My mother made great contributions to the National Aeronautics Institute and was awarded the Artemis Lunar Commemorative.

After she passed away, I, who was also an engineer at the space agency, kept the news a secret and escorted her belongings back to Newport Harbor City alone. I also discussed the wedding date with my Legacy Engagement partner Victoria Kingsley.

As a result, as soon as she got off the plane, she was knocked to the ground by her male assistant.

When I saw the Artemis Lunar Commemorative in the specially made NASA-grade shockproof transport box smashed into pieces, I gasped, but the male assistant bit me back.

"Are you blind? You knocked my watch off!"

I was stunned and tried to reason with him.

"Please make it clear that you were the one who rushed in recklessly and damaged my mother's belongings. Why are you the first to complain?"

The male assistant seemed to have heard a shocking joke.

"A dead person's things are worthless, so just break them!"

"My watch is a limited edition, worth millions! Can you afford to offend the future male owner of the Kingsley Family?"

I was stunned, then I took out my cell phone and called my future mother-in-law.

"How come I didn't know that the Kingsley Family has two sons-in-law?"

……

I had not intended to take the Legacy Engagement I subscribed to more than 20 years ago seriously.

What's more, my mother just passed away.

It was my father who kept nagging me, saying that the Kingsley Family was nostalgic and Victoria was successful in her career, and asked me to set the wedding date as soon as possible.

But we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. This time we came back not so much to discuss the wedding date as to give each other a decent break.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I called Victoria's mother, she got angry.

"Who are you? What do the sons-in-law of our Kingsley Family have to do with you?"

Before I could reveal my identity, the call was hung up.

It was then that I remembered that I had just changed my phone number before returning to China and had not had time to notify anyone.

Seeing that I was turned away, the male assistant gloated over my misfortune.

"You're so tough, I thought you had someone to back you up! That's it? Just pay the money!"

"But my watch is a limited edition Richard Mille RM 88, worth more than two million dollars. Even if I sell it to a country bumpkin like you, I can't afford the compensation!"

"How about this, you kneel down and apologize to me, maybe I'll be in a better mood and give you a discount!"

As he spoke, he pointed at his feet provocatively.

The area was full of tourists who were watching the fun and were all gossiping.

"More than two million? Oh my god, who is this man? He is so arrogant!"

"That's right, he was the one who broke someone else's things, but he is asking them to pay for it. Is there any law?"

"Hush, keep your voice down. Didn't you hear him say that he is the future male head of the Kingsley Family? Who else could be the Kingsley family in Newport Harbor City?"

The male assistant became even more arrogant after hearing this.

"In Newport Harbor City, the Kingsley Family is the law!"

"Even if the police come, they still have to give them some face!"

"I advise you to apologize publicly in the newspaper, otherwise when Victoria comes, it won't be so easy!"

As he said this, he glanced at me with disdain.

I guess it’s because I’m wearing a short-sleeved shirt and jeans. I don’t look like a rich person at first glance.

Looking at the broken porcelain, I felt sad and angry.

"I see that not only do you have vision problems, but your brain isn't working well either!"

"There are surveillance cameras everywhere, they can prove it, you hit me! I haven't even settled the score with you yet, but you're already acting so arrogantly!"

"You want me to apologize? No way!"

Upon hearing this, the male assistant rushed over and slapped me.

"How dare you scold me, you bastard!"

"This watch was given to me as a birthday present by Victoria yesterday. I still have the receipt! The total amount is 2.3 million!"

"I wanted to give you a discount, but it seems that's not necessary! You must pay the full price!"

I reacted and slapped him back immediately.

"I'll beat you to death! I won't give you a penny!"

"Call the police if you have the guts. I don't believe that the Kingsley Family can cover up everything with one hand!"

During these years abroad, I rarely paid attention to the developments in Newport Harbor City.

But even so, I could still hear some news about the Kingsley Family from my father.

I heard that Victoria is successful in her career and is no longer the little girl who followed me around and called me brother when I was little.

She is now a hot figure on the domestic rich list and a true female CEO.

But this time when I return to China, I just want to fulfill my mother's wish to return home and escort her belongings back home. I don't want to have too much involvement with the Kingsley Family.

But I didn’t expect to encounter such a thing as soon as I got off the plane!

Although our Arlington Family is low-key and doesn’t like to cause trouble, we are not afraid of trouble!

What's more, I have been practicing Taekwondo since I was a child, so if we really fight head-on, it's not certain who will win or lose.

Sure enough, the male assistant fell to the ground after being slapped by me and didn't get up for a long time.

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted,

"Victoria is here!"

It was indeed Victoria. She was completely different from the young and shy girl in my memory.

She has a tall figure and snow-white skin, and the well-cut haute couture dress makes her temperament even more outstanding.

If there weren't a dozen bodyguards following him, I would have thought it was a fashion show.

But when she looked at me, there was no warmth in her eyes, as if she was looking at a strange object.

I was just about to step forward and say hello when Victoria glanced at the male assistant lying on the ground.

