All Chapters of Love, Broken, and Found: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Larissa's back. Let's get a divorce."I handed Jeff West the divorce papers I had already signed, my face calm and unreadable.For a second, his expression froze, but he quickly recovered. He then signed his name on the papers with practiced ease.It was the first time I had offered him the papers instead of the other way around.Still, just like the last six times, he said casually, "Once she leaves in a month, I'll remarry you."In the past, that line would never have been enough to curb my insecurity. I would make him swear an oath or sign a contract—anything to feel safe.This time, I felt nothing. I had no desire to respond at all."Helen, are you even listening to me?"Jeff frowned, clearly annoyed by my silence.I just nodded. "Yeah."But my hands kept moving, folding clothes and packing them neatly into boxes.When Jeff said he would remarry me, he always meant it. Everyone in the business knew him as a man who kept his word.We didn't seem like a real couple anywa

Chapter 2

After our second divorce, I had applied and got hired as Jeff's assistant. I carried his favorite caramel latte, heart racing with hope, as I pushed open the door to his office.Instead, I found him leaning back in his chair while kissing Larissa, who was sitting on his lap.I lost it. I lunged at Larissa, fists swinging, and Jeff slapped me to the floor.People had gathered outside the office, peeking in.Everyone assumed I was still the CEO's wife, so their eyes were full of judgment as they looked at Larissa.To spare her from gossip, Jeff ignored my tears, snatched my bag, and dumped everything on the floor.The divorce papers lay there like a warning sign, announcing to the world exactly what our relationship was.From then on, every time Jeff and I divorced, he made it public on social media.Everyone knew Jeff loved Larissa. I was just the shameless woman who refused to leave his side.But this time, Jeff's worry was unnecessary.I grabbed my suitcase without hesitatio

Chapter 3

Larissa called Jeff's name several times. By the end, her voice was tinged with impatience before he finally dragged his gaze back to her.-I had thought our restaurant encounter would be the last time I'd see Jeff before leaving the country.But on the very night I officially quit as his assistant, I got a video call from him.It was such a rare surprise that I had to fight the urge to hang up immediately. Instead, I switched to a voice call.Jeff's voice carried a hint of annoyance."Why switch to voice?"I shrugged it off casually."I don't have makeup on. I'm not ready for video."I immediately regretted saying it—it sounded as if I wanted to impress him.As expected, Jeff laughed, suddenly in a better mood."We've been together forever. I've seen you without makeup plenty of times."His flirty tone made me uncomfortable. I kept my voice cool."Do you need something?"He noticed the distance in my tone and sat up straighter, leaving behind his usual lazy posture."I

Chapter 4

Rumor had it that Jeff and Larissa's fight was about me.I just smiled, indifferent.I wasn't that hopeless romantic anymore, the one who used to refresh social media dozens of times a day, stalking them and everyone who knew them, hoping to catch the tiniest crack in their relationship. If I succeeded, I would then rush to Jeff the second I thought he might need me, ready to remind him that I was the one who truly loved him.Couples who are really in love argue in bed and make up before breakfast. So what if the fight was about me? I had always just been another player in their little game anyway.Still, after that, Jeff started calling me more and more.But I either hung up immediately or found some excuse not to see him.Then, the day before I was leaving the country, he asked me to go to the concert with him."I already got the tickets. I'll see you tonight. It's our anniversary today. You're not gonna stand me up, are you?"He had never sounded so pleading before.Bef

Chapter 5

"Goodbye, ex-husband."I hung up sharply and turned off my phone.Listening to the roar of the airplane engines, a sense of finality washed over me. I was finally free.-Jeff stood at Scarlett's apartment, gripping the phone I'd just hung up on, staring blankly.His voice was low and hoarse, as if he were holding back something."Where did she go?"Scarlett crossed her arms and smirked. "Now you wanna know? Anyway, she's gone.""Gone? What do you mean? Where the hell is she?"Scarlett shrugged and gave a sly, teasing smile. "You really think I'm gonna tell you?"Jeff's eyes immediately went cold. "I don't have time to play games with you.""Oh, getting a little impatient, are we?"Scarlett rolled her eyes, and headed to the door. She flung it open."Get out. You're not welcome here."Jeff stayed rooted to the spot, his face dark and stormy. "We were supposed to remarry today. She can't just disappear like this.""Remarry?" Scarlett laughed, covering her mouth as if it w

