My Fiancé Humiliated Me in Public, but When I Broke Off the Engagement, He Begged Me to Come Back Chapter 1

By the third year of the government’s “Back-to-the-Land” program, Chloe Hill finally received her transfer papers to return to the city.

One for her, and one for her fiancé.

Her parents were overjoyed, already making plans for their wedding as soon as she returned home.

What they didn’t know, however, was that Austin Ford—the man who had given up a secure government job to follow her to this remote rural town—no longer looked at her the way he used to.

Once, she had been his entire world. But not anymore.

The moment Chloe walked in and saw him tangled in bed with another woman, her heart shattered. That night, she made up her mind. She packed her bags and left without a word, boarding the first train back to the city.

Months later, Jason Wells, a coworker and friend from the city, offered to drive her home after a long day. When they pulled up to her parents’ house, Jason noticed a man standing under the tree out front, his shoulders slouched, his face pale in the soft glow of the porch light.

“He’s been waiting for hours,” Jason said, curious. “Do you know him?”

Chloe glanced out the window, her gaze brushing over Austin’s tired figure before quickly looking away.

“Just a neighbor,” she said flatly.

Her tone was calm, emotionless.

And with that, she walked into the house without a second glance.