I fell in love with a poor PRINCE

I was Callie Bowen, the cherished daughter of the Bowen family. I always had everything at my fingertips since I was a little girl.

But I took a hard fall over a poor young man named Kimberly Baldwin.

It started when I slapped his deceitful childhood sweetheart, Lorelei Medina.

In retaliation, he dumped me in the remote mountains while on a business trip.

Later, I fell off a cliff and finally decided to leave him.

But he tearfully begged me for another chance.

1

The moment I fell from the cliff to the ground was both fleeting and eternal.

It was enough time for me to reflect on my painful relationship with Kimberly.

I lay on the ground, and my body felt like it was being torn apart by excruciating pain.

My phone lay shattered nearby, and its battery was nearly dead.

With great effort, I managed to dial Kimberly's number.

He should have been driving not far away. If he was willing to drive back, he could still get me to the hospital in time.

I was in unbearable pain and unable to move my legs. The phone rang for several seconds, but he didn't answer it. Then the screen went black as the battery died.

I was lying on the ground like a shattered porcelain doll.

The pain was overwhelming. Was I going to die?

My vision blurred, and I regretted ever falling for Kimberly.

Every time Lorelei and I clashed, Kimberly always chose to side with her and hurt me repeatedly for her sake.

Yesterday, Lorelei came to me and showed off arrogantly. "Callie, so what if you're the Bowen family's daughter? You still have to beg Kimberly to love you. But Kimberly only loves me. I'm pregnant with his baby. When we get married, we'll invite you to be the bridesmaid."

Her words hit me like a bolt from the blue. I couldn't believe Kimberly would do something so disgusting as to cheat on me.

Lorelei looked at my pale face with satisfaction and insulted me again. "Kimberly and I were meant to be together. If it weren't for your father, that old bastard, we would never have broken up."

It was one thing for Lorelei to bully me, but she shouldn't have insulted my father. So I slapped her hard.

Kimberly returned just in time to see me slap Lorelei.

He pushed me aside and carefully helped her up. He immediately blamed me without asking for an explanation. "Callie, what were you doing? Why do you always target Lorelei? Don't you know she's not well?"

Watching my husband scold me for another woman, I felt bitterness.

Kimberly knew Lorelei wasn't well, but did he not realize I was unwell too?

The doctor had warned me that my excessive worry and poor eating habits could lead to anorexia.

I had seen myself in the mirror—pale and thin, unattractive. No wonder Kimberly didn't like looking at me.

That evening, Kimberly left with Lorelei. Before leaving, she turned to give me a smug smile.

Watching their backs, I felt my heart was broken.

I didn't sleep all night.

By evening, Kimberly came home, and I still prepared his favorite meal.

Kimberly's expression seemed calm, and I thought the matter was over.

I couldn't eat anything, but it was rare to have a meal with Kimberly, so I forced it down despite feeling nauseous.

After dinner, Kimberly told me that he was going on a business trip and asked if I wanted to join him. I eagerly nodded.

It was the first time he had offered to take me along, and I was thrilled. I was dressed in the style Kimberly liked.

To give my pale face some color, I applied makeup.

But I didn't know it was Kimberly's revenge for Lorelei.

That night, he ignored my pleas and left me in the mountains.

In the darkness, I accidentally fell off a cliff...

When I woke up again, I was in the hospital.

The air was thick with the smell of disinfectant.

My father sat in a chair and looked haggard. When he saw me awake, he rushed to my bedside with joy. "Callie, you're... finally awake."

His voice was hoarse, and his eyes were dark and swollen. Clearly, he had cried for a long time.

I felt sad while looking at my father, who seemed to have aged significantly.

If I hadn't insisted on a love that wasn't mine, my father wouldn't have suffered like this.

Perhaps it was time to let go of Kimberly.

2

I tried to move but could not feel my legs. I looked down only to discover they were encased in thick casts.

Later, my father told me that he had a bad feeling that day and couldn't reach me by phone. He found me through the locator he had installed on my phone.

He said it was fortunate that a tree had broken my fall. Otherwise, I might not have woken up.

As he spoke, a lingering fear gripped his heart, and he held my hand tightly. He seemed to be afraid of losing me.

We tacitly avoided mentioning Kimberly.

I had given up on him when I fell off the cliff.

My father had learned about Kimberly and Lorelei's affair through his investigation.

Previously, I had always reassured my father that Kimberly and I were happy together because I didn't want him to worry about me.

My father stayed with me in the hospital room all night and waited for me to wake up, but Kimberly never showed up.

My father hugged me and apologized.

He thought my current predicament was his fault because I met Kimberly due to my father.

My father repeatedly said sorry, and his tears fell into my hair. They were cold.

That night, my father and I cried together for a long time.

Finally, I told him that once I recovered, I would divorce Kimberly.

My father simply said, "Good."

During my stay in the hospital, I cooperated with the doctors' treatment, and Kimberly never called once.

The next news I heard about Kimberly was his scandal with Lorelei. The news was titled, "The CEO of the Baldwin Group Kimberly and Popular Actress Lorelei Spotted on a Late-night Hotel Date."

The accompanying photo showed Kimberly with his arm around Lorelei's shoulders when they entered a hotel room.

Even though I had decided to let go of Kimberly, my heart still ached when I saw the photo.

While I struggled through rehabilitation, he stayed with Lorelei.