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Chapter 10

Author: Ducky Boom
A year later, Taylored Blooms opened its sixth location.

I no longer had to run the shops myself. I had floral designers, an operations team, and a dedicated supply chain manager.

I hadn't spent the money I recovered in the divorce on bags or cars. I invested it in my own flower farm and built an online floral brand.

Adrian used to say my flower shop wouldn't last six months without him. Now his company had been dissolved, while I was selling flowers in 12 cities.

He still messaged me every
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  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 10

    A year later, Taylored Blooms opened its sixth location.I no longer had to run the shops myself. I had floral designers, an operations team, and a dedicated supply chain manager.I hadn't spent the money I recovered in the divorce on bags or cars. I invested it in my own flower farm and built an online floral brand.Adrian used to say my flower shop wouldn't last six months without him. Now his company had been dissolved, while I was selling flowers in 12 cities.He still messaged me every now and then. At first, the messages were angry. Then they turned nostalgic. Eventually, he started begging."Tay, I dreamed about when we first got married."The first meal you made me was terrible, but I still ate every bite."I finally realize you were the one who treated me best."I read the messages and blocked him.Claire refused to return the property, so the court had her condo and car seized and auctioned off.I heard she later got involved with another married businessman. Before

  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 9

    As my love life started looking up, Adrian's life started falling apart.After I received the first three million dollars of my compensation, his company ran out of cash.The investors found falsified numbers during due diligence and immediately backed out. Several suppliers demanded payment at once, and before long, his office was shut down.Adrian sold his car and his watch, but it still wasn't enough. Just when he needed Claire most, she disappeared.She sold off a few designer bags that weren't part of the asset freeze, took the 500,000 dollars in emergency cash Adrian had left with her, and planned to leave town.Maureen caught her at the airport, and the two of them got into a fight in front of everyone.Maureen grabbed Claire by the hair and screamed, "What have we ever done to you? Adrian even got divorced for you, and now you're trying to run?"Claire dropped the act. "His company's going under. What, I'm supposed to stick around and help him pay off his debts?""Aren'

  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 8

    I used the money I'd recovered to lease a two-story storefront downtown. The first floor was a flower shop, and upstairs I held floral workshops where women could relax and unwind.While the place was being renovated, Kyle came by every day after class.He hauled flowerpots, assembled shelves, reviewed contracts, and even gave the foreman such a hard time for trying to cut corners that the guy probably started rethinking his life choices.One of my employees pulled me aside. "Taylor, seriously? A guy that hot isn't your boyfriend?""No.""Then why is he here every day?""He's interning.""Interning for what?""How to be a decent human being."Kyle walked in just then. "Wrong. I'm interning to be her boyfriend."The whole shop erupted.I grabbed a bunch of baby's breath and tossed it at him.He caught it and tucked it into a nearby vase. "Thanks for the flowers, girlfriend.""Do you have no shame?""Not when I'm trying to win you over."The new shop did over 500,000 dolla

  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 7

    Kyle walked in carrying a coffee. He wore a white shirt and jeans, with a backpack slung over one shoulder.He looked like the male lead in a college rom-com who had somehow wandered into a messy family drama.He came over, pushed the straw through the lid, and handed me the drink. "Less ice, no sugar."Then he looked at Claire. "And as for her being old, she's 30, and I'm 24. I don't mind, so why the hell do you?"Someone in the shop started clapping. A second later, everyone started laughing.Claire had always been smug about being younger than me. Now a man even younger than her was standing right beside me, making it painfully clear that her age wasn't much of an advantage after all.Claire looked livid. "He's just some boy toy you paid for!"I took a sip of my coffee. "You live off someone else's money and call it true love. I spend my own money on a hot guy, and suddenly I'm his sugar mama? Even if I am, at least I can afford it. Can you?"The scene at my flower shop hit

  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 6

    Claire stopped crying. Nothing tested a fake relationship faster than money."Adrian's company is in the middle of a funding round. He can't sell right now.""That's your problem," I said."If you don't drop the lawsuit, I'll show up at your flower shop.""Be my guest.""I'll make sure everyone knows you can't have kids and you're still clinging to a husband who doesn't love you anymore!""Come tomorrow at 2:00 pm.""Why?""Afternoons are busy. You might as well help me boost sales."I hung up.Kyle looked up at me. "She's going to make a scene tomorrow.""I know.""Want me to come?"I looked at him. "No. Putting someone like her in her place is more satisfying when I do it myself."At 2:00 pm the next day, Claire arrived right on time.She wore a white dress and no makeup, and her face was pale. Two influencers followed behind her with their phones raised.The second she stepped inside, she dropped to her knees. "Taylor, please. Just let Adrian and me be together."Th

  • Cheated On and Cashed Out   Chapter 5

    The livestream went viral. By the time I opened the flower shop the next morning, dozens of people were already lined up outside.One woman grabbed my hand and insisted I recommend something she could send to the other woman."A cactus," I said."Why?""Prickly, impossible to kill, and perfect for someone who doesn't know when she's not wanted."She bought ten of them on the spot.That gave me an idea. I put together a "Fresh Start" bouquet with shredded photos of cheating exes and priced it at 100 dollars.By the end of the day, I'd sold 800.I'd been doing floral design for five years. I had the skills, the customers, and a style that was all my own.But Adrian had always said a woman didn't need more than a little business of her own. He didn't want me putting myself out there.He kept everything I was capable of confined to one tiny shop, then used my profits to bankroll his company and support Maureen and Claire.Now that no one was holding me back, I finally realized I

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