LOGINSometime later, nudes of Isabel suddenly started circulating online. They were the very ones Miles had taken before. There was no doubt this was his doing.He had attacked me in public before, but since he'd failed to cause much harm, he only got detained for a month and was given a verbal warning.Miles was a good actor. He probably pretended to be reformed just to get out.Isabel was devastated.Atkinson Group took a heavy hit, leaving Ted sick and bedridden.One night, Isabel called me when I was in the shower. Jenny answered the call.Isabel cried and kept talking about how much she regretted everything.After hearing her outburst, Jenny fell silent for a moment before saying, "Mrs. Atkinson…"Right after Jenny said that, Isabel hung up.But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.Two months later, one ordinary afternoon, Jenny was watching TV in the living room when she let out a scream.I hurried out of the kitchen. "What's wrong?"Jenny pointed at the TV a
None of those things had anything to do with me anymore.Now that Isabel was out of work and had nothing to do, she ended up harassing me every day.She even spread malicious rumors to my neighbors, claiming I cheated on her and that Jenny was a homewrecker.One day, Jenny and I had just returned from a date when we bumped into Isabel at the lobby of the studio.Isabel gazed at me, tears welling up in her eyes. "Colin…"I held Jenny's hand tightly. "You're stubborn."Despite her petite frame, Jenny stood in front of me. "Ms. Atkinson, this is too much. You never valued Colin when you were married, and when he left, your pride stopped you from making things right. "Now, you claim you want to fix things, but all you do is spread rumors and drag innocent people into slandering us. If this is what you call love, then Colin was right to leave you." Jenny then led me away without looking back, leaving Isabel standing there, heartbroken and alone.I glanced at Jenny, my heart fille
Hearing Jenny's voice, Isabel went crazy. "Why? Why? Why? You homewrecker, how dare you say that to me?" I put the call on speaker and snapped, "Look, we've been divorced for over six months. You're the one who cheated. Jenny and I are married now, so she's not the problem. You are.""Colin Marsh, you'll regret this! You will!"I ignored her and hung up.Then, I pulled Jenny into my arms, and we fell asleep holding each other.…The preliminary rounds went off without a hitch. Our next meeting would be at the final.I never expected that Miles and Isabel would still be able to work together calmly after that incident.Watching Isabel step out wearing the jewelry Miles had designed, I couldn't help but shake my head quietly.It was the same problem—piling on flashy jewelry with no soul or real beauty.Isabel wasn't in a good state either. When there was tension between a designer and a model, it would show and hurt the work itself.They were both too focused on getting quick
After I got home, I used the savings I had built up over the years to start my own studio.My family wasn't dirt poor. We just weren't as rich as the Atkinsons.Following three months of preparation, my studio finally opened for business.On the opening day, only a junior from college, along with a few relatives and friends, came to congratulate me.After dinner, I saw my relatives and friends off and then returned to the studio. There, under a dim light, my junior, Jenny Clarke, stood holding her coat, quietly looking at my design.She turned when she heard me come in. Her waist-length hair swayed as she smiled brightly. "Colin, your design still feels so full of life."It was a simple compliment, but I felt my heart skip a beat.I walked up behind her, and our shadows overlapped on the wall, almost as if we were standing close together.I lowered my head as I took the piece from the display and gently put it on her, watching her eyes widen in surprise.Jenny was flustered. "
The next second, Miles lowered his head. "I'll apologize to Colin, okay? Sorry, Colin. I shouldn't have—"I cut him short. "No need for that. The divorce has been finalized, so it doesn't matter anymore."Isabel rushed forward. "How can it not matter? We've been married for so many years. I don't believe you can just throw away everything we had so easily! And I refuse to believe you'd walk away from the company after pouring so many years of effort into it!"I stared straight at her and said earnestly, "You're right, Isabel. A relationship built over so many years isn't something I could just walk away from. But you kept crossing my boundaries, again and again, until the disappointment piled up and there was nothing left of how I felt."As I spoke, her tears kept falling."I don't want the company anymore either. You can have it. Fortunately, your Miles already signed my resignation letter for me. I should be thanking him."Isabel broke into tears. "No, you can't do this. I don'
When Ted saw the photos, he erupted in rage. Moira's eyes widened as she snapped, "Colin Marsh, Izzy is your wife! How could you take photos of her like this? Are you trying to ruin her?"Isabel took one look at the signature on the divorce papers and raised her voice. "I never signed the divorce papers! How dare you forge my signature?"Miles quickly tried to smooth things over. "Please stop, Colin. You should apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson. This isn't the place to say these things."I glanced at him. "What kind of occasion is this?"Isabel gritted her teeth. "A gathering between our families. Are you trying to ruin it?"I spread my hands. "I have a question for you too. If this is a gathering between our families, what right does Miles have to be here? Is he your lover boy? Or your half-sibling?"The three were rendered speechless by my question.I gave a calm, icy smile and pointed to the stack of photos on the table. "You claim I took these photos, but look closely, Is







