Chapter 1

Before the design competition, Ronald Pierce's childhood sweetheart, Tiffany Robbins, was seriously injured in a car accident and ended up in a coma.

All the evidence pointed straight at me.

But Ronald never doubted me. He stayed by my side and witnessed me win the championship in glory.

I thought our love was unbreakable.

But then, someone exposed me for plagiarism.

Everyone turned against me, and I ended up getting kidnapped.

The kidnappers asked Ronald to hand over the money. "If you don't pay, she's dead."

On the other end of the line, all I heard was Ronald's mocking snicker. "Lucy, now you know how helpless Tiffany felt back then, don't you?"

So, he always believed I was the one responsible for Tiffany's accident, and that was why he married me.

He stole my manuscript and was the one who reported me for plagiarism.

Also, he was the one who set the kidnappers on me.

I finally felt regret for everything.

And then, I traveled back to the day Ronald confessed his love to me.

There he was, that sunny, handsome guy, holding a bouquet of lisianthus, his eyes full of hope as he looked at me. "Lucy, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"

I answered calmly, "Sorry, I don't feel that way about you."

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"Lucy, why are you zoning out? Ronald's confessing to you right now," Tiffany called out, snapping me back to reality. My eyes went wide as I looked around in a daze. It took me several long seconds to realize that I really had traveled back.

Before I could react, Tiffany grabbed the bouquet from Ronald and stuffed it into my arms, giving me an innocent little wink and a playful grin. "Lucy, everyone's watching. Don't put Ronald on the spot."

The sun was blazing overhead, but I felt like I'd been plunged into an ice bath.

Ronald's young face started to blur into the cold, heartless one I remembered. My face turned pale as a sheet, and I dropped the bouquet without even thinking.

"Sorry, I don't like Ronald," I said.

Ronald's smile stiffened on his face.

Everyone was left speechless.

Tiffany was totally floored. "Lucy, seriously? Are you joking right now? I literally saw you writing Ronald a love letter last night. How could you not like him?"

Tiffany was Ronald's childhood friend, and she was also my roommate.

She was the very first person to find out about my secret crush on Ronald.

On registration day, she accidentally knocked over my bookshelf and spotted my photo album.

She was totally shocked. "Lucy, how do you have pictures of Ronald?"

I was so flustered that my face turned bright red. "Tiffany, you know Ronald?"

Tiffany picked up the album and handed it back to me, her laughter ringing out like a bell. "Of course, I know him. He is my neighbor. We grew up together."

"Oh, I see." I lowered my head even more, speaking so quietly that it was almost inaudible.

I never thought my feelings would be revealed like this.

Tiffany noticed how shy and awkward I was, so she patted my shoulder and said, "Come on, Lucy, I'll introduce you to Ronald. He's not hard to get at all.

"Actually, never mind. Girls are the cutest thing on earth. Let those guys chase after you. Trust me, you are definitely Ronald's type."

Tiffany was right about that.

The first time Ronald saw me, he was so shy that he couldn't even look me in the eye.

After spending six months together, everyone in the design and physics departments assumed we were a couple.

But neither of us ever said it out loud.

Last night, Tiffany came up to me all mysterious and said, "Lucy, don't go to your part-time job tomorrow. Ronald's got a surprise for you. Trust me, you're gonna love it."

I was pretty sure Ronald was going to confess to me.

So, I got up early, slipped into my prettiest dress, and did my makeup extra carefully in front of the mirror, all for this big moment.

No one ever expected I would reject Ronald right in front of everyone.

Without bothering to explain, I turned and headed straight for my dorm, without looking back.