She frowned slightly, but with a hint of imperceptible tenderness.

"Blake, why are you lying on the ground?"

When the male assistant saw Victoria appear, the harshness and arrogance on his face were immediately replaced by grievance.

He tilted his head back, his eyes slightly red.

"Victoria, you're here!"

"It was this ignorant fellow who was dragging such a big box and rushing around, and he knocked me down!"

"My poor watch, I only wore it for one day and it got smashed like this by him. There's such a deep scratch and she still refuses to admit it!"

As he said this, he glared at me fiercely.

Victoria's eyes finally fell on me.

"Are you Mrs. Vance's son, Ethan Arlington?"

Her tone was flat, without any warmth.

I met her gaze and responded calmly.

"It's me."

The fragments of the Mother Artemis Lunar Commemorative bottle were in the box behind me, but the woman in front of me, who nominally had subscribed to Legacy Engagement with me, only had her eyes fixed on Blake Harrison's expensive watch.

"This is a limited edition Richard Mille RM 88, there are only ten of them in the world. The scratches are very deep and the possibility of repair is very low. It is basically scrapped."

"Blake didn't lie to you. How are you going to pay for 2.3 million?"

Her eyes were cold, as if she was stating an objective fact.

As a family friend and childhood playmate, she didn't even ask me if I was injured or what was in the broken things in the box.

All she cared about was Blake's million-dollar watch and how I, the perpetrator, should compensate her!

She didn't even know the truth of the matter, but she just indiscriminately labeled me as the one at fault.

A surge of cold anger washed away the last bit of my patience.

It was not about the watch and the huge compensation, but about her attitude at that moment, about her complete disregard for my mother's belongings and her utter contempt for me as a person.

Thinking of this, I sneered and spoke,

"Victoria, please make it clear to me. It was your male assistant who was blind and ran around in the crowd, knocking over my box. Inside was my mother's belongings, and they were broken!"

But before I could finish my words, she interrupted me impatiently.

"Okay, Ethan, I understand how you feel! I'll pay for whatever's in the box!"

"If it doesn't work, triple it! Consider it my compensation to you!"

Seeing that I didn't say anything, she thought I agreed and continued,

"As for the so-called Legacy Engagement between us, it was just a joke made by our elders a long time ago. Don't take it seriously."

"It's a different era now. What matters is matching up and integrating resources."

As she spoke, she approached me, her tone full of disdain and contempt.

"Look at what you are like now. You are just a clerk in a foreign research institute with a fixed salary."

"Not to mention the two million watch, even the clothes Blake is wearing, you have to save money for several months to afford it, right?"

"Do you think that with your status and family background, you are worthy of me, Victoria? Are you worthy of the position of the male head of the Kingsley Family?"

The surrounding discussions were once again in an uproar.

"What the hell, breaking off the engagement in front of me? This guy is actually Victoria's Legacy Engagement?"

"Oh my god, this is too big a melon. A real-life version of a wealthy man breaking off an engagement? Is it because the man's family is too ordinary?"

"Of course, no wonder Victoria doesn't like it. The difference is too big. The male assistant is wearing a watch worth more than two million. How pitiful!"

Blake stood behind Victoria, his eyes full of pride, provocation, and a hint of gloating.

The Arlington Family and the Kingsley Family are old friends, but they are involved in different fields.

As a confidential agent of NAI, my mother dedicated her entire life to the country and was no less wealthy than the Kingsley Family.

Otherwise, he would not have been awarded the priceless gift, Artemis Lunar Commemorative.

This time I was escorting my mother's belongings back to China with the intention of breaking off the engagement.

But at this moment, Victoria seemed to be extremely disgusted with me, as if she was afraid that I would pester her.

In that case, there is no need for me to protect her face.

Thinking of this, I sneered and slowly raised my head.

"Victoria is right, a watch worth only two million is really not worth mentioning! I'll pay for it!"

Victoria raised her eyebrows, and the expression on Blake's face froze instantly. The people around were even more stunned, thinking that I had been stimulated and had given up.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, I looked past Victoria and landed on Blake.

"Now, let's talk about you, the male assistant, who broke my things! How are you going to compensate me?"

Victoria sneered, her eyes fixed on the ordinary-looking black NASA-grade shockproof transport box at my feet.

"Just this pile of broken porcelain pieces?"

"Ethan, I know that the cancellation of the engagement is a bit of a blow to you, but be realistic, don't make a fuss here, and don't try to blackmail me!"

"Even if your box contains antiques, I can afford to pay for it if it breaks! Just name the amount, take the money, and leave immediately. Don't embarrass yourself here!"

I chuckled.

"Compensation? I'm afraid you can't afford it!"

Victoria seemed to have heard some shocking joke.

"I can't afford it?"

Even the bodyguards and Blake behind her sneered softly.

The people around me shook their heads, thinking that I had gone crazy because of the broken engagement, had completely lost my mind, and was talking nonsense.

"It's over, it's over, this guy is really crazy!"