Chapter 2When Love Fades, My Fiancée Panics

To prepare thoroughly for the marriage proposal, I took a week off from work. Now that the proposal had been canceled, I decided to go on a road trip. It was the perfect opportunity to clear my head and change my mood.

Once I had this idea, I prepared immediately and set off by car.

Along the way, I climbed mountains to watch the sunrise and stood by the seaside, gazing at the sunset that painted the sea a tangerine hue. I deleted all my Instagram posts filled with Mia's photos and uploaded fresh pictures of the beautiful sunset instead.

After visiting five cities, I returned home. At that time, I still immersed myself in the memories of the trip, not noticing Mia on the sofa.

I was only pulled back to reality when she spoke, "Zane! You've really got some nerve now! Instead of taking care of my dad, you went off for a trip! You really have some guts!"

With that, she picked up a cushion from the sofa and threw it at me. I picked it up, put it back in its place, and without replying, turned around and went to take a shower in the bathroom.

But Mia stormed over and blocked my way, demanding, "Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

After taking off my jacket, I looked at her in surprise and asked, "What's there to explain? Your dad is unrelated to me. It's none of my business." After draping my jacket over the rack, I sidestepped her.

Mia watched with a mocking look on her face as I did that, and then she asked with a hint of amusement, "Did you see Lucas's post on Instagram? Are you jealous?"

She sneered, "Look at you. Can't you be a little more generous? That marriage license is fake. Lucas just did that to deceive his parents. Otherwise, they would keep pressuring him to find a girlfriend. As his good friend, I just did him a favor."

After Mia explained to me, she looked at me with a petulant expression, waiting for me to apologize for having wronged her due to the misunderstanding. But now, I didn't care about whether it was true or not as I didn't love her anymore.

"Well," I casually responded without turning my head and walked straight into the bathroom. Mia's shouting was completely drowned out by the sound of the running water. I couldn't hear a word of it.

When I finished my shower and returned to the bedroom, Mia was still awake, seeming to be waiting for me.

As soon as I entered the room, she spoke to me irritably, "You not going to take care of my dad the other day really hurt his feelings. Tomorrow, you should go and apologize to him, with the latest massage chair as a gift."

Her words made me laugh in frustration. Was he angry just because I didn't go to take care of him? In that case, he was pretty narrow-minded. I dried my damp hair with a towel and said coldly, "No, I'm not going. I have an important project at work tomorrow."

Mia frowned and looked at me in surprise. "No? My dad is upset, and I've even thought of a way for you to make it right. And you refused to visit him?"

She folded her arms across her chest and huffed in frustration. "Is the project more important than me? If you don't go, my dad will never agree to our marriage!"

I glanced at her and said indifferently, "Well, let's drop the idea of getting married."

Mia looked at me in disbelief. "Do you even know what you're saying?"

"Yeah, I'm perfectly clear-headed right now."

Mia's eyes were filled with disbelief. Seeming speechless with anger, she just cursed and stormed out, slamming the door behind her.