I Stole His Socialite Title, and His Heart

I took Chloe Vance's title as the "It Girl" of the upper east side, and even her devoted admirer, Carter Sterling, fell for me. Carter spent three hundred million dollars at an auction just to light up the sky for me, leaving Chloe so angry she fell ill. A twenty-carat pink diamond was presented to me, and Carter, with his devilishly handsome face, looked at me with deep affection: "May I have the honor of being your date tonight?" I smiled and placed my hand on Carter's shoulder, accompanying him to various high-end venues. We traveled the world, climbed snowy mountains, and bungee jumped from great heights. Just as my smile was at its brightest, Carter let go of my hand for the first time: "The Sterling family is a prestigious clan; they will never allow me to marry a girl from a humble background like yours." "I truly love you, but I can't marry you. I can buy you a villa and keep you, giving you a life of luxury." He wanted me to agree to be his mistress. I feigned confusion: "You love me? Aren't we just friends?" Chapter 1 Carter frowned. "Are you angry?" He rubbed his forehead helplessly. "It's not that I don't want to marry you, but the gap in our social status is too wide. You can't expect me to break ties with my entire family just to marry you, right?" Ten minutes ago, Carter was gently praising me as the cutest fairy in the world. Ten minutes later, Carter completely changed his attitude. He let go of my hand with a tired look. "You should calm down and think about it. Contact me when you've figured it out." Carter left without looking back, giving me no chance to speak. In the past six months, he had treated me like a princess, almost plucking the stars from the sky for me. To say I wasn't sad would be a lie, but I knew what could be done and what couldn't. I would never make the same mistake twice. My new phone number received harassment messages again: Baby, haven't you had enough fun? At most half a month, I'll come to pick you up. My hands trembled uncontrollably. I removed the SIM card and turned off the phone again. I didn't leave the house for three days straight. Listening to his subordinate's report, Carter's brow smoothed slightly. "I thought she was really tough. I didn't expect her to be so heartbroken she wouldn't even go out." "Carter, you're the man. You took down the icy beauty Aria Stone in less than six months." "The bet isn't over yet. Aria Stone has to personally agree to be your mistress for you to win." Familiar voices reached my ears, all from Carter's close friends. Not long ago, they were affectionately calling me sister-in-law. Behind my back, they treated me as betting fodder. I knew these rich kids played games with life and didn't take feelings seriously, and now I had experienced it firsthand. In high society, being someone's mistress is the most shameful thing. Not to mention my father was a business partner of theirs. If I became Carter's mistress, not only I but also my father and the entire Stone family would be looked down upon. They tried to push a woman into the abyss using her genuine feelings. It was despicable. Carter gently peeled a chocolate for Chloe Vance, his tone indifferent: "Aria is afraid of heights and the dark, yet she was willing to bungee jump and play escape rooms with me. I've won this bet for sure." Another person laughed and added, "Who told her to steal Chloe's spotlight? As the daughter of a nouveau riche, she should have stayed in her lane. The title of top socialite isn't something she can dream of." "Everyone knows the Crown Prince of the capital, Julian Thorne, is choosing a wife. Chloe has liked him for so many years, hoping to become the top socialite to catch the Crown Prince's eye." Carter's eyes darkened. "Whatever Chloe wants, I'll get it for her." Hearing this, I couldn't help but sneer. I thought Carter and Chloe were in love, which was why he played me to vent her anger. I didn't expect Chloe to like someone else. Through the crack in the door, I saw Chloe leaning shyly on Carter's shoulder. Carter claimed he only saw Chloe as a sister, but his eyes were filled with undeniable tenderness. "Carter, where is Aria Stone? I really want to eat blueberry cake." I looked down at the blueberry cake in my hand and couldn't help but smile sarcastically. My phone vibrated at that moment: Didn't you say you'd be here soon? Are you here yet? Six hours ago, Carter specifically asked for blueberry cake from City A. I rushed back with the cake, only to hear this. Indeed, an ungrateful wolf can never be tamed, no matter how much effort you put in. I raised my hand and threw the cake into the trash can. The loud thud attracted the people inside. Carter instinctively pushed Chloe away and forced a smile as he walked towards me: "Why didn't you say anything when you arrived?" He glanced at the cake I had thrown into the trash, showing no guilt but rather accusation: "Chloe was just feeling unwell and leaned on me. Why are you angry? Are you suspecting me?" Carter turned the tables, frowning. "I made Chloe sick with anger for you. She just recovered. Do you really want me to cut ties with all my friends in