Semua Bab The Wind Between Our Goodbye: Bab 11 - Bab 20

It was all because of Josie.This was an obsession Xander could never let go of. He wanted to prove to her badly, but the more he played by the rulebook, the more he found out that it would take him eons to achieve success. So, he decided to take the shortcut.It was true that he worked hard, but he had also used unscrupulous methods.No matter the intention, he had made a mistake.As for the tip about Josie, I later received an anonymous email from overseas—from a woman who had once been the legal wife of one of Josie’s affairs.This woman exposed Josie for being the mistress who openly claimed that her husband was Josie's boyfriend.Josie even pretended to get engaged to try to steal the husband. The entire story was like a plot from a soap opera. Josie had done so many terrible things that went against everybody's moral codes.Those photos and videos I received proved that she was not only the mistress of one person. It happened more than once.The wife found out that Josie

It was Grand Corp's project director, Stephen Grand. He was young and carried himself with an air of regality. At the same time, he had an aloof demeanor.However, his gaze on me was somehow warm."I'm sorry, Ms. Summers, have we met before?" Stephen asked after a moment of hesitation. I was stunned, but he sounded polite and proper, so I knew that he was not trying to hit on me. It was a genuine question.This made me look at him more closely.Upon closer look, he seemed even more dashing. I was sure that if I had seen someone like him before, I would not have forgotten about it.I replied politely, "I don't think so, Mr. Grand."This interaction ended just like that.Grand Corp was satisfied with the first phase of the project. We confirmed several key milestones together, and everything was set to continue forward.After the meeting, the colleagues could not help but discuss the interaction among themselves.Only at that moment did I find out that the project director was

Mary was bewildered."What on earth are you talking about? I want Josie to be my goddaughter. What does this have to do with you?"Stephen emotionlessly replied, "I want to be an only child. Sure, you can care for her and look after her–no objections here. But you can't make her your goddaughter."Mary was furious and flustered. She almost picked up her bag and hit Stephen with it, losing her composure as an elegant, wealthy lady.I pulled her back.I imagined that this would be a sensitive topic in wealthy families. Perhaps, having an extra goddaughter in the family meant another threat to the family wealth. It was understandable.…From that day onward, I had an aunt-figure who cared for me. Other than that, my life remained pretty much the same.I was busy with the project and improving myself daily. My life felt full and grounded.Gradually, I finally had some free time. I had the time and energy to find out what had happened to Xander.I heard that the night that I left,

"Silence!" The judge banged his gavel, but he still gave Josie a chance to defend herself.Josie sobbed, "I really am innocent. Xander and I are just friends. We were just playing a kissing game. It wasn't real at all! He has liked me since he was young, but I always turned him down. Our friends can be my witnesses!"Seeing how the public opinion was turning on him, I was worried they'd misunderstand, so I suggested marriage to help him out of the scandal."Our marriage was fake! I never expected he'd blame me and try to get me to repay his debt!"I've been too kind to help this monster, but I finally see him for who he is! I want a divorce from him! This has nothing to do with me!"Josie sobbed hard as her voice trembled.She managed to gain some pity from the crowd.Xander sneered and got his lawyer to hand in evidence."Josie claimed to be my friend, but the only reason she returned to the country was to break up my family. She's a habitual family wrecker."Photo after phot

"What misunderstanding?"Mary finally put down her high heels out of respect for Chiara. She held onto my shoulder as she put on her shoes.The four of us went over to the bench to take a seat, looking serious."Stephen and I are in a fake engagement. I like girls, and he doesn't. This was why we decided to get engaged to essentially, well, gag our families.""What?" asked Mary, flabbergasted. She looked like she was in pain. "Stephen, I think I'd prefer you to be more of a jerk than not having any offspring!"She immediately corrected herself. "Wait. No. You can't do any of those! Don't be a jerk!"Stephen slapped his forehead."What you say is discriminatory. I just never found girls attractive since I was young. I preferred working. So, rather than marry someone that I didn't like and waste her time, I'd prefer to work together with Chiara."Stephen added, "Until the day I met Josephine."Someone as well-composed as him suddenly blushed ever so slightly. "The first time I s