Chapter 190

The year Cecily was at the peak of her fame, it felt like guys were lining up for her wherever she went. Gorgeous and proud, she was like a showy peacock-never sparing a second glance at any of them, and totally dismissive of their eager attention. She was the type that truly believed in love at first sight, the whole fairytale vibe, and she stubbornly held onto that fantasy. Then one day, she met Nathaniel. She thought maybe she'd finally stumbled into her dream romance, only for reality to smack her upside the head-fairytales weren't made for real life. In their circle, Nathaniel didn't exactly have the cleanest reputation. He switched girlfriends like shirts, and yet, things always ended smoothly. None of them ever badmouthed him afterwards. Most of what people said about him was stuff like, "Mr. Carter's actually really gentle and generous. Never forces anyone." Back then, Cecily just scoffed. No matter how nice he acted, a player's still a player-nothing could change that. But all