All Chapters of His Likes Were Never Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1 Calvin's Lies

It was one in the morning when Calvin finally came home. When he saw that I was still awake, his brows knitted together as he said, "Didn't I tell you I had a business dinner tonight? You should've gone to bed early. Getting enough sleep will help with your condition."I looked up at him, the tears in my eyes threatening to fall."Do you remember what day yesterday was?" I asked.Calvin took out his phone and scrolled through it. "Was there something special about yesterday?"Hearing his words, I barely had the strength to tell him that he had forgotten my birthday.While I had been making my own birthday cake, he had been discussing dinner plans with Elizabeth Winster, deciding where they should go to celebrate the first anniversary of their reunion.How ironic. It had also been exactly one year since I developed depression.I shook my head and handed him the divorce papers. "Let's get divorced."The moment Calvin saw the words on the page, whatever patience he had left fina

Chapter 2 I Am His Second Choice

Calvin opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.I pushed him away and went back to the bedroom.My medication usually put me to sleep quickly. That night, however, I tossed and turned until dawn.I found myself thinking about the year I first became a full-time housewife.Back then, a drawing I had drawn on a whim won an award. It was only a trivial award, but Elizabeth published a post accusing me of plagiarism.That was when the endless online harassment began.After all, between a famous artist and a housewife, everyone thought it was obvious who must have copied whom.It was the first time I had ever faced so much hatred from so many strangers.But even then, I didn't break. It wasn't until I saw the news that Elizabeth had returned to the country and that Calvin had personally gone to welcome her back that I finally did.Suddenly, everyone was talking about how they had grown up together. People even began speculating that Calvin's mysterious wife—the woman he had secre

Chapter 3 Calvin's Secret Wife

I watched Calvin leave and followed his car all the way to the neighboring residential complex. A few moments later, Calvin and Elizabeth walked out together, laughing.In that split second, the world seemed to spin around me.Just as I was about to collapse, a pair of hands gently caught me."Melissa? What are you doing here?"I forced myself to look up and realized that it was my former boss from five years ago."What happened to you? I haven't seen you in years," she said.I managed a faint smile as I replied, "It's been a long time, Jessica."Jessica looked at me with pity in her eyes. "You have no idea how much I missed having you around. After you left, it took me years to find another marketing director as capable as you. If Calvin hadn't insisted that you go work for him, I never would've let you go."At that moment, my head snapped up. "Wasn't I laid off because our department was being restructured?"Jessica laughed and replied, "How could that be possible? Marketing

Chapter 4 Nini's Tragedy

Hearing his words, I almost laughed.For all these years I had stayed at home, when had I ever not behaved? He saw me standing there, yet there was no explanation, no guilt, no apology.All there was was an accusation about why I couldn't behave.Before I could even question him, Calvin had already turned everything around on me. Somehow, I was guilty before I had even said a word."And how exactly was I supposed to behave?" I asked. "See my husband holding another woman in his arms and politely apologize for interrupting?"I lowered my eyes, hiding the pain in them."Calvin, let's get divorced. After that, you and Elizabeth can finally be happy together."A trace of guilt flickered in Calvin's eyes."Melissa, once Elizabeth's company is up and running, I'll immediately release a statement saying she and I are divorced. After that, we'll have a proper wedding, okay?"I felt a bitterness in my throat.Calvin and I had been married for seven years, but we never had a wedding.

Chapter 5 A Meeting With Elizabeth

Calvin stared at his personal image management team in disbelief."My wife is divorcing me. Why the hell didn't any of you tell me?"His secretary felt wronged as she explained, "After you told us to continue liking her posts as usual, we did call you to confirm, but…""But what?" Calvin had already run out of patience."It was Ms. Winster who answered the phone. She told us to keep liking Mrs. Kenneth's posts as usual and not to disturb you. She also said that Mrs. Kenneth would be divorcing you soon anyway, and that she would be your wife. She told us not to contact you no matter what happened to Mrs. Kenneth."A surge of fury shot straight to Calvin's head."I never said I was going to marry Elizabeth. Are you sure those were her exact words?""Yes," the secretary replied hurriedly. "I would never mistake Elizabeth's voice."Calvin ended the call angrily. He was already heading for the door when he suddenly stopped.He felt that something wasn't right. After all, Elizab

