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Spiraling Down

Spiraling Down

Cerita Pendek · Emotional Realism
Oleh:  Peach MoonshineTamat
Bahasa: English
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Sinopsis

Regret

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Multiple Identities

Lovesick Fool

Male POV

The night before the company went public, my wife told me she had a surprise for me and reminded me to dress up for the occasion. I thought she was planning to reveal our secret relationship, and I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep all night. However, the next day, in front of everyone, she announced that I was a creepy obsessive admirer. On top of that, she revoked my promotion and gave my position to her first love who had just returned to the country. Everyone was waiting to see me humiliated. I froze for a moment but quickly composed myself, walking up to her first love with a faint smile. Then, I took off the badge on my chest and placed it on him. “As the new director, you should celebrate, shouldn't you? How about a wedding? I’ll officiate for you two.” Glaring at me coldly, my wife told me to get lost and stop embarrassing myself. What they didn’t know was that I was the key connection holding the entire company together. If I left, none of the investors would back them anymore.

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8 Bab
Chapter 1
The media camera flashes stabbed my eyes painfully.Not far away, I saw Allison Fonseca giving the roses I carefully prepared to Aaron Nelson. When faced with the reporters' questions, she smiled gracefully. “Everyone knows it wasn’t easy for me to start this company, but today I want to say, if not for Aaron’s constant support and encouragement behind the scenes these past few years, I wouldn’t be where I am now.“And now that the company is successfully listed, I want to take this auspicious day to announce something. I’ve decided to appoint Aaron Nelson as the new marketing director. He’s a top-tier graduate who studied abroad and has seen many advanced practices. With him on board, our company will soar to greater heights.”The applause and cheers were deafening, and I almost couldn’t stay on my feet. I had dressed up carefully today and even picked up an expensive diamond ring. I thought that when Allison announced our relationship, the cameras would capture the beautiful momen
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Chapter 2
Aaron’s eyes flashed with shock as he stared incredulously at the badge before looking back up at me.Meanwhile, Allison’s brows slowly furrowed. “Eric, what nonsense are you spouting? You’re nothing but a failure who ruins everything.”“What nonsense? Under the media’s spotlight, whose hands were intertwined, acting as though they wouldn’t take responsibility?”Under my lead, the media zoomed in on Allison and Aaron’s clasped hands, startling Allison into quickly pulling her hand away. She glared at me in frustration. “And just because I said a few things, you’re already threatening to quit? Do you think the company will bend to your whims?”I nodded with feigned seriousness. “Let me clarify—I’m not threatening. I’m formally resigning. Now that the company has gone public, reputation is everything. And obviously, someone like me—a disgusting voyeur—shouldn’t remain here.”Hearing this, Allison’s face darkened.Aaron hesitated but then started reaching for the badge hanging from
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Chapter 3
Allison’s sharp voice rang in my ears. “Eric, are you crazy? How dare you push him in front of everyone?”As she spoke, Allison hurried over to pull Aaron out of the fountain, but he floundered in the icy water for quite a while without getting up. It was winter, and the fountain water was freezing. Aaron sneezed several times, his carefully styled hair now soaked and disheveled. He looked utterly miserable.Some colleagues even pulled out their phones and started taking pictures.Allison still managed to throw a parting threat my way. “Eric, you uncivilized brute! I won’t let you get away with this!”I ignored her, shoved my hands into my pockets, and walked straight out of the venue. Standing by the roadside waiting for a ride, I watched the rain outside grow heavier and felt a pang of nostalgia.The first time I met Allison was on a rainy day like this. I’d been standing outside a convenience store, making a phone call. Just as I opened my umbrella and was about to leave, a spi
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Chapter 4
