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To cover hospital bills,he had to sell his hometown house cheap.
The $40,000 he owed me was finally collected with the help of the police.
Lana was ordered to return all stolen items and got six months in jail.
Old Man Joe was transferred to another hospital.
As he was being taken away,he begged me to let Lana back into Elite Gardens.
“She’ll cook,clean,anything.If she lives there, she might still marry into a rich family.”
It turned out he had always known about her scams but had been hyping her up to boost his own ego.
I refused and fired Lana’s mom too.
Ethan’s public drama severely damaged his reputation at TechTower. His boss found a pretext to fire him.
He and his dad were left struggling to make ends meet in Springfield,no fallback.
Sometimes,at the hospital or Elite Gardens,he’d wait with roses or baby’s breath.
“Jasmine,this is my last dime on these for you.I’ll do anything—please forgive me?”
I’d take the flowers,toss them straight in the trash.
“Ethan,you’re only spending moeny now because you think you can get something more from me. But you mean nothing to me.”
A year later,I started dating a new doctor at hospital—tall,muscular,and adorably clingy,always calling me“sis.”
He’d chase Ethan away like a fierce linebacker protecting his team.
From a distance,Ethan shouted,“He’s just after your money!You think he loves you?”
I tickled my boyfriend’s nose,laughing into his chest.“My money,my choice.It’s for fun.”
Eventually,Ethan got evicted and vanished.
I never saw him again.
I worked and lived fully.
No rush to marry.One of the perks of being wealthy was realizing that men were just a part of life, not the whole picture.
