My Girlfriend Gave All My Glory to Her First Love, So I Walked Away—Now She’s Begging Me to Stay

Below the podium, the crowd roared, and everyone was praising the new boxing champion for his impressive style. But no one knew that I was the real champion.

I heard the girl beside me cover her cheeks and gush, “He wore a mask the whole time during the match, so I thought he must be too ugly to show his face, but I never expected him to be this handsome!” “I didn’t expect Adrian to look so gentle either, but when he boxes, he’s insanely charming!” I stood frozen in place, as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over me.

Ten minutes ago, Claire had asked me to go outside the venue to pick up red wine, saying we were going to celebrate my championship.

But when I came back, I watched helplessly as she hung the gold medal that should have belonged to me around Adrian’s neck.

Because I had always worn a mask when competing before, the public had no idea what I looked like.

And Adrian had a build similar to mine, so no one would have thought something as absurd as someone falsely claiming a gold medal could happen.

At that moment, Claire turned around with a smile and met my gaze. My fists clenched instantly, and I had the urge to rush onto the stage and question her.

But in the next second, she looked away and smiled as she led the crowd into applause. “Let’s give a warm round of applause to congratulate Adrian on becoming a shining new star in the boxing world!” Hearing her excited voice made my heart ache so badly.

For this boxing match, I had prepared for five whole years. On those nights no one knew about, I gave more blood and sweat than anyone could imagine.

Even in the finals, I fought my opponent with everything I had, and I nearly caused muscle atrophy from pushing myself too hard.

But Claire, as my girlfriend and also the award presenter for this tournament, had openly rigged everything behind the scenes.

The more I thought about it, the more unbearable it became. The rage in my chest was almost impossible to suppress.

But Claire was celebrating Adrian’s “championship” with a face full of joy. She took a small brown box out of her pocket, and inside it was a custom watch.

I remembered that a week ago, there had been a charge from a handmade watch shop on my credit card.

Back then, Claire said she was preparing a surprise for me for winning the championship, so I had waited until today full of anticipation.

This really was a championship surprise, but it was not for me. I could no longer hold back, and amid the gasps of the crowd, I strode onto the podium.

Seeing this, Claire frowned slightly, her eyes warning me not to cause trouble. “What are you doing up here?

Whatever you have to say, we’ll talk later.” I avoided the hand she reached toward me and asked coldly, “Don’t you have anything to explain?” “Why is the championship medal that originally belonged to me now being given to Adrian?” As soon as I said that, the noisy venue fell silent, and everyone’s eyes focused on me.

Claire’s expression darkened, and she walked over with a guilty look. “This is a live broadcast, so stop making a scene, and I’ll explain it to you later!” Explain?

The facts were right in front of me, and she had been lying to me from beginning to end, so what was there left to explain?

I directly took the microphone from her hand and spoke to the restless fans below. “I am reporting under my real name that Adrian never signed up for this competition at all, and Claire, as the presenter, rigged the awards behind the scenes to let him take my championship title.”

As soon as I said that, the entire venue exploded.

Claire rushed over to snatch the microphone from my hand, glared at me fiercely, and warned me in a low voice. “Do you know what kind of occasion this is?

If this gets out of hand, it won’t benefit anyone.” “Ethan, you’re a smart man, so if you don’t want your career destroyed right here, you’d better shut up now!” She was no longer the gentle and lovely woman she had been before the match.

Now, to help Adrian deceive everyone, she did not hesitate to threaten me with my career. I stared into her eyes and slowly rolled up my sleeve.

Facing the live camera, I raised my arm so everyone could see the bruises the finals had left on it more clearly. “Although I wore a mask during the match, anyone who watched the finals should know very well where the injuries on my body came from, and besides, the organizers can also check my registration information to see whether the name on it is really Adrian’s!” And Adrian, who stood beside me, said nothing at that moment and stared at me with a dark expression.

And I had no interest in arguing with him either. Because a shameless fake like him was not worthy of being my opponent at all.

At that moment, the audience below pointed at the big screen behind me and cried out in shock. “It’s the registration information, and the name on it is clearly Adrian!” “I knew it, every time something like this happens, someone always jumps out trying to steal the spotlight, and this guy is shameless enough to even paint the wounds so realistically!” I turned my head in disbelief and saw that the registration information displayed on the big screen was indeed Adrian’s.

In just one second, I looked at Claire again. So she had been plotting to take my medal from the very beginning?