I returned to the office to pack up my things and, on the spot, wrote a resignation letter to leave on Allison’s desk.As I stood in the office I had personally designed, a wave of emotions washed over me. I wondered, how did Allison and I end up like this? Or perhaps, our love never truly began at all.Just as I was about to leave, Allison burst in, dripping wet. When she saw me, her anger was palpable. She threw a cup of water at me with all her strength.“Eric, what’s the meaning of this? You just left us to fend for ourselves and came back on your own? How selfish can you be?”Selfish? If we were talking about selfishness, how could anyone compare to Allison?I said nothing, adjusted my jacket, and prepared to leave.Unfortunately, Aaron blocked my way, putting on a façade of concern. “Eric, this isn’t right. Even if you don’t like me and want to make things hard for me, you can’t just abandon Allison like that. She’s a girl! How could you be so heartless? As men, sometimes w
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Chapter 5
Allison was completely stunned. Just as she tried to ask for more details, the other party had already hung up the phone.Beside her, Aaron sensed something was wrong and looked over, now visibly tense. “Allison, what’s going on? What does it mean that the contract has been awarded to someone else? Didn’t they say William was interested in working with us?”Allison furrowed her brows in confusion. Then, as if realizing something, she turned her sharp gaze toward me.“Eric, this is your doing, isn’t it? You plan to resign and take all the company’s resources with you? Let me tell you, that’s not happening! If you dare to do that, I’ll take you to court and sue you for industrial espionage! Neither of us will walk away unscathed. Whatever you’ve taken behind my back, you’ll cough it all up!”I looked at Allison’s relentless attitude and her cutting words, feeling completely disheartened. In her eyes, it seemed like our relationship never mattered. Everything had changed the moment Aa
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Chapter 6
The next day, the lawyer sent me the divorce agreement. Since it was a standard divorce process, our shared assets were divided equally. As for Allison's company, I had only taken a small share of the stock when we started it. However, now that things had come to this juncture, the company was naturally part of the division.Even though we founded it together, I chose not to take a cent.When Allison received the divorce agreement, her first reaction was to call me to confirm it. "Are you really willing to give up your shares in the company and walk away with nothing?"I knew her concern. She was afraid I'd regret it and come back to claim something later. After all, the company was now publicly listed with a bright future ahead.Without a moment's hesitation, I replied, "I still remember when we founded the company. I said you’ve always lacked a sense of security, so I registered everything in your name. Since I made that promise back then, I won’t go back on it now. Besides, I’ve
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Chapter 7
I thought it was the food delivery I had ordered, so I quickly hung up the phone and went to open the door.However, when I saw Allison standing there, I froze for a moment.“What do you want?” I hadn’t expected her to show up so suddenly.She glanced around the room with disdain, then walked in while pinching her nose."Eric, you're so sloppy," she said, her tone filled with contempt. "When we got divorced, you acted so carefree, saying you didn’t want any shares of the company. I honestly thought you had some big shot backing you and were about to hit the jackpot. But look at you now, holed up in this tiny pigeonhole, wallowing in mediocrity. Good thing I never made our marriage public, or it would’ve been so humiliating for me."I didn’t respond and only stared at her coldly before repeating my question, “Why are you here?”I had just moved into the place and hadn’t had time to organize everything. Plus, I’d been genuinely exhausted these past few days. The gas stove in the ap
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Chapter 8
It was then that I learned the truth. The so-called big foreign corporation that Aaron had introduced was actually a scam syndicate.At first, they paid a large deposit to Allison’s company, leading everyone to believe that the deal had been finalized. However, the source of the deposit was unclear, and the money was suspected to have been laundered.Now, Interpol traced the case back to Allison. This situation had escalated significantly, and the day before the police arrived, Aaron had fled. Before leaving, he even embezzled all the cash from Allison's company.Unfortunately, Allison was still as naïve as ever. Even now, as a suspect in a criminal case, she continued to defend Aaron, believing that he had done nothing wrong.After further investigation, the police determined that Allison had been unknowingly deceived.As the former cornerstone of the marketing department, I had publicly resigned on Aaron's first day in the company. The police were concerned that there might stil
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