He Gave Our Baby Away

Synopsis

At our engagement party, everything spiraled out of control because Rayne Russell, Axl Lane's childhood friend, and I wore the same Victorian-style dress. Axl publicly tore my dress to shreds and pushed me into the fountain. "You've got a heart of stone. I've agreed to marry you, yet you still want to humiliate Rayne," he said. Climbing out of the fountain, drenched, I watched Axl signal to the group of hooligans outside the door. "They're yours now. Have fun, do whatever you want." Surrounded by the thugs, I begged Axl for mercy, but he only shielded Rayne's eyes, saying, "Don't look, it's not worth it." A week later, he finally remembered me and came with chocolates in hand: "As long as you stop causing trouble, we can still have our wedding." I looked at him, expressionless: "But Axl, I don't want to marry you anymore." He seemed surprised by my words, and seeing that I had no intention of taking the chocolates, he thrust them into my arms. "Still upset? I only meant to scare you that day. Those guys wouldn't dare touch anyone associated with me." "Besides, this whole mess is your fault. Why do you always have to challenge Rayne? Learn from this and don't do it again." I said nothing, just stared at the chocolates now in my lap. Their intense sweetness overwhelmed me, irritating my sensitive airways. Quickly, I placed the chocolates on the coffee table and sat as far from them as possible. Axl's anger flared instantly: "Keira Franklin, what does that mean? Don't make me regret showing kindness! It's just a few harmless touches; I don't mind, so why so dramatic? Let me tell you, many