Chapter 6

Jeff's voice was hoarse, his eyes bloodshot. He seemed to have finally realized that Helen had left him for good this time.Jeff stumbled back into his apartment, and the moment he opened the door, he caught a familiar scent.The sweet aroma of beef stew hit him like a lightning bolt. It was Helen's signature dish.His heart jumped, a flash of joy lighting up his eyes."Helen? You're home?"He practically ran into the kitchen, hope and excitement written all over his face. But the moment he saw who was actually there, he froze as the smile drained from his face.It wasn't her.Larissa, in a silky white nightgown, was calmly stirring a pot on the stove. She turned to him with a sweet smile the second she noticed him."Hey, you're back."All of Jeff's hope evaporated in an instant. His face went cold."I thought you left."He clearly remembered personally seeing Larissa onto her flight."I'm back again," she said while stepping closer, her delicate fingers brushing his chest.

Chapter 7

"Get out of the country now," Jeff spat at Larissa. He then pulled out his phone and dialed his bodyguards."Get here immediately. Escort Ms. Osborne back where she belongs."Larissa completely panicked. "You can't do this to me! I love you so much…"But the only answer she got was the cold click of the front door opening.Two men in black grabbed her and dragged her out. Her screams faded into the night.Jeff stood frozen, staring at the bowl knocked over on the floor, before slowly crouching down.The scent of the stew hung in the air…Yet he couldn't reach for it, just as he could no longer reach the one who would never return.-When the plane finally touched down on a foreign runway, I stared out the window at the unfamiliar landscape, feeling as if I had stepped into another world.As soon as I walked down the jetway, I saw my father's slightly stooped figure.The once-powerful business titan was no longer young. The moment he saw me, his eyes welled with tears.Years

Chapter 8

Jeff stared at the screen, watching me shake hands with officials from another country's Commerce Department. His Adam's apple bobbed violently."Tell the finance department to raise the interest rate on the shares pledged to the bank by two points," he muttered.Meanwhile, as the plane pierced through the stratosphere, I was at the executive lounge of a hotel, signing for a special delivery.I peeled back the protective foam to reveal all our marriage and divorce papers.A sticky note from Scarlett, sent from back home, was tucked between them.[He says collecting all of these will make you change your mind.]I pressed the call button and smiled at the concierge who arrived."Please shred these for me," I said lightly.By the time Jeff finally tracked me down, I was sitting in a café with Albert Foster from Foster Enterprise, the man I was supposed to be forming a marriage alliance with.In a glass conservatory on Everton Avenue, Albert's fingers traced the rim of his coffee

Chapter 9

Jeff pulled his phone out of his bag and played a video.On the screen, Larissa stood by a window in a psychiatric hospital, her face swollen and distorted from long-term medication. She stared blankly outside, completely lost in her own world."I forced her to work as an escort, and then I put her in a mental hospital," Jeff said urgently. "You hate her, so I made her pay the price...""You think I left you because of Larissa?" I laughed suddenly."Listen carefully: I don't care about her. Just like I haven't cared about you for a long time."Albert took my hand at the right moment, our fingers interlacing.I saw Jeff's gaze lock onto our joined hands. His whole body twitched, as if he'd been burned."We're getting married next month," I said calmly. "I hope you can give us your blessing."Albert, usually composed, lit up instantly, grinning like a kid.Jeff's lips began to tremble. Suddenly, he lunged at me like a drowning man, grabbing my arm."No… You can't do this! You c

Chapter 10

This was what true love looked like.My wedding was held in a chapel on the pink-sand beaches of Coral Bay.Wearing the custom-made wedding gown, I stared into the mirror at myself. I looked calm, poised, and more grounded than I had been three years ago."Ms. Garner," the stylist whispered, "there's a gentleman outside—"Scarlett cut her off. "Tell him the bride isn't seeing anyone."My fingers froze on the veil. "Jeff's still out there?""He's been kneeling at the beach entrance since last night," Scarlett said, rolling her eyes. "Said he won't get up until he sees you. Security tried to move him three times, but he wouldn't budge."Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I saw him in the storm, drenched, his expensive suit pants torn and streaked with blood at the knees. He pushed away the black umbrella the bodyguards held over him, as if trying to wash something away with the rain.Albert suddenly pushed the door open, holding a tablet.On the screen were real-time stock pr

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