All Chapters of A Charger, A Secretary, And Our Final Straw: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Jazmine Garcia slammed the door behind her as she left and ignored all of my calls and text messages. She was certain that I would be the first to give in and compromise.That was why she kept acting as arrogant and high-and-mighty as ever, planning only to accept my apology if she was in a good mood.However, all I wanted was for her to sign the asset division settlement.Since she refused to talk to me, I sent the agreement back home instead to let both our parents talk it out.I thought that we wouldn't be crossing paths again after this. However, that evening, HR came to me and said, "Colin, there's a dinner tonight, and Ms. Garcia said that everyone in the company is to attend."She specifically mentioned your name and said that you were not allowed to excuse yourself. Otherwise, all of your sales bonuses will be cancelled for the year."I didn't want to put my wallet on the line, so I just packed some of my things up before driving over to the dinner venue. Yet, before I'd

Chapter 2

Jazmine panted heavily as she grabbed Alvin's hand and announced loudly, "That's right! I'm doing all that because I'm planning to marry Alvin!"I dare you to actually sign your name on the division settlement, Colin Whitaker! Once our divorce is finalized, I am going to take Alvin straight to the town hall to register our marriage! And everyone at the company will be invited to our wedding then!"Alvin's eyes lit up with a gleam of wild joy. He intertwined his fingers with hers and whispered endearingly in her ear as they left the room hand in hand, without looking back.The two interns I'd brought up quickly came up to me and handed me a bunch of napkins to pat myself dry. They also tried to advise me to give in to her."Mr. Whitaker, I think you should go and talk to Ms. Garcia. If you both really get divorced, then Alvin's going to replace you immediately.""Yeah, and you're going to regret it forever if that really happens."I wiped off the bits of fruit pulp on my face and

Chapter 3

Honestly speaking, I never noticed Alvin's existence in the first place.His performance was mediocre, his abilities were just average, he had no outstanding qualities, and he even frequently caused trouble for the company.In fact, Jazmine used to complain to me that the new intern was a good-for-nothing troublemaker and should just be fired.I thought that everyone had their struggles, so I told her to just wait until after his internship was over, thinking that perhaps Alvin just hadn't gotten used to the new environment yet.Ultimately, Alvin passed the internship and was formally made a full-time employee. I even rewarded him with a small bonus to keep him encouraged.But his ambition was already evident then. He always looked at Jazmine with an intense and even suggestive gaze. Still, I never doubted him, assuming that he just had a good and playful relationship with Jazmine.However, it wasn't until one night during a company social event when Alvin helped a very drunk Jaz

Chapter 4

The next afternoon, I went to the company to pick up my laptop.Before I'd even entered the office, however, I saw a noticeable coffee stain on the floor. I had a bad feeling and quickly walked over, pushing the slightly ajar door wide open.Alvin was holding a jug of coffee over my laptop, pouring it straight down from a height. The floor was also littered with torn-up documents. He just grinned leisurely at me when I went in."You're late, Mr. Whitaker."Ms. Garcia was the one who told me to bring you a cup of coffee, but my hand slipped and spilled it all over your laptop. You don't mind, do you?"My office was always locked with a combination lock because it contained top-secret technical documents from the company, and only Jazmine and I knew the passcode. However, I never thought that she would tell Alvin the combination and even condone him destroying my laptop.The documents in the laptop were worth billions of dollars and were very crucial to the entire Garcia Group. If

Chapter 5

Jazmine was completely stunned. The staff member on the other end of the line repeated himself, and she finally responded. "I never made the appointment. Who did?""It might have been your husband…"Jazmine hung up on him before he could finish. Then, she glared coldly in the direction I'd left and laughed coldly."You're really something, Colin Whitaker, stooping to doing something like this this time. I can't believe you even got someone to fake the call."The building security guard suddenly knocked on the door and entered the office, handing a formal envelope to Jazmine."Your package, Ms. Garcia."Jazmine opened it and widened her eyes in shock at the document title on the front page. She muttered, "A divorce lawsuit? What? Colin's suing me for divorce? How's that possible? It's fake, right? He's just trying to make me fold, isn't he? This is fake, isn't it? He forged it, right?"Alvin was beaming ear to ear when he realized that I was going through with the divorce for r

Chapter 6

Mom was the one who picked up the call. She seemed to already know Jazmine's purpose for calling and said calmly, "You don't need to say another thing. Colin's already explained everything to us."Go and complete the divorce proceedings tomorrow morning. Don't worry about the asset and property division settlement. I'll handle that with your parents."Jazmine panicked. She shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, wait! Mom, you must be mistaken! I never said I was divorcing Colin! I was just joking!"Mom sighed long and hard. Finally, she said, "Jazzy, you know very well whether you meant it as a joke or not. Our entire family will be relocating abroad, so don't bother calling us again."Honestly speaking, both my husband and I really liked you, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. You've also already met someone more suitable for you, right?"We will respect your wishes, so please respect ours as well and don't bother us anymore. Let's not let this get ugly."That is all. Goo

Chapter 7

The procedures and paperwork for relocating abroad went smoothly.Mom and Dad had already purchased a manor in the new country ahead of time, and we moved in uneventfully. I officially began preparing to take over their company, starting at the bottom to gain experience. My life was happy and fulfilling so far.At times, Mom and Dad would casually set me up on blind dates with potential marriage partners. However, the wounds in my heart hadn't healed, and I found it difficult to move on to a new relationship at once.I didn't want to deceive or mislead anyone, so I politely rejected all of them.A year later, after independently completing my first project at the company, I was given the opportunity to form my own project team.The first thing I did was to contact my former colleagues, extending an olive branch toward them. Everyone had reservations at first because the company was located overseas, but there were also a handful of people who willingly hopped on without hesitation

Chapter 8

Two more years later, after I'd settled into my career and stabilized, I decided to follow my parents' wishes and form a marriage alliance with a woman of their choice.Though it wasn't that I was just following what they said. I really liked the person they picked out for me as my wife too.Her name was Rosanna Oleson, and she was bright and passionate, a blooming red rose, just like her name.She was two years younger than me, and she introduced me to many new and exciting experiences, such as skiing, ice skating, skydiving, and even free climbing.At first, I thought I only liked her because of the proximity effect and because she was the next woman I met after such a harrowing experience in my last relationship. However, when she sat by the beach, singing along as she strummed the chords on her guitar, I knew that she was the only person my heart would continue beating for.We fixed a date for our wedding after that.On the day of our wedding attire fitting, I waited outside

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