Marrying a Vegetative Billionaire

After getting out of the car, Lillian returned home feeling exhausted. She patted her face and smiled at the doorstep, preparing to greet her boyfriend, Harry Kent, who usually waited for her in the living room to ease his worries. But unexpectedly, the person who always sat on the sofa waiting for her was not there. The living room was empty. She walked silently in high heels on the carpet. Then, she heard laughter and teasing from upstairs. Step by step, she approached the door, which wasn't fully closed. Through the gap, she saw her boyfriend Harry and her stepsister Janet. This was originally Lillian and Harry's bedroom. "My cousin Claude has become vegetative. He might die any day now. I've finally waited for this day!" Harry's arrogant tone made Lillian feel like she didn't know him at all. "That's wonderful. Once you persuade Lillian to marry him and Claude passes away, half of the Kent family's property will belong to the Dawson family." "The other half will be mine, and I'll also be the head of the Kent family! I can't wait..." "And then I will be Mrs. Kent." They laughed and teased each other before kissing passionately, clearly not the first time. Then, they got onto her bed. Lillian clenched her fist, feeling the ring Harry had given her on her middle finger. Harry used to prepare dinner for her every night, would hold her and comfort her gently, and even made this ring by hand despite getting hurt many times... She gritted her teeth, slowly removing the silver ring from her middle finger as if tearing off a piece of her flesh. When she was worried about the Dawson Group's financial troubles, her longtime boyfriend cheated on her with her stepsister. They were even planning to have her marry a vegetative patient to gain property! Lillian threw the silver ring aside and kicked open the door. The two kissing people separated like startled mice, their saliva still connecting at their mouths. This scene made her feel nauseous. "Lillian, honey, don't misunderstand. Your sister came to see you. I just..." Janet pulled Harry's collar, smiling smugly. "Harry, why waste your breath on someone who's about to marry a vegetable?" Suppressing her anger, Lillian asked coldly, "Who's marrying a vegetable?" Janet clung to Harry's neck, refusing to let go. She looked maliciously at Lillian. "You, my dear..." She couldn't finish because... Lillian slapped Janet hard across the face. Janet covered her face in terror. "You!" Harry quickly rushed to protect Janet. He pushed Lillian aside, but she was already disappointed in him. She heard Harry weakly argue. "Why hit your sister? She's also thinking about our future!" Lillian sneered and slapped him even harder. "Whose future is she thinking about? Hers and that stepfather who never saw me as his daughter? Or hers and yours?" Lillian's palms burned after she slapped both of them, but she felt a strange calm. At that moment, she noticed Janet's condescending gaze. Janet, covering her face, looked even more malicious. "Don't go too far! Dad said the Dawson family has spent so much on raising you. You must..." Lillian raised her hand again, satisfied to see Janet flinch. Disgusted to the core, her mind had never been clearer. She knew who the vegetative person was. Claude Kent, the head of the Kent family, a billionaire who had been pursued by countless socialites but had coldly rejected them all. 'If he were still conscious, he would be a perfect match for marriage. He was handsome, wealthy, and faithful... But if he were still conscious, the Dawson family wouldn't want me to marry him. They would definitely choose Janet! As expected... No matter how hard I tried, even trying every possible way to help the Dawson Group, the Dawson family didn't see me as one of their own but just as a pawn! Even if I stubbornly stayed, my efforts would never be noticed. I would never be valued by the Dawson family.' Thinking about this, Lillian suddenly saw everything clearly. She had always yearned for the Dawson family's attention and recognition, neglecting her own true desires. Until the Dawson family ordered her through Janet to marry a vegetative person to secure funds, Lillian realized that what she had been longing for was as fragile and worthless as a bubble. Lillian thought about the person the Dawson family wanted her to marry, Claude Kent... 'Though he had an accident, he is still a billionaire. Moreover, he wouldn't cheat and wouldn't live long. How different is he from an ATM?' After thinking it through, Lillian realized she needed the title of Mrs. Kent to successfully break away from the Dawson family and never be manipulated by them again! Glancing at them with a sneer, she declared, "Put away your lame schemes. I will marry him." "Lillian..." "Drop the act. I won't fall for it again." Lillian resolutely turned around. As she reached the door, she stepped on the silver ring without hesitation, leaving it and them all in the filthy house.