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Chapter 1

Austin Lockhart called as soon as he received the text message from me."Serena Jacobson, you've got it all wrong. I only helped Leticia because she was feeling dizzy from low blood sugar.""Is that so?" I asked faintly. "You must be such a gentleman.""Wait for me in the car. I'll be right back." Austin replied.I then hung up and closed my eyes in the car.A while later, Austin was back. One side of his face still had a pink hue to it, and the corner of his mouth was still bleeding. He probably got bitten by Leticia when he forcefully kissed her or something.I handed him a paper napkin. "The corner of your mouth's bleeding."Austin looked at himself in the mirror and chuckled softly, pretending to be calm."I must have knocked against something just now." This wasn't the first time he was lying to me. He would always give me that sheepish grin whenever he felt guilty about something."Probably against Leticia's teeth. Right?"Austin froze for a second. Then, a little miffe

Chapter 2

I calmly started washing up after Austin left.There was no need for me to cry aloud or make a huge fuss about my broken heart like the last time anymore. One could only get used to the pain, and then, it wouldn't have any significance to them anymore.In fact, I found it a waste of energy to even shed a single tear for a jerk like him. I fell asleep right after that.Sometime past midnight, I heard someone knocking on the door in my haze. The raps on the door were loud and urgent.It turned out to be Ryan Collins, Austin's best friend from college. He then entered the house with a very blacked-out, drunk Austin in his arms.Since Ryan was there, I made myself busy, helping him carry Austin to bed and feeding Austin some honey mixed with water.Watching me bustling around, Ryan suddenly said, "Serena, Austin got really deeply hurt by Leticia in the past. That's the main reason why he was so excited when he saw her earlier today."Ryan had suddenly brought up Leticia out of nowhe

Chapter 3

Austin's face stiffened. He suddenly looked panicked as he asked, "Whose name did I call?"I replied, "You were mumbling. I couldn't tell."His facial muscles relaxed at that. Then, he tried to hug me again. "You couldn't tell? Then how would you know that I wasn't calling your name?"I found it disgusting and avoided him. I couldn't help exposing him again. "I only said that to protect your ego. Don't you think you'd know whose name you were calling?"Austin's face fell. A flash of guilt appeared in his eyes. However, he quickly recovered his senses and frowned at me.He started to chide me. "Serena Jacobson, why are you always so suspicious of other people? You were exactly like this back when Gaby was an intern here. You just have too much free time on your hands, don't you?"Since you've got nothing better to do, why don't you take up a course or something? Don't you dare think that I'll let you get by doing nothing at the company just because you're my wife."That line of h

Chapter 4

There was a company get-together that night, with lots of drinking involved.Since Leticia was a newbie, our colleagues continuously filled her glass with alcohol, making sure it was always filled.The manager, Charles Clifford, then made another toast to her. "Leticia, you're incredible—landing the chairman's personal secretary role right after joining! Here, this toast is for you. Bottoms up!"Leticia tried refusing it at first, but as the people around her started cheering her on, she kept downing drinks for the rest of the night and grew more and more tipsy.Austin just continued looking at her quietly.Charles then handed me a mug of beer. "Serena, you're the only one left who hasn't given her a toast yet. Come on. Give her a toast!"I took the mug from him. But before I'd even said a single word, Leticia suddenly turned to me with tears in her eyes as she cried, "Serena, please, have mercy on me. I really can't drink another drop!"Her words now made me seem like the bad g

Chapter 5

I had been married to Austin for years, and yet, I never once thought that he could be so shameless as to stoop so low like this.So, he wanted a mistress but refused to bear the title of being a divorcee. He sure knew how to dream big.However, none of these meant anything to me anymore. I was going to divorce him anyway.Austin never came home that entire night.The next morning, Leticia arrived quite late at the office. She looked tired and weary.I had no time to deal with their dirty little affair. I was busy discussing the details of the divorce agreement with my lawyer.Samuel Lawless, my divorce lawyer, told me to meet him at the cafe downstairs so he could pass the documents to me. He then left afterward.I had just thought of returning to the office when Leticia suddenly popped up before me. She slowly lifted the sunglasses from her face and looked at me with red, swollen eyes. It was obvious that she'd been crying. She said, "Serena, I have no other choice left. Ple

