Mag-log inWith that, I got into my luxury car without looking back and drove off.Just looking at a jerk like Sebastian made me sick.After that, he started harassing me nonstop, desperate to win me back. He waited outside my house for me and brought me lunches.Then he showed up at my company, arranged roses into a giant heart on the ground, and released balloons with my name written all over them."Cindy, I know I was wrong. Give me one more chance. Can we please get back together?"I was completely fed up. I called the police and reported him for causing a disturbance and disrupting our work. The officers came and escorted him out.Even with the police there, Sebastian still refused to give up. "Cindy, don't make me leave. I really love you. I—""Sebastian, don't make me hate you."My words seemed to hit Sebastian hard. His eyes dulled, and his face went blank. He finally turned and left, looking completely defeated.As he went, he kept muttering, "Cindy, don't hate me. I'll go. I'll
Laura seemed to realize Sebastian was going down, so she finally dropped the act.She sneered, "Oh, please. You only have yourself to blame. What makes you think you're any better? You had a girlfriend and still hit on me, and all this time you were living off her money."If I'd known that from the start, I never would've given you the time of day!"Sebastian lost his temper and slapped her again. That set her off too. She swiped at his face, leaving bloody scratches across his skin.The two of them started fighting right there until security forcibly threw them out.After that, my company thrived thanks to the deal I landed with Mr. Cooper.Lambert Group, on the other hand, went downhill fast. Brands started canceling their contracts, and before long, the company declared bankruptcy.Business partners showed up demanding damages, while creditors came after him every day with knives, demanding their money back.Day after day, Sebastian was hounded by creditors and business part
I couldn't believe Sebastian was still defending Laura after everything that had happened.I had to give them that. Maybe it really was true love after all.I scoffed, pulled out my phone, and opened the background report I'd had done on Laura."If either of us is just a pretty face, it's your precious Laura. I had her investigated. That prestigious design school you keep bragging about? There's no record of her ever attending. Her credentials are completely fake."And that's not all. While she was overseas, she repeatedly took out loans in other people's names. Some of them ended up buried in so much debt that they jumped to their deaths."She fled back here because she was afraid of going to prison. So tell me, what company would want to work with a designer like her?"Everyone stared at Laura like she was something they'd scraped off their shoe.Her face burned red with embarrassment, and she looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her whole. Even then, she stubbornly re
Sebastian and Laura didn't believe a word I said and kept mocking me."You earned it? Cindy, I know exactly what you're capable of.""Exactly. Cindy, you did what you did, so just admit it. Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is owning up to them and doing better."Laura was as fake as ever. She acted like she was only looking out for me, but every word made it sound more and more like I really had pulled strings to land the deal.With Sebastian and Laura spreading rumors, the crowd quickly started whispering too. The looks they gave me turned openly scornful."There has to be something shady going on. How else could she have landed this deal?""Exactly. She looks like the type who uses men to get what she wants!""She earned it? More like she knows how to cozy up to executives and keep them happy!"Mr. Cooper finally had enough. He stepped forward and told everyone exactly who I was."Show some respect. She's the heiress to Reese Group! People practically beg for the chance
Watching Sebastian and Laura play off each other like that was a huge turnoff.I glanced at them and said coldly, "Sebastian, get over yourself. I'm here to talk business."Laura let out a mocking laugh. "Cindy, if you're going to lie, at least come up with something believable. What kind of deal could that little company of yours possibly get?"Besides, this deal is really important to Sebastian. I know you're mad, but you don't have to come here and deliberately ruin it for him. He stayed up three nights straight working on this."After Laura finished twisting everything around, Sebastian's expression turned furious. His fists clenched at his sides."Cindy, what happened to you? I haven't seen you in a while, and now you've turned into someone who lies too? It's disgusting!"Then he called security over. "Security! Get her out of here, and stop letting just anyone walk in. She's ruining the whole place just by being here! What a buzzkill."Security grabbed me by the arms and s
With the funding gap covered, Sebastian was smug again. He didn't seem to care about the 30 million dollars and wired it to me without hesitation."Here. The company's only going to keep growing anyway. Consider it a handout."I knew he was trying to humiliate me, but I took the money anyway. He owed me every cent. I had nothing to feel guilty about.Sebastian swaggered out, looking thoroughly pleased with himself. But after he left, something about the money didn't sit right with me.How had Laura managed to come up with that much cash so quickly?I hired a private investigator to look into it, and the answer caught me completely off guard. Laura had taken out loans in Sebastian's name to cover the company's funding gap.I quietly saved all the evidence and smirked.Sebastian had no idea he was already buried in debt. He thought a fortune was waiting for him. Instead, he was headed straight for ruin.Over the next few days, Lambert Group seemed to be thriving again now that it







