Semua Bab She Picked Her Love. I Ended Her Future: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The other company, Maelstrom Corporation, had its own professional tech and IT department. They never needed help from external parties for that reason and had refused any external collaboration from the start.I was the one who had persistently sent them gifts and pleaded with them for a meeting. That was how I managed to meet with a representative from Maelstrom Corporation to discuss the collaboration.He had given me a generous amount of 30 seconds, and I took the opportunity to introduce what we had to offer to him.After seeing just how capable I was, the representative had tried to poach me by offering a high salary if I were to work for them. He only agreed to the collaboration when that failed.I had worked hard for countless nights and traveled tirelessly just so Ripley Corporation could be part of this joint venture—all of which Kiera was blind to. Yet the moment Trevor claimed credit for getting us this project, she believed him without hesitation.If Kiera used a bit

"There's no need for that anymore. Let's break up, Kiera," I said coldly.The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.Kiera panted heavily as the emotions she had been suppressing finally burst out. "I'm only doing all this for the sake of the company's growth! Any other man would've loved to be in your position, so why can't you?"I ignored her twisted sense of reasoning.Kiera continued as she usually did, iterating how crucial it was for the company to grow. She even promised to give me a share of the pie once the company went public.I was getting tired of her building castles in the sky. I then raised my hand to cut her off, saying, "No need. I'll pack my things and go right now."This was the first time in years since Kiera became CEO that she had been interrupted while speaking. She went red in the face and glared angrily at me for a long while before sneering."No! I'll go instead!" She snapped. She then left the house, slamming the door behind her.I didn't go a

The disdain in both Kiera's and Trevor's gazes swiftly turned to shock. The once cacophonous office became pin-drop silent in an instant.I had no idea how much time had passed until one of the nearby employees finally made a sound of surprise. Someone else cursed out loud, breaking the strange tension in the air.Kiera straightened up, eyes running over me. "You didn't lose your marbles, did you, Alfred Wickham?"Trevor sighed in relief and chuckled. "This isn't funny, you know."Funny?I looked at Kiera coldly. "You can read the contract yourself. You'll see I'm not joking."Kiera's features hardened instantly. She read through the contract alongside Trevor, her expression growing uglier as time went by.When she saw that I had actually become a director at Maelstrom Corporation, she gazed at me in disbelief."Is this your way of taking revenge against me, Alfred? Terminating our companies' mutual contract?" Kiera asked.She really was overthinking things now. I, on the othe

The drivers on the road frantically braked their vehicles, cursing angrily at Trevor.Kiera's face turned pale with shock. She was about to run after him when she noticed me standing there, still waiting for a taxi.She hesitated for a moment before saying through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry, Alfred. I'm worried Trevor might get himself injured. Let's just leave it at that today. I'll ask you out another time so we can talk."Kiera then cried out to Trevor while running after him.My taxi arrived just then. I got into the car, ignoring her entirely.How pathetic. We had already broken up, yet Kiera still wanted me to rejoin Ripley Corporation.When I reached home later that night, I received several messages from Kiera, but I chose not to reply.After a good night's sleep, I went to work early the next day—only for Kiera to get in my way. There were dark circles under her eyes."Do you really not give a damn about me anymore, Alfred Wickham? I'm really at my wits' end here!" Kier

Kiera grabbed onto my arm, stopping me from leaving. She then started complaining about Trevor.Only then did I learn that she had been traveling a lot lately. Thanks to Ripley Corporation's good track record, she had managed to land the company a small project. Yet when Trevor had taken on the project, he thought they were being underpaid. His attitude toward the client had been terrible, and he even got into an argument with them.The client then angrily ceased their contract and even blacklisted Ripley Corporation, telling all other players in the industry how terrible the company was.Kiera's reputation had soured alongside her company's, leaving her no chance to turn over a new leaf.When she saw how unresponsive I was to her plight, Kiera began using the past to try to make me change my mind."Do you remember how frugal we were when we just started Ripley Corporation? We could never bear to spend any money, even when we earned more in the following years," Kiera said.Tha