the circle for you?" Carter often used this rhetoric to make me feel guilty. But this time, I didn't apologize immediately as before. Instead, I said calmly: "It's your freedom to be friends with whomever you want." Hearing this, Carter felt uncomfortable, but seeing my calm expression, he didn't think much of it. He raised his chin arrogantly as usual. "It's good that you think this way. Have you thought about what I told you before?" During the six months I was with Carter, I was almost obedient to him and never said no. Now, Carter thought I would compromise again. Before I could speak, Carter frowned again and said, "My mom is arranging blind dates tomorrow. They are all marriages between wealthy families. You won't make a scene, right?" As soon as Carter said this, everyone else looked over with anticipation. Chloe gloated, "Women outside are naturally different from those arranged by Carter's family. Sister Aria isn't an unreasonable person; she wouldn't make a scene like someone unrefined." I didn't speak, just looked at Carter calmly. Without my assurance, Carter looked impatient. He said coldly: "As long as you're good, I'll give you everything you should have. Cars, houses, or jewelry, I can give them all." Actually, Carter didn't need to give me anything. From the moment he said those words, I had completely given up on him. Just as I was about to refuse, Carter suddenly threatened, "If you still harbor thoughts of marrying into the Sterling family, don't blame me for being ruthless. Your dad invested a lot of money in that project, right? If you don't want him to go bankrupt and jump off a building, behave yourself." I looked at Carter in disbelief, not expecting him to say such things. In the six months we spent together, even if he was arrogant and complacent, he never used his power to oppress others. This was the first time he showed his dark side. And it was the only chance I gave him. I lowered my eyes. "I won't marry you." Carter raised an eyebrow in surprise. Chloe and the others looked at each other, not expecting me to be so agreeable. In their imagination, I should be hugging Carter's thigh, crying and begging to marry him. Carter clenched his fists unconsciously. Whether in terms of family background or appearance, he was top-tier. How could I not want to marry him? Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Carter laughed out loud: "Aria, are you playing hard to get?" I frowned in confusion, but Carter smiled and stepped forward. "Whether you're playing hard to get or whatever, don't come to the blind date banquet between me and the Princess of the capital tomorrow. Otherwise, I will break up with you completely and never see you again." His tone hid a threat, and his eyes were full of frost. Some time ago, Carter and I had a fight, and he also threatened to break off relations and never see me again. At that time, I hadn't gotten tired of playing with this young master of the Sterling family, so naturally, I coaxed him to reconcile. But now, I didn't want to coax him anymore. I took a step back, my tone icy: "I won't ruin your blind date with anyone. I'll move out of the villa tonight. You can rest assured." Carter's friends whistled and jeered: "This canary has been tamed by you. She can watch you go on a blind date without crying or fussing." "Tsk tsk tsk, calling her a canary sounds nice, but ugly words call it a mistress. In ancient times, it was called an outer room, hahaha~" I didn't know how these people's brains worked, misinterpreting my words as willing to be a mistress. Just as I turned to leave, Carter suddenly frowned and scolded coldly: "Shut up! Who allowed you to talk about Aria?" Everyone froze, and Chloe's smile froze on her face. She tugged at Carter's sleeve with a bitter smile. "The other brothers just misspoke. Why are you angry?" Carter didn't pamper Chloe as before. His voice was slightly cold. "Talking about others to their face and embarrassing them, is this your upbringing?" At these words, Chloe couldn't smile anymore. Carter was slapping her face, practically throwing the words "no upbringing" at her. Chloe glared at me jealously, turned to act coquettishly towards Carter, but was dodged sideways. Carter softened his tone and said to me, "I've scolded them. Don't take those words to heart. I'll come to see you after I handle the blind date tomorrow." He took out a crudely made ring from somewhere: "I made this myself. You must wear it on your hand at all times." There was an identical men's ring on Carter's hand. Obviously, this was a pair of couple rings. But I wasn't moved. Giving a slap and then a sweet date was his usual tactic. How could I not see through it? Moreover, Carter defended me just now only because he classified me as his property. Those people mocking me was a slight to Carter's face. I wouldn't be so sentimental as to think Carter did this because he loved me. I didn't want to take Carter's ring, but he stubbornly put it on my hand. "Now that you're wearing my ring, you can't run away in this lifetime." Hearing this, I frowned in discomfort. I took off the ring and handed it to Carter. He looked at me in surprise. "You don't want