And the culprit walked up to me as if nothing had happened, took my hand, and said softly, “Ethan, do you really have to turn yourself into a joke before you’ll stop?” I looked at that delicate face, and my heart was filled with a mix of emotions.

This was the girlfriend I had loved for eight years, and this was the woman I had planned to propose to on the day I won the championship!

My throat went dry, and I could not say another word.

Claire brushed past my shoulder and walked to the front of the stage to calm the audience. “What just happened was only a small episode, and I’m very sorry it affected our award ceremony.” “My boyfriend is also a boxing fan, and he has always dreamed of standing on this podium and winning a gold medal of his own, so maybe he was too obsessed with that dream and lost control for a moment, and I hope everyone won’t take offense.” This little episode passed very quickly.

I was dragged off the stage by security, and when I looked at the two people praised by the fans as the perfect golden couple, I gave a cold, mocking smile. A perfect golden couple?

Then what was I? A fan who had gone crazy because of his dream? With just a few words of explanation, she denied all my years of hard work.

At that moment, unwillingness and resentment resonated in my chest, and I even tasted blood in my mouth. But I was not willing to accept it.

I wanted to take back what belonged to me!

I followed Claire and the others to the restaurant. When I pushed open the door, I saw the friends around them egging the two of them on to kiss.

Adrian did not refuse, and he wrapped one arm around Claire’s waist while looking at her with meaningful eyes.

Claire pressed both hands against his chest, pretending to resist while clearly welcoming it.

The originally lively and flirtatious atmosphere was interrupted by the sudden sound of the door opening, and everyone turned to look at me.

The expression on Claire’s face froze, and she immediately pushed herself out of Adrian’s arms. “Ethan, why are you here?” I did not speak and only stared hard at Claire’s face.

The ridiculous thing was that there was not the slightest guilt or shame on her face, and she even walked over calmly and hugged my arm. “Since you’re here, why don’t you eat with us?

We were just celebrating Adrian’s championship.” She clearly knew the truth. She clearly knew that was the medal I had risked my life to win!

Right, how could I have forgotten that Adrian was the one she had carried in her heart for years?

Even on the day of my finals, because of one phone call from Adrian, she completely ignored my feelings, dumped me by the roadside, and drove off to find him.

I nearly arrived late because of her. In the end, she did not even say sorry. All along, Adrian had always been her exception. I pulled the corners of my mouth into a cold smile.

The bitterness rising in my heart was nothing compared with the pain of seeing this with my own eyes.

Adrian walked up to me, lowered his eyes, and apologized. “Ethan, I’m sorry, I know Claire is your girlfriend, but we were only playing a game just now, so please don’t be angry, okay?” He dodged the important issue, but was that what I cared about right now?

The championship medal was still hanging on his chest, and though he seemed to be apologizing on the surface, his eyes were full of provocation and showing off.

There were still many friends in the private room, and seeing the atmosphere turn awkward, Claire pushed me hard.

She frowned and said in a low voice, “Adrian already has a silver medal and a bronze medal, and if he hadn’t had something come up at the last minute this time, how could the championship possibly have fallen to you?” “It’s not like your family doesn’t have gold medals, and missing one won’t hurt you, so if it really bothers you, you can just win another gold medal next year.” Seeing the two of them echo each other, I let out a contemptuous cold laugh.

I even began to wonder whether Claire had really liked me as a person when she got together with me. Or whether it had been for the halo and glory surrounding me.

I nodded and said, “Then let’s break up.” After saying that, I turned and left.

Claire seemed not to have expected that I, who had always obeyed her in everything, would actually take the initiative to break up with her now.

She chased me out of the private room and shouted behind me with some dissatisfaction. “Ethan, what exactly are you making a scene about?” “For you, winning a gold medal couldn’t be easier, but Adrian couldn’t take part in the finals because of an old injury, and this medal is his regret, so can’t you show a little compassion?” “I’m really sick of you threatening me with a breakup every time something happens!” An old injury?

Before the match, Adrian had been riding a motorcycle with a girl for fun, and if he had not been showing off his tricks and flipped himself and the bike off the road, how would he have gotten hurt?

Besides, even if he had stood on the finals stage, he still might not have beaten me! I was too lazy to listen to her anymore and simply quickened my pace.

Claire still wanted to catch up, but Adrian’s cry of surprise came from behind her. “Claire, I think the old injury in my leg is acting up, and my leg hurts so much right now, can you take me to the hospital?” Claire turned back almost without hesitation to support Adrian, her voice full of concern. “Are you okay?

I’ll take you to the hospital right now!”