All Chapters of All Over a Watch? You're Overreacting: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

After hanging up, I tossed the cake into the trash can.I had never been a fan of such overly sweet stuff anyway. I only bought the cake to cater to Hailey Miller's tastes. There was no reason to force myself to eat it since she didn't appreciate the gesture.I ordered a hot chicken sandwich, loaded with hot honey sauce and spicy mayo, and treated myself to something I actually enjoyed.After eating my fill, I lay on the couch to rest.I thought Hailey wouldn't come home tonight, but she showed up earlier than expected. The moment she walked through the door, she pinched her nose and snapped, "Did you sneak in spicy food behind my back?"I didn't even look at her and lazily replied, "Eating spicy food isn't a crime, and it's not sneaking either. Doing dirty stuff behind someone's back is what sneaking really is."Maybe I hit a nerve because Hailey immediately flew into a rage. She lunged forward, yanked me off the couch, and slapped me hard across the face."You know damn well I

Chapter 2

Fine. If she was backing down, I didn't mind giving her a way out.After I returned to the office, things in the technical team went back to running like clockwork.That afternoon, Hailey surprisingly invited me out for lunch. I agreed and figured that it would be a good time to talk about the divorce. I wanted to end things peacefully, as long as she stopped causing trouble.Still, I never thought she would show up with Jaxon in tow, even after inviting me out for lunch. She looked brisk and business-like, so I assumed it was a business lunch.After we settled down at the restaurant, Hailey handed me a bouquet of lilies. "Yesterday was our wedding anniversary, but I got tied up, so I'm making it up to you today."Instead of accepting the bouquet, I turned my head away and covered my nose as I sneezed. "Get those away from me! Don't you know I'm allergic to lilies?"Her expression immediately darkened. "When are you going to stop, Landon? You're making up excuses just to put on a

Chapter 3

I couldn't care less and told Hailey to go ahead and sue me.If that slap was domestic abuse, what she and Jaxon had done could easily pass as attempted murder. I clearly told them that I was allergic to lilies, yet they forced me into contact with the allergen anyway. That was pure, malicious intent.After I was discharged, I stayed home on medical leave to recover. Hailey started getting restless and ordered me back to work, threatening to mark it as absenteeism if I didn't show up.I had never responded well to threats or being pushed around, so I just ignored her.She eventually softened her attitude again, just to get me back to work and cut the company's losses.One day, she got off work early and cooked a meal for me. The table was full of my favorite hot, spicy dishes, and they tasted pretty decent.I decided to show her some grace and enjoy the meal. Just as I was about to lay things out and talk about ending our relationship on good terms, Jaxon called.Hailey picked

Chapter 4

I was utterly stunned to learn that Michael Wade was working for Hailey and Jaxon.I completely trusted him and even gave him the passcode to my safe, where I kept my technical blueprints. Only the two of us knew this secret.All this time, I treated him like my right-hand man, and I never thought Hailey and Jaxon would go this far to scheme behind my back and even buy him off.On my first day of work, I had finalized the project blueprints, and execution was all that was left. Did Hailey and Jaxon seriously think I had outlived my usefulness?Sure enough, Hailey called an emergency meeting the moment I stepped out of the restroom. Right then and there, she announced that I would be stripped of my role as the CTO due to poor work ethic.Jaxon, on the other hand, had delivered exceptional performance and would take my place. I was to serve as his assistant.The shareholders erupted in complaints. Jaxon knew absolutely nothing about tech, so how could he be appointed the CTO?They

Chapter 5

Hailey quickly explained, "Landon refuses to follow corporate directives, so I'm assigning someone more responsible to handle your project."Then, she pointed at Jaxon. "This is Mr. Preston, who studied abroad."Jaxon scurried over to suck up to Julia and extended a hand with a sycophantic grin. "A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Morrison. I look forward to working with you."Instead of taking his hand, Julia turned around to give Hailey a look of open disdain. "Isn't he your secretary? Have you lost your mind assigning someone with zero technical background to handle my project? Put Mr. Chase back in charge right now, or this partnership is off!"Jaxon's expression darkened at the humiliation, and he tried to salvage his dignity. "This is an internal company matter, Ms. Morrison. You don't have the right to—""Shut up!" Hailey snapped, cutting him off before he could finish.Julia's patience snapped. "Fine. If this is how you do business, the deal's off."With that, she turned around

