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Last Updated: 19.06.2025 02:01

Who writes and reads novels nowadays?

But now everything had changed.

[Marco and I go to meet some clients and have lunch together.]

And that’s where we’ll leave the story for now. The journey ahead is full of twists, turns, and unforgettable moments you won’t want to miss.

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She really took the car that I had been longing for half a year away from the automotive dealership secretly and gave it to someone else.

“She just feels too tired being with you. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t earn even one-tenth of your family’s money and she can’t spend your money with peace of mind.”

Louisa then pulled me all the way into the bathroom.

Ive been pretending to be okay and acting as normal as possible, but Im actually completely heartbroken after a recent breakup. Its painful and really affecting me, to the point where I cant concentrate at work, Ive lost my appetite, I cant sleep, and It feels as if my whole world has been turned upside down. I loved him so much. He said so many cruel things to me and it made me realize he must not have loved me the way I loved him, or he wouldnt have said such horrible things. How do I handle the heartbreak and why cant I accept that he didnt love me and just forget about him?

Until I saw a post on X.

I did not even glance at them, just brushed past them.

I pulled the corners of my mouth and smiled.

What would explain Trump blaming Ukraine for starting the war with Russia?

“If I want to have a future with you, I have to get stronger. Of course, you can act childish and ask me not to go today, but I don’t want to disappoint my subordinates who fight side by side with me.”

I was too lazy to argue with her, so I just opened X and showed her Marco’s X account.

It turned out that all this time she always felt that we were not a good match.

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He uttered a dull response. “Hmm”.

He bowed to me, his voice pleading. “I’m sorry, Mr. Gilmore. I didn’t think carefully about this matter. I will solve it myself. Don’t blame Louisa.”

I ignored her shock, put away my mobile phone and walked past her.

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“I would like to inform everyone that I will be stepping down as the general manager. The company will be fully handed over to Mr. Blunt and Mr. Vaughan beside me.”

She also said that she liked my innate arrogance and rebelliousness the most.

Targeting? He was not worthy.

What are the beliefs of those who think climate change is a conspiracy theory? What do they predict will happen if we do not address it?

Although I did not want to admit it, I was now so jealous that I was insane.

“On X, her assistant posted a message thanking Ms. Louisa for treating him to a delicious meal.”

Since the argument that day, Louisa had blocked me on X and WhatsApp.

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“This is your own problem. I shouldn’t have to put on a leadership role and help you solve it.”

I looked at her deeply and believed her pledge of allegiance for the time being.

Jealousy over a slightly more good-looking male assistant was truly a fall from grace.

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I frowned.

He joked that I should have changed a long time ago.

As a man, he should know why I was angry.

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“You have a prominent family background, Lionel, unlike ordinary people like me.”

She reacted, quickly stopped me and angrily said to Marco behind her, “What the hell is going on! When did I lie down with you?!”

“Do you want me to use my authority to force the people below to shut their mouths up?”

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My face turned cold and so did my heart.

However, I did not want to leave Louisa, so I stayed in Araya.

There was no point to keep a woman who had left my heart.

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I took out my mobile phone and called my father who was far away in Brimstone.

My father even agreed to a blind date with the Scott Family on my behalf overnight.

“Rosie is taking a day off today. You take a shower first and I’ll go fry you a steak,” she said.

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The perfume in her hand was more of a brand I had long since disliked.

A nice and friendly reminder to board the plane sounded at the airport.

I took a sip of my mojito without saying a word.

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As a cold and aloof beauty, men pursue her and compete to get her.

I had money, good looks and a good figure, so why should I waste my time on someone who did not love me!

Not only did he dare to accept it, he also dared to post it openly on his X post and another social media to show off.

Since we wanted to sever ties, we naturally had to settle everything.

I had loved her for so many years, what storms had I not seen.

I was furious instantly and lost my sanity.

The next day, the real estate agent came to register the sales information of the villa.

Louisa stepped in front of him and pulled my sleeve.

At first, I suspected that Marco took the photos secretly behind Louisa out of vanity.

Marco pursed his lips and said no words.

“I feel strange with you like this.”

Before getting off work, I received two business trip applications for two people and clicked “agree”.

“Am I thinking of myself?”

Marco reacted earlier than Louisa.

This clothing company was co founded by me and Louisa. She and I both hold half of the equity.

Seeing that I had given in, she pushed the door open and left without any hesitation.

Spending their time together watching the sunset on the beach after chatting with their bussiness partner.

She and Marco would go back to the company to work overtime tonight and would not go home.

Seeing I stopped talking, she sighed.

