All Chapters of Resign with Grace, Return with Fire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I should've let go a long time ago.As soon as I stepped out of the company, it started drizzling. And of course, I'd forgotten my umbrella.As the rain hit my skin, the cold seeped straight through.I thought about taking a cab, but when I checked my bank balance and wallet, I found that I only had 50 cents left. I couldn't even afford a ride.Over the years, I had handed over my entire salary for Sandra to manage because she said we'd have plenty of expenses after we married.To ensure that I wouldn't spend recklessly, she had me run every small purchase by her.But when it came to Lester, she was always generous. Just last week, she bought him a three-million-dollar sports car.The difference between being loved and not being loved couldn't be more obvious.I smiled bitterly and walked home in the rain.I finally got to the house Sandra and I shared. I was just about to change out of my shoes when I saw her in the kitchen. She was standing behind Lester, tying his apron, he

Over the years, I'd wished more than once that Sandra and I could move forward with the wedding, but she would always find an excuse to delay it.At Wendell Group, she kept her distance from me to avoid gossip. She wouldn't even let me call her "Sandy" in public or ride with her to and from work.I didn't want to put her in a difficult position, so I kept our relationship a secret for six long years.Every day, without fail, I woke up early and rushed to catch the subway to work.I thought that if I kept at it, Sandra would one day come around and agree to marry me.Now, she had finally agreed, but it was for another man.I let out a bitter smile. Just as I was about to speak, Lester's voice came through the phone, dripping with feigned victimhood."Forget it, Ms. Wendell. If Fred becomes my assistant, he'll just make things harder for me. I… I'm scared. I'm no match for him. I'm just too stupid…""Lester, don't worry. With me there, Fred won't bully you anymore." Sandra immedi

I didn't reply. A moment later, my phone buzzed with a string of notifications that I'd been removed from the family plan across several platforms.Sandra and I used to be so close that everything we had was linked under a family plan.Even after our fights, Sandra would never remove me from the plans.But now, she had unilaterally removed me. I didn't need to guess how angry she was.Honestly, it no longer mattered to me.For the next two days, I immersed myself in my new job, and Sandra didn't reach out to me.Instead, she posted updates about spending time with Lester. She also changed her profile picture from our matching one to black and altered our matching username. She even removed our photo from her social media header.I knew that she was waiting for me to make the first move and apologize, but I didn't care anymore.It wasn't until the evening of the third day that I came home to find a cardboard box at my door. On top of it was written "To Fred".I took it inside a

Upon hearing my words, Sandra looked at me in shock.In the past, I would have thrown a fit over this. But now, instead of arguing, I calmly told her to take care of Lester instead.She stared at me for a moment, but with no time to think it through, she said, "Take a cab to the wedding venue first. Once I'm done with Lester, I'll come find you right away."With that, Sandra hurried off.This time, I didn't stand there waiting for her like I used to. After she left, I took a cab straight to Skyborne Group.My phone kept buzzing nonstop along the way. Every notification was another goading message from Lester.In the photos he sent, Sandra was gently tucking him into bed. She had even spent a fortune calling in every top specialist at the hospital just to treat a scratch on his leg no bigger than a fingernail."Fred, do you know how worried Sandra is about me? She gathered the entire hospital's experts just for me. Has she ever done this for you?"So what if you were with her fo

Lester looked at me with undisguised smugness, yet he still forced himself to put on a magnanimous act. He said, "It's okay, really. I'll be fine as long as Fred doesn't make things difficult for me at work. We're colleagues, after all. Let's just work together in peace."Sandra looked at Lester with clear approval. "Lester, you're just too kind. People take advantage of the kindhearted. If you keep being like this, you'll suffer for it."Then, she turned her cold gaze on me. "Fred, Lester is only letting this go because he's kind, but you still have to apologize. You poured that dish over his head before. His face still hurts even now. Getting physical is where I draw the line."I glanced at Lester's unblemished face and found it laughable. Sandra really was capable of lying with a straight face.She had once protected me the same way.Now, she was still spreading her arms like a mother hen to offer protection. Only this time, the one she was shielding was Lester.Seeing that I