Chapter 4

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I just sat there in the car, watching them coldly.

And at the same time, I let out a breath.

Keith's relatives had already surrounded my car, but since the driver had locked the trunk, they hadn't been able to get at my wedding savings.

Besides, after all this, I had no intention whatsoever of marrying Keith.

They'd hemmed the car in on every side, so there was no way for us to leave either.

I'd thought all I had to do was sit tight and wait for my father to come.

But it never crossed my mind that they'd grab rocks from the roadside and start smashing at the car windows.

Watching it happen, I froze for a moment, then turned to look at Keith and the crazed look on his face.

Looking at him, all I felt was a bitter ache.

I'd thought he was the man who would be my support, who would take care of me. I never imagined he'd turn out to be someone like this.

By now, whatever I'd once felt for Keith was long gone.

"Lavinia, get out of this car right now!"

"You came here to marry me, and now you're saying you won't?"

"My family went to all this trouble, the whole town is watching, and now you're telling me you don't want to go through with it?"

Kate pounded at the window with a rock in her hand, screaming at me the whole time.

The driver told me the windows were made of specially reinforced glass, that they wouldn't break easily, so I should stay calm.

He also told me my father was already on his way with bodyguards.

Listening to him, I let out a breath.

But this family still wouldn't give up. Keith kept slamming away at my window.

Looking at him, I said flatly, "Keith, we're finished."

"There's no way I'm marrying you now."

I looked at Keith as I said it.

The moment he heard me, his face changed.

Keith stared at me, hard.

His eyes were full of rage.

Then he burst out, "Lavinia, you'd better think this through!"

"We've both come this far, and now you're saying you won't marry me?"

"You think I'm going to let you walk away?"

His voice went cold. "My village is right here. You're already at the edge of town, and now you're telling me you won't marry me?"

"There's no way I'm letting you leave."

When he said that, I couldn't help but smile.

His half-threat meant nothing to me.

He couldn't even get the wedding car's window open.

Seeing that I wouldn't budge, the crowd of family behind Keith suddenly shouted, "Flip the car over!"

"Flip it over and see if she comes out then!"

At that, a good number of the villagers started trying to tip our car.

There were so many of them that the car rocked back and forth.

Sitting there, my face had already changed.

I understood that once the car was flipped over, I'd have no choice but to come out.

And this family would never let me go if I did.

I quickly grabbed the driver's phone and called my father.

"Dad, they're about to flip the whole car over!"

On the other end came his steady voice. "Lavinia, don't worry. I'm almost there."

He hung up as soon as he'd said it, and I let out a breath.

Even with the car already being hoisted up by a mob of reckless villagers, I still wasn't afraid.

Because my father would be here any second.

Just as my car was about to go over, several cars screeched to a stop at the edge of town, and a group of men climbed out with clubs in hand and charged straight at the villagers.

I heard my father's voice too.

"Hit them hard, every last one who dares to bully my daughter!"