All Chapters of First Choice: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Lois, how about we remarry after this is over?" I was sitting on a stone bench in the backyard, lost in thought, when Nathan Baldwin walked up to me with Jenny Price right behind him. It was just three hours ago that Jenny had been exposed by the tabloids as possibly Nathan's mistress.The whole internet dug up her past and called her everything from a homewrecker to the woman who had interfered in my perfect relationship with Nathan.Nathan's image as a loving husband fell apart, and his company's stock price plummeted. In my last life, when Nathan came to me with the divorce papers, I had been so furious that I ripped up all the roses he had grown for me in the garden.I had screamed at him, demanding to know what his relationship with Jenny was. She was just his mentor's daughter, and there were a million ways he could have handled the situation. Instead, he chose to sacrifice me. All of that just to keep Jenny from spiraling into deeper depression. What Nathan di

Chapter 2

Overnight, I became the cheating wife, the woman who betrayed her husband, subject to all sorts of public scorn. Meanwhile, Nathan and Jenny were seen as the innocent victims in all of this. "I'll sign, but only if you agree to one thing," I said after a long pause. Nathan glanced up at me, then nodded. He handed me the pen, and without a word, I signed the divorce papers, my face betraying no emotion. "Aren't you going to read the agreement?" Nathan asked, his brow furrowing. I gave a small, humorless smile. "No need." He walked away almost empty-handed, giving me everything—his house and wealth—all for Jenny and to repay a favor. "Let's go to the courthouse tomorrow to finalize everything." "Okay," I replied. Nathan froze for a moment, holding the papers in his hand. His eyes searched mine, filled with confusion, but he said nothing in the end. As they left, Jenny turned and sneered at me, her lips moving soundlessly. "You lost." And I had indeed lost ev

Chapter 3

But the next second, Nathan looked away indifferently, his lips curling into a smile as he took Jenny's hand and walked up to the stage, acting as if he hadn't even seen me. I couldn't help but curl my lips into a bitter smirk. The reporter closest to me, probably an intern, timidly handed me the microphone and asked, "Ms. Caldwell, is it true that you and Mr. Baldwin have divorced?" "Yes," I answered, forcing a smile and nodded. The intern adjusted his glasses. "But you and Mr. Baldwin met in high school, dated for seven years, and were married for five. Just last month, Mr. Baldwin spent a fortune to buy you an island and named it after you." I kept smiling, though the smile didn't reach my eyes. "That was something he owed me," I said flatly. He'd given me that island to make up for missing my birthday while taking care of a sick Jenny. In my last life, I had actually felt proud of it. Later, I found out that the idea came from Jeremy. Nathan's assistant, Bra

Chapter 4

After a long pause, I smiled and said, "Nathan, I hope I never see you again."…After I said those words and disappeared into the crowd, Nathan stood frozen, unable to move. He felt an overwhelming sense of panic for a moment, as though he were about to lose something incredibly important. It was the same feeling he had when I calmly signed the divorce papers—that unsettling sense of unease settling in his chest. I didn't yell or make a scene—I seemed to have anticipated everything coming. Just a little while ago, I was furious with him for forgetting my birthday, which caused a massive argument. I even slapped him. Nathan had thought I would go wild when he suggested the fake divorce and that I would cause chaos; he was prepared to handle it. But I didn't. I simply picked up the pen and signed. My expression remained calm. He had briefly considered stopping me, but in the end, he did nothing. He thought it was okay because I loved him. This was just a fake div

Chapter 5

Jenny pressed her lips together, looking hesitant. "I was scared to stay alone in the hotel, so I came to find you." She trailed off, lowering her gaze. "Did I interrupt you?" Nathan's brow furrowed slightly but replied, "It's fine. It's getting late." "I'll have Carla prepare a guest room for you. You can stay there for now." He started to call for Carla when Jenny entered the room. Her eyes, soft and full of longing, looked up at Nathan. "Nathan, I don't want to stay in the guest room. Is that okay?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper, testing him. Nathan's frown deepened, and his lips parted to refuse. Then he saw the faint red around her eyes. His heart softened, and he said nothing. …When the plane landed in Holnia, Chris Muller was there to pick me up. When he was 18, Chris had been falsely accused of sexual assault after saving a girl and was sentenced to three years in prison. With a criminal record, no company would hire him. I met him at a

