Lahat ng Kabanata ng Thanks for Playing, I'm Quitting This Game: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

When I returned to the private room, Tiffany West was surrounded by people taking pictures of her. The pink diamond necklace rested against her collarbone like a teardrop cradled in someone's palm.Someone started teasing, "Hunter, isn't this limited-edition piece a little too extravagant? Anyone who didn't know better would think Tiffany was the one you were proposing to tonight."Tiffany immediately grew flustered. "Don't say that. Natalie will be upset."The moment she spoke, every pair of eyes landed on me.When my fiance, Hunter Sinclair, saw that I was back, he raised his eyebrows slightly. "Why are you standing by the door? Anyone who didn't know better would think someone had bullied you."I looked at him and suddenly found it funny. I was the one who had been hurt, yet even my silence made it seem like I was making a scene.So, I didn't move.A slight frown formed between Hunter's eyebrows.Gabriel Unwin was the first to stand and walk over to me. His features were gen

The next day, I still went to the city hall. I wanted to see whether Hunter would actually come.At 9:15 am, I saw Hunter's car pull up across the street. When the car door opened, the tightness in my chest eased. I even instinctively fixed my hair.All he needed to do was say, "Natalie, I'm here."With that, I might have swallowed all of last night's hurt one more time.But then, his phone rang, and he answered it. I didn't know what Tiffany said on the other end, but his expression changed immediately.The next second, Hunter turned and got back into the car. The sound of the car door closing was soft, yet it was as loud as the sound of my heart breaking.Ten minutes later, Tiffany posted on her social media. "I told him I didn't want to be alone, and he really came back."In the photo, Hunter was holding the hand that was hooked to an IV.At 9:40 am, Gabriel arrived at the city hall. When he got out of the car, his face showed the exhaustion of someone who hadn't slept well.

The moment the manager finished speaking, the ring box slipped from Hunter's hand and hit the floor with a sharp snap. The pear-shaped diamond rolled out and bumped against the toe of his dress shoe.The smile on Gabriel's face froze as well. "What did you just say?"The manager was startled by his reaction and hurriedly handed over a tablet. "At 4:00 am, Ms. Lawson personally called to cancel every part of the wedding. The hotel banquet, the decorations, the photography and videography, the band, the floral arrangements—everything was canceled."She also said that if Mr. Sinclair didn't agree, we could send the cancellation fee directly to her."Hunter stared at the screen. Under the confirmation field, my name, "Natalie Lawson", was written clearly. The time read 4:17 am.It was as if he had finally processed what he was seeing. He immediately took out his phone and called me.The mechanical voice repeated itself over and over. "The number you have dialed is unavailable."Hunt

Chaos erupted backstage at the hotel. Hunter had people search every corner of the dressing room. Tiffany kept crying until her voice turned hoarse. "Hunter, I really didn't take them. Why does Natalie keep suspecting me?"In the past, Hunter would always go soft on her whenever she cried like this. But today, he simply stood in front of the makeup mirror and stared at her coldly.He demanded, "I'm asking you one last time. Where are the earrings?"Tiffany was so stunned that her tears stopped.Gabriel frowned. "Don't scare her, Hunter. She's timid."Hunter scoffed in response. "She's timid?"He grabbed the wedding schedule booklet from the table and hurled it hard into Gabriel's chest.Hunter fumed, "You say she's timid? She turned herself into the star at Natalie's wedding. Then, she made arrangements to wear Natalie's mother's keepsake to film a video. Don't forget she made Natalie apologize to her backstage. How is she timid?"The impact forced Gabriel to take half a step

I boarded the earliest bus to Normuth. It was an old bus, and the seats were a little stiff. A slight breeze drifted in through the open window. Sitting by the window, I felt lighter than I ever had before.In my bag was a new job offer. I had secured a position as an administrative supervisor at a media company in Normuth. The salary wasn't really that high, but it was enough to support myself.More importantly, no one there knew Hunter. No one knew Gabriel either. No one would tell me to be generous whenever I was the one who had been hurt.By the time the bus left the city, the rain had stopped. Sunlight streamed through a small break in the clouds.Looking out the window, I suddenly remembered something Hunter had asked me a long time ago."Natalie, why are you so easily satisfied?"Back then, he had bought me a cup of hot milk. I had held it in my hands and sipped it the entire way home. I had been so happy that it seemed as though I had received the most wonderful gift in