LOGIN
The Audacity of Dumping Me
4
Share:
Report
My boyfriend got a tenure-track offer from Ashford University—and the night he found out, he cried in my arms for hours. Before he left the country, he held my hand, looking guilty. "Babe, the cost of living over there is insane, and you probably won't be able to find a decent job. Once I get settled, I'll bring you over in style…" He paused, waiting for me to appreciate how "considerate" he was being. What he didn't know was that just half an hour earlier, I'd overheard him on the balcony. "Don't worry, the tickets are booked. We're going together. No way I'm leaving you behind." On the other end of the line was his gentle, sweet junior. He'd spent years looking down on my education, always saying I couldn't understand his "soul." But every time I handed him my tips from waiting tables and delivering takeout—stained envelopes, greasy and crumpled—he'd take them like he was doing me a favor. What he also didn't know was that I'd long since gotten tired of playing the "I'll work to put you through school" bit. I only started dating him because he was cute—I wanted a little thrill. I just didn't expect to keep the act going for three years. And for a second here and there, I almost believed it myself. I was already looking for an excuse to dump him. Then he handed me one on a silver platter. So when he gave his little speech, I barely held back a smile as I fixed his collar. "Okay. Then take good care of yourself over there. I'm gonna be late for my night shift. Gotta go." I turned around and called my best friend. "Book me a table at VIVA tonight. I'm single again—time to party."
View MoreLatest chapter
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 9
This ridiculous, everyone-for-themselves drama ended with Amy fleeing town overnight.As for Harvey—completely abandoned and cut off—he actually began his ridiculous attempt to win me back, as if I would ever forgive him and return to his side.Outside my company building, at the entrance to my apartment, his haggard figure became a frequent sight.Gone was the promising young talent he once was. Now, he drifted like a ghost—dressed in faded old clothes, eyes sunken, unshaven—loitering day after day, trying to intercept me.Once, when I went to dine at a restaurant I often frequented, I found him there in a waiter's uniform, carrying a tray, trying to approach me.That once handsome face was now filled with servility—disgustingly eager to please.I spared him a single indifferent glance, then had my bodyguard keep him at a distance. I couldn't even be bothered to say a word.Finally, at a formal reception, Harvey managed to slip in somehow.In front of the entire room—media, bu
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 8
It turns out that what truly breaks a person isn't just an overwhelming debt, but the future they depend on to survive.For Harvey, that offer from Ashford was everything: his hope, his pride.It was not only the culmination of ten years of relentless study, but his one and only springboard out of his background—his ticket into the upper class.And academic misconduct is a line no world-class institution will ever tolerate—especially not when Harvey was already notorious from the previous scandal.The next time I saw him was through a live stream Cathy sent me.In the international airport terminal, Harvey and Amy stood side by side, both wearing masks and hats, hurrying toward security—toward what they believed was their bright future.Just as they were about to hand over their passports, two stern-looking foreigners, accompanied by airport security, stepped forward and blocked their path.The lead, a white man, announced the decision of Ashford University's academic committee
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 7
The chaos at VIVA that night spread quickly through the upper circles and Harvey's university alumni network.He became a complete joke.A man who lived off a woman, only to bite the hand that fed him—ungrateful, shameless, and utterly ridiculous.I had assumed he would tuck his tail between his legs and disappear quietly from my life. But I had underestimated just how low he could go.After discovering that I had cut off all his supplementary cards and blocked every means of contacting me, he began a frenzied campaign to smear and slander me across alumni groups and social media.He recast himself as an innocent victim—someone toyed with by wealth and power.He fabricated a story that I was a psychologically twisted rich woman who, in order to "test true love," had disguised myself as poor to approach him.He claimed I had lured him in with money, only to discard him in the cruelest, most humiliating way once he had fallen for it.According to him, I did it all to satisfy some
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 6
The moment I finished speaking, before Harvey could react, Cathy had already unlocked her phone and pulled up a screenshot."Sorry, everyone, for interrupting your evening."Let me properly introduce this gentleman. His name is Harvey Schur, a soon-to-be doctoral student heading to Ashford University."Just now, in front of all of you, he accused my best friend, Melanie Hawkins, of selling her body for wealth and status."She enlarged the image on her screen and held it up for everyone to see.It was Amy's post from this very morning—a photo of her lounging in my bathrobe, eating the breakfast I had made, wearing the watch I had bought.Below it was her caption: [A new day starts with breakfast made by Harvey. So happy!]"And this," Cathy continued, "is the 'kind and innocent' junior, Amy Linetti, that Harvey has been so desperate to defend."Take a closer look. The bathrobe she's wearing? Melanie bought it at Milan Fashion Week last year. That's five figures."The watch on he
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 4
Before the party at VIVA began, I pulled my best friend Cathy aside."Cathy, I need a favor."She had been busily directing the waitstaff as they arranged a champagne tower. At my words, she leaned in, her eyes sparkling with excitement."Say it, my queen. What does your loyal knight need to do f
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 3
I took a deep breath of the cool night air, and the stifling heaviness in my chest seemed to ease at last.Reaching into my pocket, I pulled out my phone and dialed the only number in my contacts without a name attached.It rang once before the call was answered."Jamie, come pick me up."A stea
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 2
At that moment, Amy stepped forward again, fanning the flames. She peeked out from behind Harvey, eyes brimming with tears."Melanie, please don't be mad at Harvey… It's all my fault. I shouldn't have come."Just now, when I was helping him tidy his desk, I noticed the ten thousand dollars he kept
The Audacity of Dumping Me Chapter 1
"Amy, careful—it's hot."A gentle male voice drifted from inside the apartment.My hand froze midair, keys dangling.It was my boyfriend, Harvey Schur.I pushed the door open. His junior, Amy Linetti, was lounging on the couch in my bathrobe, cradling a steaming cup of milk. And Harvey—the same
You may also like
New Release Novels
He Borrowed My Porsche for My Wife
Silky Stars60 viewsI Took Back Everything on Her Big Day
Washing Wheat165 viewsShe Sent Me to Hell
Anonymous215 viewsHis Promise Was Never Mine
Southern Eucalyptus83 viewsThe Second Goodbye is Forever
Southern Eucalyptus166 viewsWait, I'm My Crush's Crush?
Stars1.2K views
To Readers
Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.
