LOGINRight before the wedding, my fiancé asked to postpone it by seven days. All because he wanted to spend time with his childhood sweetheart, who was terminally ill. "This week I am completely free. I want to be with Lily and help her fulfill her last wish." I asked, somewhat taken aback: "Tomorrow is our wedding. Are you trying to humiliate me?" Alexander's eyes darted away, but his tone was firm. "Lily has only a month left to live. I owe her a love story worth remembering." I didn't agree, but Alexander left anyway. The wedding was postponed at the last minute. [Joanna, we won't cross the line. I will give you a grand wedding.] Every day after that, Alexander sent me updates on his itinerary. On the first day, they took my wedding photographer and went to shoot their own wedding photos. On the second day, he gave the custom wedding jewelry to Lily. But by the third day, Lily sent over a video. Alexander was drunk, and they were pressed close together. Lily stared into the camera, her eyes full of defiance. "So what if he finds out I was faking my illness? He still chose me over you — just to fulfill my wish." I laughed. The only reason he succeeded was because of my unique business acumen and instincts. And now, sixty percent of the company's shares are registered under my name. Once he loses me, everything he has will turn to dust.
View MoreToward dusk, as I stepped out of the elevator after getting off work, I saw Lily clinging to Alexander.Alexander had been waiting here all day, but I hadn't paid him any mind.There were still too many financial losses and loopholes at the company that I needed to figure out."Alexander, please help me! A bunch of people just broke into my house.""They're demanding that all my assets be seized to compensate your company."Lily was sobbing, tears streaming down her face. Alexander tried to shake her off, but she wouldn't let go."I can't have my assets seized! I don't want to end up wandering the streets!"Lily cried, then spotted me stepping out of the elevator.She pointed at me and started screaming:"It's all your fault! Why did you sue me? Now I have to give up all my assets to your company!"I stared at her expressionlessly. Alexander immediately pulled her away."Joanna, she's lost it. Are you alright?"Yes, I was the one who filed the lawsuit. Both Lily and Alexander were requ
(Joanna's POV)Early the next morning, Alexander blocked my path with a stack of documents."Joanna, please listen to me. Lily deceived me.""She was already married. She only came looking for me after she found out our company had gone public."I pushed him aside and walked toward the company entrance."I already know all of that.""Whether she comes back or not doesn't matter. The point is — you abandoned me for someone else.""You postponed our wedding for her, leaving me alone to deal with the mess at the company.""You embezzled company funds for her, trying to destroy the company we built together."As I spoke, tears welled up in my eyes.I looked at Alexander's bloodshot eyes — he hadn't slept all night.His hair was a mess, his clothes wrinkled and disheveled.He knelt before me, begging for forgiveness."I was wrong. I did terrible things to you.""Let's have the wedding again. I'll change. I'll make it right.""I'll buy you new wedding dresses, new jewelry — everything."I ig
(Alexander's POV)I returned home feeling as though my soul had been ripped away, my mind completely blank.All the way back, I kept replaying everything that had happened at the meeting.I couldn't believe Joanna had actually driven me out of the company.I opened the door to an empty apartment.I tried to find the photo album of memories Joanna and I had shared, only to discover the cabinets had been completely emptied.Joanna's clothes, her makeup, her photographs — all gone.Only the trash can was overflowing.Stuffed full of the little gifts I had once given her.There was even a dried rose. I held it in my hand, its petals brittle and crumbling.I remembered — it was the first year we founded the company together, and funds had been especially tight.That Christmas, we'd been so strapped for cash that all I could afford was a rose for a few cents, as a Christmas gift.I never imagined she'd kept something so small all this time.Then there were photographs — memories of the two o
Alexander requested that a general shareholders' meeting be held in three days, saying he would announce his recovery plan.Over those three days, he took Lily to visit the offices of major clients one after another, trying to win back the partners who had wavered after the funding was cut off.Meanwhile, rumors about us began circulating throughout the company.In the break room, in the elevators, in the cafeteria during lunch — whispers were everywhere."Isn't that going too far? He's a co-founder, and they're actually going to fire him.""I heard Alexander went traveling with his first love, and Joanna got jealous and took it out on the company.""Really? Joanna always seems so rational...""Well, when a woman gets emotionally triggered, she's capable of anything."The moment I walked past, the crowd fell instantly silent, awkward smiles plastered on every face.I held my coffee cup and walked calmly into my office.Three days later, the shareholders' meeting convened as scheduled.






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