Giving the CEO to Her First Love のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

In the corner of the storage room, all my belongings had been piled up like trash, thrown together without a care.The watch Jasmine had given me was crushed beyond recognition. Even the pair of mugs we had made together lay shattered.She sighed. "It's not like they're worth much anyway. Just throw them out. If you need anything later, I'll replace them with something new."All of a sudden, they were unworthy.My gaze fell on a colorful glass jar in the mess. The lid was broken, exposing the paper cranes I had folded by hand back when I had a secret crush on her. Every single one held a piece of the love I never dared to express.I picked up the cracked jar and, along with the scattered cranes and the ruined gifts, tossed everything into the trash behind me.Jasmine's brows knitted tightly at once. I brushed it off with a smile. "You're right. If something isn't worth it, it should be discarded once it's dirty or broken anyway."And I meant it for my foolish, ill-timed feelings

After Jasmine hung up, her mind lingered on the fact that I was getting married.The man who had always followed behind her like a shadow was actually getting married. For a moment, she couldn't quite name what she was feeling.Was it relief, finally being free of me, or was it an inexplicable sense of loss?Jasmine stood there for a long time, unmoving. It wasn't until Ethan, who had waited in the ward for ages, finally walked out and called her name that she finally snapped back."Jazz, what's gotten into you?"She looked at the man in front of her. Honestly, she had never once thought Ethan and I were alike.The first time she met me, I was still just a quiet, clueless boy. I stood behind Yvonne, listening seriously as the adults joked and laughed.Her first impression of me was simple—well-behaved.Later, after I graduated from college, I insisted on staying in Seastone.Yvonne asked Jasmine to look after me. Back then, Yvonne said there was someone I had liked for a long

I looked straight at Jasmine and chuckled. "Do you know what you look like right now? A clown."Flustered, she forced a stiff smile. "Stop it, Marcel. You wouldn't just marry some random woman to get back at me."I watched her, at that face trying so hard to hide the truth, and suddenly, it all felt pointless. The woman I had loved for years wasn't all that special, after all.I let out a mocking laugh. "Who do you think you are to me, Jasmine? Why'd I do anything just to get back at you?"Jasmine looked at the resolve on my face, and a chill slowly crept into her chest. Only then did she realize the way I looked at her had changed.There was now indifference, a sense of relief, and even a hint of ridicule, anything but the love that used to be there.Her heart tightened, like someone had grabbed it hard, then tossed it aside with a laugh. In the end, it felt like it was bent past the point of no return, never to be the same again.She forced another stiff smile.She should've

"Mom…" I drawled, feeling a little awkward. "I'm… gonna get some air."Just to escape the topic for a while…However, the moment I stepped into the courtyard and saw that slender figure, I instantly regretted it. Jasmine was standing beneath the magnolia tree in the yard, looking melancholic.When she saw me, her face froze for a moment. "Marcel."She looked nothing like the bright, confident woman I once knew. Now, she just seemed worn out.I sighed quietly, already knowing I wasn't going to get out of this easily. I stopped walking and didn't go any closer. "What is it?"Jasmine stood at the bottom of the steps, while I remained above them. Gazing up at me, she asked, "Have we really become this distant?"An indifferent laugh slipped out of me. "I don't see the issue."Pain flickered in her eyes. She looked like she had everything to say, but held back, struggling with herself. After a long silence, she finally spoke, as if she had accepted defeat."Marcel, if I say I love y