I fell hard onto the floor, my head throbbing.
After regaining my composure, I endured the pain and slowly stood up.
Thankfully, Mom was unharmed.
"If you apologize now, I'll pretend none of this happened. Otherwise..."
Seeing me stand up, Martin's cold voice followed.
"Otherwise what?"
"Martin, we've been together for so many years. Do you remember how my mom treated you back then?"
"You can treat me however you want, but at least show some basic respect to my mother!"
I stared at him, speaking each word clearly.
Martin was stunned.
Six years ago...
Martin's parents had died in an accident, leaving behind an unresolved case. There were rumors they had embezzled millions of workers' severance pay, causing countless families to lose everything.
The Green family fell apart, and the heir, Martin, went from being on top to rock bottom overnight.
Amid the scheming of certain individuals, even basic survival became a challenge for him.
At that time, Emma's parents conveniently sent her abroad.
Suddenly, he had no one to rely on.
The once unreachable heir of the Green family became a struggling student, mocked and scorned wherever he went.