Chapter 5 - Do You Think You Can Refund My Dowry?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Never would Cole Stone have imagined that Cara Williams would actually release news on her own engagement. When Cole Stone reached home, he called her and asked, “Miss Williams, are you getting engaged?”

He had a shred of hope that her partner was not himself.

Cara Williams replied, “Yes.”

“Who’s the groom then?” Cole Stone gulped.

“Is that any of your business? Are you having regrets?”

Cole Stone felt instantly relieved. “No, no, no… I was just curious.”

Since Cara Williams said it this way, it meant that it definitely was not him.

“Do you not regret losing the opportunity to be with me?” Cara Williams said coldly.

Cole Stone felt numb.

If he said the truth, he was afraid that Cara Williams would swallow him up.

He braced himself and spouted nonsense. “I regret it of course.”

“Miss Williams is so amazing that anybody who can marry you will be the luckiest person in the world. It’s my greatest regret to have missed out on you. However, it can’t be helped. The reality is unfortunate, sigh.”

Cara Williams said lightly, “Then?”

Her tone confused Cole Stone so he chose to change the topic.

It was best not to talk about this anymore.

As such, Cole Stone changed the topic. “Oh right, Miss Williams. What is your account number? I’ll transfer the 1.5million back to you.”

The money Cara Williams wanted to transfer was still pending checks, and the account number could easily be found by checking the sender’s details.

The question was dumb.

But since Cole Stone’s goal was to change the topic.

It did not matter whether it was dumb or not.

Cara Williams asked, “Why are you returning it to me?”

“It’s not mine to take.” Cole Stone answered honestly.

Cara Williams teased, “Do you think you can refund the dowry of I—Cara Williams—so easily?”

Cole Stone’s brain short-circuited. “Dow—Dowry?”

“Yes, you’re that luckiest person in the world…” Cara Williams teased.

Cole Stone: “…”

“Miss Williams, you… You’re kidding me, right?”

Cara Williams used his words against him and said, “Why, are you so shocked now that I’ve given you the chance to compensate for your greatest regret?”

Cole Stone gulped painfully. “Didn’t you tell me to leave?”

“I did say that, but when did I say that I’m not marrying you?”

Cara Williams said domineeringly.

Cole Stone found it hard to retort.

He was stunned speechless.

That was unfair! Absolutely unfair!

“Also…”

Cara Williams’ voice was gentle as if she was caressing Cole Stone with her voice. “What’s wrong with a girl changing her mind? It’s also my first time in a relationship, and my first time marrying. Can’t I be fickle with my feelings and emotions?”

Hearing her tone of voice and the way she said these words, Cole Stone’s heart quivered.

No matter who it was, hearing the Queen of Williams Corporation speak like that to them would definitely make them unable to resist.

“Uh, but—” Cole Stone wanted to reject.

No matter what, he could not marry someone he had no feelings for.

Cara Williams, who had already made a decision, cut him off.

“It’s been decided already… All right, I still have things to do. Catch you later—”

“Also, we’ll be engaged three months from now.”

“So fast?” Cole Stone grimaced. He wanted to decline once again.

But Cara Williams hung up the call.

Beep. Beep. Beep…

Cole Stone stared at his phone. He did not say anything for a long time.

Was he really just forced into an engagement?

At that moment…

Ding!

He received a message.

“…received. Your current balance: $1,500,203.21.”

Cole Stone who had never seen so many numbers in his bank account shuddered.

Is this you being fickle?

Giving out 1.5million dollars with just a word?

…

10 PM.

Cole Stone sat close to the narrow balcony.

Feeling the night breeze, he sighed.

In just a day, it felt as if he had gone through years of change.

Not only did he lose his job and his anticipated future, but he was also betrayed by Jane Smith.

He had probably reached the lowest point in his life tonight.

He found himself in a quagmire of debt and he even had to pay for his mortgage at the same time.

The debts he suddenly had felt like a rope slowly tightening around his neck…

But he now had a solution.

Cole Stone thought of the 1.5 million dollars in his card.

But after pondering for a long time, Cole Stone gave up on the idea.

That money must not be touched.

Once he touched it, he would not be able to turn down Cara Williams anymore.

Cole Stone shook his head and placed his phone down.

He needed to find a way out of this quagmire on his own.

The gym industry was against him so he could no longer work in that industry any longer.

But his resume was practically empty.

If he were to change industries, how would he be able to earn enough money to pay back his debts in a short amount of time?

Cole Stone sighed.

Just then, he remembered his master who did not teach him anything…

He did not understand why his master accepted him as a disciple yet did not allow him to practice medicine?

If he only learned medicine from his master back then, he would not have such a hard time getting out of this quagmire!

When he was in the fourth year of his university studies, when everybody went to look for their own internships, Cole Stone met a miraculous doctor with outstanding skills.

He then became his disciple.

He thought that he would be able to learn medical skills that would surely come in handy in life and death situations, but he did not expect that—

—that his master would not teach him any medical skills.

As such, after having him as a master, not only did he not learn any medical skill, he even wasted a lot of time.

“Forget it, there’s no use thinking about it anymore.”

Cole Stone let out a sigh and looked at the delivery uniform in his room.

Back when he was a coach, he would work as a delivery man after work until dawn to afford the Gucci that was over 1.5 thousand dollars.

Cole Stone laughed at himself.

Who would have thought that Jane Smith would wear Gucci and leave him, and the only decent article of clothing he would have left was his delivery uniform?

Thinking about this, Cole Stone touched the pocket of his pants.

His pocket only had the keys to this studio apartment and his new house.

He left the key to his electric bicycle in the new house, so he would have to go there and fetch it tomorrow…