Chapter 6 A New Transformation

I wasn't surprised when Calvin added me from his private account. After all, I was preparing to take him to court for our divorce. I knew he would have to contact me sooner or later.When he wanted to meet me, I also received an invitation from Elizabeth at almost the exact same time.I did not doubt that Elizabeth had been behind the scandal all those years ago. After stealing the spotlight at the banquet, she was probably feeling more triumphant than ever. Hence, I was willing to bet she had invited me there just to gloat.That was why I arranged for both of them to show up at the same place. All I had to do was see whether my gamble would pay off.Perhaps walking away from a doomed relationship really did change my luck. Otherwise, things couldn't have gone this smoothly.Under Calvin's ice-cold gaze, I picked up the drawing lying on the table and said, "Elizabeth, I just recorded everything you said. I'll be suing you for defamation. Now, I'm taking this with me."As I walked

Chapter 7 The Last Time We'll Ever Meet

Calvin stared at the kitten in the box. Whatever he wanted to say seemed lodged in his throat.I reached out and gently touched the kitten, and it immediately rubbed its head against my hand."Nini would never do that. Even when she wanted affection, she'd only awkwardly walk over and give me a little meow. She would never rub against me like this. Calvin, you shouldn't have brought her here. Every time I look at her, all I can think about is how my innocent Nini died."His eyes turned bloodshot. "Melissa, can you please give me one more chance? I didn't know Nini meant that much to you. I thought she was just an ordinary cat—""So, that gave you the right to kill her?" I shrieked."Because I was nothing more than a full-time housewife, you thought you had the right to decide what happened to my cat! Because in your eyes, I belonged to you! Elizabeth was allergic to cat hair, so you killed Nini on her behalf. Calvin, how dare you show up in front of me and tear open that wound aga

Chapter 8 The Judgement

I didn't spare Calvin another glance as I went inside and closed the door behind me. Only then did I finally allow myself to break down and cry.Sometimes, I would dream about Nini. She would give me a little meow and stiffly climb onto me as she settled against my chest like always. But every time I lifted my hand to touch her, she would walk away.Not once had I managed to pet Nini in my dreams.Those dreams tormented me, yet every night, I still hoped to dream of her.I took a hot shower and climbed into bed."Come visit me soon, Nini."When I woke the next morning, there was a message from my lawyer, saying that the hearing had been moved forward and was scheduled for that afternoon.…By the time I arrived at the courthouse, Calvin was already sitting across from me.Calvin and Elizabeth had been so public about their supposed marriage that I had more than enough evidence to establish the relationship they had presented to the world.When questioned by the judge, he admi

Chapter 9 A Fresh Start

The online harassment that had followed me for nearly a year suddenly disappeared the moment I began preparing my lawsuit. It was almost as though it had never existed.I knew for certain that Elizabeth was behind all of this. With Calvin in prison, she had lost the man who had always stood behind her, and their reputations were both in ruins.She had once talked about starting her own company, but she couldn't even afford a decent lawyer now.My defamation case over the plagiarism accusation was almost embarrassingly easy to win.Elizabeth was ordered to pay me a substantial amount in damages, and it nearly wiped out everything she had saved over the course of her life.Later, I heard that she married a wealthy man who was nearly sixty. Apparently, she was perfectly happy with the arrangement.…By then, Elizabeth had become nothing more than a distant story from another lifetime. In the meantime, I had enough assets of my own to live comfortably for the rest of my life.I est

Chapter 10 He Finally Realized His Mistakes

Calvin never imagined that Melissa would actually leave him.He had always believed she loved him down to her very bones. After all, Melissa had been given so many choices but still chose to be with him without hesitation.It was during the first year of their marriage that Calvin noticed something unsettling about Melissa's coworkers. Over the course of just a few days, he found one love letter after another tucked inside her bag. There had to be at least eight or ten of them.He had someone investigate, and the answer he received was painfully simple.Melissa stood out wherever she went, and people were naturally drawn to her..Calvin hated the feeling that realization gave him. After all, even getting her to marry him in the first place had required a certain amount of luck.Ever since Melissa came into his life, his career had gone from strength to strength. Eventually, he had even risen to become president of Kenneth Group. But now, he felt threatened.No one had ever taugh

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