Chapter 6

I went back to my parents' house. They were livid when they found out that I was finally divorcing him."I'd told you many times that his character is just horrible! Whatever. It's good that you're leaving him now.""Pull yourself together, okay? Our company's international business is just picking up. I'll put you in charge when the time comes."I agreed. The next day, I went back to Austin's company to turn in my resignation and complete the handover process. However, as soon as I arrived, I bumped into Austin and Leticia.As expected, Leticia never left the country. Or, perhaps, Austin had gone after her and finally convinced her to stay.I didn't care and continued handing over my task list to my colleague.Austin marched over to me and spoke to me with his head held high. "Serena Jacobson, come over here and apologize to Lettie. I'll pretend nothing happened yesterday, then."How ridiculous."Apologize? For what? Because I gave her money to buy her own flight ticket? Or be

Chapter 7

Austin wouldn't stop blowing up my phone with calls after I left, so I blocked his number. As soon as my resignation was finalized, I immediately got onboarded at my family's company instead.Our company had just formed a new segment overseas, and there was plenty of work to be done. I was so busy that I barely had time to sit, let alone follow up on the divorce. I just left everything to Sam.Some of my ex-colleagues would occasionally send me text messages, updating me on their company's latest news."The company doesn't feel the same anymore now that you're gone, Serena. It's like we've had a complete overturn of leadership."That Leticia woman just wouldn't stop putting on airs and graces for everyone in the office as if she were the owner. Her behavior is so disgusting."Who does she think she is? Nothing she says holds water. She only knows how to complain about things and dish out nasty scoldings for no reason. She's such a disgrace. A lot of us are thinking of resigning."

Chapter 8

As the new company started getting busier, I began flying abroad for business more frequently than before.Dad hired a secretary for me. His name was Luke Kensington. He had recently graduated from college and was a very jovial person altogether.He was the one who accompanied me as we traveled the world for business.Since the company's venture was still new, there were a number of challenging conditions, as there were still many things to be implemented.However, Luke was particularly good at taking care of others. As we continued working together, we began to bond and formed a genuine friendship.Once, he asked me, "Ms. Jacobson, I heard that you're finalizing your divorce. What was the reason for it?""No particular reason. I just didn't like him anymore."Luke blinked. He then asked, "Then, what kind of person do you like?"I looked at his handsome face and chuckled. However, I didn't answer him.A few months later, I attended the local gathering at the Industry Summit Fo

Chapter 9

Sam sent me some good news three days later.Austin had agreed to sign the papers. However, regarding the two million dollars Leticia owed me, she requested to pay me back in installments.I was fine with that, so I agreed at once.I just needed Austin to agree to the divorce. I was eager to shake both him and Leticia off my tail and start a new life without them.Sam then said, "They've both moved out of your house. How would you like me to deal with it?""Sell it."I had meticulously chosen that house as our home back when I wanted to marry Austin. However, times had changed, especially now.I let Sam handle everything related to the divorce and buried myself in work once more.A while later, my ex-colleague came looking for me."Serena! We've got exciting news for you!""Mr. Lockhart and Leticia are getting married!"I couldn't help smiling when I heard the "exciting" news. I replied, "That's good."They continued, "What's good about that? Leticia seemingly got hold of s

Chapter 10

Luke came over to me and asked, "Who's that, Ms. Jacobson?"I replied, "I don't know him. Let's go."I was just about to leave when Austin quickly crawled over and hugged my leg, crying aloud, "Rena! Rena, my sweetheart, don't leave me!"While I was still struggling to get him off, Leticia suddenly ran out from one of the private dining rooms. When she saw that it was me, she immediately covered her face and screamed at the top of her lungs, "You again, Serena Jacobson! Why do you keep trying to seduce someone else's husband? You've got the nerve!"I wanted to defend myself, but Luke immediately shielded me behind him. "Hey! Watch your mouth!""I refuse! Serena is a fucking bitch! She dares to seduce my husband. She's a shameless slut!"Leticia was still busy yelling at me when Austin slapped her squarely on the cheek.She immediately nursed her face and screamed bloody murder. "You fucking bastard! You dare to hit me!""You're the slut! If you hadn't pretended to be all pitifu

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