Chapter 3

After that, I switched off my phone resolutely.

The next day, I switched my phone back on, and there were a dozen missed calls from Cindy.

It was obvious that she was anxious.

[Ben, hear me out. I really didn’t know Jack was fighting with you…

[I only cut that steak for him because my dad asked me to. Please don’t be angry with me over such trivial matters…]

Trivial?

I laughed angrily.

Throughout our entire relationship, Cindy had never done something like that for me.

During our three-year relationship, I had been the one who accommodated her.

I had been the only one putting in effort.

I did not want to do that anymore!

When I looked down, my phone started ringing again.

It was a video call from Cindy.

I answered it, and her nervous voice came through.

“Ben, didn’t we agree to travel abroad today?

“We’ve been together for so long. We’re used to each other’s presence. How can we…”

Then, I saw a figure running toward me—it was Cindy holding her phone.

I felt a force as she threw herself at me.

She hugged me tightly, and I could feel her breathing against my chest.

“Please don’t be angry. It’s all my fault, alright?”

I did not respond.

It would be a lie to say that I did not care about our three-year relationship.

However, I was really unhappy.

Why would I disrupt my life that I had planned out long ago over a third party?

Jack had been smugly taunting me and insulting me, as though I was nothing.

I should let him and Liam feel what I felt!

Taking a deep breath, I pushed Cindy away and pretended to coldly say, “Cindy, why don’t you move out? Let’s rent a place outside of campus.

“I need to see you live independently without your dad. If you can’t even move out of your dorm, how will I know if you’re able to live abroad?”

Cindy was dumbfounded, and she frowned.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.

“Ben, you know my dad’s staff quarters are very near my dorm. I want to spend some time with him before we leave.

“Besides, Dad has already agreed to go shopping with me this Saturday…”

The fake excuses kept pouring out of her mouth. I was disappointed.

“Forget it. Let’s just take a break.”

I did not want to deal with this any further, so I turned around in exhaustion and left Cindy behind.

She was upset and a little angry.

The few days that followed, we acted like a couple who had gotten into a fight.

She still waited for me at my dorm and passed me breakfast with a cold expression.

I felt exhausted from such a tense situation.

At the same time, I was secretly investigating Jack.

After I looked through every inch of his social media, I discovered that he was not sponsored to go on the exchange program. Instead, he had paid for a spot himself.

In his social media post a few years ago, I found a record of his previous marriage. His ex-wife looked like an older rich woman.

His latest status was clearly a complaint.

[My last marriage was absolutely horrible. I’m glad that it’s over.

[I’ll definitely find someone else when I return to the country!]

I frowned and laughed in anger.

No wonder Jack kept going to dating agencies after he returned to the country. He was trying to prove that he still had value after his rich ex-wife dumped him!

I was no longer upset. Instead, I felt a sense of glee.

If I was not mistaken, Jack’s blind date was on Saturday.

Saturday…

The deadline for the exchange program application was on the same day!

It seemed like everything had lined up perfectly for me.

I smirked.

I wanted to see if the Swift family could really handle someone like Jack.