When the salesperson sent me a message in the afternoon, I thought Louisa was trying to give me a surprise secretly, so I spent three hours happily in the dressing room choosing an outfit.

Louisa was stunned and frowned.

She did not let my hand go, instead she patiently said, “I know you’re angry, I apologize to you, okay? But Marco and I really have nothing, you’re sold your shares and broke up ….”

“Don’t you like this car? It’s also for your sake that I canceled it early.”

An hour later, her male assistant drove the car and posted a message on his social media.

Followed Marco behind her.

“No, I do.”

“Mr. Gilmore, good evening. Ms. Watson and I just had dinner outside and came back a bit late. Please don’t blame her.”

At one o’clock in the afternoon, I finished dealing with all the documents, but there was no sign of Louisa.

I saw admiration and heartache for another man in her eyes.

I felt a chill in my heart and blurted out. “Go ahead.”

“First of all, a person of integrity has nothing to fear. If you, Louisa, are doing your job impartially, rewarding him for bringing huge profits to the company and giving him a supercar is understandable.”

It was her handwriting.

Louisa did not expect me to speak so bluntly and her face suddenly turned ugly.

She raised her hand and slammed the table angrily, saying harshly, “We can handle it ourselves. We don’t need you.”

Her voice came from outside the door. “Oh, by the way, Rosie said that your underwear needs to be replaced, so she threw them all away. You can get new ones from the bottom.”

Now, he even called her “Louisa”.

Marco took a step back, lost his composure and apologized several times.

I picked up the documents she brought back and gave a faint response. “Hmm.”

She pulled out a chair in front of the table and sat down, sighing.

Five years ago, after graduating from university, my father asked me to return to Brimstone to inherit the family business.

Hearing those words, both of them were stunned.

Having been in society for so many years, everyone had gained some insight.

 — —

Until my assistant nervously handed me Marco’s X account and said, “Sir, I think I should let you know about this.”

That night, I brought all the top-of-the-line sports cars that I had collected in my garage to her.

Just overnight, he changed the way he called his boss from “Ms. Louisa” being “Louisa”.

Louisa Watson, who was showing off her affection to me on X a second ago, quietly took away the limited-edition sports car that I had reserved for a long time in the automotive dealership.

“Are you used to driving?”

No man could bear to see the girl he loved using his own money to buy gifts for other men.

Shouldn’t we have anticipated such a result?

At night, my best friend, Reymond Blunt called me to drink.

Then, her tone was both coaxing and scolding, brought me back to my senses. “I know you are jealous because you love me, but the others who don’t know will think you’re targeting someone else’s staff.”

The next day, I came to the company with hungry stomach from the night.

In the past, I admired her rational and clear nature the most.

I lit a cigarette and blew a puff into the air.

My raging anger suddenly died down and what followed was endless coldness and disappointment.

[Congratulations for becoming a boyfriend and becoming a regular employee officially.]

I was already angry and hearing these words only added fuel to the fire.

I just wanted my favorite supercar back.

I got in the car and headed to the airport.

A supercar worth nearly two million seven hundred dollars was not something that a marketing director with no background like Louisa could afford.

Marco was the partner who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Did she know what it meant to give a man underwear as a gift?

But I did not expect, Louisa brought me breakfast on the table with the sticky note on the bag.

“I’ve been waiting for this car for almost half a year and no one can take it away, not even you, my girlfriend.”

My assistant suddenly pushed the door and casually said, “Sir, I saw Ms. Louisa and her assistant went to eat seafood. What do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you.”

I handed the breakfast to my assistant and asked him to go out and sell me another one.

She also wanted me to defend him with her despite feeling disgusted.

“Louisa, do you want to hear what you’re saying right now?”

Getting up early and having breakfast together in the hotel.

In a flash, I remembered the X post Marco posted two days ago.

Whatever Louisa wanted to do, I accompanied her.

“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. I shouldn’t have accepted Ms. Watson’s gift.”

She was stunned for a moment, her lips slightly parted, with an incredulous expression.

“Also, today, I suddenly remembered that you had ordered a supercar, so I picked it up and gave it to him.”

“Well, my Baby, here … I bought you a new limited-edition perfume, so don’t be angry.”

She said the sports car had been cancelled and sent back to the automotive dealership.

I frowned and responded calmly, “Let go, it’s so dirty.”

I squinted as I walked into the villa in a cold voice.

Love did not become a burden when two people’s hearts were truly together.

“You’re the boss, Lionel, this is a matter of words.”

I put my hands in my pockets, curled the corners of my mouth and a hint of coldness and anger flashed in my eyes.

