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Chapter 3

Author: Stars
"But we agreed not to meet in real life." I replied.

Dean was a little hurt. "I'm sorry, but I really want to see you. Can you give me a chance?" he messaged.

It wasn't that I didn't want to meet him—it was that we just couldn't. The very thought of his grumpy face at work was enough to unsettle me.

If Dean ever found out that his Beta was actually his online girlfriend, I was certain he'd take serious action against me. After all, I knew all his embarrassing little secrets.

Dean, however, refused to give up. He kept pushing to meet in person and even offered to pay just for a chance to see me.

Frustrated and overwhelmed, I finally told him that we should break up. At the same time, I called it quits on our gaming partnership.

Instantly, the whole gaming community went wild.

The news of Solitary Sailor and Celeste Rain breaking up blew up in the chat.

Many players couldn't help but feel sorry.

"No way! When Solitary Sailor sent those fireworks, I genuinely believed they'd be together for a long time!"

"They're just an online couple. Maybe it was all a stunt by the game developers."

"Exactly! You can't really tell what's real online. It's hard to fall for someone through a screen."

As I scrolled through the comments, a strange mix of emotions bubbled up inside me.

They were right. Dean and I were just an Internet couple. How could a relationship like ours ever be real?

I thought my life would be easier without Dean's constant messages, but reality proved me wrong.

The moment I stepped into the office the next day, a heavy tension hung in the air.

"What's going on? The atmosphere feels off today," I whispered to my colleague.

Without warning, she shoved a stack of documents into my arms. "Don't ask. Take these straight to Alpha Dean's office. Right now, you're the only one who can handle him."

"Alpha Dean's in a foul mood today," she added. "Do you see that intern in the corner? She just came out of his office crying after turning in some paperwork."

As I glanced over to the corner, I couldn't help but notice the intern's red, puffy eyes.

With a sigh, I approached her and took the files from her hands. "I'll deliver them for you," I said.

Dean seemed so polite and gentle online. How bad could he really be face-to-face?

As it turned out, I had severely underestimated the situation.

Everyone who went into his office came out with tear-streaked faces.

I stood frozen outside his office door, too anxious to step inside.

If bitterness was visible, the air around Dean's room would be thick with dark, heavy clouds.

My coworkers looked at me like I was about to walk into a minefield.

I swallowed hard, but in the end, I chickened out and headed toward the restroom.

After hesitating for a moment, I pulled out my phone.

Ever since we broke up, Dean had been flooding my inbox with apologies. Despite his growing desperation, I hadn't replied even once.

I needed him to realize that meeting in real life simply wasn't an option. If he kept pushing for it, a clean break would be the only option left for us.

Still, I figured he'd had enough time to come to his senses by now.

With my career and my coworkers' peace of mind at heart, I decided it was time to message him back.

"We don't have to break up. But you have to behave. I don't like it when people go back on their word," I wrote.

Dean replied almost immediately, "Baby, please don't ignore me. I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. It won't happen again."

With that, our relationship was patched up once more.

I took a deep breath and finally knocked on his office door.

"Come in," Dean called out, his voice gentler than before.

When I entered, I saw his pale face and a trash can filled to the brim with crumpled tissues.

Had he been crying?

When Dean caught my stare, he awkwardly tapped his desk. "Just leave the files here. You can go back now."

It was obvious his mood had improved. Not only was he calmer, but he even let everyone leave work early.

The entire office was stunned by his sudden mood swings.

Just as I was happily packing up to go home, Dean handed me a stack of documents. "There are still some errors in these. To be honest, I don't trust anyone else here to fix them. Your work has always been outstanding. Could you stay a little longer to correct them?"

Was he seriously expecting me to work overtime again?

Though my fists were clenched, I kept a polite smile on my face. "Of course," I replied.

So, I opened my laptop and began going through the proposal.

All of a sudden, Dean's sharp eyes landed on the "Moonlit Shadow Wolf" icon on my desktop.

"I didn't know you played that game too," he said.

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