All Chapters of We Stopped Loving Each Other: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

There was only silence inside the house as my fiance, Nicholas Shipley, stared at me.After a long moment, he sighed deeply in resignation, as if he was tolerating my unreasonable tantrum. “What are you upset about now?”“I’m just not in love with you anymore, okay?” I said flatly.But deep inside, I was hurting terribly.Old memories kept resurfacing and hurting me over and over again.When we first met, we were both still very poor.When I mentioned my craving for donuts from Baylume, he immediately took on the most difficult client and went all the way to Baylume just to buy those donuts for me.The donuts were very sweet. It was even sweeter when he promised to earn good money so that I could eat whatever I wanted.My friends all said he was head over heels with me. Whenever I mentioned something, he would drop everything and do it right away.It did not matter whether it was roses in the morning or a good midnight snack.As long as I said something, he would do it wi

Chapter 2

I stared at him, wondering how he could sound so convincing while spouting nonsense. When I did not respond, Nicholas grew visibly flustered.He repeatedly assured me that he was simply looking out for a colleague.“I helped her with the itinerary because I didn’t want her coming back late and holding up the team’s work.“There’s nothing else to it. Don’t overthink this.“Rey, if it bothers you that much, I’ll block her and never see her again. Just don’t use breaking up as a threat, alright?I scrolled across the screen.Those chat messages kept flashing back into my mind, no matter how hard I tried to push them away.His “no other intention” meant that they were more than friends, but less than lovers.“How naive do you think I am, Nicholas?“Blocking her doesn’t mean you can’t unblock her later. You two work at the same company. You can’t avoid her forever.“It was such a detailed itinerary. It even included which hotel to stay at, where to go, and what to eat.“I waite

Chapter 3

“Rey, I booked the plane tickets for our trip.”Nicholas held up his phone and showed me the scenery of each attraction.The destination wedding plan I had longed for over two years was finally going to come true.But it only came after I had exploded in anger and threatened to break up.The plan felt hollow. It was not a romantic gesture. It was damage control. I got the same itinerary he had originally created for Annie over the past two months. It felt tainted by his emotional betrayal. I was too hurt to put it into words.I hated it so much that I wanted to tear it all apart. However, I suppressed my emotions.After all, we had been together for ten years. It would be hard to make a clean break. I needed time to end all of it properly.“Rey, I’ll go get everything ready for the trip, okay?” he asked tentatively.I gave him a way out.“Go buy me a strawberry glazed donut from the dessert shop, too. I feel like having one.”“Okay!” He was delighted, thinking I had agree

Chapter 4

“Why didn’t you text back?” Nicholas was out of breath. He must have rushed over.Annie spoke with a sharp, mocking tone.“Rey, if you’re going to be jealous, at least do it at the right time. Nick walked out of a business dinner just to come find you.”The colleagues around us all cast strange glances in my direction.I knew Annie was doing it on purpose.She was deliberately shifting the blame onto me to humiliate me.Nicholas probably caught on to that as well, but he said nothing.After a brief silence, she shoved her phone in front of my face.“Rey, you’re upset just because Nick made a travel plan for me, and I got him a ticket in return, aren’t you?“Seriously, don’t overthink this. I invited a lot of people on this trip, not just him.“I’ll send you the whole itinerary right now to prove I’m not hiding anything. Is that enough for you?”Her voice grew more intense as she spoke. With red-rimmed eyes, she jabbed at her phone as if venting her frustration.She delibera

Chapter 5

The engine was loud. My phone kept buzzing with messages.The house was sold, and the consignment contract for my old stuff was signed.Among all the notifications, one message stood out.[Rey, once you’re on that train, don’t look back. Otherwise, I’ll tell Nick right now about your secretly signed transfer paperwork.][I don’t have what you have. Nicholas is my best shot, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him.]After confirming that I had seen it, Annie recalled the message.She was truly cautious.But she had forgotten that in the digital age, everything left traces. I turned off my phone and watched the scenery outside the window grow increasingly blurry. I felt light and liberated, like the wind rushing behind a moving train.Despite still being hurt by what happened, I pushed it aside. As long as I did not think about it, I would forget about it.By midnight, Nicholas finally sent me a message, asking where I had gone.I ignored it.A moment later, he sent anot

Chapter 6

The work group chat flooded with messages attacking me.After scrolling through the chat, I learned that Nicholas had left Annie alone at home.Annie had slit her wrist. She was only saved when a colleague found her.[@Audrey, how cruel can you be? You drove a young girl to attempt ending her own life. You’re a woman too! How could you destroy another woman’s reputation with lies?][She’s practically middle-aged already, isn’t she? That’s exactly how bitter old women act. No wonder Nick never married her all these years. He must have seen her for what she really is!][I’ve already talked to management about firing Audrey!]Annie was so quick to act.Very quickly, my direct supervisor, Briar Perry, called me.“Audrey, the branch office filed a complaint against you for defaming a colleague. You’ve just freshly transferred to headquarters, and this is already happening. Take care of it.”“Okay.”After I hung up, the work chat flooded again.Nicholas had spoken up in my defense

Chapter 7

Nicholas’ voice sounded hoarse and dejected.I was about to end the call when he said urgently, “Rey, wait! Don’t hang up! Just let me explain!“I was manipulated. I had no idea what happened. I only did it with Annie once, and I never crossed the line again! You can check and ask anyone all you want! “I already quit my job. Rey, you can do whatever you want with me. Please don’t block me...”After he was done, I hung up.I scoffed inwardly as I put my phone away. Why did I even hope he would choose the right words? After blocking his new number, I threw myself completely into my work.Briar had indeed kept her word and introduced me to many men. But I was not ready to date again. As I advanced in my career, my efforts paid off. I finally had a steady, comfortable income that made me feel secure and happy.“Rey, I put your name in for the overseas rotation. The branch abroad needs a manager, and you’re my best employee. Don’t make me regret it when you get there.”I was

Chapter 8

I closed the door behind me.For a long while, I did not hear Nicholas leave. For the next few days, he secretly showed up. He rented the apartment across from mine.In the vase by his window, he placed a fresh rose every single day.Several times, when I worked late into the night, he would quietly walk me home.Before I left the country, my mother called me.“Rey, are you really breaking up with Nick for good?”“Mom, if you’re going to try and talk me into getting back together with him, don’t bother.”What my mother said next made me so stunned that I stopped moving my mouse.“I’m not trying to talk you into anything, Rey. You should put in a request with your company to go abroad. Annie jumped from a building.”I did not like Annie, but hearing that she had passed away, as a fellow human being, I still felt a momentary pang of sadness.On the other end of the line, my mother kept rambling.“Yesterday, she went to the tallest office building in town and jumped. The phon

Chapter 9

(Nicholas’ POV)During my tenth year with Audrey, she was still as beautiful as ever, but I had grown somewhat tired.It was not that I did not love her anymore. It was actually the opposite. We were so close that I just assumed she would always be there.I started brushing off the little things she asked for every now and then.Over time, I got so used to the good things in our relationship that I stopped appreciating them.I realized that I had been happily receiving all of Audrey’s love and effort, but I had become complacent and stopped putting in any effort myself.Even planning our destination wedding had become a chore.After all, Audrey was mine, and we would always be together.I figured if we really loved each other, we did not have to be attached at the hip.One night, I got set up. Annie, who was sitting beside me, sobbed as if her whole world had fallen apart. I felt bad for her. She was young and helpless, and she looked vulnerable.At first, I did not hav

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