“As the marketing director, you have a keen eye, so you shouldn’t miss it.”

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I threw the document on the table, interrupting the two people who were staring at each other.

Louisa became anxious. She frowned and said in defense, “How can this be a small matter? You follow me on business trips every day and I don’t want others to criticize you everywhere.”

I got it.

Marco’s eyes slightly lifted and his cold face turned slightly pale.

No.

Louisa, after nine years of our relationship, did you have any feelings for me?

But she refused decisively and stayed by my side wholeheartedly.

I nodded and looked at her leaving back, then opened the cabinet where my underwear was stored.

I fixed my gaze full of pressure on him.

Louisa and I had been dating since we were in college until now.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, I walked into the largest conference room of the company with Reymond on time.

“Marco Tucker, right? It’s just a car. I can still afford it.”

“My words were harsh, but you should know that Marco is the man in the company who can help me share the workload the most. You made him lose face in public today and I can’t just abandon him now.”

“The blind date with the eldest daughter of the Scotts, I’ll go.”

As early as yesterday, I had entrusted someone to send her a breakup message.

I spent the next whole week busy with the transfer.

“Speak! Marco!”

In what capacity was he asking me not to blame my girlfriend?

Now everything had changed.

“Am I strange?”

In his post, there was a box of underwear of this brand.

I bent down and opened the bottom cabinet.

“Can’t you go tomorrow? Why do you have to go out so late?” asked me in annoyance.

In the evening, I stood on the balcony of the villa and gazed the sunset.

Only when we did not love could we make rational judgments.

She grabbed her assistant’s hand, pushed the office door and left without looking back.

Marco took two steps forward with his long legs and blocked me.

I did not need to be too concerned.

“With so many supercars you have, you don’t mind, do you?”

I suddenly felt ridiculous.

The breakfast box she brought in the bag was my least favorite lamb sandwich.

“You can prepare dinner yourself.”

My hand, which was about to sign, paused and I raised my eyes.

It was time to end this tangled triangle relationship.

“Lionel, Marco has returned the car to the dealer, but I need to go over to cancel the account.”

His slender fingers gripped the steering wheel and the corners of his mouth curved in just the right angle.

“You dare to give a supercar worth two million seven hundred dollars to the man who adores you, Louisa ….”

The girl’s cold face showed some dissatisfaction.

[Driving the car given by my boss to send her home and even the wind was sweet.]

I did not have any emotions more, I just smiled indifferently and returned the phone to my assistant.

“This is an irrefutable evidence. Do you want me to expose all the dirty things you have done?”

“It’s too late now. It’s not safe to go out. You can go tomorrow.”

And staying up the whole night working on a project together and drinking American coffee at 3 a.m.

“When is your blind date with the Scott Family arranged? Have you really decided to leave Araya?”

[Wow, after reading your secret stories on your crush for four years, you finally got her love!]

“I can’t help it. This is the girls nowadays.”

On the contrary, Marco posted photos related to Louisa every day.

A majestic roar came from afar and a limited-edition supercar with black and gold paint appeared in front of the villa.

A side photo taken from the perspective of the girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat.

Forget it, it was better for the person who did not belong to me to leave.

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Louisa held my hand and said in a deep voice, “Lionel, why are you so angry?”

“Didn’t you give him the car and he accepted it? What’s the point of having me, an outsider, wipe his ass?”

“I don’t care if you misjudged his contribution to the company or you feel sorry for him for accompanying you on business trips and driving every day. The company has given him enough salary and if it’s not enough, he can ask for more, instead of you secretly using my supercar to compensate him.”

At that moment, all my expectations were dashed.

I stared at the perfume in her hand and recalled every moment of us for the past nine years.

I dragged my suitcase towards the security checkpoint and ran into Louisa and Marco who were rushing back.

“Louisa has been with me for nine years and has seen a lot of things. I don’t think a supercar is a big deal.”

Louisa stepped on her high heels to protect the man behind her and hugged my waist.

I was sure now.

Just as I was trying to calm my emotions and go downstairs, she pushed open the bathroom door with the flip-flop sound of her slippers.

When we were in love, she once whispered in my ear that she would only love me and only me in her life.

“It’s my fault, Mr. Gilmore. Please don’t blame Ms. Louisa.”

Seeing her smile and express her emotions towards him.

Ms. Louisa?

The atmosphere was silent.

“You took the car without my consent. I just wanted to take back what belonged to me.”

She defended him.

The guilt I felt for impulsively agreeing to the blind date last night completely disappeared.

Louisa, took my underwear and gave it to his assistant?

He looked up, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

Rosie paid extra attention to this and checked it carefully every day.

