All Chapters of My Best Friend Chose the CEO Over His Career: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

On my first day as an official employee of Zenith Group, I was assigned directly to the problematic project that Emma had asked me about in the interview. Emma granted me significant autonomy, practically placing all the central decision-making responsibility for the entire endeavor in my control.I leveraged my formidable expertise to move swiftly and assuredly through the entire process, from vetting potential collaborators and setting contractual terms, to establishing the new brand's market identity.In just less than a month, the project had already yielded significant preliminary results.Emma specifically commended me three separate times during the course of the weekly meeting. She even declared, "You were clearly meant for this line of work, Calvin!"I acknowledged her praise with a slight smile and silence, thinking that I was indeed meant for this line of work. In my past life, had it not been for Ruth, I would have been standing exactly where I was now, rather than bein

Thomas' smile immediately faltered, his complexion turning ashen. He then asked with a voice trembling with fear, "W-What's going on here, Ruth? Who is that woman?"Ruth approached Thomas, fixing him with a frigid gaze. "That's my twin sister, Ruby Gibson, who died in a car crash last year. You see, the shaman advised that because she died so young, her soul is restless. So, she needs a posthumous wedding to be appeased in the beyond."Ruth's revelation hit Thomas like a stab to the heart.She continued, "You see, that day on the roadside, when you leapt in to save me without a second thought, I realized then that you were the one destined for Ruby."She then lowered her head slightly and leaned close to his ear, whispering, "Thank you for becoming my brother-in-law, Thomas."Thomas' mind short-circuited completely. He shrieked, his knees buckling instantly as he collapsed in a heap.I stood in the corner of the crowd, observing coldly as the two bodyguards dragged Thomas toward

I watched Ruth's and the shaman's horrified expressions, then stated calmly, "You've truly gone to such lengths for Ruby, Ms. Gibson. Do you have any idea what that genius sister of yours was like before her death, though?"Ruth's expression instantly turned grim. "What do you mean by that?"I casually adjusted my collar and replied, "It's nothing. I just find it profoundly sad that you would drive yourself insane over someone who isn't worth the trouble."I didn't give her a chance to respond. I simply turned and walked away. I was just about to be intercepted by the bodyguards, but Ruth stopped them with one commanding glare. I mused that she probably realized that brute force wouldn't work on me. I also knew that my remarks had clearly struck home, leaving a searing seed of doubt in her heart.Thomas stared at my retreating figure in disbelief and howled, "You can't let him go! He's going to expose everything! You have to take him out! You have to kill him now!"Thomas' frant

In that instant, with Ruth's psyche collapsing, the Gibson family's deepest, darkest secrets came pouring out. She frantically incriminated everyone, motivated by a need for revenge and the promise of a lighter sentence. She took down every accomplice and accessory, ensuring no one escaped the consequences. In the end, the judgment was delivered. Miranda and Ruth were convicted on all counts, sentenced concurrently to life behind bars. Those remaining co-conspirators in the Gibson family received appropriate punishments for their actions.In the aftermath, the Gibson family, which had once commanded all the levers of power in Belleros, was annihilated and disappeared without a trace.Thomas, having been contaminated by the dark arts over time, finally succumbed to an irreversible mental collapse and was placed in a mental institution.I paid him a visit once. I saw him through the thick pane of glass, where he was curled up in a corner while dressed in a blue-and-white striped pat