All Chapters of My Exile Was the Start of Her Bankruptcy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

After hearing what I said, Julia Stewart let out a soft chuckle. "Well, I'm sure you know just how much I love causing trouble for Vanessa."That being said, you rejected all of my previous attempts to poach you. Why have you changed your mind right when you're about to be promoted to vice president and have your relationship with her made public?"Instead of answering her questions, I said calmly, "In that case, I'll trouble you to get things ready for my onboarding in three days, Ms. Stewart. I'll deliver on the one-billion-dollar project within two months."The moment I finished speaking, a stir rose from the dining hall behind me. I looked over and saw Vanessa Oswalrd announcing that Cameron Ingall would be promoted to vice president and take over the one-billion-dollar project.Having heard it over the phone, Julia laughed. "Settle things with her first. If you need any help, feel free to reach out. I'll be waiting."I hummed in acknowledgment before ending the call.Amid th

Chapter 2

One of the employees declared, "Ms. Oswald and Mr. Ingall are such a great match for each other! They're wearing matching outfits today, right?"I looked over at Vanessa and Cameron. The colors of their outfits matched. Standing under the light, they looked like the perfect couple.Meeting my gaze, Cameron said insincerely, "I have Shane's kindness to thank for my promotion to vice president. Not only did he voluntarily give the project to me, but he even proposed going to Fennoria to develop a new business market for the company."I suggest we all raise our glasses and send him off with a toast!"After saying that, he brought over a glass of wine for me. I glanced at him and said, "Sorry. I don't drink."Vanessa frowned at my refusal and snapped at me, "Cam is kindly offering a toast to give you a proper send-off! How dare you refuse him like that? You—"Cameron cut her off and "helped me out" by saying, "It's my fault for stealing Shane's promotion to vice president. It's under

Chapter 3

Only then did I remember that the bonuses from projects I had led before still hadn't been paid out, each project worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Previously, Vanessa kept claiming the company was short on funds and that she would pay me my bonuses later. At the time, I figured that we would eventually become a family anyway, so I said there was no rush.Who would've thought those bonuses would now become her leverage against me?Snorting, I shot back at her, "I don't want the bonuses. Process my resignation now."Vanessa flew off the handle. "Fine! Have it your way! Don't even think about ever coming back to the company!"Did she seriously think her company was some kind of heaven that everyone was trying to get into?I wanted to laugh, but I didn't make a sound. Once she approved my resignation, I turned around and walked off without pause.When I got back to the house, I immediately reported Vanessa to the SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission, for violating legal

Chapter 4

I opened the closet. Inside hung several sets of matching pajamas, and below them were the plushies we'd won from the claw machines together.As the fond memories of the past flashed in my mind, I let out a small sigh and sat down by the desk. My eyes fell on the loving photos of the two of us on the desk, as well as the journal beside them.Back then, Vanessa and I had been completely in love. We both had bright hopes for marriage. She had excitedly used the journal to map out our future married life.But now, years had gone by with the journal simply collecting dust on the desk. It was just like our relationship, which had been shrouded by years of neglect without me even noticing. There was no longer any reason to revisit it.I was still lost in my reverie when Vanessa walked into the house with a limping Cameron.Frowning, I got up.Vanessa walked over, grabbed my hand, and said sweetly, "Cam hurt his ankle because of you. He can't move around easily. I'm not comfortable leav

Chapter 5

Dolly had spent five years with us, witnessing the happiest moments of our lives with us. Back then, Vanessa loved Dolly and treated her like a daughter.She'd been devastated when Dolly died and suggested keeping Dolly's ashes in the house with us.But now, she was calling Dolly's ashes trash. Perhaps the trash wasn't Dolly's ashes but me.After bending down and painstakingly gathering the ashes, I said to Vanessa in a calm voice, "I won't be returning to the company, and neither will I delete what I posted on Instagram. You can forget about the one-billion-dollar project, too."Vanessa didn't take me seriously. Sneering, she retorted, "Don't make me laugh. The contract's already signed! I doubt you can change anything."Without speaking, I threw down my set of keys to the house and walked off.…The next day, I met Julia at a restaurant. She brought an industry giant with her, a businessman by the name of Graham White.We'd only just taken our seats and exchanged a short roun

