"Oh! Him? We were once in a relationship, but I later broke up with him. But still, he chases me around like a dog. You wouldn't want a dog as a boyfriend, right?" Lucy mocked, and Ivan's face changed drastically.He glared at Lucy from the corner of his eyes, but Lucy just smiled. When she saw the anxious look on Ivan's face, she felt a sense of satisfaction, almost tasting the sweetness in her heart.Lucy raised her head higher and noticed Evelyn's slightly pale face. She fought back a laugh, her posture becoming more relaxed as she started devising a plan to worsen everything to her pleasure.Belle and the others turned to look at Lucy with gaping mouths. They never thought Lucy was the one who broke up with Ivan. They weren't even expecting to find out that they had dated.When they heard Lucy call Ivan a dog, they pursed their lips but couldn't retort. Ivan really behaved like a dog when they were still in high school.Alex and his friends snickered, their gazes on Ivan becoming
"What's so special about him? He is so useless and unworthy, but he keeps taking their attention. It's not like he is so handsome; he is just so-so. So why do they keep fighting over him? What is so special? I wonder how they will react if I told them what happened between us. I might even alter some things to retain my reputation and ruin his. Should I do that?"Seeing how both the women and men around the table had their eyes fixated on Ivan, Lucy nearly blew her top. She scowled at them in disgust and gave Evelyn a ridiculing look, but Evelyn was busy looking at Ivan.Lucy felt very uncomfortable without any fawning dogs beside her. She pursed her lips and decided to do something about it.Moreover, she did not want the others to keep seeing Ivan as a decent and well-off person. She did not want his halo to overshadow hers, so she wanted to bring him down.She was about to say something when the pop music playing in the background of the bar suddenly stopped, and it became silent.
Ivan felt uncomfortable with the sticky gazes plastered on his body. He could feel Evelyn's anxious gaze on his face, causing him to break out into a cold sweat.Rejecting her outright would invite criticism from the people in the bar who had been paying attention to them. There might even be someone who knows about his situation, and Lucy might expose everything.Accepting Evelyn was an unacceptable idea. He could never say 'yes' to her. He was not in the right condition to, and he didn't have the same feelings towards her.He only saw her as a close friend and never had romantic feelings for her. He knew about her feelings, but he had been trying to avoid talking about it.Evelyn had always hinted at her feelings back in high school, but Ivan pretended not to notice. He had liked Lucy so much then, so he never paid much attention to Evelyn.One of the reasons Ivan hesitated to attend the class gathering was because of Evelyn. However, after thinking about it, he believed that Evelyn
"You are so wicked, Ivan. After all the sacrifices Evelyn made for you, you still came up with a foolish excuse just to turn her down. Can't you give her a chance? Can you swear you didn't notice her feelings towards you?" Linda said, and Ivan became confused.But with what she said, the men in the room took it personally and started criticizing Ivan, making him feel stifled.Evelyn, on the other hand, became very quiet. Her face turned deathly pale as Ivan rejected her. Her shoulders stiffened, and her eyes reddened, making her look pitiful. In turn, the men became more extreme with their words, portraying Ivan as a villain."Ivan, right? You're an asshole. How could you bear to hurt someone who mustered up the courage to ask you out?""Why are you talking to him so nicely? He's heartless. He's not a man at all.""Bastard, Evelyn, you can come to me. I will take care of you.""Such a pitiful girl. I feel so sorry for her. She fell in love with a scoundrel.""Do you even think you des
"I did not lie. Ivan is a very despicable person. I was threatened to date him," Lucy dropped a bomb, and Ivan snapped his head towards her in astonishment.He was shocked and nearly stood up to berate her, but when he noticed all the stares on him, he remained seated but pointed at Lucy with a scowl."What the hell are you talking about? When did I threaten you? What nonsense are you spouting?" Ivan did not want to talk at first because he did not want to have any confrontation with Lucy, but he had to.If he kept quiet, he would really be labeled as a despicable person. He did not want another round of jest.Lucy was satisfied when she saw his reaction. She wanted to get him worked up so that they would think he was guilty of something."Lucy, don't talk rubbish. Why would Ivan threaten you? He is not someone like that," Evelyn abruptly said, her eyes bloodshot, but she still supported Ivan.Belle looked at Evelyn for a while before she also nodded her head."Evelyn is right. Althou
"This is outrageous. When did I threaten you? When I proposed to you, you agreed readily, and I did not force you. I admit that I was too eager then, but I did not do anything against your will," Ivan retorted, his eyes full of resentment and anger.He was seething in anger, but he could not do anything but retort. Courting Lucy was one of the most unforgettable and regretful events in Ivan's past.After everything that happened between the two of them, he had started to regret ever meeting her or courting her in the first place. If he had known that the relationship between them would turn out like this, he would not have dared to enter it.But in this life, there were no 'ifs.' It had happened, and there was no reversal or going back in time, which was common in fantasies."You are drunk. You are definitely talking rubbish because you are drunk," Ivan added before scowling at Lucy in spite.He did not know what she was planning, but he was not going to allow her to have it and tramp
Ivan was right when he said that Lucy must have planned everything before coming. She had not initially planned on executing her plan, but when she noticed that they were all buttering him up instead of her, she decided to lay down her plan.She had not taken Ivan's requests to heart earlier as she already wanted to humiliate him in the cruelest way possible, especially in front of his friends. She believed it would be more painful that way.Lucy had not expected that there would be so many people interested in their matter, but she was not against it because it would make her plan work faster.She had cooked up a convincing story without any loopholes. She had prepared well to embarrass Ivan.She also made herself a victim to avoid ruining her reputation. She knew that Ivan would not be able to retort at that point because she had the right to decide what to do to him.Sure enough, Ivan could not say anything. He gritted his teeth and kept quiet, his head lowered, shoulders stiff, an
Ivan remained silent as Alex broke the silence."So, you can't talk now? You're despicable, pretending all this time. Who knows how many girls you've deceived and hurt? Thank God Lucy escaped from your clutches in time. You could have killed her," he spat, his voice filled with hatred. Linda chimed in as well."Who would have thought he was capable of such things? He's been hiding for years, pretending to be someone he's not. We wouldn't have known if the truth hadn't come out. It's disgusting."The people in the room glared at Ivan. Some were unaffected by the drama, while others sympathized with Lucy. Some were envious of Ivan's good looks, and some wanted to prove themselves as good people in front of the two women.Lucy felt satisfied with the outcome. She believed her performance wasn't in vain. When she noticed the pale-faced Evelyn, she nodded. It was exactly what she had hoped for.Ivan and Evelyn had been arrogant for far too long. Lucy finally had the chance to put them in t