it?" "Mm." He didn't take it, so I let go, letting the ring roll onto the ground. Carter's eyes reddened slightly, and he gritted his teeth: "Aria, there's a limit to being willful." I ignored him and turned to leave. Carter kicked the coffee table angrily and shouted at my back: "Aria Stone, don't regret this!" I paused, and he immediately smirked triumphantly: "It's not too late to come back now, I—" The next second, I took off the couple necklace Carter gave me from my neck and threw it into the trash can. Bang! The sound of smashing things came from behind. I didn't stop at all and walked straight out of the villa. I didn't take any of the gifts bought during our sweet times, only my ID. Chapter 2 The next day, while I was dining at a restaurant, a plate of exquisite dessert was pushed in front of me. This was a dessert from a century-old shop in the capital; it shouldn't be here. I looked up and met a pair of deep eyes. "Baby, you really made me look for a long time." I pretended to be calm. "Didn't you say you'd come for me in half a month?" Hearing this, the man's thin lips curled up slightly, but a dangerous aura spilled from his eyes. Having been with him for many years, I could tell at a glance that Julian Thorne was in a bad mood. "It's normal for you to love playing at your age, but that Sterling kid is too low-class. If you want to play, you can find me." Julian loosened his tie, his tone casual but probing. I looked at Julian in surprise, not expecting him, who was always arbitrary, to say such things. You know, in the past, if I said one more word to another man, he would grab me and punish me severely. "Aria Stone?" A surprised shout interrupted my thoughts. Looking up, it turned out to be Carter and Chloe. Carter's gaze fell on Julian, his face very ugly. Chloe instigated, "Sister Aria, you knew Brother Carter's blind date location with the Princess was here. Why did you deliberately find a man to anger Brother Carter?" Carter looked at me disapprovingly. "Even if you want to act out of spite, there's no need to find a gigolo to keep up appearances, right?" Julian raised an eyebrow at me, as if saying, "Is this the kind of trash you found?" I was embarrassed for a moment. "What gigolo? Don't talk nonsense!" Chloe covered her mouth and snickered. "If not a gigolo, could he be the Crown Prince of the capital? He's so handsome and wearing the latest suit. What else could he be but a gigolo selling himself?" "We know all the wealthy young masters and ladies in the circle, but we've never seen the one in front of you." I was speechless. The circle Chloe spoke of was just Sea City. Of course, she hadn't seen Julian from the capital. Just as I wanted to retort, Carter threw a bank card in front of Julian: "There's a million in the card. Leave Aria Stone immediately. She's not a woman you can touch." Julian didn't even lift his eyelids, just looking at me with interest. I picked up the bank card and stuffed it back into Carter's arms: "He's not someone you can dismiss with money. If you don't want trouble, leave immediately." Julian didn't actively reveal his identity, so I couldn't say anything on his behalf. If Carter had used his brain to think about what I said, he would have reacted. But he suddenly grabbed me angrily. "What, can't bear to part with him?" Seeing him touch me, Julian's face immediately darkened, and he raised his hand to grab Carter: "Let go." Chloe glared at Julian angrily. "Brother Carter is going to marry the Princess of the capital. If you don't let go, be careful that the Princess comes later and chops off your hand!" Other guests in the restaurant exclaimed in disbelief: "The Princess of the capital? The rumored hot-tempered and arrogant one?" "Carter is going to marry her? Isn't that a powerful alliance?!" "I'm afraid this kid is going to suffer. The Princess is most protective of her own and can't stand seeing her people bullied." Julian frowned unhappily. "Princess of the capital? Marry your kind? Are you worthy?" Carter's face flushed with anger at Julian's words. "Whether I'm worthy or not is not for you to say!" "Brother?!" A familiar voice reached my ears. Sylvia Thorne walked towards us, lifting her skirt. Carter softened his face the moment he saw Sylvia's sweet appearance. He smiled and said, "Sister Sylvia, you should call me by my name." Chloe also stepped forward to compliment with a smile, "Sister Sylvia, you're finally here. We've been waiting for you for a long time—" Her words were interrupted by Sylvia throwing herself into my arms. Carter and Chloe opened their mouths in shock, their faces full of disbelief. Sylvia said unhappily to Julian, "It took you six months to find Sister-in-law after she ran away from home. Brother, your efficiency is too low!" Carter subconsciously shouted, "What did you say? What Sister-in-law?" Julian pulled Sylvia away from my arms, put his arm around my shoulder, and said matter-of-factly: "Sylvia Thorne, my sister. Is there a problem with her calling my wife Sister-in-law?" Sylvia held my hand affectionately, ignoring the other two completely. This pair of siblings, cold as ice in the eyes of outsiders, only had eyes for me at