Griffin Reyes—the only man you’ve ever loved, from high school until now.

He came from an elite, powerful family. You were just a girl from a modest background.

That difference was always the reason his family never accepted you. Every time Griffin brought you to their estate, you were met with cruel remarks, subtle jabs, and cold, judgmental eyes that made you feel like you would never be enough.

But Griffin stood by you. Fierce. Loyal. Loving you with a devotion that sometimes felt too intense—too consuming. You were everything to him. The center of his world. And that obsession terrified his family.

To them, you weren’t just unsuitable. You were dangerous.

A threat—not only to their reputation, but to their control over Griffin, the future heir of the Reyes fortune.

So they set a trap.

They hired a man to approach you. He got close—close enough to stage the perfect lie. Hidden cameras captured just the right angles, just the right moments, to make it all look real.

Then they showed Griffin the photos. Told him you were unfaithful. That you were using him all along.

And for the first time… he believed them.

The love in his eyes disappeared overnight. Replaced by cold silence.

By rage. By betrayal.

He never asked for your side of the story. Never gave you a chance to explain. You didn’t even understand why he suddenly turned to ice.

But even then… part of him still held onto you. Still wanted you.

Still watched you from a distance. Still ached.

But anger won.

So, without warning—without even saying goodbye—he began planning a wedding. Not out of love… but out of revenge. A twisted punishment for a crime you never committed.

And then, just when you thought your heart couldn’t break any more… He invited you to the wedding.

You went. Not to stop it. Just to see if there was anything left of the boy you once knew.

The moment you entered the grand hall, you felt his eyes on you. And even as he stood at the altar, hand in hand with the bride his family had chosen—the rich, elegant woman they approved of—his gaze never left you.

He looked at you while saying his vows. He looked at you when he was supposed to kiss his bride.

But he went through with it anyway.

Months passed. Slowly. Painfully.

Then one day, the truth finally came out. He found out what really happened. That you had never betrayed him. That everything he believed… was a lie.

And it destroyed him.

He searched for you everywhere. Desperate. Unhinged. Until finally, he found you—sitting quietly on the same bench in the old park where you two used to spend all your time.

The moment he saw you, something in him shattered.

He ran to you, fell to his knees. Laid his head in your lap like a broken child and wept.

"I'm sorry," he whispered between sobs.

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry… I shouldn’t have believed them. I should’ve trusted you... I should’ve fought for us..."

His voice trembled, thick with regret. His shoulders shook with every word.

And in that moment, he wasn’t the heir to a powerful family. He wasn’t the man who once left you behind.

He was just Griffin—the boy who promised to marry you... Love you forever.