Semua Bab Who's the Queen Now?: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Dad sent me to the company to evaluate Jayden.He said it was routine inspection, told me not to stress about it.I figured I'd go through the motions, tick some boxes, call it a day.So I told the receptionist I was an auditor from corporate, and she respectfully swiped me through with her keycard.But the second I stepped into the open office, I saw her.This woman, dressed in a skintight black bodycon skirt, crouched in front of the shredder like it was the most fascinating thing she'd ever seen. Her eyes were practically sparkling."Oh my God, this thing is so cool. Can it literally shred anything?"Without thinking, she grabbed a document from the desk next to her.The cover was stamped in red letters: "MERGER CONTRACT."She didn't even hesitate—just started shoving the contract toward the shredder.A guy with glasses nearby went absolutely pale.He basically threw himself at her, nearly tackling her to snatch the contract away."Holy shit, Hazel! Shouldn't you be in your office w

IT had just gotten everything back online when my dad called. He needed me to pull some sensitive marketing data—files required for this afternoon's board meeting at our Manhattan headquarters. I had to be handled personally, zero margin for error. I grabbed a USB drive, downloaded the files from the marketing director's computer, and headed to the copy room. I'd just finished printing everything and was organizing the stack with binder clips when the door swung open. Hazel bounced in, holding a bubble tea from the shop downstairs. She spotted the heavy-duty stapler sitting next to me, and her eyes lit up. "Ooh, lemme borrow that real quick—my Hot Cheetos bag totally ripped." She reached for it like it was hers by default. I instinctively pulled the confidential documents and the stapler out of her reach. These files contained seriously classified intel. She swiped at air, stumbled forward from the momentum, and tripped over the printer cord. Her bubble tea went flying—a p

After I hung up with Dad, the whole place went dead silent.Everyone was staring at me, not daring to breathe, their eyes mixing shock, confusion, and straight-up fear.Hazel was still holding her phone with Jayden's video call active—he'd obviously heard my last comment.He probably didn't catch exactly what I'd said on the phone, or maybe he just couldn't believe it.His face was dark as storm clouds, glaring at me through the screen."Who were you just talking to? What kind of bullshit did you just say?"His voice still had that arrogant, superior tone he always used.Hazel snapped back to reality too.She thought Jayden was still backing her up, figured I was just bluffing.She got all high and mighty with me again."What are you even trying to pull here?"I didn't bother responding to her.And I didn't even look at Jayden again.Right then, another ringtone started going off through Hazel's phone speaker.Jayden's personal cell was ringing.On the video, I watched Jayden glance do

That evening, Jayden finally rushed back home.He stood at the front door of our mansion and discovered the keypad lock had been changed.He tried all our anniversaries, tried our birthdays—nothing worked.He frantically rang the doorbell.Then started calling me over and over, practically blowing up my phone.I sat on the living room couch, watching my phone screen light up and go dark, completely ignoring every call.Eventually, what greeted him wasn't me opening the door.It was a moving truck.The truck pulled up to the curb and workers started hauling stuff out of the house.Packed boxes, one after another, all belonging to him.His suits, his sneakers, his golf clubs.Even those trophies and certificates from his study that he was so proud of.Every single personal item that belonged to him was carried out without exception, piled up on the sidewalk like a heap of abandoned garbage.Jayden watched this scene unfold, his eyes turning red.He rushed forward and blocked the door wit

Hazel wasn't done—she confessed everything, loud enough for the whole bar to hear:"I only got with you for your money from day one. You didn't actually think I loved you, did you?""All that romantic shit I said was just lies I made up—only an idiot like you would believe it. Look in the mirror and see if you're even worth it!"Jayden completely lost it.All his self-respect, pride, and final hopes were shredded by Hazel's words.He lunged at her like a madman, and they started brawling right there in the bar.It was an ugly scene—bottles smashing, furniture flying.Hazel's new boyfriend, some tough-looking bruiser, immediately joined the fight.He grabbed a bottle and smashed it down on Jayden's head.Jayden got beaten to a pulp, completely defenseless, just curled up on the ground wailing.Eventually, all three were arrested by police for public fighting.This whole shitshow was witnessed by crowds of people, filmed, and posted online, making them the laughingstock of the entire cit