Chapter 1

I waited all day for my fiancé, only to witness him gambling with his life in an underground casino for another woman.

I had given up my wealthy family for him and endured three years of hardship, believing it was true love.

But he pushed me into the snake pit and destroyed my wedding dress with his own hands.

In despair, I fled to New York, married into a top-tier elite family, and became the sole heir of a prestigious dynasty.

When Harrison Quinn finally came to his senses and desperately chased after me, he discovered it was too late to make amends.

But the truth was, three years ago, the one who truly saved his life had been me all along.

And the woman he had protected with every means at his disposal was nothing but an elaborate lie.

Lily's POV

I waited until nightfall, and when my fiancé still hadn't shown up, my phone rang:

"Lily, something terrible happened! Harrison's lost his mind! He's betting his life at an underground casino."

My heart lurched.

Harrison Quinn used to be the living devil everyone feared.

To seize territory, he fought for three days and nights straight, carving out his place through blood and violence.

But at the peak of his power, he met me.

From then on, he gave up everything, promising me a clean future.

He disbanded his crew, stopped fighting, retired from the frontlines, and became an ordinary man.

Everyone said Harrison was madly in love with me!

Even I believed it myself.

How could he be gambling with his life?

I was about to rush out when I saw a staff member walking in from outside.

"Did you hear? Harrison just got married to some woman at the underground casino!"

My steps froze. The hand clutching the marriage application trembled.

I'd been left here all day, only to learn that my boyfriend of three years was marrying someone else?

By the time I reached the underground casino, a crowd had already gathered outside.

Inside the casino was chaos. Harrison sat quietly at the gambling table, holding a marriage certificate.

All his attention was fixed on the college girl being restrained by the casino boss, Derek.

"Vivian Taylor is my wife now. If you dare touch her, I'll shut down your casino!"

The word "wife" hit me like a knife, cutting deep.

The casino boss slammed Vivian onto the gambling table, his expression vicious.

"Harrison Quinn, Vivian's brother already sold her to me to cover his debt. You went and married her just so you could claim her as your wife and buy her freedom?"

"But if you want to take her, you have to follow the casino rules."

The casino boss, Derek, pulled a gun from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"This gun can fire five rounds, but there's one real bullet in the chamber. If you survive to the end, you can take her with you."

Vivian looked at Harrison, already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Don't do it. I'm not worth it."

Harrison's eyes filled with pain as he looked at Vivian's tears.

Then, without hesitation, he picked up the gun and pressed it against his temple.

Bang.

An empty click!

My heart nearly stopped. I clenched my palms so tightly that my nails dug into my flesh.

Harrison had once sworn never to fight or kill again because I said I was scared.

Yet now, for another woman, he could risk his life without a second thought.

How ironic!

Three empty clicks in a row. The final round.

Derek looked at Harrison with a mocking smile.

"Harrison, this is getting boring. How about we raise the stakes? If you win, Vivian's brother's debt is completely erased, and Vivian's contract is permanently voided."

Harrison's brow furrowed slightly.

"What stakes do you want to add?"

Derek chuckled lightly.

"If you lose, you give me Lily Sullivan. Let me have her for one night. How about it?"

In that instant, I stared at Harrison's impassive face.

His expression remained calm, his lips barely moving.

"Fine."

That single word, like a poisoned blade, slowly sliced through my bones.

I felt like a clown. Three years of love had become so cheap and worthless!

I couldn't watch anymore. I turned to leave.

Just as I reached the door, I heard a gunshot behind me. My heart stopped for a moment!

The next second, Harrison's men rushed in from outside and clashed violently with Derek's crew.

I panicked, trying to get away from the battlefield, but in the chaos, someone swung a baseball bat that struck me hard on the back.

Instantly, I collapsed to the ground. Piercing, bone-deep pain swept through my entire body.

At that moment, someone set the entire casino on fire. Flames spread rapidly, and the whole place descended into chaos.

I tried to get up, but suddenly the crystal chandelier above me crashed down, pinning my leg beneath its weight.

"Harrison!"

I struggled to push the chandelier away, but in the distance, I saw Harrison holding Vivian tightly in his arms.

"Vivian, I won't let anything happen to you. I'm getting you out of here."

With that, Harrison strode toward the exit without hesitation.

My raised hand slowly fell. I laughed bitterly at myself.

Harrison's love for someone was truly obvious!

Thick smoke filled the air. My consciousness grew weaker and weaker.

Before being sent to the emergency room, I vaguely heard a familiar voice.

"Didn't you used to love Lily so much? You were ready to give up everything for her. Why would you risk your life for a college girl today?"

Harrison looked at me lying on the hospital bed, his expression unreadable.

"Vivian saved my life five years ago. I owe her this."

The person glanced at me with sympathy.

"But your wedding with Lily is in a month. Now that you've married Vivian, aren't you afraid Lily will be angry?"

Harrison lit a cigarette, his face showing absolute confidence in his prey.

"She loves me so much. She'll understand."

When I woke up again, I called my family in New York.

"Grandpa, I agree to the match the family set up for me."

There was a long sigh on the other end.

"You should have listened to the family long ago. Harrison's tangled up in things that will catch up with him. If you hadn't threatened to die and made us Sullivans back him all this time, he'd never have gotten this far."

"You gave him everything, and all you got in return was betrayal!"

I gripped my phone tightly, saying nothing.

Grandpa finally spoke with sympathy.

"The marriage has already been arranged by the family. We were just waiting for your consent. In a month, I'll send someone to bring you back to New York."