this moment. Chloe's face changed drastically. "You are the Crown Prince of the capital, Julian Thorne?! Impossible, he's not married at all. Where did a wife come from?" Carter's face was very ugly. He gritted his teeth and asked Sylvia: "This should be just your cousin, right? Your biological brother is busy with everything; how could he appear here?" Chloe also suddenly realized. "That's right, Sister Sylvia. Your Thorne family is flourishing; there must be many brothers and sisters." Chloe glared at me hatefully and provoked, "This Aria Stone is the daughter of a nouveau riche. She loves to cling to the powerful. Now that she's hooked up with a branch of your family, she might be dreaming of marrying into a wealthy family." Sylvia looked at the two as if they were idiots: "He is my biological brother. What nonsense are you talking about?!" Carter stared at me, gritting his teeth and questioning: "Aria Stone, shouldn't you give me an explanation?" In the past six months, except for Carter actively pursuing me for half a month at the beginning, I was the one who sought him out almost all the time. Carter, who had been pampered for six months, couldn't accept the fact that he was abandoned by me. He looked at me with red eyes, as if I were a scum woman playing with feelings. Seeing Carter's accusatory expression, I couldn't help but frown and ask back: "What explanation do I give you? Do we have any special relationship?" Carter only intended to play with me from the beginning, and I knew it well. We are all adults; the process just needs to be happy. Moreover, Carter didn't lose out in these six months. What face does he have to question me? Hearing my words, Carter's eyes instantly turned scarlet. "You are my woman!" He stepped forward to grab me, but Julian protected me in his arms and looked at him coldly: "Carter Sterling, you'd better watch your words." I wanted to struggle, but Julian gave me a warning look. Seeing that I was behaving, he said: "Aria loves to play. She ran away from home after quarreling with me six months ago. You were just a playmate when she was relaxing. Nothing special, understand?" Julian's volume wasn't loud, but his aura was full. Carter was an heir cultivated by a prominent family after all. How could he not hear the hidden meaning in Julian's words? This was clearly calling him a plaything not worth looking at, telling him not to entangle too much. But Carter was used to being arrogant; how could he let it go like this? Chloe watched this scene with trepidation, raising her hand to grab Carter's sleeve and advising: "Brother Carter, forget it. Uncle Sterling still has a ten-billion project under the Crown Prince. Don't be too impulsive." She turned her head and looked at Julian coquettishly: "Actually, I didn't want to say it, but I really can't bear to see you deceived by such a promiscuous woman." "Aria Stone must have told you that she and Brother Carter are just friends, but in fact, they slept together long ago. In the past six months, they have been inseparable every day, just like a married couple—" Hearing the words "married couple," Julian instantly flew into a rage and choked Chloe's neck. "Who allowed you to fabricate stories about her?" Sylvia immediately took two steps back, winking at me frantically. Dragons have reverse scales; touching them means death. I am the reverse scale for Julian. He can't stand anyone belittling or hurting me. Carter wanted to stop him but dared not step forward due to Julian's power. He only gritted his teeth and said: "Chloe just misspoke for a moment. For the sake of the Sterling family's multiple collaborations with you, please let it go." Julian sneered. "What face does your Sterling family have in front of me?" "If it weren't for Aria wanting to play with you, your Sterling family would have gone bankrupt countless times." Chloe was strangled until her eyes rolled back, and people around looked over in fear. "I heard long ago that the Thorne family in the capital has a history of mental illness in the family. Is the Crown Prince going to strangle this woman to death on the spot?" "Having mental illness means no jail time for killing someone. Chloe Vance really kicked an iron plate this time." "Powerful and mentally ill, what's the difference between this and an emperor?" Carter broke out in a cold sweat belatedly and could only look at me for help. I didn't want Julian to kill anyone, so I could only grab Julian's hand and beg, "I'll go back with you. Let Chloe go." There were many people in the restaurant. I indeed didn't like Chloe, but not to the point of watching her be strangled to death by Julian. Moreover, Julian treated me very well, just a bit paranoid. Julian looked at me deeply and finally let go when Chloe was about to expire. Sylvia looked at me with lingering fear and whispered, "Sister-in-law, only you can persuade my brother." After being saved, Chloe's first reaction was actually to stare at me with resentment and jealousy. Seeing this, Carter felt displeasure towards her for the first time. In his eyes, Chloe had always been weak and kind. Even knowing that he approached Aria Stone to vent her anger, she had been