Chapter 1020 Someone in the Shadows (Part Fourteen)

• As for Zheng Mingjie, Chadwick Fullner couldn’t even be bothered to look down on him. Rich boys who’ve lived easy, carefree lives might rush in on impulse, thinking they can throw everything away for love. But cut off his credit card for a month and watch him come crawling back, bawling for Daddy and Mommy and begging on his knees.
• Sure enough, Zheng Mingjie spoke with a trace of shame. “It’s not just me—my dad’s changed his tune too… Before, he really tried to set me up with Miss Sawyer, pushed me to be with her. The first time she ran from the wedding, he didn’t know the inside story. He just felt humiliated, got mad as hell, and wanted to save face, so he told me to marry her ASAP. But this time, it’s a whole different beast, and he has to rethink everything. So now he told me to give it up. He won’t let me marry Miss Sawyer anymore—he says she’s not suitable… I actually got back to Millsborough last night, but I’ve been fighting with him about it… Later I backed down. I’m burned out. She doesn’t love me. What’s the point of fighting for it? She won’t agree to marry me. And look at her now—who knows how long she’ll be out, if there’ll be other damage… Everybody’s scared of the ‘what if,’ the ‘what if.’”
• “I’ll admit it. On that front I’m not you—I’m a coward,” Zheng said, empty and drained. “So I guess I really should just let it go.”