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She Picked Her Love. I Ended Her Future

She Picked Her Love. I Ended Her Future

Short Story · Romance
By:  Sweetie MooreCompleted
Language: English
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Winning Back the Husband

Workplace

Tragic Love

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Mistress

Bias

Regret

After landing a major project for the company, I receive a ring from my girlfriend, Kiera Ripley. I happily share a picture of it on my socials, thinking she was finally going to announce our engagement. But Kiera's newly hired assistant, Trevor Horton, suddenly slaps me hard and overturns my entire work desk. "You're a director, for God's sake! Don't you feel the least bit ashamed, stealing the present my wife gave me?" Trevor snaps. Not only does Kiera not retort to Trevor's words, but she even says I am not fit for my position as director of the tech department. She then announces to all the staff that Trevor will be taking over the project I just secured for the company. Only then do I realize that the person Kiera wants to publicly announce as her boyfriend isn't me, but Trevor instead. All the staff immediately raise their phones to record me, enjoying the spectacle that is my misfortune. But instead of getting angry, I shove my nametag into Trevor's hands and say, "Since Mr. Horton will be taking over the project, you can take over my position as director as well. I wish you two a long and happy life together!"

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
My colleague, Henry Greene, was shocked by my strange response. He pulled me aside and said, "Hold your horses, man. It's just one project. You can always get another one."But what he didn't know was that I wasn't acting rashly at all.When I walked past Kiera Ripley's office last night, I happened to hear Trevor Horton badgering her."I want to make a name for myself, Kiera. Let me handle this new project, and I promise I'll do a good job. I'll be sure to impress you!" Trevor said.I had been secretly dating Kiera for seven years. Over the past seven years, I had turned down numerous offers from powerful companies to help Kiera build hers.Almost all the projects Ripley Corporation had ever taken on were credited to me. Kiera knew exactly how many hardships we had faced throughout the years. She was also a principled woman and would never tamper with something as serious as company projects.Plus, Kiera had had her projects stolen by opportunistic sycophants before, so she espe
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Chapter 2
The other company, Maelstrom Corporation, had its own professional tech and IT department. They never needed help from external parties for that reason and had refused any external collaboration from the start.I was the one who had persistently sent them gifts and pleaded with them for a meeting. That was how I managed to meet with a representative from Maelstrom Corporation to discuss the collaboration.He had given me a generous amount of 30 seconds, and I took the opportunity to introduce what we had to offer to him.After seeing just how capable I was, the representative had tried to poach me by offering a high salary if I were to work for them. He only agreed to the collaboration when that failed.I had worked hard for countless nights and traveled tirelessly just so Ripley Corporation could be part of this joint venture—all of which Kiera was blind to. Yet the moment Trevor claimed credit for getting us this project, she believed him without hesitation.If Kiera used a bit
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Chapter 3
I put on my shoes and cleaned up properly before heading out to meet Maelstrom Corporation's representative from before. On the way there, I happened to bump into Henry Reed.Henry was always a bit of a slow learner, so he didn't ostracize me like my other ex-colleagues. He still greeted me warmly when he saw me."You must be heading to the celebration dinner Ms. Ripley is throwing for Mr. Horton now that he's been promoted to director. Let's go together. We can split the taxi fare," Henry said.As Henry happily went on about not needing to take the subway, I shook my head. "I'm not going."Henry gave me an awkward look in response. "Didn't Ms. Ripley invite you?"I shook my head expressionlessly and walked ahead.I could hear Henry mumbling to himself from a short distance away, saying, "Kiera Ripley is such a biased boss."I didn't turn back.Kiera had never been biased—she was just especially protective of Trevor. She was capable of doing anything when it came to Trevor. She
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Chapter 4
"There's no need for that anymore. Let's break up, Kiera," I said coldly.The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.Kiera panted heavily as the emotions she had been suppressing finally burst out. "I'm only doing all this for the sake of the company's growth! Any other man would've loved to be in your position, so why can't you?"I ignored her twisted sense of reasoning.Kiera continued as she usually did, iterating how crucial it was for the company to grow. She even promised to give me a share of the pie once the company went public.I was getting tired of her building castles in the sky. I then raised my hand to cut her off, saying, "No need. I'll pack my things and go right now."This was the first time in years since Kiera became CEO that she had been interrupted while speaking. She went red in the face and glared angrily at me for a long while before sneering."No! I'll go instead!" She snapped. She then left the house, slamming the door behind her.I didn't go a
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Chapter 5
