Chapter 1 Angelina Padgett was standing at the entrance of City Hall, ready to propose to Zayden Darvold for the 99th time. But Zayden still didn't come. All he said over the phone was, "If we get married now, someone might lose life. Let's just wait a bit longer." Before Angelina could respond, he hung up. Her friends next to her were puzzled, still holding their cameras and waiting to capture the moment they got their marriage certificate. When they saw Angelina's expression, they froze too. "You and Zayden have been childhood sweethearts for over ten years! Your relationship is great. So why isn't he here today?" Angelina let out a bitter laugh and didn't say anything. Once upon a time, Zayden and Angelina had an amazing relationship-some might even say it was pretty close to perfect. Zayden was basically everywhere in Angelina's life. Back in kindergarten, a wobbly little Zayden stuffed his candy right into Angelina's hands. In elementary school, Zayden rode his bike halfway across town just to go to school with Angelina. When they hit college, Zayden got into a fight for the first time-all because he saw someone confessing their feel- ings to Angelina. With blood still dripping from his nose, he awkwardly handed her 1,001 love letters he'd written since childhood. "Just don't say yes to him, okay?" After they fell in love, everyone started calling them the "inseparable pair." No matter where they went or what they did, Zayden was always right there with Angelina. When Zayden found success in his career, he even named his company after her. Angelina thought she would be living this happy life forever. But everything changed the day an obsessed fan suddenly appeared in her life. After staying at home full-time, Angelina started sharing the daily life of her relationship with Zayden online, and she quickly gained a ton of fans. 0.0 % 08:50 Charlene Meane was one of them. She became obsessed with Angelina's comics and even developed a crush on the male lead, Zayden. Charlene spent quite a bit of money digging up info and eventually tracked down where Angelina lived. When she finally saw Zayden in person-handsome and sharp-featured-she went all out to win him over. The first time, she showed up in the neighborhood wearing clothes covered in Zayden's cartoon face and shouted her love for him. Zayden ended up calling property management to get her kicked out. The second time, she barged into Zayden's office trying to kiss him without warning, but he just tossed her out again. Then came the third time-when Charlene found out that Angelina was going to an authors' gala. She managed to pry open Zayden's door and snuck into his bed. But all he did was leave coldly and call the cops about the harassment. Angelina was pretty sure that after more than ten years of love between her and Zayden, he would never fall for someone as shameless as Charlene. But when she decided to add a little side story to her comic-hinting that she and Zayden were about to get married- Charlene went ahead and posted pictures online of her committing suicide by cutting her wrist. "Angelina, this is serious. Let's wait for a bit." It was the first time Zayden had left Angelina behind. He opened the door and rushed out in a hurry. The second time Angelina brought up marriage, Charlene took sleeping pills. The third time Angelina mentioned getting married, Charlene caused a scene saying she'd jump off a building. By the 99th time, Charlene didn't do anything at all, but Zayden still turned down Angelina's proposal. Angelina clutched the ID in her hand and laughed, but soon tears started streaming down her face as she did. It wasn't about losing a life. It was just that another person had settled into his heart. Still, Angelina had fallen for that lame excuse time and again. She wiped away her tears. What was there to fear? She was a Padgett, after all. If Zayden didn't love her, there were plenty of other guys who would. Angelina grabbed one of her male friends and rushed into City Hall, slamming her ID down on the counter. "Get my marriage registration done. I need to get married today!" Her friend looked shocked and quickly tried to talk some sense into her, "Marriage is a big deal, not something you can joke about! You can't just pick someone random to marry." Angelina felt her heart race, and she couldn't catch a word anyone was saying. 39.0 % 08:49 Chapter 1 288 Vouchers Here she was, the daughter of the Padgett family, swallowing her pride and asking Zayden to marry her over and over again, but he just kept saying no. If he didn't want to tie the knot with her, there were plenty of other guys who would. "I'm sorry. But you're already married. You can't register for another marriage." The words dropped like a bomb. Married? How could she not know that? 91.8 % 08:50 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!