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Chapter 1

"Melissa, did you really break up with him?"The call from my best friend, Larisse Scott, came through the second I stepped out of Elias Jones's company building."I did.""You and Elias grew up together. You've been together for nine years. You're really ending things just because he didn't buy you that bag while he was away on a business trip?"I stopped walking."It wasn't just the bag."Elias had spent seven days on a business trip to Francoria.Before he left, I had reminded him over and over, "Don't forget my birthday bag."He smiled and promised he would not.When he came back from Francoria, he made sure everyone received a souvenir. His secretary, the security guards, and even the receptionist got one. One by one, they all walked away smiling with a gift in hand.Everyone except me."I'm sorry, Melissa. The trip was so packed. It completely slipped my mind."I'll get it next time. I promise."Since our engagement three months ago, he had forgotten something impo

Chapter 2

On March 21, Tracy had posted.[It’s the third day of my period. I casually told my boss my stomach hurt, and the next day, he showed up with a cup of hot chocolate.][My heart almost couldn't handle it.]On April 7, she uploaded a photo from one of the hottest restaurants in town.[Last week, I casually mentioned that I wanted to try this place. I never expected my boss to actually bring me here today.][There's just something so irresistible about a mature man.]April 7 was also the day I had asked Elias to bring me dinner.Then there was today’s post.Elias had just returned from his business trip to Francoria.Tracy posted another photo, this time showing off the designer handbag Elias had brought back for her.[So grateful for the world's best boss! I only mentioned it once, yet you remembered every detail. Love you forever!]Elias had left a comment underneath.[It was nothing.]The bag she was carrying came from the same boutique I had asked Elias to buy mine at.F

Chapter 3

The second was for him to come with me to a concert I had been wanting to go to for a long time.The handbag?Elias never bought it.The concert?He went with someone else.In the end, he even forgot my birthday.However, it did not matter anymore. Once we talked things over tonight, I would be leaving for Brighton City.After that, we would never see each other again....That night, Elias never came home.I fell asleep, alone, on the couch in the study.In my dream, I saw the seven-year-old Elias. He was holding a tree branch he had picked up off the ground.A vicious dog stood in front of us.He was shaking with fear, but he still planted himself the dog and me the dog."Melissa, don't be scared. I'll protect you."Then I saw eighteen-year-old Elias, young and sincere. His face was bright red as he walked up to me, stumbling over every word."Melissa, w-will you be my girlfriend?"I swear that no matter what happens, you'll always come first to me."I lowered my he

Chapter 4

Elias fired two questions at me in a row.I raised my hand, ready to answer.Then his phone rang.Tracy's bright, cheerful voice came through the speaker."Mr. Jones, did you buy the cake I wanted?"It's matcha, right? My favorite?"I'm almost at the office. If I don't see that cake, I'm going to be mad at you!"The seriousness on Elias's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a gentle smile."Don't worry," he said into the phone, "I didn't forget."He picked up the cake from the table, looked at me, and said, "We'll talk tonight."Before I could say a word, he hurried out the door. The whole thing took less than ten seconds.If he had been willing to spare just ten seconds for me, I would have told him.I was leaving. My flight was tonight.A bitter smile crossed my face. I gathered my loose hair into a messy bun and went back to packing.Halfway through, Elias sent me a message.Elias: [Wait for me at home tonight. Let's talk properly.]I replied.Melissa: [Arou

Chapter 5

The moment I sent the message, boarding began.I took one last look out the window. The city lights shimmered against the night sky. They reminded me of when I was eighteen.Elias had held my hand beneath a streetlight and whispered, "Melissa, I'll never let you wander this world alone."Back then, I believed him.It was not until much later that I realized lying about a promise was not the worst thing someone could do. The worst thing was that person forgetting they had made a promise in the first place.I turned off my phone and walked down the jet bridge.When the plane took off, I did not cry. Instead, I pulled a notebook from my bag and flipped to the last page.It was a record I had kept over the past three months.The first time Elias forgot about me.The second time.The seventeenth time.Next to every entry, I had written the date and exactly what had happened.I used to think it was ridiculous.If someone truly loved another person, why would they keep track of e

