John considered that for a moment. He could easily give it up, but the problem was—he did not want to! That was a valuable opportunity to elevate the Miller family's status, and he was not willing to let that opportunity fly out of reach. After his previous visit to Aurelia and firsthand experience of discrimination, he had been determined to change the Miller family's fate since then.The Levies had treated the Millers like scum, with the sole exception of his old friend. As much as John wanted to marry his daughter off to Eric, the young man did not care for her and was not even willing to give her a second glance.However, John knew he could not give up so easily!John was certain that Lydia was doing that to spite him. Once she actually got to know Simon, she would realize just how good a husband he would be and change her mind about marrying him!However, at the same time, he could not help but worry about the alternative outcome—what if Lydia remained stuck in her stubborn wa

"You probably don't know this, Lydia, but I've been head over heels for you since I first saw you. At one point, I was furious with myself because I had been determined to track Little Sweetie down and make her my wife, but I fell for you instead!" Simon said earnestly.The Millers were all astounded by his sudden admission of love. As pleased as they were that Simon loved Lydia so much that he was willing to go against his promise to his childhood love, they could not help but wonder who Little Sweetie was.Lydia, on the other hand, was wondering about something else entirely. She stared at Simon, trying to reminisce her memories, but for some reason, she could not match her memories of the little boy she had fallen in love with to the man standing before her.Simon was entirely different from the boy she remembered. Nothing about him reminded her of that boy, whether it was looks or personality, but for some reason, she found a sense of familiarity with Henry."Grandpa Miller, yo

The color drained from Sarah's face. Why would Henry even say something like that? How could he possibly have known?The Millers did not seem to register what Henry had said, but Lydia paused. Little Beggar? How did Henry know about Little Beggar?Could it be a coincidence? Could he be referring to another Little Beggar?That was impossible; he had spoken directly to Simon when he said that, which meant he was calling Simon out for pretending to be Little Beggar.Despite his initial shock, Simon soon regained his composure and said, "What on earth are you talking about, Henry? None of this has anything to do with you, so please leave.""Get out of here right this instant, Henry! You're not welcome here!" Jennifer shouted."Wait!" Lydia stepped forward. "Henry, what did you mean by that?""What else could he possibly have meant? He's just trying to mess with you, Lydia. Don't give him the satisfaction. He doesn't deserve you," Sarah said."Why are you all so desperate to get me

Sarah and Simon's voices rang out from the speaker, accompanied by video footage."Sarah, how's it going with Lydia?""I'm not in the mood to talk. I still need to think of what to say to Lydia so she'll buy my story."That was followed by Sarah's mumbles to herself, "Lydia, who would've thought you'd one day fall victim to my games? Little Beggar, huh? I can't believe how stupid you are. How can you possibly think Simon could be Little Beggar? I've never seen something more idiotic in my life."The color drained from Lydia's face, and she snatched the phone out of Henry's hand to take a closer look. It was a video, so she could see that the person speaking was Sarah and not someone else. It was unmistakable.Sarah fell to her knees. She had been caught and could not lie out of that.Unacceptable!Lydia's entire body shook from sheer rage. She never imagined that her best friend would use her deepest, darkest secret against her. Sarah was the only person she had ever told about

Sarah's knees gave out beneath her, and she collapsed to the ground in a crumpled heap. She never imagined Henry would have recorded that conversation as well.Unbeknownst to her, Henry had not recorded that conversation on purpose. It had been a simple accident, but he never bothered to delete the recording.When Henry discovered Sarah's true colors the day before, he was reminded of that and decided to keep it on hold in case he needed it. Even then, he had no intention of playing it because he wanted to preserve Sarah's dignity, but she left him no choice.Sarah was so ashamed that she longed for the ground to open up and swallow her whole.With everyone's eyes on her, she could not handle the scrutiny any longer and immediately turned and scampered out of the room.It took Lydia a few moments to snap out of her stupor. Everything made sense then!Even though she did not know why Sarah had fallen for Henry, the fact that her initial hatred toward Henry had morphed into love me