Dumped for a Fake: The True Heiress Returns

A sharp crack split the air.

A twelve-million-dollar diamond ring was slammed onto the floor, its facets casting sharp light across the cold marble surface.

Christina White squinted at Austin Lewis as he held his ideal woman, Mary Johnson, while he glared at her with contempt and spoke in a superior, insulting tone.

"Christina, you think buying a fake diamond ring to force me into marriage will make me marry you? Let me tell you, even if you die, I'll never let a lowly woman like you marry me."

While speaking, Austin peeked at Christina's phone, which was still glowing in her palm.

On the screen, a diamond ring sparkled on Christina's slender finger.

Austin smirked. "Want to post it on Instagram? And say what? That I proposed to you? Christina, your tricks just keep getting more pathetic."

His cruelty left Christina torn between tears and laughter.

If she kept quiet, it would be impossible for anyone to believe that the man standing there was the same person she had been dating for three years.

Then again.

She already knew that for these three years, Austin had just been using her as Mary's replacement, didn't she?

Unfortunately, Austin wrongly assumed that seeing Mary would make Christina desperate to hold onto him or even pressure him into marriage.

Austin didn't know that the ring he'd smashed on the floor was an engagement gift from her billionaire fiancé, Gabriel Stone.

"Force you into marriage?" Christina laughed coldly. "Austin, tell me, why would I suddenly try to force you into marriage? Is it because your first love came back? Or because I know that for three years you've just been using me as Mary's replacement, and now you can't even choose between the two of us?"

"You!" Austin was stunned. How did Christina know all this?

Christina looked at Mary, her expression silently mocking her by suggesting she wasn't as important to Austin as she believed, a realization that stung Mary deeply.

The store clerk crouched down, carefully picking up the ring, not daring to get involved in their business.

Christina stared at the damaged ring; the cracked diamond was a complete waste of Gabriel’s kind gesture.

But even if it wasn't broken, she wouldn't wear a ring Austin had touched.

Once she finished dealing with things here, she'd go pick out a pair of rings with Gabriel.

Christina lifted her chin. "You broke the ring, I don't want it anymore. Remember to pay for it. As for these three years, I'll just consider them wasted."

"Christina, cheap stuff like this, I could pay you back a thousand times over, but explain to me what you mean by 'wasted'!" Austin grabbed the ring and smashed it again. This time, the diamond shattered completely, just like Christina and his relationship.

"If you're blind, go get it treated. Open your eyes and look carefully—this is a top-tier custom diamond ring. Not only is it worth thirty million dollars, it's not a custom piece just anyone can order."

With a simple glance from Christina, the clerk headed off to retrieve the custom certificate.

She threw the certificate at Austin. "See it clearly. I'm waiting for your compensation!"

Austin stared at the document, stunned that Christina could ever pay for such a pricey ring. "How could this be?"

Christina glanced at them, not wanting to waste more time, and turned to leave.

Back then, her family arranged a marriage for her, and her match was Gabriel, her neighbor of over ten years.

Back then, she viewed Gabriel as nothing more than a casual friend and couldn't stomach the idea of an arranged marriage for money without any real love.