Chapter 6

There were dozens of missed calls and hundreds of Messenger notifications. Every single one was from Elias.At first, he was still trying to keep his temper under control.Elias: [Melissa, what do you mean by this?]Elias: [Where did you go?]Elias: [Stop messing around and answer your phone.]Later, panic started creeping into his messages.Elias: [Melissa, are you at the airport?]Elias: [Please don't scare me. I'm coming back right now.]Elias: [I was wrong. I'm on my way home. We'll talk this through.]Eventually, he completely fell apart.Elias: [Please answer the phone.]Elias: [I'm begging you.]Elias: [Melissa, please don't leave me.]I did not reply to a single message.Not because I wanted revenge, but because I knew him too well. If I answered even once, he would think there was still hope.I was not willing to give him that illusion.I blocked his phone number, blocked him on Messenger and set up an email filter to delete any emails from him.After I finish

Chapter 7

[I spent three months recording the seventeen times you forgot about me.][Through those same seventeen moments, I finally convinced myself to stop loving you.]When I finished writing that letter, I did not cry. I had already whispered those words to myself countless times. He had simply never been there to hear them.A moment later, Larisse sent me a photo.It was my living room. The half-eaten matcha cake still sat on the table.Beside it lay the letter I had left behind, now crumpled from being gripped too tightly.Larisse: [Elias is sitting on the floor like a dead man.]Larisse: [Melissa, I honestly used to think you two would get married.]I replied.Melissa: [So did I.]A long time passed before she answered.Larisse: [What about now?]I looked out the window at Brighton City as the morning sky slowly brightened. Then I replied:Melissa: [Now, I just want to live my own life.]The next day, I reported to the bridal studio.It was housed in an old building along a

Chapter 8

I froze.It was as if Elias had grabbed onto his last lifeline.He rushed to explain."When she first joined the company, she didn't know anything. She was always nervous. She depended on people."When she smiles, she reminds me of you when you were eighteen."I was kind to her because she made me think of the old you."Melissa, you're the one I love."I listened without interrupting. Then, I asked quietly, "So?"He stared at me.I took one step closer.My voice stayed calm."So, you left me alone at home while you took care of someone who reminded you of me."So, you forgot I was on my period, but remembered to buy her hot chocolate."So, you forgot my birthday, but celebrated hers."So, you gave her the handbag I'd asked you to buy for me."I looked straight into his eyes."Elias..."Don't you think that's ridiculous?"His lips trembled."It wasn't like that...""Then what was it like?" I opened the photo gallery on my phone. There were no pictures of us anymore.

Chapter 9

In the past, I probably would have forwarded Howard's message to Elias.I would wait for him to praise me, wait for him to say, "That's my Melissa."However, this time, I simply replied with a smiling emoji, then I set my phone face down on the desk and got back to work.The days that followed were so busy that I barely had time to think about Elias.Mornings at the studio.Afternoons meeting clients.Evenings revising designs.Little by little, I found the version of myself I had lost long ago.I caught myself getting excited over the way a piece of fabric draped.I felt fulfilled whenever a bride teared up after putting on a wedding gown I had designed.Sometimes my coworkers and I would sit by the Sienna River, eating sandwiches during lunch. Other times, I would stop on my way home and buy myself a bouquet of flowers. Not because I was waiting for someone else to give me one, but simply because I wanted one.A week later, the first wedding dress I had helped design was s

Chapter 10

The most ironic part was that someone had compiled every one of Tracy's posts into a detailed timeline.The title page read, ‘How a Secretary Destroyed Someone Else’s Nine-Year Relationship in Four Months.’The second page said, ‘March 21: Fiancée Asks for Painkillers During Her Period and Gets Forgotten. Secretary Gets Hot Chocolate.’The third page stated, ‘April 7: Fiancée Waits for Dinner While Suffering From Low Blood Sugar. Secretary Is Taken to a Famous Restaurant.’The fourth page said, ‘May 20: Fiancée Spends Her Birthday Eating Cake Alone. The Secretary Celebrates Her Birthday With the Boss.’The fifth page read, ‘Business Trip to Francoria: Fiancée’s Birthday Handbag Is Forgotten. Secretary Receives a Designer Bag From the Same Brand.’Every page was filled with screenshots. The evidence was clear, complete, and impossible to dispute.The timeline spread across the internet like wildfire.Soon, Elias's company was caught in the storm as well.The public relations de

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