Her provocative stare, combined with the memory of a recent video call with my mom, suddenly made me understand why everyone had been looking at me strangely.
Seeing that I remained silent, Lawson sneered and continued with contempt, "How can you even claim you're not materialistic? If you weren't, why do you flaunt all these designer brands? You're broke, yet you're pretending to be some high-flying socialite."
"Your family might be just some smelly fishmongers, but here you are, acting like a big spender at school. Doesn't that make you sickening?
"Someone like you, wanting to stay with me? I must've been blind to agreeing with your confession and wasting so much time and effort. Just looking at you now makes me feel nauseated.
"The biggest regret of my life is agreeing to date you."
As I listened to Lawson's cruel words, my heart sank.
Regardless of whether the rumors were true, as my boyfriend, his first move should've been to stand by my side and uncover the truth, not to blindly side with gossip and join in the public shaming.
I thought, How did I ever fall for a man who lacked both trust and responsibility?
I felt like I must've been bewitched.