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Cassandra stared at her reflection in the mirror while her makeup products lay scattered across the vanity table. She was already dressed in her work uniform, yet she had remained motionless for several minutes, her gaze fixed on her own reflection as countless thoughts swirled through her mind.For the first time, she found herself hesitating about going to work.Things between her and Abraham were no longer the same.Before, he had simply been her boss, and she had been his secretary. The boundaries between them had been clear. There were no complications, no secrets to keep.But now...She was dating the man she had once only dreamed would notice her.And somehow, that made everything far more complicated.Letting out a deep sigh, she closed her eyes.“You can do it,” she whispered to herself.She picked up a tube of red lipstick and carefully applied it to her lips. A light dusting of powder and blush followed, concealing the traces of exhaustion and sleepless nights lingering on

Abraham’s chest tightened, every breath burning with raw hatred as he glared at his father."That's bullshit! How can you do that to me?!" His shout echoed through the entire room, his body trembling from a mix of rage and betrayal. "I don't want fuckin' Mr. Pallo to be our stakeholder! But you did! Did you accept his offer without my permission? What am I to this company? A toy you can just manipulate whenever you feel like it? Tell me!"His father lay comfortably on the soft sofa, his face completely devoid of emotion as he slowly flipped a page of his newspaper."Business is business," Mr. Chen replied coldly, utterly indifferent to the fracture he was tearing into his son’s chest. "Please don't include your petty jealousy when it comes to business. Stop crying like a child."Abraham glared at his father, eyes filled with malice and intense bitterness. "Fuck!" Fueled by rage, he kicked the expensive display cabinet in the living room, shattering it to pieces. "I will quit as compan

Neither of them spoke during the drive.They were on their way to Abraham's condo. Ever since Cassandra found out she was pregnant, Abraham had refused to let her return to her apartment. She had been living with him ever since, and they now went to work and came home together every day.It was no secret to anyone in the company anymore that they were a couple."Even if we don't get married," Cassandra finally said, breaking the silence, "our child will still carry your surname."Abraham tightened his grip on the steering wheel."Do you want our child to be born out of wedlock?"She looked away."You don't have to marry me. You can still do whatever you want."The car suddenly came to a stop. Thankfully, she was wearing her seatbelt.Abraham turned to face her."Do you really think the only thing I want from you is sex?"Cassandra remained silent.A bitter smile crossed his face."You're the reason I accepted my father's offer to become the company's president. I'm already separated f

Cassandra stared at her computer monitor. It was already four o’clock in the afternoon, and most of the company employees were preparing to go home.She couldn’t return to Abraham’s condo unit yet because he had insisted that they go home together. He was currently attending a business meeting outside the company and hadn’t allowed her to come along, saying the destination was too far away. So she decided to wait in his office.A few moments later, her cellphone rang. Luz’s name flashed across the screen.“Hello,” Cassandra answered.“Cassandra, how have you been?” Luz asked cheerfully.“I’m doing fine. What about you?”“I’m still as gorgeous as ever,” Luz replied with a laugh.Cassandra smiled. Her friend hadn’t changed at all.“You’re still so full of yourself.”“Where are you right now? Let’s meet up. I have so many things to tell you.”Cassandra checked the time on her phone. It was already 4:20 PM.“Sure.”“Okay. Meet me at our usual place.”“Sure. Bye!”She stood up and grabbed

“Joanna, stop!”But it was as if Joanna could no longer hear him. Instead, she deepened the kiss, her right hand slowly trailing down the lower part of his body.“Love!”The familiar voice struck Abraham like a bolt of thunder.His eyes widened.He immediately shoved Joanna away, causing her to nearly lose her balance.When he turned toward the doorway, it felt as though the entire world had stopped spinning.Cassy was standing there.Her eyes were red and swollen as tears streamed endlessly down her cheeks. Her lips trembled as she stared at the two of them.A sharp pain pierced Abraham’s chest when he saw the heartbreak in the eyes of the woman he loved most.“Love...” he called softly.But Cassy’s tears only fell harder.“So this is how it is...” she said, her voice cracking. “So this is what happens when you say you love me?”“Cassy, it’s not what you think!”He hurried toward her, but Cassy stepped back as though he were a stranger.That single step backward hurt far more than an