One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure

"Jim Charleston is my foster brother. He and I have been dating in secret for 10 years.On the day we decide to go public, Jim receives an undercover mission assignment to Duskhaven, where he has slim chances of returning alive.The night before he left, he held me and promised, "If I come back alive, I will marry you in a grand wedding. I'll stay by your side forever."Foolishly, I broke ties with my family and waited for him. I became the laughingstock of the entire high society circle.Three years later, Jim returns but with a ruined reputation and enormous debts.Kneeling like a broken man before our father, he firmly declares, "I promised Anne I would take care of her for life, Dad!"The woman named Anne hid timidly behind Jim, clutching her pregnant belly tightly.Dad turns to me instinctively. Everyone is waiting for me to lose my mind and cause a scene.However, I just smile. Right then and there, I accept the engagement ring from the good-for-nothing playboy.On the day of my engagement party, Jim drives in recklessly. With a gun in his hand, he shouts, "Cecilia Forrest! If you dare go through with this marriage, I'll kill him!""