All Chapters of My Rise, Her Regret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The first time I clearly heard them calling me an old geezer was at our regular meeting on Monday.Samuel had his head bowed as he listened to me lecturing him, his eyes turning red.Someone muttered under his breath during the break, “He’s really an old geezer who loves mistreating handsome young men.”I froze at the remark, which caused a ripple effect that grew into torrents of whispered rumors and gossip.“He’s totally abusing his authority and venting his frustrations on the young man.”“He’s already 32 years old and still harping on his eight-year-long relationship. How stubborn and narrow-minded of him, really.”I put down my glass and silence immediately ensued in the meeting room.All their gazes landed on me, as though I were the one at fault.Samuel pressed a napkin to the corner of his eye.“Mr. Graham, I’ll check through the data again.”“Not check through, but re-do.”I tried to ignore the piercing pain in my chest and said coldly.“I want to see the accurate

Chapter 2

Samuel stood up the moment he saw us walking in.“Ms. Stewart, Jansen, I ordered some dishes first so you two wouldn’t have to wait for too long. See if the dishes are to your liking?”I looked at Wanda who sat right next to Samuel and said with a smile, “Samuel was worried that you’d still be mad and came over specially to make amends. See how sensible he is?”Samuel solicitously poured a glass of wine for me and raised his own in a toast.“Jansen, it’s my bad for angering you with my data. I even caused everyone to start gossiping and making snide remarks about you…enough about that. Let me make it up to you by drinking this!”He finished his glass in a single gulp, his cheeks immediately turning red from the alcohol which only made him look even more amiable and somewhat charming in his own way.Wanda looked appreciatively at him and asked, “People started gossiping about Jansen? What did they say?”Samuel smiled coyly.“Ms. Stewart, you should ask Jansen about it yourself.

Chapter 3

“Wanda Stewart, he made a mistake with key data that could potentially impact projects worth tens of millions of dollars!”Samuel’s eyes immediately turned red as he said indignantly, “Jansen, I know I’m stupid and am nothing compared to you, but I’m already trying my best…”“Samuel, it’s not your fault!” Wanda wrapped an arm around his shoulder and comforted him tenderly.When she turned to look at me, that tenderness was immediately replaced with disgust.“Jansen Graham! Are you quite done? Why do you keep harping on something so trivial? You’re really becoming more and more of an old geezer!”I stood stunned at her sudden remark.She completely disregarded the pained look in my eyes as she raised her voice, saying, “You can’t even do your work well and you kick up a fuss over nothing all day long! Calling you an old geezer is being kind to you!“See how humble Samuel is! I’m only saying this for your own good!”Samuel held Wanda’s hand, looking smug.“Alright, Ms. Stewart

Chapter 4

The doors slowly closed on the hesitant look on Wanda’s face.The sudden weightlessness as the lift descended was an echo of the heavy burden weighing on my heart over the past three months.This time, I finally hit rock bottom.I never looked back.The moment I stepped through the revolving doors, my phone buzzed.I rejected the call without hesitation and blocked that number immediately.I chucked eight years of my youth and my once-burning love for her into the trash, along with the box of my belongings.I shut off all my social media apps and fell into a deep sleep at home.One morning a week later, I sat in my new condo apartment eating breakfast.My phone rang. It was a local number I was unfamiliar with.I hesitated for a moment before finally answering it.“Hello, is this Mr. Jansen Graham?” A slightly anxious voice of a middle-aged woman sounded through the phone.“Yes, I am. Who am I speaking with?”“Mr. Graham, pardon me for bothering you! I am Ms. Lloyd, Ms. St

Chapter 5

“I’ve gotten rid of that fool Samuel Smith! As for those who mocked you with that silly nickname…I’ll spare none of them!“I promise I’ll never let you be mistreated like that again! Jansen, I really can’t do without you…”She reached out to grab my arm, but I dodged it.I stood rooted to where I was, looking at her with pity.Turns out that I was nothing more than a pawn who could help her clean up her mess.She could grovel to me when she needed me and kick me aside when she no longer needed me.“Wanda Stewart, do you still not get it?”My voice was exceptionally calm and without any trace of emotion.Hope reignited in Wanda’s eyes as she looked anxiously at me. “I didn’t leave because of Samuel or because marriage was never in the books for us.”I declared emphatically, “I left because I finally saw clearly that you, Wanda Stewart, don’t deserve the eight years of love I poured into our relationship. All the more you don’t deserve a moment longer in my future.”With that