Chapter 6

Vanessa thought she'd misheard the SEC officer. She pulled the phone back to check the number on the screen. It was indeed a call from the SEC, but…"I'm sorry, but has there been some kind of mistake?" she asked. "We've already signed the contract. If there were violations, shouldn't they have been discovered earlier?"The SEC officer explained, "We received a report from a whistleblower, and we've verified the submitted evidence, which proves the violations."Upon hearing that someone had reported the company, Vanessa instinctively turned toward me.Furious, she gripped her phone, practically gnashing her teeth as she confronted me. "Was it you?""That's right. I did it," I replied with an indifferent shrug.Vanessa's expression turned even darker after seeing how openly I was admitting to it.Without any regard for the ongoing call, she raised her hand to hit me. "You despicable b—"Alas, before her hand fell, Julia threw a cup of coffee right at her."This is a restaurant.

Chapter 7

In the previous round of bidding for the project, Stewart Group had been one of the strongest contenders.But unfortunately, the company's cost estimate had fallen slightly short compared to Vanessa's company. Coupled with the fact that Vanessa had indeed engaged in certain illegal acts behind the scenes, it wasn't surprising that Julia lost the bid.With Vanessa's company out of the running this time, Stewart Group's victory in securing the project was all but guaranteed.While I led the project team in pulling all-nighters to prepare for the bid, Vanessa was agonizing over the penalties she was facing.She'd never imagined that something as simple as treating the other party to a meal would cause the deal to slip right back out of her hands. It also left her with having to pay millions in compensation, and even the risk of prison time.Vanessa sat in her office, clenching the penalty notice. The more she thought about it, the more infuriated she became.She firmly believed it w

Chapter 8

Julia added, "Is it because you found out that our father has transferred all of the projects they were in charge of to me instead?"She had a guileless smile on her face, but her beautiful eyes were frighteningly cold.It was the first time I had seen this side of her.All along, Julia had mostly carried herself with a playful, carefree air—though on occasion, she showed the poise and sophistication of a wealthy heiress as well. However, it was my first time seeing her act like a wolf in sheep's clothing.After "teaching" those men a lesson, she slammed down her champagne glass onto a server's tray and said to me, "Let's go. Something has polluted this cocktail party, and it's ruining the mood."She waved at the people she had been chatting with earlier before leading me off with her.It was early autumn, and the night breeze was slightly chilly. Since she'd had a few drinks, she said she wanted to stroll down the streets for a little while and asked me to accompany her.I didn

Chapter 9

Unfortunately for Vanessa, judges didn't decide cases based on who cried more or who made themselves seem more pitiful. With how complete and infallible my evidence was, it was no surprise that she lost her case.Standing on the courthouse steps, I looked into her reddened eyes and flashed her a gracious smile."You didn't think that even after you'd deleted the surveillance footage, I'd still have a way to capture evidence of Cameron tampering with the bidding documents, huh?"Sometime ago, under the pretense of wanting to see me at all times, Vanessa had installed a security camera above my desk at the office.At the time, I actually believed her nonsense, thinking she wanted to ease her longing through the surveillance footage.But in reality, that camera was just something that made it easier for Vanessa and Cameron to flirt in the office without having to worry about me.However, around that time, I kept getting the feeling that someone was going through the things on my des

Chapter 10

Just two days ago, the balance in the company's bank account was an eight-figure sum, but it had now been reduced to just a single digit.Thinking her eyes were playing tricks on her, Vanessa refreshed the page again and again, but the number didn't change.She hurriedly called Cameron, who managed the company's finances. However, all she kept getting was a robotic voice informing her that the number couldn't be reached.Vanessa was thrown into complete panic. Her limbs went weak, and she collapsed onto the floor."This is impossible… This can't be happening…" she mumbled to herself before calling the police.The police officers soon arrived. After a quick investigation, they discovered that Cameron had run off with the entirety of the company's funds.Bursting into tears, Vanessa gave the police all of Camerona's information. She'd sobbed until her makeup had run, but all she got back from the police was, "His name and social security number are fake."At that very moment, Vane

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