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She Never Belonged to Me

She Never Belonged to Me

Short Story · Romance
By:  Nine FifteenCompleted
Language: English
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Cheating

Face Slapping

Bias

Hypocrisy

Tragic Love

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I was out delivering food in the blistering heat when I scrolled past a viral couple's vlog on Snapreel. The woman in the video steered with one hand, and the line of her profile looked exactly like my girlfriend, Jenna Wilder. I took a screenshot and sent it to her. [Look, this woman could be your twin.] Jenna replied almost right away, sounding fond and a little exasperated. [Babe, don't be silly. I'm hauling boxes at the warehouse right now and I'm covered in dust.] She followed it with a photo of herself in the warehouse and told me to stay cool out there. I looked at the photo, shook my head, and smiled. Jenna would not even buy an ice cream without splitting it with me. There was no way she was the trust fund girl in that video who threw money around like it was nothing. A moment later, the vlogger posted an update. In the new video, Jenna wore a couture gown in a room filled with red roses, wrapped in the arms of a young man with a dazzling smile. The caption read, [Happy sixth anniversary to the man who's always by my side.] Jenna and I had only been together for three years.

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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
I crouched in the shade by the side of the road in my sweat‑soaked delivery uniform and gulped down a ten-cent bottle of water.In the vlog, the young man grinned from ear to ear. "I'm about to marry the heiress to Wilder Group! I'm officially going to be a Wilder son‑in‑law!"Everyone knew Wilder Group belonged to the richest man in Kingsport.Three years ago, Jenna Wilder had collapsed outside the door of my rental apartment. She had been pale and shaking all over, and she told me her family had lost everything and she did not have a cent to her name.I spent all the money I had on a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup for her.After that, I worked three jobs. I delivered food during the day, washed dishes at a restaurant at night, and handed out flyers on weekends. I could not bring myself to buy a single piece of clothing over 10 dollars, all so I could save up for a better life with her.Jenna felt so bad for me that she started hauling boxes at a warehouse too.For three years
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Chapter 2
Just then, my phone buzzed with a notification for a new errand request.The address was the Pinnacle Club, the most exclusive private club in Kingsport.I switched back to the vlog and saw that the location tagged in the video was the Pinnacle Club.My heart sank. Was this fate?After a moment of thought, I wiped the tears from my face and accepted the request.I had to get to the bottom of this. Some truths had to be torn open face‑to‑face, no matter how much they bled.When I reached the private room at the club, the door was slightly ajar, and bursts of laughter and teasing drifted out."Jen, you're something else. Three years of playing the broke girl, eating street food every day and living in a basement. That must've been rough."But your plan totally worked. The second your parents found out you were going to marry a delivery guy, they panicked and agreed to let you marry Cody overnight."The speaker was Jenna's best friend, Tori Hastings.Jenna gave a careless laugh
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Chapter 3
I stayed where I was, waiting to see how Jenna would react."Are you deaf? I told you to put it down."Cody snapped impatiently and snatched the coffee out of my hand.The moment our fingers touched, his wrist jerked. More than half the cup of scalding coffee splashed across his expensive white couture shirt.He leaped back and cursed. "Watch what you're doing! My shirt! Do you have any idea how much this shirt is worth?"You can't even deliver a coffee right. You did that on purpose!"Jen, look at him! He's obviously jealous of me, so he threw coffee on me on purpose!"Tori walked over at once, eyeing me with contempt as she sneered. "Delivery guys really have no class. You can't afford to pay for it, so you play dirty?"That shirt's worth tens of thousands of dollars. You couldn't pay for it if you sold yourself!"If you can't afford it, don't do the job. You look so pathetic."One cruel remark after another came at me, crushing what was left of my dignity.Jenna frowned f
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Chapter 4
I did not know how I had made it back to my apartment. Drained, I sat numbly on the sofa and did not move.Jenna came home that evening. She had changed back into her cheap T‑shirt and carried a takeout order of the spicy wings I always loved, as if nothing had happened.If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would have believed everything that afternoon had been a nightmare."Ian, you're still up?" She walked over to hug me like she always did.I turned aside to avoid her and stared at her blankly.Jenna stiffened for a moment, then sighed and put on a helpless look."You misunderstood what happened at the club today. That was one of my big clients, and I was trying to land an investment deal."That guy is the investor's younger brother. He has a bit of a temper, and I only took his side for the sake of our future."Ian, if I can close this deal, I'll make a lot of money all at once, and you won't have to wear yourself out delivering food anymore."With that, she went to ge
