke first. "I work in diamond sales! This is absolutely not a lab-grown diamond, this is a real South American diamond!!!"

Chloe rolled her eyes, grabbing Brandon's hand again, and said dismissively, "Don't just make things up. Do you really think I don't know if Liam can afford a diamond? "

"Do you think everyone is as rich as Brandon, able to buy a huge mansion just like that?"

The female classmate seemed worried no one would believe her.

Trembling, she put the ring in my hand and quickly continued, "Anyone who has me on SnapChat knows I sell jewelry.

I can tell the difference between a real diamond and a lab-grown one with my eyes closed. I swear on my life, this is a genuine diamond."

Seeing the classmate speak so confidently about the diamond, Chloe's face went white again. "But… but how is that possible? How could you have so much money to buy such an expensive diamond ring?"

"You better explain yourself!"

I didn't really need to explain anything, but I couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "This diamond ring is…"

Before I could finish, Brandon snatched the ring from my hand. "You stole it from me!"

"I was wondering how you got into my house. Now I get it! You must have been one of the renovation workers! You stole a copy of my house key, took this huge diamond, and then gave it to Chloe!"

As Brandon spoke, he slipped the diamond ring onto Chloe's finger. "Chloe, I was mad at you for accepting his proposal. But now I realize, you must have sensed this ring was mine, and that's why you said yes, for the sake of the ring, right?"

Chloe, whether she truly believed him or was just playing along, immediately kissed Brandon, smiling and calling him, "Honey, yes, exactly! That's it!"

"It was fate."