Lahat ng Kabanata ng MIT After Heartbreak: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Ava turned her phone camera toward Ethan.Ethan and Sylvia were in the center of the dance floor, locked in a deep, passionate kiss. His eyes were closed, completely lost in the moment.It hit me then—yesterday, when we slept together, we didn’t even kiss. In the heat of the moment, I had leaned in to kiss him, only for him to pull back."Sorry, I’m just not into kissing. It’s gross. Saliva makes me feel sick," he had said.Like an idiot, I had believed him, yet here he was, making out with Sylvia in front of everyone without any hesitation or second thoughts.So, it wasn’t that he didn’t like kissing. He just didn’t like kissing me.Watching them on the phone, I felt a thousand tiny needles stab my heart, each one sharper than the last, until I could barely breathe.Just this afternoon, Ethan had casually told Lucas he wanted to go after Sylvia, and now, just a few hours later, they were already a couple.Classic Ethan. He always gets what he wants, no matter who he has to cru

Not long after Ethan left, Sylvia updated her Twitter."Mentioned pancakes in passing, and they showed up the next morning. Thanks for making it so easy to brag about you."Attached was a picture of maple pancakes, exactly like the ones on my breakfast table. Ethan’s chef never used to make pancakes, but Ethan had him learn because I loved them. He had once promised me that his special maple pancakes were just for me.I turned off my phone quietly, wiping away the tears that had welled up again.Mrs. Triton was still struggling to clean up the damaged pancake pieces Ethan had angrily thrown to the floor. The sticky syrup had seeped into the rug, leaving a stubborn, dark stain."Just toss it out," I said, my voice flat.Even that rug was a gift from Ethan. In fact, I went around the house, gathering every single thing he had ever given me, boxing them up to be thrown out. After all, every gift felt as carelessly thrown my way as those pancakes that morning.Ethan didn’t reach out

The day I returned home happened to be the night of Ethan's graduation party.His father, Mr. Luciano, was the current Don of the mafia, and with Ethan heading off to college, he was expected to gradually start learning the ropes of the family business. So, while the event was framed as a celebration of his academic achievement, it was really just another networking affair for the family’s business associates.Since part of my family's business still relied on Mr. Luciano, I didn’t want to put my parents in a tough spot, so I agreed to attend.The moment I stepped into the grand hall, my eyes locked onto someone I hadn't seen in a long time. It was Ethan, dressed in a perfectly tailored suit. He looked even more mature and imposing than he had at prom.Seeing him again after two months stirred a confusing mix of emotions in me. I wasn't even sure what I felt—maybe anger, maybe regret, or perhaps just the remnants of a once-strong attachment.All I knew was that my first instinct w

After Ethan declared he'd never forgive me, I didn't see him again.Ava sent me a screenshot of his and Sylvia’s official relationship announcement on Twitter.I barely glanced at it before deleting the message. Why should I waste my time on someone who no longer had anything to do with me?I told Ava not to send me any more updates about Ethan. I genuinely believed that was the last I'd hear of him.However, on the day I left for college, I had the bad luck of running into Ethan and Sylvia at the airport.Ethan saw me too, but clearly still sulking, he quickly looked away, pretending not to notice me.I turned my head as well and made my way to the boarding gate. I caught him shooting me a sharp glare when he realized I had no intention of talking to him, but Sylvia quickly pulled him along with a possessive grip.Ava, who had come to see me off, shot them a fierce glare of her own before linking her arm with mine and guiding me away.After that, Ethan and I truly fell out of

Ethan probably didn’t listen to my words.In the following days, I kept seeing him everywhere. I even started to suspect that he might be stalking me.But I didn’t want to see him. I rejected all his invitations, even returned the gifts he gave me, unopened.At this time, Miles and I had just confirmed our relationship.Miles developed a strong animosity towards Ethan. Every time he saw him, he would pull me away and openly show his jealousy and possessiveness.Until one day, when Ethan stopped Miles off-campus and beat him up, I finally couldn’t hold back and went to confront him.I really couldn’t understand what he was thinking. Back then, it was he who didn’t want to be with just me and wanted to experience being with other people. Now, he was pretending to be sentimental and disrupting my life.When he realized my intention, Ethan’s emotions completely spiraled out of control. "Cynthia, do you doubt me? I didn't send someone to beat him up; it was my underling who wanted to