To My Former Love: I Free You

My head was spinning as I unlocked my phone to skim the top headlines. The first one caught my eye. It read, "Renowned Designer Leaks Client Blueprints."With trembling hands, I tapped on it and scanned the article. Then, I forced myself to steady my breathing. This company was my life's work. I couldn't let it crumble so easily. Soon, the office sent over the surveillance footage. It confirmed that Katherine had secretly photographed and leaked the blueprints. The legal team asked how I wanted to handle it. I took a deep breath before saying, "Call the police. Sue her."…At the police station, Katherine stared at me, her eyes bloodshot and swollen. "Feli, please… Just let me go. Stop bullying me at work!"I stepped aside and handed the documents I had organized to the officer. "Here's what happened. We demand a full investigation into this case of corporate espionage."At those words, Katherine broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. I furrowed my brow. Just as I was about t

I looked into Gabriel's bloodshot eyes. A flicker of fear ran through me as I searched for a way to escape, yet that only seemed to provoke him further. He seized my hand in an iron grip, as if he were trying to pull me into himself. "Where do you think you're going? To that jerk?"Without a second thought, I pressed the panic alarm in my bag. The shrill siren cut through the air, and only then did Gabriel finally let go. I slumped weakly onto the floor, but this was far from over.…At the police station, I fixed my gaze on Katherine. "You said I had lactation-inducing shots. Where's the evidence?"My assistant, Jamie Clark, handed me the medical report.I threw it down in front of Gabriel and Katherine. It clearly stated that there were no lactation-inducing substances in my body and that I had never been pregnant. My lawyer interjected, "Ms. Sawyer, if you cannot provide evidence, we are prepared to file a defamation suit."Katherine's face drained of color as she turned

The apartment we lived in was so small that it could barely fit a single table. The table was where Gabriel sketched and designed, where I worked through my plans, and where we ate together.Back then, the greatest distance between us was that very table. We were close in every way, and he loved me. When we were 23, we earned our first big paycheck and took a road trip. That year, I saw Gabriel's messages with Katherine. She had tried everything to seduce him, but he had always refused. That day, he had fallen to his knees before me. His eyes were red-rimmed and swollen, just like the day he'd seen me off at 18. "Felicity, don't leave me. Don't ever abandon me. I'll come for you. I'll never let us be apart," he had promised. "I swear no one will ever come between us. If I ever break it, I deserve whatever comes."Gabriel had spoken slowly and sincerely, and I had truly believed him. From then on, I no longer tried to stop him from seeing Katherine. I trusted that he could c

Life in the new city turned out to be far more leisurely than I had imagined. I had enough money to live comfortably without lifting a finger.I opened a little florist shop. Every morning, I made myself a cup of coffee and leaned against the doorway, watching the steady flow of people outside. Occasionally, an order would come in, and I'd pick the blooms I wanted and arrange them just the way I liked. I used to arrange the most dazzling jewels. But now, I realized that the most beautiful gems were the dewdrops on the flowers. The days passed slowly until I ran into Mr. Harrington. We met at a nearby cafe. There, he recounted, in vivid detail, what had happened to Gabriel, Katherine, and the Sawyer family.Mom failed to lure me back home. Left with no other option, she tried to liquidate the family's assets. But she never anticipated that Dad would refuse to sell everything for Katherine. "That bitch has slept with many men and had miscarriage after miscarriage. Even marryi