Nine years of giving everything for a girl, but in the end, she still did not appreciate it.

In his latest X post, he posted a picture of Louisa lying in his arms and sleeping soundly.

“I still have over a dozen supercars in my basement. Choose any one you want and consider it as a gift from me.”

She knew that I loved cars as much as my life, yet she dared to steal it and give it away to someone else.

She had some impatience on her face, but she still held back her patience to explain to me.

In the past five years, I had transformed from a rich second-generation who knew nothing to a first-generation entrepreneur.

I laid in my bed and stayed up the whole night.

We had been in relationship for nine years and this was the first time I had gotten so angry over another man.

It seemed like the superior-subordinate relationship between them was closer than I imagined.

The way he called her changed to be more intimate.

Her eyes were a bit red and her gaze was full of charm.

After all, there was no evidence that they were having an affair.

I had Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, so everything had to be neatly laid out.

She was standing in the crowd, looking at me from afar.

[Having a boss who cares for her subordinates is my happiness.]

A pair of gleaming silver stiletto heels stepped on the ground.

My assistant shook the mobile phone in his hand with a look of surprise.

Everyone was in an uproar, expressing shock hearing this news.

After five years of ups and downs, we opened the largest clothing company in Araya.

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“I haven’t said anything yet, but you’re eager to put the blame on me.”

I was stunned for a moment and frowned. “Where did you see them?”

Even though the gift she gave was to serve herself.

“Got it! Marco and I have nothing, not now and not in the future.”

I nodded and responded, “Next week, I’ll transfer the management rights of the company to you and leave.”

She took a deep breath and said, her eyes filled with disapproval of me, “You took back the gift I gave him in public and now you’re letting him waste so much time at the dealer.”

A relationship that had changed in quality was like an unappetizing breakfast. There was no need to force ourself to eat it.

If he dared to accept it, he should be able to guess who the original owner of the car was.

Marco behind her spoke up, “It’s okay, Mr. Gilmore, a few rumors can’t hurt me.”

“Alright, Lionel, doesn’t he have to pick me up and drop me off every day for work?”

It was obvious that it was not what she was prepared for me.

Marco Tucker walked around the car to the passenger seat and opened the passenger door gently and considerately.

A message from Louisa popped up on my mobile phone.

Let her pick and send it away.

With an annual revenue of nearly 10 billion, she said we were not a match.

I stared at it for a long time.

“Lionel, I don’t know how the news about the sports car spread in the company. The staffs are all talking about Marco behind his back. Can you come and help Marco explain it for the sake of signing big orders today?”

Wasn’t it normal for people to criticize a boss who gave his or her assistant a luxury car?

As soon as I arrived, the airport lobby was crowded with people.

“The way he looks at you is not the way an ordinary subordinate looks at his superior.”

Haha … I sounded like a stingy person from his words.

I walked out and stood in front of the girl.

I wanted to rush downstairs and question that girl right away.

Louisa who was wearing a white suit and holding a white crocodile leather bag, stepped out of the car.

“Mr. Gilmore is already busy with work, so it’s better not to trouble him with these small matters.”

Her eyes were fixed on Marco, who opened the car door for her, with a hint of aggressiveness.

My head exploded with a loud bang.

She said I was her life.

I waited for her for so long that I was starving. I then opened my mobile phone and saw Marco’s social media.

I stepped down from the stage and left the conference room.

But in the cabinet, a box of men’s underwear was missing.

“Notify everyone that there will be a staff meeting this afternoon.” I ordered.

“But you have to know, as an assistant, what you should and shouldn’t accept.”

Leaving me only the refreshing fragrance of gardenia that dissipated into the air.

I was really reluctant to leave everything behind and return to Brimstone now.

“But the fact is, the value of these orders is far less than that of a supercar.”

I leaned back in the recliner and sneered.

She took out a bottle of perfume from her eight-digit Hermes bag and smiled dotingly.

“Lionel, sorry, I didn’t get back from meeting with my business partners at noon. I just had a quick bite outside. Have you eaten yet?”

I, who felt heartbroken at first, became numb in the end.

“Lionel, you can’t just think about yourself.”

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Louisa pushed the door to my office and stepped in with her high heels.

I turned my gaze away from the door and let out a long sigh.

I saw them exchanging a few words with each other and Louisa smiled particularly happily.

A series of notifications popped up on my phone and it was an X post that Marco had just posted.

Faced with his provocation, my gaze turned a bit cold and I found it somewhat funny.

She frowned and pouted.

“I’ll cancel and return it to the dealer as soon as possible.”

[Finally, from crush to girlfriend ….]