Chapter 6

"Don't play innocent in front of me, Hailey!" I snapped. "When you were out there cheating, did you ever stop to think about divorce? Or did you just assume that I'd keep putting up with you while you were out there messing around with other men?"My voice rang out loud and clear as I reminded Hailey of all the disgusting things she had done.A flicker of guilt crossed her face, but she stubbornly refused to admit to it. "Jaxon and I are just colleagues. It's not as ugly as you're making it sound."I let out a mocking laugh. "Do you really think I'm an idiot? You don't have to sign the papers because I'll just take it to court."For once, Hailey looked genuinely disappointed. "Does it really have to end with a divorce?"I couldn't bother to respond and turned to leave. A divorce wasn't the only lawsuit I was prepared to file anyway.But she grabbed my arm and said, "I'll sign the papers, only if you secure the deal with Julia."I shrugged. "And what's in it for me? I can proce

Chapter 7

Julia, the company's biggest client, was the first to terminate all future partnerships.Hailey came to me for help, begging me to change Julia's mind.I took the chance to lay out my terms. "I can help you, but only if you finalize the divorce right now."She couldn't understand why I was so desperate. "It's just a month. Can't you even wait that long?"I pulled up the viral video that had spread across the internet and showed it to her so she could witness her humiliation on full display. "The whole internet knows you cheated. Do you really think I'd be willing to wait?"Hailey had no comeback for that, so we headed to the courthouse and signed the papers that day.The best part about a divorce was the immediate asset division. Over the last three years, while the real estate market boomed, I had encouraged her to invest our dividends into purchasing a dozen properties. They were all under her name because I had completely trusted her, so now, a divorce was the only way I c

Chapter 8

Hailey snapped at Jaxon, "You idiot! Can you even handle the project delivery if Landon's gone?"Jaxon didn't know a thing about actual work. The only thing he was good at was hooking up with women, so he just assumed that the partnership with Julia was set in stone. He was desperate to kick me out so I wouldn't steal the credit.After a month of careful preparations, my new company officially launched the following day.Big names in the industry showed up in droves to congratulate me, including Julia. She was our first official partner, and we kicked things off on our first project together.I was in the middle of a high-energy presentation, outlining the future of our project to a cheering crowd, when Hailey and Jaxon burst in, clearly looking for a fight. Hailey started accusing Julia of breaching their contract for canceling the partnership on the day of the project delivery.Julia slapped the official contract down in front of them and firmly said, "Your company failed to m

Chapter 9

I didn't want anything to do with Hailey anymore, so I told my clients to stop making jokes about my past.After all, Julia and I were about to get married, and the last thing I wanted was to make her jealous.I never imagined that Hailey would still be obsessed with me.One day, Julia and I were at a boutique shopping for wedding gowns when Hailey appeared out of nowhere, trying to get my attention. She wore the same wedding gown she had worn at our wedding and dropped to her knees in front of me."I'm sorry, Landon. Could you please forgive me? The three years I spent with you were the happiest days of my life. I know you still love me, so please don't marry Julia, alright? Come back to me!"I shook my head hard and told her to give up on the idea, but she refused. Instead, she clung to my leg and wouldn't let go.My patience finally snapped, and the harsh insults poured out. "How does someone like you have the nerve to come to me again, Hailey? Do you honestly think you're i

Chapter 10

The hooligan slapped me hard across the face and spat in a menacing voice, "We just want a little money. Hailey says you're loaded."I shook my head and tried to talk him into letting me go. "Work as my bodyguard, and I'll pay you 150 thousand dollars a year. It's a stable job that's so much better than this dangerous racket."For a second, the hooligan looked tempted. He was about to agree when Hailey jumped in and stirred things up."Don't believe him! He wouldn't even help his ex-wife, so why would he treat a stranger well? Plus, you kidnapped him, so letting him go means you'll end up in prison!"I stared at her in disbelief. "You want me dead, don't you?"She let out a dark, twisted laugh, and her eyes were full of malice. "If I'm suffering, I'm dragging you down with me, too! Why won't you help me when all I'm asking is for a little money to pay off my debts?"Suppressing my disgust and rage, I pretended to stay calm and play along. "How much do you owe?""Just 50 million

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