Chapter 3

I moved out of the Sanchez family estate and into an apartment I had prepared in advance.

During the day, I continued handling the Sanchez family’s accounts. At night, I worked on perfecting my liquidation sheet.

Since it was three years of accounts, the amount was massive.

But I was unusually patient.

During this time, Lily gave me a call.

“Anna, it’s me, Lily.”

Her voice sounded soft, with a hint of tears.

“I didn’t know Jackson took your money to buy that jewelry for me. And it even caused a huge fight between you two. You’re not angry at me, are you?”

I listened quietly and said nothing.

“Anna, Jackson really loves you. This time, it’s just a misunderstanding.”

“Okay,” I only said.

She seemed to freeze on the other end.

“Anna… you’re not angry?”

“Nope.”

I said, “Anyway, it’s not my money.”

After that, I hung up.

I truly wasn’t angry.

I needed to settle this failed investment, and Lily was the biggest risk in this investment.

On the day of Jackson's and my anniversary, he sent me a message.

[Dinner tonight. Same place.]

There wasn’t a single word of apology.

I couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. Maybe in Jackson’s eyes, this was already the greatest extent of him lowering himself.

[Okay.]

That night, I arrived early at the revolving restaurant we used to go to.

I waited for two hours, but Jackson didn’t show up.

He sent me a message.

[Something came up. You eat first. I’ll come later.]

I didn’t reply.

After waiting another half hour, I prepared to leave.

At that moment, my phone rang.

It was one of the people I had placed at the dock.

“Miss Anna, are you and the boss transferring the weapons in the warehouse today?”

I froze.

“I’m not.”

“Huh? But I just saw the boss bring a lady inside. I thought it was you. He said he wanted to personally inspect the goods.”

My heart sank.

After hanging up, I drove to the secret warehouse.

The warehouse was filled with crates of weapons.

“It’s so dirty here. There’s so much dust.” Lily’s voice sounded inside.

Jackson said, “It’s a bit dirty. Anna thought it was cheap, so she bought it. Sorry, Lily. I’ll take you to buy a new pair of shoes later.”

“I think these goods look pretty average.” Lily covered her mouth in disgust.

“She chose them, saying they had the best cost-performance. Lily, have someone take them back and use them first. When I have money later, I’ll buy you whatever you want.”

“Really? That’s great! Jackson, I knew you would treat me the best.”

A giggle echoed inside the warehouse.

I stood outside, listening as they planned a business that no longer belonged to me.

I didn’t go in.

I just took out my phone and recorded a video before turning to leave.

On the way back to the apartment, I received messages from Jackson.

[Why aren’t you replying? I just got delayed because of something. Is it really necessary to act like this?

[Someone at the warehouse wanted to inspect the goods, so I came to take a look. Go back and rest early.]

I looked at those two messages. Not wanting to waste words on him, I directly sent him the video.

There was silence on the other end for a long time.

Then, Jackson’s calls started coming in frantically.

I didn’t answer a single one and blocked all his contact methods.

I also revoked his access to our shared insurance account.

That night, I completed the liquidation sheet.

In total, over three years, nearly a hundred million dollars in funds had flowed through.

I calculated a final number.

Looking at the amount, my heart finally calmed down.

Maybe it was time all of this came to an end.