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I Chose Me Chapter 10
I did not see Richard again for a long time.I spent New Year overseas with my mother.After the holiday, news came from home.Richard was dying.I flew back once.He lay in a hospital bed with a breathing tube, his breath heavy and uneven. He had lost so much weight he seemed to have shrunk.When he saw me, he tried anxiously to get up.His voice was strained. He gripped my hand tightly."Sophie, Dad doesn't have much time."You finally came back to see me."I knew he had wanted to fly overseas to spend New Year with me.But his body could no longer handle the trip.I did not know what to say.When I heard the voices of Gloria and Vanessa approaching, I let go of his hand."Vanessa is here."I'll step out."He grabbed me in a panic."Sophie, I want to look at you."His eyes reddened quickly, and tears slid down his face.I stayed with him for the afternoon.Gloria took very good care of him.Even Vanessa, his stepdaughter, cried.A month later, Richard passed awa
I Chose Me Chapter 9
I went to the office to complete my final resignation procedures.Mr. Walker apologized to me with almost desperate respect."Sophie, this was my fault."I'm sorry."I let the rumors get to me. I assumed Mr. Cole was blinded by her — that he only invested here because of her."So I made the decision myself. I told everyone Cole Group had selected Vanessa's proposal, then put her in charge of the project to give her more chances to work with Mr. Cole."I thought it would please him."He bowed deeply."Could you ask Mr. Cole to be lenient?"I worked so hard to reach this position. My family depends on me."I looked at him."Mr. Walker, I'm here to finish my resignation."The design department lost all its arrogance.Nora and I had one last meal together.She was excited as she told me everything that had happened."Sophie, you should have seen how proud Vanessa and her little followers were before. Now they're just as embarrassed."Mr. Walker has been removed too. The new
I Chose Me Chapter 8
I moved through the dim lights, left the bar, and took the elevator down to the parking garage.In the rearview mirror, I saw Ethan's elegant figure.He was walking quickly toward my car.I slammed the gas and drove out of the garage.His face darkened.He immediately got into his own car.A black sedan followed close behind me.I tried hard to shake him off.In the end, we reached the garage at home one after the other.He shoved open his car door, his expression cold and grim."Do you know how dangerous it is to drive that fast?"I ignored him.Inside the house, he caught my arm and pulled me by the waist."I can explain what happened in the elevator."I never said Vanessa was my wife."His voice trembled."Sophie, she and I are over."I nodded lightly."I know."In the past, I would have screamed, cried, and cursed Vanessa for trying to step into my marriage.Now, I no longer had the energy to care whether Ethan still had feelings for her.I shook off his hand a
I Chose Me Chapter 7
To marry Gloria, he actually signed the agreement.After his death, everything he owned would be mine.Even if I divorced Ethan, I would still receive half of Ethan's marital assets.Vanessa got Richard's affection and Ethan's heart.That was fine.I got the money.Back at the office, I immediately began handing over my work.Nora told me there would be a gathering that Friday to celebrate Vanessa's win.I did not plan to attend.Everyone saw me packing and preparing handover materials.Vanessa's team thought I was a sore loser.I understood why they stood with her.She was their manager.Everyone was just trying to make a living. Naturally, people followed whoever had resources.So I did not bother arguing.Nora tugged at my sleeve."Sophie, are you really leaving?"I looked down and hugged her."Yes. I'm leaving."The process has started. Once I finish handing over my work, I'm gone."I'll start packing a few things now."I had seen enough of workplace politics.
I Chose Me Chapter 6
When she was not around, a coworker joked, "Mr. Cole really spent all this money just to make a beautiful woman smile."One of the younger unmarried girls looked dreamy."Good men really are never on the market."Mr. Cole and Vanessa dated in college, right?"And he was the one who chased her first."Then someone said, very inconveniently, "I thought Mr. Cole was married."The discussion exploded."No way. So Vanessa is Mrs. Cole?"Mr. Cole came here to protect his wife."During all of this, Ethan called me.The ringing was urgent.I declined the call.He called again.I turned on Do Not Disturb, and finally the phone went quiet.Nora leaned against my desk and looked at me with concern.She lowered her voice."Sophie, don't be sad."I know this probably isn't the best thing to say, but if Vanessa is Mrs. Cole, then she has Mr. Cole behind her."And I heard Richard Reed from Reed Group is her father too."My father and my husband had both somehow become hers.I pres
I Chose Me Chapter 5
The elevator doors opened.I walked out quickly.Behind me, Ethan's low, urgent voice called, "Sophie."I did not hesitate.I did not stop.I kept walking until I escaped the crowd.Only then did the tears come.All the hurt and resentment I had pressed down surged up at once.At fourteen, I learned that my mother was in the ICU after trying to kill herself, and that my father had another woman outside our family.I had been lost and terrified.When Ethan stopped Richard from slapping me, I saw him as my rescue.Everything I tried desperately to keep slipped away from me and drifted toward Vanessa.My luck always seemed to fall one step short.I hid in the underground parking garage and cried until I could breathe again.Just as I finally stopped, Ethan's tall figure appeared in the garage.His pace quickened.The moment he neared me, I hit the gas and drove away.I went back to the Reed house.Richard, Vanessa, and her mother were not home.Only the housekeepers rem
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