Chapter 6

“Hello, Ms. Jenkins,” I said politely but the distance in my voice was clear.Her voice came through the phone, soft yet tinged with fatigue.“Jansen, it’s me. Have you knocked off work yet? Have you had dinner?”“I just knocked off. Is anything up, Ms. Jenkins?” I cut straight to the chase.Melissa fell silent, clearly not expecting me to sound so cold and distant.She sighed. “I know Wanda went overboard. I apologize to you on her behalf, but Stewart Enterprise is really on the brink of collapse…“I know it’s too much to ask this of you, but can you please help Wanda out? You’re the only one who can persuade Eternatus to show us mercy…”I thought back on the many reminders this pampered lady who lived a life of luxury gave me over the past eight years.She kept reminding me to be content and to focus on winning Wanda’s heart.“Jansen, why work so hard? Leave women to do the work and focus on career building.“A man should focus on the family instead!“Look, it’s precisel

Chapter 7

Michelle signed her name on the agreement with trembling hands.After the negotiation, Michelle and her team left with their tails in between their legs.Mr. Jones stood up and walked toward me, smacking me hard on the shoulders.“Well done! This is the way Eternatus wins their battles! The celebration banquet tonight is on me!”*What came with our celebration was the death knell for Stewart Enterprise.The day after our celebration banquet, a haggard, old figure came barging into Eternatus’ office building.It was Melissa.She charged forward, yelling with desperation, “Jansen Graham! I know you’re inside! Come on out! Come on out and talk to me if you have the guts to!”I looked through the gaps in the blinds to peek at the commotion in the hall.The receptionist called me through my line. “Mr. Graham, Ms. Jenkins, Ms. Stewart’s mom, insists on seeing you and she’s very agitated…”“Tell her that I’m in a meeting and that she should leave.”Her voice sounded through the

Chapter 8

Shiloh looked straight at me and said, “Eternatus needs talents like you. Feel free to reach out if you need help in any way.”“Thank you, Ms. Griffin.”I accepted her acknowledgement and expression of approval.A few days later, after a joint project meeting with Shiloh’s department, Shiloh and I left the meeting room, discussing some details of the project in hushed tones.“Ms. Griffin, I suggest…”A figure before us suddenly cut me off mid-sentence.It was Wanda.She stood right there, glaring at me with hatred and indignation filling her eyes.Shiloh stood right in between me and Wanda.Wanda suddenly charged forward, but was stopped by some security guards.Struggling against their hold, she yelled at me at the top of her lungs a mere few steps away from me, “Jansen Graham! What must I do to make you come back to me?“Will you only stop when you see my entire family destroyed?”That was when she noticed Shiloh standing next to me, and her eyes burned with rage and jeal

Chapter 9

Samuel lifted a glass to the woman’s lips.Just then, someone called out his name, sending a bomb landing on his head.Samuel froze, the glass almost falling from his hand.He turned back and stuttered fearfully, “W-Wanda Stewart?”His voice trembled as he inched closer to Jane Lane.“Bastard!”Wanda glared at Samuel with rage as she grabbed his hair and dragged him toward her.“Let me go! You’re crazy!” Samuel shrieked as he tried to pry Wanda’s fingers away with all his might.“I’m crazy? Yes, I am! You made me crazy!“Look, everyone! Look at this scum!”Wanda pointed at Samuel, his hair in disarray and the make-up on his face all smudged.She yelled with hysteria, “This scum caused me to offend Jansen Graham and lose Stewart Enterprise! He caused the death of my family members!”With every word she yelled, she yanked Samuel hard.Samuel shrieked in pain, sobbing and struggling against her hold.Everyone around them started pointing fingers at them, laughing, throwing s

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