I didn't need Kiera's permission to do so. After all, I wasn't planning on coming back.I turned around and got into the moving company's truck, making my way toward my new life.After quitting my job at Ripley Corporation, I started working for Maelstrom Corporation, where I was given immense responsibility.When I next returned to Ripley Corporation, I was greeted by the receptionist as Maelstrom Corporation's representative.The moment I arrived at the office area, I spotted Trevor wearing his director's nametag, standing a distance away. He stood proudly above the other employees, instructing them on what to do."I want you to both enlarge the logo as well as shrink it a little.""It's not pure black I'm looking for, it's the kind of iridescent black a crow's feathers are in the sunlight.""I still think the first rendition is better. But I prefer the seventh render for the font and the 16th render for the colors… Send the finalized render to me later today."All the employ
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Chapter 6
The disdain in both Kiera's and Trevor's gazes swiftly turned to shock. The once cacophonous office became pin-drop silent in an instant.I had no idea how much time had passed until one of the nearby employees finally made a sound of surprise. Someone else cursed out loud, breaking the strange tension in the air.Kiera straightened up, eyes running over me. "You didn't lose your marbles, did you, Alfred Wickham?"Trevor sighed in relief and chuckled. "This isn't funny, you know."Funny?I looked at Kiera coldly. "You can read the contract yourself. You'll see I'm not joking."Kiera's features hardened instantly. She read through the contract alongside Trevor, her expression growing uglier as time went by.When she saw that I had actually become a director at Maelstrom Corporation, she gazed at me in disbelief."Is this your way of taking revenge against me, Alfred? Terminating our companies' mutual contract?" Kiera asked.She really was overthinking things now. I, on the othe
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Chapter 7
I walked past Kiera and marched into the restaurant, only for her to try to come in alongside me.I immediately halted and gazed at her coldly. "Our company is hosting an employee-only dinner. I think it's best if outsiders remain outside."One of the front-of-house servers went up to Kiera and said awkwardly, "My apologies, miss. But our customers here have booked the entire restaurant for the night. We hope you pay us a visit next time."Kiera turned to look at me as I walked into the private dining suite."I'm his girlfriend!" She cried frantically. "I'm here for him!"The friendly smile on the server's face never once disappeared. "But that customer doesn't seem to know who you are, miss. I'll have to kindly ask you to leave now."Kiera called out to me several times, but I did not respond at all. In the end, she angrily stomped her feet and left the restaurant.My boss chuckled as he turned to me. "So that's the woman you stayed behind at Ripley Corporation for."The corne
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Chapter 8
The drivers on the road frantically braked their vehicles, cursing angrily at Trevor.Kiera's face turned pale with shock. She was about to run after him when she noticed me standing there, still waiting for a taxi.She hesitated for a moment before saying through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry, Alfred. I'm worried Trevor might get himself injured. Let's just leave it at that today. I'll ask you out another time so we can talk."Kiera then cried out to Trevor while running after him.My taxi arrived just then. I got into the car, ignoring her entirely.How pathetic. We had already broken up, yet Kiera still wanted me to rejoin Ripley Corporation.When I reached home later that night, I received several messages from Kiera, but I chose not to reply.After a good night's sleep, I went to work early the next day—only for Kiera to get in my way. There were dark circles under her eyes."Do you really not give a damn about me anymore, Alfred Wickham? I'm really at my wits' end here!" Kier
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Chapter 9
Kiera was carefully tending to Trevor, who lay in the hospital bed."This is some chicken soup I made earlier, Trevor. It's a little hot. I'll blow on it to cool it down first," she said gently. "Let me know if there's anything else you want to eat. I'll make it for you."Kiera spotted me out of the corner of her eye as she spoke. She immediately placed the bowl of soup down in shock and ran over to grab onto my arm."I swear I'm keeping my distance from Trevor. It's just that he fell sick after the shock of what happened on the balcony previously. "I didn't want to come and care for him at first, but one of his family members works for Maelstrom Corporation, so I decided to take care of him for your sake. That way, he won't try to take revenge against you."Kiera was always doing things for my sake, huh? Wasn't she tired of recycling the same excuses over and over again?Plus, I had already met Trevor's aunt the other day when he threatened to jump off the building. She was the
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Chapter 10
Kiera grabbed onto my arm, stopping me from leaving. She then started complaining about Trevor.Only then did I learn that she had been traveling a lot lately. Thanks to Ripley Corporation's good track record, she had managed to land the company a small project. Yet when Trevor had taken on the project, he thought they were being underpaid. His attitude toward the client had been terrible, and he even got into an argument with them.The client then angrily ceased their contract and even blacklisted Ripley Corporation, telling all other players in the industry how terrible the company was.Kiera's reputation had soured alongside her company's, leaving her no chance to turn over a new leaf.When she saw how unresponsive I was to her plight, Kiera began using the past to try to make me change my mind."Do you remember how frugal we were when we just started Ripley Corporation? We could never bear to spend any money, even when we earned more in the following years," Kiera said.Tha
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