All Chapters of Left to Die, I Ended Our Marriage: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My better half, Bianca White's, disgruntled voice came through the line. "Jesse's a scion. I'm swallowing my pride and sucking up to him for the sake of our company, our family, and you. It's bad enough that you don't understand me, but you're also holding me back!"Enough already; your surgery is just a minor procedure! Have the doctor delay it for a bit. As soon as I'm done coaxing him, I'll come over to accompany you, alright?" With that, she hung up on me.I didn't call her back. Instead, I dialed a number I hadn't contacted in ages. "I admit defeat, Kate. I'm willing to leave her and follow all of your arrangements." My older sister, Kate Wright, let out a soft sigh. "You were ready to die for her back then. Are you sure you can let her go?"A bitter smile tugged at my lips. "There's nothing I can't let go of."Years ago, my parents had disapproved of my relationship with Bianca and tried to force me into an arranged marriage. To be with her, I had willingly given up my iden

I let out a self-deprecating chuckle. What a pathetic excuse for a life. I locked my phone and ignored Jesse's provocations. I headed home to get rid of every single piece of memorabilia from our relationship. While I was clearing them out, I received a call from Bianca. "Jesse left in a hurry, and there's a massive oversight in one of the projects. Handle it for him."In the past, for the sake of the company, I would've helped her out no matter how angry I was. But now, I refused her flatly. "I can't handle it." Bianca hadn't expected me to refuse her and was very dissatisfied. "It's a simple task. What do you mean you can't handle it?" As soon as her words fell, Jesse's arrogant voice came through. "It seems that after all these years in the business world, Mr. Wright still doesn't understand that talent means nothing if one doesn't have a background. I was nice enough to have my dad hand you guys a multi-million-dollar deal, Bia. He's the one who doesn't want it. So, don't

Bianca remained silent. That only emboldened her friends. "Bia, you've supported him for so many years, providing him with good food and drinks and letting him live in a luxury mansion. You've already done more than enough. Are you really going to waste the rest of your life on this deadbeat?"If we had known things would turn out like this, we would have played matchmaker for you just because he bought us a few cups of coffee.""Exactly! Back then, he spent so much money on us, I thought his family was loaded. Turns out he was just putting on a front.""At the end of the day, we're the ones who ruined your life. We'll definitely help you correct this mistake and get your life back on the right track." After hearing that, I chuckled. Birds of a feather really did flock together. A few cups of coffee? Back when I was pursuing Bianca, I basically bankrolled their caffeine addiction for four years. When I treated Bianca to lavish meals at Michelin-starred restaurants, I had alw

As soon as I emerged, they surrounded me. I couldn't help but chuckle, shaking my head. "Save it. I can't hold a candle to Jesse. I can't possibly accept such high praise from you all." An awkward silence instantly fell over them. Bianca panicked and nervously asked me, "How much did you hear?" "From the moment you called me a broke nobody and said I didn't deserve to celebrate my birthday. I heard every single word after that. It's hilarious, really. All these years, I actually bought your bullshit, believing you were just too busy with work to make it. Turns out, you just thought throwing me a birthday party was a waste of money." But how much could a birthday cake possibly cost? I surrendered my monthly salary and all my commissions to her, yet I wasn't even allowed to have a damn birthday cake? To make matters worse, she couldn't even bring herself to wire me a little more money. She only sent "massive" amounts under 15 dollars each time to placate me whenever she did som

In the video, Jesse was on one knee, holding a bouquet of flowers and proposing. Surrounded by a crowd chanting, "Say yes! Say yes!", Bianca bashfully accepted both the ring and the flowers. I couldn't help but remember when I'd wanted to give her a romantic proposal, she told me it was too embarrassing. She had literally told me that if I ever pulled a stunt like that, she wouldn't marry me. In the end, I was the one who backed down. Looking back on it now, it seemed she hadn't wanted me to propose in public simply because she thought I was too embarrassing to be seen with. As soon as the video was shared, Bianca spawned in the chat and snapped, "Delete it, all of you! If you have nothing better to do than gossip during work hours, pack your bags and leave! Quit slacking off and gossiping here!"Her sudden outburst made everyone smack their foreheads in realization. There were so many people in the group chat that they had completely forgotten that Bianca was in it too. This wa