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A Cold New Year Chapter 9
Kian refused to leave Vaelith. Instead, he started harassing me obsessively.Whenever I livestreamed photography tutorials, he’d flood the stream with gifts from burner accounts.One username in particular kept appearing: KianLovesLaneThe screen would explode with animated yachts and rockets until my own face was practically covered.My viewers immediately started spamming the chat, asking who he was.Just looking at that disgusting username made my stomach turn."Mods, turn off gifting," I said with a cold expression and ended the stream immediately.Being buried under money like that didn’t feel romantic. It felt humiliating.He genuinely believed money could buy back everything, including my dignity.The second I ended the stream, my phone started vibrating nonstop. It was message after message from Kian."Lane, why are you ignoring me?""I sent you so many gifts and you won’t even thank me?""I really love you. Please give me one more chance."Every time I blocked one
A Cold New Year Chapter 8
A month later, I received a call from an unfamiliar number.It was a local number.Assuming it was work-related, I answered without thinking."Hello?"The other end stayed silent for several seconds before Kian’s familiar voice finally came through."Lane, it’s me." He no longer sounded arrogant. Instead, there was something cautious in his tone, almost ingratiating."How long are you planning to drag this out? I think you’ve made your point after a whole month, don’t you? I know you’re still upset about that dinner."Isabel just didn’t want her relatives interrogating her over the holidays, so I went with her to help her shut them up. We’ve been together for years. Why are you even making such a big deal out of this?"I actually laughed. An entire month had passed, and he still thought I’d left because of a single dinner. The way his brain worked was honestly astonishing."Kian." I cut him off before he could keep rambling. "Do you seriously think that’s why I left you?""Is
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My phone had barely turned back on after landing in Vaelith when Kian’s call came through.I answered it.The second the line connected, his furious roar exploded through the speaker."Lane! Where the hell are you?! I went home and you were gone! Your suitcase is gone too. You actually left?! "You lied to me! Do you think you can just disappear without my permission? Get your ass back here right now!"His voice was so loud it made my ears ache. Curious stares came from the crowd around me.I held the phone farther away and replied with surprising calm, "Kian, we've broken up. That means I don’t need your permission anymore. I don’t owe you explanations either."From now on, your life is yours, and mine is mine. So stop contacting me."Before he could start screaming again, I hung up, then I blocked his number without hesitation.After that, I blocked him on every platform he could use to reach me.When I finished, I stared at my phone screen and let out a long breath.For t
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"Break up?" Kian’s eyes widened in disbelief. There was still a stiff smile frozen on his face. "Lane, do you even hear yourself right now? I’ll give you a chance to retract your words.""I won’t." I looked straight at him, steadier than I had ever been before. "I’m breaking up with you. Did you hear me? Kian, we’re over."The smile vanished from his face completely. What replaced it was pure humiliation and rage.Smack.The slap hit so hard my head snapped sideways instantly. A burning pain spread across my cheek as ringing filled my ears.Kian had put his full strength into it."What the hell is wrong with you?!" Kian roared, "Have I treated you too well or something? Is that why you’ve forgotten who you are? You’re getting way too full of yourself!"I didn’t do anything wrong, so what gives you the right to dump me? I work my ass off supporting this home while you sit around acting paranoid every single day! Lane, you’ve completely disappointed me!"I covered my face and tur
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"It's for work. There’s a project overseas. My boss asked me to handle it for a couple of days."Kian stared at me suspiciously, scrutinizing my expression for any flicker of deceit."Work?" He frowned before finally handing my phone back. "How come you never mentioned it?""It was last-minute." I tucked my phone into my pocket and answered casually, “You know I’m busy with work. I didn't have time to report on these trivial matters.”"Just like you apparently forgot to mention the hundreds of thousands in bonuses you’ve been giving Isabel."Kian immediately choked on his own words. The confidence in his posture weakened noticeably."Th-That was for work," he muttered, avoiding my eyes again. "Whatever. If it’s a business trip, then go."He visibly relaxed.It seemed that as long as he believed I wasn't actually deserting him, he felt he still held the upper hand.A heavy, unbroken silence filled the car on the way back.Kian made several attempts to speak, but each one falte
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After work, Kian didn’t drive to Isabel’s apartment immediately. Instead, he parked outside a mall."Come on," he said casually. "I’ll buy you a New Year’s gift."He led me into a jewelry store.It was not a luxury brand, just one of those chain jewelry stores you could find in any mall.He browsed the display cases for a while before finally picking up a silver necklace with a tiny pendant attached."What do you think?" he asked, holding it against my neck. "It suits your skin tone."The price tag caught my eye: $299.I chose to remain silent and stared at Kian.A few days ago, Isabel posted a photo of a solid gold bracelet on social media. It was one of the latest designs. The bracelet weighed a full troy ounce.The caption read: "A New Year's gift from the boss! Isn't love supposed to have some weight to it?"Kian mistook my silence for disappointment. He laughed awkwardly. "Money’s a little tight lately, and gold prices are through the roof right now. "I promise to ge
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