He Owes Me the World

The conference room was filled with executives. All of them were silent.

Many of my colleagues, with whom I'd fought side by side for years, had expressions full of frustration and pity.

Seeing their expressions as I walked into the room made me stop in my tracks. I instinctively looked toward Corey Larson, who was seated at the head of the table.

The next moment, my heart skipped a beat.

"Who's this, Cor?" I frowned, pointing to the woman sitting next to Corey at the head of the table. She was in the seat that should've been mine.

Ten years ago, Corey's father, Thomas Larson, suddenly passed away. He left Corey with a company burdened by debt.

To be closer to my crush, I gave up a high-paying job abroad and joined him without a second thought.

Back then, the company was on the brink of collapse, and most of the employees had fled. I was the only one left.

I was his secretary, his driver, the copywriter... I did everything. I even took care of his daily needs.

To put it simply, there would be no Larson Technologies today without me. There certainly wouldn't be the successful Corey sitting here now.

The company was preparing to go public, and I had planned to propose to him on that day. But now, a woman had appeared beside him, sitting in my rightful spot.

What was going on?

As I spoke, the eyes of the ten or so people in the room immediately turned to Corey. The atmosphere turned tense and serious.

Corey was expressionless. He avoided my gaze and casually said, "Priscilla, this is Jayda Bell, our company's new vice CEO.

"After this meeting, you can take her to HR to handle her onboarding. As for the office, would you mind clearing yours for her? It's closer to me, so it'll be more convenient."

I froze at his words. It felt like the ground beneath me was spinning.

Vice CEO? And I had to give up my office for her?

I had been with Corey since all the employees had abandoned the company. On paper, I was the head of marketing, but I'd always taken on the role of vice CEO.

I'd worked myself to the bone for ten years, helping the company go from the brink of bankruptcy to being on the verge of an IPO.

But I'd never officially been appointed vice CEO. That position had always been vacant.

Now, a new vice CEO had come in out of nowhere, and I was being told to give up my office. What did that make me?

Even if I didn't care about the title of vice CEO, Corey knew how much I'd loved him over the past ten years. It was that love that drove me to build Larson Technologies into what it was today.

And now, he just did this without a word of explanation, as if I meant nothing to him.

Was I nothing more than a disposable rag to him? Or did I have no place in his heart at all?

Thinking back on the efforts of the past ten years, I couldn't help but feel a sense of reluctance. Perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope, as I quietly asked, "Can you give me a reason?"

I locked eyes with Corey. I didn't care about my position in the company, but I wanted to know where I stood in his heart.

Maybe he felt guilty or was ashamed, but he couldn't look me in the eye. Instead, he deflected, saying, "The company is going public, and there are bigger plans and a brighter future ahead. Jayda is more suited for the vice CEO position."

At that moment, it felt like my heart had been plunged into an ice-cold abyss. It was so cold that it felt like I couldn't breathe.