speaking up for Aria. But Chloe's actions today were different from before. Carter's gaze fell on me again, his throat dry: "Thanks." Julian pulled me away without saying a word, and Sylvia followed closely behind. I thought the matter ended there, but my phone suddenly received a message: You spoke up for Chloe just now. I'm really grateful. I know you don't love Julian Thorne, just forced by his power. Otherwise, you wouldn't have left him for me. As long as you are willing, I can elope with you. Carter stared at the phone, longing for my reply. Chloe clutched her chest, trying hard to breathe. After calming down, she looked at Carter aggrievedly: "It must be Aria Stone who said something to the Crown Prince; otherwise, how could the Crown Prince have been so heavy-handed with me?" "Brother Carter, I feel so bad. I really like the Crown Prince. Help me." She cried like a pear blossom bathed in rain, but Carter just gently brushed her hand away. "You said you liked Julian for many years and always wanted to catch his eye, so I bet to teach Aria a lesson. But why didn't you recognize Julian just now?" "Do you like Julian Thorne or his status as the Crown Prince?" Chloe was stunned for a moment. Just as she wanted to find an excuse, she was interrupted by Carter. "Enough, I don't want to hear your sophistry." Carter turned and left, giving Chloe no chance to speak. In Carter's heart, Chloe was a simple and kind sister who didn't covet power or play tricks. But everything that happened just now proved that he had misjudged her. Buzz. The phone vibrated. Carter picked up the phone ecstatically, thinking I must have replied to him. But when he saw the picture sent by the other party, Carter's face instantly turned pale. It was a photo of a man and a woman kissing. Only a bit of the woman's jawline was revealed, but having been together for six months, Carter recognized it was me at a glance. The intimate posture was impossible to ignore, not to mention the scratch marks on Julian's neck. Heart aching as if cut by a knife, Carter's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. The other party immediately sent a provocation: Aria and I got our marriage license long ago, just haven't held the wedding. Now it seems the wedding needs to be put on the agenda; otherwise, some men will rush to be homewreckers and destroy other people's families. Such sarcastic remarks left me speechless. Just now, as soon as the phone rang, Julian snatched it away with a cold face, insisting it was a message from a lover. I explained helplessly, "Where would a lover come from? I've cut ties with Carter completely." But the next second, Julian coldly showed me the message. "Baby, he wants to elope with you. Should I break your legs or his legs?" Julian said this with a smile, but I instinctively shuddered. "Better break Carter's." Hearing this, Julian's smile widened. "Correct answer. If you chose to hurt yourself to protect Carter, I would really go crazy." Heaven knows how much Julian wanted to go crazy just now, but he forced himself to endure it. He told himself that this time he absolutely couldn't scare me away. I looked into Julian's eyes but accidentally saw a trace of fragility. Was he afraid... afraid of losing me? Julian took the initiative to hold my hand. "Baby, are you willing to hold a wedding with me?" Ten years ago, my father couldn't take care of me because he was busy with the company. He fostered me at a relative's house in the capital to study. I didn't know why Julian inexplicably fell in love with me; I only knew that he had been following me since school days. Later, we naturally fell in love and got a marriage license on impulse. I wanted to go home and tell my father about this, but I didn't expect to suddenly receive a confession from a male classmate. Julian was furious, clamoring to go home with me, and said no man was allowed to approach me. In a fit of anger, I threw down the divorce agreement and ran back to Sea City alone. Julian held me eagerly. "I really know I was wrong. Forgive me, okay?" My gaze fell on the man's pitiful expression, and I deliberately teased, "Don't you mind about Carter?" Julian's tone was sour. "He's just a hotel; I'm your home. Besides, I believe you were just playful and got distracted, right?" Since he put it that way, I couldn't refuse. I could only nod. Sylvia, driving in the front, winked victoriously in the rearview mirror, holding the steering wheel happily. She kept sighing in her heart, indeed a thousand-year-old fox. Watching the sister-in-law for six months wasn't enough; this time he deliberately let her contact Carter to destroy the relationship between the sister-in-law and Carter. Now acting pitiful to ask for status, simply amazing! But she saw through it without saying it. As long as her brother and sister-in-law were happy, what was acting in a play to her? Moreover, she really liked this sister-in-law. If she couldn't beat her brother, she would want to stick with the sister-in-law every day. I realized belatedly that I had been trapped by Julian, but the words were already spoken, too late to regret.

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