PART 2: THEY THOUGHT I QUIT BECAUSE I COULDN’T SURVIVE—THEN THEIR BIGGEST CLIENT ASKED FOR ME BY NAME
The meeting with the Taste Research Institute was scheduled for Friday afternoon. I almost canceled when Xiao He told me where it would be held. Hang Yuan…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD BE TOO WEAK TO FIGHT—SO I LET HIGH COMMAND ANSWER FOR ME
Ethan stared at me. “Your future?” I took off my coat and placed it over the chair. “Yes.” He gave a short laugh. “Emma, you’ve been under…
PART 2: I THOUGHT HE WANTED DISTANCE—UNTIL I STOPPED REACHING FOR HIM
Ethan stood in the guest room doorway, staring at me as if I had suddenly become a stranger. “Now tell me who made you believe I don’t…
PART 2: MY SON DIDN’T CHOOSE HIS FATHER—HE WENT TO LONDON TO PROTECT WHAT WAS MINE
The first person I called was not Richard. It was a lawyer. Her name was Evelyn Shaw, a former corporate attorney who had once worked on Bennett…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD KEEP WAITING—UNTIL I RETURNED THE RING
Luc Yen Chau replied less than a minute later. What do you mean? Then another message. Nien Niem, are you angry because I missed your birthday? I…
PART 2: HE LEFT ME AT THE AIRPORT—EIGHT DAYS LATER, HE DISCOVERED I HAD LEFT HIS LIFE
Two days passed like that. He didn’t contact me. I didn’t contact him either. On the third day, Chu Dien posted another photo. This time it was…
PART 2: HE CALLED MY PAIN “PERSONAL”—UNTIL THE PROJECT HE CHOSE OVER ME COLLAPSED
Adrian did not follow me that night. That hurt more than I expected. For six years, whenever we argued, he was always the one who came back…
PART 2: THE DRAWER THAT BECAME BIGGER THAN CLASSROOM 14
The following Monday, the head teacher called me into her office again. This time, the counselor was there. So was Julián, the janitor. And on the table…
PART 2: HE DIVORCED THE WOMAN WHO KEPT HIS EMPIRE ALIVE—THEN THE MONEY STOPPED
The first call came before Edward Lancaster had finished blowing out the candles. Adrian’s phone vibrated against the table. He glanced at the screen. His expression changed…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I HAD LEFT HIM A HOUSE—UNTIL HE LEARNED WHO HAD PUT VANESSA’S NAME ON IT
Adrian called me thirteen times that day. I answered none of them. By evening, another message appeared. Maya, this isn’t funny. Why is Vanessa listed as co-owner…