chapter 2 Break off the engagement? If I don’t break up with you, who can take it away?

Samuel turned, taken aback.

"Brother Samuel, it's you."

As soon as the girl spotted Samuel, tears streamed down her face. She rushed over and gently embraced him.

The offerings and drinks they brought fell to the ground, shattered.

"Sob—!"

Her cries were loud, and heart-wrenching.

Samuel's stony heart was on the verge of melting at this moment.

He softly patted Carrie's back and whispered, "Carrie, thank you for burying my parents."

"Brother Samuel..." Carrie wept.

Suddenly, her delicate frame shuddered, as if she recalled something dreadful.

Pushing Samuel away, she yelled furiously, "Leave, leave! What are you doing back here?"

"If you're not dead, live well and get out of Jiangnan City!"

"Get out of here, our engagement is over, I want to break it off with you! Go away!"

"From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other..." Carrie's temperament suddenly shifted. She pushed Samuel away, turned, and ran out of the Ye's villa.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Carrie had just hurried out of the abandoned villa when an elderly man by a car at the entrance asked, puzzled.

"Who are you?"

Suddenly, the elderly man's eyes widened, his body trembling. He glanced behind Carrie in astonishment.

"Samuel? Young Master Samuel? You're not dead!" The elderly man was so thrilled, his voice slightly hoarse.

Though five years had passed, Samuel hadn't changed much from when he was 18, only more resolute.

"Uncle Zhou."

Samuel nodded. This was the Zhou family's steward, someone he'd known since childhood.

"It's you, Young Master Samuel!" Uncle Zhou was very excited.

"Uncle Zhou, you've mistaken the person. He's not Samuel at all. He's just someone who looks similar passing by," Carrie shook her head, her eyes filled with panic. She didn't dare admit Samuel's identity.

Samuel understood that Carrie must be worried for his safety, hence she was trying her best to deny his identity. At the same time, she likely wanted him to leave Jiangnan City for his safety. This girl was so kind-hearted.

"Carrie..." Samuel called out.

"Don't call me by my name, I don't know you, I don't know you!" Carrie covered her ears in pain, jumped into the car, and then shouted, "Uncle Zhou, what are you waiting for? Let's go! Let's go back!"

"Alright..."

Uncle Zhou had no choice but to look apologetically at Samuel, then started the car and drove away.

"Brother Samuel, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Carrie cried in the car, her eyes red and her voice hoarse.

"Miss, since he's back, why don't you recognize him?" Uncle Zhou sighed.

"Sob, no! He finally survived. I can't drag him down anymore. If people from back then find out he's alive, Brother Samuel would be... He would truly be in danger. Besides, we're not fated to be together. Moreover, I'm going to be engaged to Austin Zhao tomorrow. If Brother Samuel finds out, it will be another blow to him, sob..." Carrie sobbed.

"Well..."

Uncle Zhou had no choice but to let out a long sigh.

Samuel had only taken a few steps when he heard two middle-aged women conversing at the intersection a few dozen meters away.

"Oh, what a good girl. This family has been gone for five years, and the family line has ended, yet she still comes to pay respects every week."

"Yes, the Ye family suffered back then, and they all perished. As the Ye family's fiancée, she isn't afraid of rumors and continues to offer incense."

"I heard she buried Seith, Cathy, and their son Ethan."

"Of course. Anyone who marries a girl like this is as fortunate as finding a treasure. But it's a shame she has to marry Austin!"

"Hello, aunties. Do you know that girl just now?" Samuel suddenly appeared like a specter.

"Young man, do you not make a sound when you walk?" The two middle-aged women were startled.

Another woman nodded. "Of course I know her, she's Carrie! It's a pity she's so infatuated, she's going to marry a playboy from the Zhao family."

"Which Zhao family?" Samuel said solemnly.

"Of course, it's the top noble family in Jiangnan City. Which other Zhao family could there be?" The middle-aged woman shook her head.

"The Zhao family!!!"

Samuel's eyes suddenly turned cold.

After his parents and eldest brother were killed, among the people chasing him were members of the Zhao family, including Mattew Zhao, the second son of the Zhao family. Samuel would never forget that face.

Samuel knew that his parents' deaths were linked to the Zhao family.

He had returned this time to avenge his parents, but he hadn't expected that even his fiancée, Carrie, would be taken by the Zhao family.

This turn of events might be for the better.

Now, he could settle both old and new scores at once!

"Austin is the biggest playboy in our Jiangnan City. He and Carrie were college classmates. He's been attracted to Carrie's beauty for a long time. Now, they'll be engaged tomorrow." A woman sighed.

"I heard some underhanded methods were used."

"What a pity for this girl. She's such a good girl, and marrying Austin is like walking into a fire

pit." Another woman shook her head, her face filled with regret.

Samuel's expression darkened.

"Young man, who are you?" a woman asked curiously.

"Samuel!"

Samuel uttered his response and turned to leave.

"What? Samuel!"

The two middle-aged women exchanged shocked glances.

When they looked back towards Samuel, he had disappeared without a trace.

Late at night, in the Ye's villa area.

In front of the three tombstones.

Samuel had brought offerings and wine. He lit three sticks of incense in front of each tombstone.

"Dad, it's been five years since we've seen each other. Let's have a drink."

"Mom, I miss you..."

"Brother, take good care of our parents down here. Don't worry, I will avenge you." Samuel raised his glass, drank one glass, and poured another onto the ground.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry. Your daughter-in-law will not be taken from you. If she belongs to the Ye family, no one can snatch her away."

"I already know who's responsible for your deaths, and it's connected to the Zhao family. No matter how powerful the Zhao family is in Jiangnan, this time I've come back to wipe out the Zhao family. None of them will escape." After Samuel said this, his eyes filled with determination.

Early the next morning, the entire Jiangnan City entered into a state of celebration.

At the entrance of the five-star hotel in the city center, there was an endless stream of luxury cars such as Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, and Maybachs.

There were also Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and other supercars coming to support the event, all parked at the hotel entrance.

Not only that, even the road in front of the hotel was directly blocked off. Only guests from the Zhao family and Zhou family with invitations in hand were allowed to enter.

Today was the day of Austin and Carrie's engagement.

"The Zhou family is really lucky."

"Indeed? A small family from all walks of life, just because they have a daughter who's as beautiful as a celestial, they caught Austin's eye and got engaged!"

"Hmph, if the Zhou family can join with the Zhao family, they'll soar to the sky in the future." Many wealthy and influential people commented with sarcastic tones, full of envy and jealousy.

At noon, all the guests had arrived.

A group of senior members of the Zhao family, aside from the old man, were almost all in attendance.

The expressions of everyone in the Zhao family weren't very pleasant. After all, the Zhou family was a small, lower-tier family, and the Zhao family didn't take them seriously. But because Austin liked Carrie, the old man indulged him.

"The auspicious time has arrived. The Zhao family and the Zhou family are engaged by appointment, and they will be happily wed." The host announced directly in front of the public.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

All the distinguished and wealthy men in Jiangnan City who were present extended their congratulations to the Zhao family.

The scene was filled with joy!

"Bang—!"

At that very moment, there was a loud bang, and a dark coffin soared directly into the hotel hall, crashing to the ground with a clang.

The guests took a closer look and collectively gasped.

"Who is so audacious as to send a coffin?"

"Are they out of their minds?"

Everyone there was taken aback.

In the meantime, everyone in the Zhao family was incensed, their faces darkening.

Then, Samuel's voice rang out:

"Carrie, I don't agree with you calling off the engagement! If I haven't divorced you, who has the right to take you away?"