Chapter 2

(Bright's POV)

At Morgan's Group, I was in my office on the top floor of a five-story building, attending to a client, when my fiancée, Nini André, stormed in.

"Bright, I am done with this relationship!" Nini shouted, shattering the calm as she entered my vast office. She threw the engagement ring I had given her the previous day at my club directly at me.

Nini did not mind that I had a client present. As my finance manager, she openly embarrassed me in front of a top partner.

"Mr. Justin, we will discuss the business negotiation later," I told my partner. He stood and left my office respectfully, acting as if he had not seen the furious woman before me.

Once Mr. Justin left, I fixed my gaze on Nini. She was a fair-skinned, twenty-seven-year-old woman, tall and slim.

"What is wrong, Nini? Why did you throw the engagement ring at me?" I asked, standing from my office chair. I am the CEO of Morgan's Group in this city.

"Are you asking why I am calling it quits, Bright? Are you really a man? We have been having unprotected sex, and yet I am not pregnant. What does that tell you? That you are impotent!" Nini shouted, glaring daggers at me.

My heart ached at her words. I had already known I was not capable as a man, but at least I provided for her and her family.

"Nini, we have been dating for five years. Why end it now? We can seek medical help. You will have my child," I said, walking from behind my desk to approach her. But she yelled again.

"Do not come any closer to me! You are an impotent man. What is the point of all this money if you cannot get a woman pregnant? I cannot continue with you, Bright! I only accepted your ring yesterday at the hotel because I did not want to embarrass you, but I cannot go on. You should look for a barren woman to marry, not me." Nini spoke without care, her words breaking my heart.

"Nini, please. You know I love you very much. I did everything to support you and your family. I paid your tuition. You cannot break up with me now," I told her. She narrowed her eyes at me.

"Tell me how much you spent on me, Bright. I will refund it. This is my life I am talking about—my future. I cannot spend the rest of my life with you. And do not come after me again; we are over. Completely over! Besides, I gave you my body these past five years. Consider that payment for all the money you spent. But I cannot keep this ring. I need a real man who will make me feel like a woman, not an incompetent CEO like you!" Nini shouted, then stormed out of my office, leaving my world darkened.

I had always loved Nini André. I did everything to make her happy. Recently, however, I did not know how she discovered I was impotent. I had not discussed it with her yet, though she had said she wanted a child before marriage.

I returned to my office chair to resume work, as it was past 4 p.m. I could not focus on anything.

My mind replayed all the words Nini had said to me.

I am a thirty-one-year-old man, and I had been dating Nini since I was twenty-six.

Sighing, I turned off my computer and picked up my phone to call my best friends, Sunny and Gabriel.

"Hello, Sunny. Are you free tonight?" I asked.

"I am sorry, Bright. I have an important client to meet tonight and cannot hang out. Why not call Gabriel?" Sunny replied.

I frowned, feeling as though the world was turning its back on me.

"That is fine. I will call Gabriel now," I said before ending the call.

I then called Gabriel and invited him to hang out.

"Hello, Gabriel. Can you meet me tonight?" I asked.

Gabriel paused. "Where? Why not call your fiancee to join you?"

My heart ached at the reminder of Nini and how bluntly she had ended things, warning me not to pursue her.

"Nini broke up with me and returned the engagement ring," I told Gabriel.

He gasped. "What? That woman! I always knew she did not want to marry you. Did you not see how reluctant she was after you gave her the ring?" Gabriel seethed with rage; I could feel his anger through the phone.

"It is all right, Gabriel. I hold no grudge against Nini. She says I am not man enough and does not want me," I said. The call went silent for a moment.

"Are you sure you want to hang out at a club? You need to relax and calm down. Perhaps try to reach out to Nini to see if she is serious. You have done so much for her and her family. Now she wants to end it?" Gabriel was angry, and I understood.

"Gabriel, let it go. Nini will come back. She cannot do without money. She will return to beg me," I told him. He sighed.

"All right. I will see you tonight at The Blues Clubhouse at 6 p.m.," he said. I felt somewhat better.

"All right. I am still at the office. Once I leave, I will head there," I told Gabriel.

"All right. See you there," he replied, and the call ended.

Immediately after, I received a call from my stepmother, Eden.

"Hello, Mom," I answered.

"Bright, what is going on? I heard Nini André ended the engagement. Why would she do that?" she asked.

Shutting my eyes painfully, I replied, "It was her choice. How should I know?"

"How can you not know why your own fiancee broke up with you? Regardless, you must come home today. Your father insists," she said. I furrowed my brow.

"I am in no mood to come home. What about tomorrow? I will be there," I told her. It was Friday, and I needed time to relax.

My stepmother, Eden, did not truly like me. I was certain she was celebrating now that my fiancée had called off the engagement.

"Fine," she said and ended the call.

I prepared to leave my office to meet Gabriel at The Blues Clubhouse.