Chapter 6 My aunt's voice boomed across the entire parking lot . [ ] The beaten - up businessmen suddenly recognized her : [ ] " Holy shit , that's Sarah Hayes from the Hayes empire ! Ma'am , I knew you looked familiar ! " [ ] The livestream chat went absolutely wild : [ ] [ THE HAYES FAMILY ?! They're worth like 50 billion and have connections everywhere ! Normal people never even get to see them ! ] [ Work in finance - heard Drake Industries got backing from Hayes money since day one . That's why they dominate the market . Makes sense now - the Hayes heiress ran off with this dude ! ]] ] Makes Ronan's face went pale as he stared at me : ] " You're ... you're Hayes family ? Why didn't you ever tell me ? " ] Back then , Ronan worshipped the ground I walked on . [ ] If he'd known what I'd given up for him , he would've been devastated . ] ] Lana's voice suddenly piped up , all sweet and innocent : M " Maybe for rich girls like her , this was just ... playing pretend ? I'm so jealous ... She'll never get bullied like I did tonight . If boss hadn't been there , who knows what those men would've done to me ... " [ ] With her words , Ronan's face hardened again as he looked at me : " So this was all just some rich girl fantasy for you ? " [ ] " I'll say it one more time - nothing inappropriate happened between Lana and me . She's just so young and likes to show off online . You don't need to attack her like this . " ] His jaw was clenched tight , eyes cold as ice . ] ] ] My heart finally turned to stone . [ ] I pulled out a thick file and slammed it against his chest . The investigation showed everything . Lana had multiple " sponsors " throughout college basically sugar daddies . After graduation , she dumped them all for Ronan's bigger wallet . [ ] At work , she used Ronan's protection to bully coworkers and climb the ladder . ] Chapter 6 Ronan stared at the papers in disbelief , then looked at Lana : ]] " Did you really do all this ? " Lana's face went stiff for a hot second , then she bounced back : " No freaking way ! These papers are totally fake ! Mrs. Drake's got money and connections - she could forge whatever she wants ... I'm not admitting to stuff I never did ! " [ ] She tried to sound all innocent and pure . Problem was , she forgot about the witnesses standing right there . [ ] The guys with busted faces started going off : [ ] " Dude , everyone knows Drake's got a thing for his little intern ! Who's gonna mess with her ? She's the one throwing herself at me ! Told her like three times I got a wife at home , but she kept scooting closer ! " [] Had to literally push the chick away from me ! " [ ] " Then Drake comes flying in throwing punches before I can say a damn word ! " ] " You don't believe us ? This fancy - ass hotel's got cameras everywhere . Pull the tape !! " [ ] Lana turned white as paper and started clawing at Ronan's jacket : [ ] " Boss , please , let me explain ! That's not what happened ... " But this time , Ronan yanked his arm away from her . ] T His eyes locked on mine again , filled with something that looked almost like panic : [ ] " Babe , I'm sorry . I ... I didn't mean any of that shit I said ... " [ ] " Nothing went down between us , I swear to God . You gotta believe me . " I stared into his desperate eyes and felt absolutely nothing : [ ] " I want a divorce . " I turned to leave , but Ronan's desperate voice stopped me : [ ] TMH THE དང་ ད " དོན་ན ི mw " Wait , what ? Seven years and you're just gonna throw it all away ? I'm telling you the truth - nothing happened ! " ] I turned back to face him one last time . Said quietly : [ ] → " Then tell me you never caught feelings . All those late - night texts for months - tell me you never felt anything for her . " [ ] Dead silence . [] Yeah . That told me everything I needed to know . We were finally over . ]