Chapter 6

I smiled faintly, meeting Chris' cool, clear gaze, and said, "Thank you, Chris." I wanted to thank him for looking after my parents. Chris shook his head. He said it was what he owed. If it hadn't been for me and my father helping him back then, he might have died in some forgotten corner of the world by now. …The trending topics on social media kept escalating. It started with the rumors that Jenny was Nathan's mistress, and now it had shifted to attacking me, calling me heartless and ungrateful. Just yesterday, the paparazzi snapped a photo of Chris and me at the airport. Now, they were claiming I had been cheating all along, and that was the real reason Nathan and I had broken up. I couldn't help but laugh as I looked down at my phone. Just then, a message from Jenny sent through a fake account, popped up. It was a photo of her spending the night at the mountainside villa. "Last night, Nathan asked me to stay over. What do you think he'll do tonight? Nathan

Chapter 7

I smiled as I replied, "I don't love him anymore."Those simple three words left Nathan with an inexplicable sense of suffocation.He had replayed that moment in his mind countless times, trying to find something in my eyes that might explain my words. But in the end, he found nothing. He grew increasingly restless and pulled up our chat history. But when he opened it, the last message from me was just an acknowledgment of him reminding me to meet at the courthouse at 9:00 am to pick up the divorce papers. I simply replied with "Okay," and that was it. In the past, I had always clung to him. I would share everything with him, no matter how big or small, and he would always respond promptly. As he scrolled back through the messages, he saw that it had become more common for me to talk to myself over time, with him occasionally replying with a simple "Okay" or "Got it." The company's work was busy, and with Jenny's depression and the suicide attempts after Donald's passi

Chapter 8

In the end, I smiled and nodded. I just hadn't expected Nathan to find me in Holnia. Chris and I had just finished trying on wedding dresses when we saw Nathan standing under the large tree across the street. He wore a simple white shirt. His hair was tousled, his face pale, and his eyes devoid of light. His gaze lingered briefly on our joined hands before quickly shifting away. Nathan forced a smile and looked at me. "Lois, I've come to take you home. We don't have to wait until next year. Let's go back and remarry, okay?" With those words, he took a few steps closer to us. Chris instinctively moved to stand in front of me, but I stopped him. I adjusted his slightly crooked tie and softly said, "Wait for me in the car. I'll be right back. Mom made your favorite dish tonight. We'll go home together later." Chris lowered his gaze, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He nodded. "Okay." After briefly glancing at Nathan, he turned and headed toward the

Chapter 9

In my past life, by the end of it all, I could no longer distinguish whether I loved Nathan or was simply obsessed with him. After a long pause, I mocked him, "Nathan, honestly, all I ever wanted was so little, but you still couldn't give it to me. I'm my parents' little princess. Why should I let you trample all over me? So, forget it." With that, I pulled my gaze away, turning to leave. But Nathan, frantic, grabbed my arm. His tall figure nearly stumbled as he reached out for me. His pale lips quivered as he said, "I won't agree. We can't just let this go. Lois, you're my wife. You can't just leave me..." There was a tremor in his voice. I let out a short laugh, pulling my arm away. "We're divorced, Nathan. You made me sign the divorce papers. You pressured me into attending that press conference, and you watched me go to the courthouse to pick up the divorce papers. All of this was your doing. You can't deny it, right?" "I..." Nathan fell silent, his voice lost.

Chapter 10

Overnight, public opinion split into two extremes, but none of it really affected me. Some claimed that Jenny had used her gratitude to destroy my marriage with Nathan, leading to the breakdown of our relationship.Others argued that Nathan's love had been fake from the start, and if he truly wanted to repay the debt he owed to Donald, he could've done it with money and resources instead of humiliating his own wife and pushing her to the point of divorce. Nathan's reputation was shattered. Baldwin Group's stock price fluctuated wildly.It didn't take long before I had my own revelation—Jenny had orchestrated everything herself, hiring people to take photos of her and Nathan entering a hotel together and even planting fake evidence of me being the other woman. The scandal exploded on social media. Nathan, overwhelmed, tried to send Jenny overseas. But when he saw the news, he nearly strangled her on the side of the road. He demanded answers from Jenny. "Why did you do t

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