Semua Bab I'm Not His Leading Lady: Bab 1 - Bab 10

It was obvious what had just taken place.Cynthia saw me, but she didn't feel embarrassed at all."It's such a bother, really. I already said I didn't want to do it here, but he's so in love with me that he couldn't wait any longer. I'm sure you know who he is, Daphne. After all, he's… pretty good at it."I said nothing, but I started clenching my fists without even realizing it.My relationship with Sean was built over two decades. It wasn't that easily shaken.But, when I saw the button on the floor, it felt as if I had been hit on the head with a hammer. It looked exactly like the buttons on Sean's shirt.Feeling dazed, I ran back to the lounge where the party was. Sean and his friends were chatting away happily.He, who was always impeccably groomed, had a missing button on his shirt.…It had taken less than half a day for me to go from being overjoyed at being reunited with my boyfriend to being confronted with the fact that he was probably cheating on me.Sean took me

Sean didn't look pleased when he came back from work.I was trying to avoid him, but he called out to me."Daphne."I had no choice but to face him, but the next words out of his mouth felt like a knife plunging into my heart."You went to her house, didn't you?"I froze in place, but he didn't even wait for my response before he continued with an irritated expression, "I remember promising you that nothing would ever happen between Cynthia and me. She's not like you. She's easily frightened. Why did you hang around outside her house to scare her?"I felt as if my blood had stopped flowing. All I could do was watch as Sean carried on with his rant."I know you're feeling insecure about me because you just returned to the country, but you're the one who insisted on going abroad back then. Can you not be so paranoid about everything? You're making life hard for all of us."I could almost hear my heart crumbling into pieces. I tried to summon every ounce of strength in me to smile

As I headed out of the house, Sean no longer tried to stop me.However, his expression was dark as he threatened, "I'm going to give you one more chance, Daphne, so stop kicking up a fuss, okay? I may not be as receptive the next time you try to talk to me."I was suddenly struck with a thought. So what if we had known each other for 27 years? I realized I no longer understood Sean.He should know best that I was the kind of person who never looked back once I made my mind up. But now, he seemed to think that I would want to get back together with him after I had asked to end our relationship.Without even bothering to look at him, I headed out of the house, dragging my suitcase along.Usually, in romance movies, the male lead would always wallow in regret once the female lead decided to give up on him, but Sean didn't. He didn't even send a text to try and patch things up with me.Once I saw him attending all sorts of events and gatherings with Cynthia, I couldn't resist crying.

Various variations of the story about me abandoning Sean when he was sick started spreading across the internet.Soon, someone tracked down my identity and unearthed my information. They left scathing remarks and insults on the official websites of both the hospital and my family's company. They even questioned my academic credentials and claimed I was incompetent as a doctor.My reputation took a nosedive, and all of my patients asked to be assigned to someone else.Considering how rapidly the news spread, it was obvious that someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes.I took Sean's number out of my blocked contacts and called him. He didn't seem surprised at all to hear from me."Are you the one behind this?" I questioned.After a brief silence, Sean replied, "I simply didn't object to it."I thought my heart had grown numb by now, but it ached in pain anyway. I was so done with myself. I thought I would've been able to stop feeling hurt by now."Sean, don't you feel an

Cynthia came charging over to us with tear-filled eyes.What a strange sight it had to be to see Sean holding onto me while she held onto him."She doesn't love you anymore, Sean. I don't want to break up with you, either. Haven't we had a happy relationship for the last two years? We love each other!" Cynthia declared.My heart was gripped with sorrow.Two years?I had been out of the country for two years, and their relationship had gone on for two years as well.It turned out that the duration of a relationship had no impact on how strong it was. It took over two decades to build up the foundation of our relationship, but two years was enough time to turn it into ruins.Yet, Sean, who used to constantly worry that I would bully Cynthia, flung her hand off him and scoffed cruelly."We love each other, you say? Who do you think you are? I only paid a bit more attention to you because you look like Daphne. "You're not someone I love. At most, you're just a toy that I've mista