Chapter 1

On the day of my wedding, the Lawson family's fake heir, Nicholas Lawson, showed up to offer his blessings, covered in blood, kneeling in front of me, and begging for forgiveness.

"Maxwell, I already promised you. I won't fight over the inheritance. So why did you have to go so far and hire someone to kill me?!"

Right then and there, my fiancée, Savannah Stanton, called off the engagement and ordered that I, Maxwell Lawson, be sent to the private Sapphire Isle to be punished.

There, I was subjected to inhuman abuse and eventually transformed into a sea lion, a creature trained for others' entertainment.

Two years later, Savannah came with the whole family to bring me back. They were quite pleased with how blank and obedient I looked.

At least, until I swallowed a whole fish in front of them, and Nicholas, the fake heir, threw up on the spot.

Savannah flew into a rage. "I really thought you'd learned your lesson. But turns out you're still the same disgusting mess. We just wanted you to come here and reflect on yourself. What's with the disgusting performance?!"