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Chapter 5
As Jenna looked at the fitting photo and the ledger, the color drained from her face. The face that had once made my heart race now held nothing but hypocrisy.She took a deep breath and reached for me, speaking fast to cover her guilt."Ian, let me explain! Yes, I lied to you, but I did it for our future!"My parents were forcing me into an arranged marriage. If I hadn't taken drastic measures and pretended to be poor, they never would've accepted you! I had no other choice! I did all of this for our future!"I looked at the face I had loved for three years and felt nothing but nausea.For our future? She had felt perfectly fine lying to me while she watched me run around in the wind and rain every day?She seemed to take my silence as a sign that I was softening, and she grew more confident."Don't worry. Even if I marry Cody, I'll never treat you badly. I'll take care of you for the rest of your life. I'll buy you a big house and give you a really good life! You'll never have
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Chapter 6
Three hours later, I sat in front of a mirror at a high‑end styling studio and looked at the man staring back at me.My slightly overgrown hair had been trimmed into a sharp, clean cut and styled with gel for a polished, textured look. The marks left on my face by years of sun and wind had been carefully concealed, revealing the strong, handsome features that had always been there.The stylist brought out a black couture suit, and I stood up to put it on.The man in the mirror looked like a different person. He was no longer the Ian Colby who rode an electric scooter all over the city delivering food. He was Ian Colby, heir to Colby Group.Walter stood behind me and handed me a phone. "Sir, your father says Colby Group is ready for you whenever you want to come back."I took the phone and opened the photo album. At the very top was a picture I had taken three years ago, the last one I snapped at the front door of the Colby estate before I left with my suitcase.Back then, I had s
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Chapter 7
A month later, a business gala was held in Kingsport.It was one of the most important events of the year for the Kingsport business world, and everyone in attendance was the head of a major family company. As the heiress of the Wilder family, Jenna was naturally on the guest list.She stood in a corner holding a glass of champagne she had not touched, her expression cold and distant.She had lost a lot of weight over the past month. Her cheekbones jutted out, her eyes had sunken in, and her gown hung loosely on her frame.She had spent the entire month looking for me, yet it was as if I had vanished into thin air. My phone number had been canceled, the rental apartment had been vacated, and even my account on the delivery app had been deleted.Sometimes she wondered if I had gone back to my hometown. Maybe I had found some ordinary job. Maybe..."Jen, look at that guy."Cody tugged at her sleeve, his voice dripping with contempt. "How does he have the nerve to show up to a plac
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Chapter 8
After the gala, Jenna blocked my way in the parking lot, her eyes red."Ian!" Her voice was hoarse. "Were you lying to me the whole time?"I leaned against my car and looked at her, my expression calm."You're obviously not some ordinary guy. So why did you live in that crappy rental apartment for three years? Why did you deliver food? Why...""Why did I pretend to be broke?"I finished the question for her and gave a short laugh. "Because I was stupid. I thought there was such a thing as love that had nothing to do with money. I wanted to find someone who didn't care about my money, and then tell her I'd love her whether she was rich or poor."I looked at Jenna, and my gaze turned cold. "Too bad I misjudged you."Jenna's lips trembled. "So you just watched me make a fool of myself in front of you?"My voice turned icy. "Jenna, did you forget that you pretended to be poor to fool me?"Jenna's expression stiffened."You played the broke girl, and I played the broke guy. That m
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Chapter 9
News that Wilder Group had lost its core investment and had its credit lines cut off sent shockwaves through the Kingsport business world.Its stock dropped 40 percent in three days. Partners pulled their money one after another, and the banks demanded repayment on their loans. Jenna's mother was so distraught that she had a stroke and was hospitalized, and her father seemed to age ten years overnight.Jenna had been standing in the rain outside the Colby Group building for three hours. She had begged the front desk more than a dozen times, and she had been turned away every time."Mr. Colby said he won't see you."Please leave."At 6:00 pm, when I walked out the front doors, Jenna lunged toward me."Ian! I was wrong!" She dropped hard to her knees on the wet pavement in front of me."I really know I was wrong! I'll pay you back every cent. I don't want Cody anymore. Please, just give me one more chance to take care of you, okay?"I gave her an indifferent glance."Ms. Wilder,
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